Brian Kelly doing Brian Kelly things
To the surprise of almost no one, Brian Kelly is being his typical self after the (hilarious) close loss to Florida State last night.
Said this during his post game comments:
https://mobile.twitter.com/jeff_nowak/status/1566643872113082368
And, within an hour or two of this comment, the kid in question promptly deleted all references to LSU from his Twitter & Instagram accounts.
https://mobile.twitter.com/_phenomenole/status/1566648963297644544
And that was the *second* LSU starter to do so after the game, the first being Kayshon Boutte.
https://twitter.com/cfbtalkdaily/status/1566638747172618240?s=21&t=2hgezi8BJ0UNjrP2GZVBxw
Just normal "family" things.
September 5th, 2022 at 8:05 AM ^
Me too... probably Bama
September 5th, 2022 at 9:13 AM ^
Sad but true
September 5th, 2022 at 9:57 AM ^
One game in and he's running people off. You can't make this shit up. Perhaps BK hasn't been keeping up with the state of CFB of late. Unlike when he was raging at everyone after ND losses, the kids now have real and useful options to, shall we say, undo mistakes in their recruitment decision making process. 99% of P5 coaches would say "This loss is on the coaching staff and me. We have to do better.". The other 1%? That would be Brian Kelly. What a douche-nozzle.
September 5th, 2022 at 11:54 AM ^
He's pulling an Urban Meyer at Jacksonville. Couldn't happen to two more deserving assholes.
September 5th, 2022 at 1:11 PM ^
Yeah, let's please make sweeping judgments about a guy (albeit an asshole) after his first game during a big transition. That's very reasonable.
September 5th, 2022 at 2:39 PM ^
Not saying he will fail as epically as Urban.
Saying new coach shows up and immediately shits on his own players.
September 5th, 2022 at 8:00 AM ^
Reminds me of the Weis era in ND, when kids were getting thrown under the bus left and right and a couple just peaced out.
There was one season, 2007 I believe, when Weis named a starting QB, installed a gimmick offense just for the first game of the season, and when it fell apart blamed that QB, inserted a clearly-not-ready Jimmy Clausen, and started a pretty epic tailspin.
That QB just didn't show up to the next game, IIRC. Didn't tell anyone, didn't say anything. Just left.
September 5th, 2022 at 8:16 AM ^
Yep, that was Demetrius Jones.
September 5th, 2022 at 8:26 AM ^
Good memory. I remember that year's ND game: the Mallett-Clausen bowl. Carr asked Mallett to do next to nothing...but that still resulted in a couple wide open bombs. It was kinda glorious.
Ended up being the Battle of Future NFL Busts.
September 5th, 2022 at 8:44 AM ^
I recalled Jones abruptly quitting ND and trying to transfer to NIU under the cover of darkness, but upon looking at his Wikipedia page, he had quite the journey.
After his NIU transfer was blocked by ND, he went to Cincinnati to play for, funnily enough, Brian Kelly. Tony Pike was already established there so Jones switched positions to MLB. Then, when Kelly left for, yep, ND, Jones transferred to a D2 school called Central State and became a WR/TE.
September 5th, 2022 at 8:21 AM ^
It also reminds me of the Kelly era at Notre Dame.
September 5th, 2022 at 8:28 AM ^
And transferred to… Cincinnati to play for….Brian Kelly.
September 5th, 2022 at 9:41 AM ^
Dear NeverPunt,
Your name got me thinking. Maybe the Punt King Ferentz should schedule LSU. Keep those punts coming and wait for them to be dropped = instant offense.
September 5th, 2022 at 10:01 AM ^
Kirk would be salivating. He wants to play football where there are only two phases of the game: Defense and special teams. Offense is just a means to a punt.
September 5th, 2022 at 10:21 AM ^
It’s remarkable he doesn’t use the quick kick. He might be saving it.
September 5th, 2022 at 11:55 AM ^
Nothing gets Kirk harder than a punt on 4th and 2 from the opponent's 39 yard line, pinning them inside the 10.
He even pre-cums if it's downed inside the 5.
September 5th, 2022 at 9:08 AM ^
Charlie Weis - now, he was an ND coach I really liked. His schematic advantages - well, beyond belief. Those were the good old days.
September 5th, 2022 at 11:39 AM ^
I believe they were “decided” schematic advantages. Just to be clear.
September 5th, 2022 at 8:00 AM ^
I watched the game and felt bad for the kid. His teammates were trying to cheer him up only for his coach to kick him in the shins.
September 5th, 2022 at 8:07 AM ^
The spot where the coach kicked him was north of the shins and south of the belly button.
September 5th, 2022 at 8:24 AM ^
Saw that too - at least his team mates were there for him, which shows something. He was out there on the last drive making plays as well.
September 5th, 2022 at 8:15 AM ^
I'm by no means sold on Freeman's coaching ability but how ND lucked into losing this asshole ifor a guy who is recruiting so well s unbelieveable. Almost like OSU losing sweatervest and falling right into Urban's arms.
September 5th, 2022 at 9:24 AM ^
I would hold off on comparing Freeman to Meyer though. ND’s offense looked rough on Saturday.
September 5th, 2022 at 11:59 AM ^
Freeman is a player's coach and will recruit really well if he can pull off 10 win seasons. If he gets the right coordinators and QB he can build something solid at ND.
I don't think anyone is catching the Bama or UGA NFL farm leagues at this point - unless lighting strikes in a playoff game for a top 5ish team - ala Trevor Lawerence or Deshawn Watson - but ND can definitely get to the level UM or even OSU is at right now with a solid QB.
I hate ND, but Freeman is so much more likeable than Kelly.
September 5th, 2022 at 8:15 AM ^
If anyone has not watched this game and has it recorded, go watch the last three minutes or so of game time (30 minutes real time). It is spectacular.
