Brian Kelly is a douchebag

Submitted by orobs on

Honestly, I don't think I've ever seen a coach act like such a disgrace as Kelly today.  Completely belittled some of his players in front of a national audience.  He makes Bo Pellini look like Mother Teresa.  I cannot imagine how any 18 year old kid would wanna play for this guy.   In case anyone is curious what it looks like to blow an aneurysm in real time, I present:

 

 

TheRivalry

September 4th, 2011 at 11:47 AM ^

After the INT, Kelly yelled at the WR when he should have been yelling at Rees. The pass was thrown behind the WR and looked as if it hit his shoulder pad. Kelly continued to ream out the wrong player even after Rees appeared to try to tell him that the pass was his fault. Guess you can't blame Kelly too much, there aren't any video boards to view a replay.

GoBlueBrooklyn

September 4th, 2011 at 12:55 PM ^

...was when Rees threw the touchdown to Floyd and came off the field to the celebrations of his teammates and looked up and saw Crist standing there. His eyes got a little hard and Crist looked away and didn't even congratulate Rees or gesture toward him... he just turned his head and stepped aside a little. That was a weird moment. But maybe I am remembering it wrong...

jmblue

September 4th, 2011 at 12:00 PM ^

To me, what's bothersome is not so much the yelling/profanity (which I don't love, but a lot of coaches do it) but that he seems unable to control his own emotions.  After a display like this, would you have faith in him to make a good coaching decision on the next play?  He might be stewing so much over the previous play that he can't make a rational judgment on the next.

mackbru

September 4th, 2011 at 1:40 PM ^

I can't think of many great coaches who so regularly cursed and embarrassed their own players on national tv. They'd scream in the lockerroom, sure. But nothing like this.

jsquigg

September 4th, 2011 at 1:43 PM ^

I don't know a lot about Kelly personally, but I do know he can coach football having seen firsthand his GVSU and CMU teams.  I also don't know much about him covering for his players anymore than any other coach does.  I do know that I haven't seen him go off like that before, and in my very limited experience with coaches (through basketball) the only time we I ever got yelled at like that it was because I was playing lax.  I was singled out at halftime and it was personal, and I responded by playing one of the best halfs of my career even though I was almost brought to tears at half.  The only question I would have of Kelly is if this berating is consistent.  In my experience in watching his teams, he seems balanced in giving criticism and praise, and there are several instances where he has fought for his players.  Everyone has a bad day, and there is no doubt he probably went overboard, but it's no surprise to see many died in the wool Michigan fans go overboard in response.  I fully expect ND to be ready next week.  Kelly is not the first coach to rip a player on national TV, hell, Woody beat his players!  The one thing I like about our staff at Michigan is that they teach, prepare and adjust.  I think M will be ready next week, and to hell with ND anyway.

PeteM

September 4th, 2011 at 2:30 PM ^

I don't know much about Kelly, but his record at GVSU, CMU, & Cincinnati suggests that he can coach. In terms of berating players I would need to see more than one example to pass judgment. None of us wants to be judged by our worst moments.

matty blue

September 4th, 2011 at 2:45 PM ^

he may or may not be a "douchebag," but you sure can't tell by whether he yells at someone on the sideline.  every.  single.  coach.  yells at his players at some point...whether they're winning or losing.

Mgobluechick19

September 5th, 2011 at 12:13 AM ^

Brady hoke would never do that to his players. I was at the game on Saturday and after every play he would tell each and every player a high five or say something to them.... That's the Michigan difference...