September 5th, 2022 at 8:52 AM ^
Yes. In so many ways too. I still can't believe LSU was the home team.
September 5th, 2022 at 11:08 AM ^
Hanlon, when I see the word “Spectacular” - I think of Seinfeld.
September 5th, 2022 at 8:17 AM ^
i'll be the contrarian even though like pretty much everyone here i dislike kelly: his comments as listed in full in the OP weren't all that bad. they stated the obvious. could he have done some more coach-speak? sure. but it wasn't like he backed a truck of bricks up on the kid and dumped them.
and the receiver kid, boutte (most LSU name ever?) is ticked because he saw his first pass with about 5 minutes left in the game. again, probably not on kelly but on the QB and possibly the OC.
September 5th, 2022 at 8:58 AM ^
Going to somewhat disagree with you. I watched that quote live in his presser because SportsCenter carried it. Yes, he did call the kid out while putting the blame on the coaches, including himself. The "that's on us" comment was a reference to him and his staff. Nonetheless, it was a backhanded reference that the kid stunk up the joint.
In classic passive aggressive language, he essentially said - 'man that kid sucked, and we watched him in practice and thought he was better than that, so I guess its our fault that we put him out there'.
September 5th, 2022 at 9:06 AM ^
trying to imagine what harbaugh would say if the shoe was on his foot, so to speak. maybe something like, 'yeah, we would've liked to have fielded those a little more cleanly but it really didn't have any impact on the score.' is what comes to mind.
September 5th, 2022 at 9:19 AM ^
Yeah, Harbaugh can offer Master Classes in not assigning blame to players. He never has blamed a player for much of anything, but he's quick to praise them. Just one of the many reasons I love the guy (even if I wanted him replaced after 2020 - yes, I'll own my comments from back then).
September 5th, 2022 at 9:24 AM ^
JH: "ya, well, that's a couple plays we would like back". i imagine that would be about as harsh as it would get.
September 5th, 2022 at 9:58 AM ^
“Have to do better. Expecting better. Steel in our spine. We’ll get it fixed. Onward.”
September 5th, 2022 at 10:29 AM ^
Praise publicly, criticize privately.
It’s the best approach to leadership, whether as a coach, a CEO, or even a first-line manager at Applebee’s.
Brian Kelly is a real piece of work.
September 5th, 2022 at 2:17 PM ^
Probably like this:
Unfortunately for Brian Kelly, he can’t do what Harbaugh did, which is go out the next game and beat the ever loving shit out of…..Brian Kelly.
September 5th, 2022 at 6:15 PM ^
Boutte was pouting all game. He gave up on a route and a potential TD pass hit him in the chest. He also dropped another pass for a TD early in the game.
September 5th, 2022 at 8:24 AM ^
What do you expect from a murderer?
September 5th, 2022 at 8:54 AM ^
Pronounced 'muh-da-rur', with that cajun drawl.
September 5th, 2022 at 8:27 AM ^
Did Malik really clear his account of everything LSU when his picture is of him wearing an LSU jersey?
September 5th, 2022 at 1:15 PM ^
OMG Shirtless!
September 5th, 2022 at 8:33 AM ^
Wow. Kelly better get to winning fast. Like by year 2. Or like any self respecting southerner, he'll be a Mississippi grasshopper on a June bug!! And find himself at Arizona State
September 5th, 2022 at 8:35 AM ^
I thought this was going to be another dance video. Good, Kelly failing is good for football.
September 5th, 2022 at 8:45 AM ^
He was going "typical asshole Brian Kelly" with a minute to go in the 1st half as he berated an offensive lineman for calling a timeout. I used to like LSU. Now I can only root for them to lose every game because of their asshole coach.
September 5th, 2022 at 8:54 AM ^
If i bookend your comment, I 100% agree. You lost me a little there in the middle.
September 5th, 2022 at 8:53 AM ^
All BK needs to do is hit the team with that facsimile, Yosemite Sam southern drawl and everything will be fine😂😅🤣
September 5th, 2022 at 9:30 AM ^
thufferin' thuckatash, we sho' don't want no mo' punt returns...
September 5th, 2022 at 9:15 AM ^
Wow. That is some kind of "leadership". Sad, pathetic, and amazing at same time.
September 5th, 2022 at 9:17 AM ^
Sigh. I get frustration in the spur of the moment, but you have time to compose yourself before the press conference -- hell, there was another 20 minutes before the game even ended, and that fumble ended up not hurting you!
I don't get these kinds of coaches. First, you're supposed to be the adult in the room -- I mean, that's presumably what you recruit on: I'll take care of your kid and protect him. Second, think -- think -- about the message this attitude will send to the rest of the team, and to future recruits. Why would you immediately shoot yourself in the foot?
What would happen, do you think, if the players, in a press conference, started criticizing the play-calling this way? Think the coach would consider it appropriate? Nice to be in a position where only other people are responsible for losses.
September 5th, 2022 at 10:49 AM ^
I was trying to think in the immediate aftermath what the gracious coach might have said about Nabers: "Oh, I was so happy that that didn't end up being the deciding factor, because he's such a great young man and we need him confident! We'll continue to work on pass receptions!"
Or maybe try to help stave off some of the shit the poor kid is gonna catch? "Anyone who blames Malik is an idiot, and I'm going to be all over their behind. This game is on all of us, starting with me and the coaches. It was a fun game and we saw a lot of great things from our kids and we'll go get ready for next week."
Brian Kelly has made it harder for himself, and others, for more than a decade.
September 5th, 2022 at 2:30 PM ^
I was watching that game, rooting for LSU to lose, and even I was hoping that Nabers would catch the tying touchdown.
Brian Kelly is a sociopath.