BREAKING LSU Firing Brian Kelly

[CB4]

My wife, who's not much of a football fan, asked me why does Kelly always throw the team and his QB under the bus first, then later come around to saying they have to coach better. We saw that a lot on the news down here, even after they won.

And the answer is:

A narcissist man typically exhibits a grandiose sense of self-importance, a constant need for admiration, and a lack of empathy. He may also have a strong sense of entitlement, manipulate others for personal gain, and be arrogant and envious of others. These traits can manifest as a need for control, a lack of accountability, and an inability to take responsibility for his actions.

Anything about “better coaching” from Kelly was “Coach Speak”. Deep down it was always the players fault, the assistant coaches fault, the officials, the weather, etc….etc…etc. Kelly is completely incapable of accepting blame. He might say it, but he certainly doesn’t mean it.

 

[KrAzY3]

The crazy thing to me about Kelly, is that he's really not a bad coach. His winning percentage ranks him around 12th, he's not top tier but he's also clearly performed better than other fired coaches like Franklin and Napier and hot seat coaches like Norvell and Freeze. I think in this case it just comes down to being completely unlikable. Who is going to defend the guy? He's not good enough to be this big of a jerk.

 

[tusks_n_raider]

And the answer is:

A narcissist man typically exhibits a grandiose sense of self-importance, a constant need for admiration, and a lack of empathy. He may also have a strong sense of entitlement, manipulate others for personal gain, and be arrogant and envious of others. These traits can manifest as a need for control, a lack of accountability, and an inability to take responsibility for his actions.

Anything about “better coaching” from Kelly was “Coach Speak”. Deep down it was always the players fault, the assistant coaches fault, the officials, the weather, etc….etc…etc. Kelly is completely incapable of accepting blame. He might say it, but he certainly doesn’t mean it.

Exact behavior that got Franklin canned at PSU coupled with the losing.

Both were ranked in the Top 5 at various points and both listed excuse after excuse following losses.

Employers want to hear accountability and responsibility being taken that is followed by a vision and plan for improvement that are actionable and carried out.

Those two just want to throw people under the bus and say whatever they think will save their skins and it’s transparent.

 

[Elefantman]

There's only so many times you can claim the dog ate your play call sheet.

 

[denver]

Saw a rumbling that Lanning is in conversation with LSUwhoo....that would shake up a lot of coaching opportunities

 

[some_al_fan]

Saw a rumbling that Lanning is in conversation with LSUwhoo....that would shake up a lot of coaching opportunities

Lanning has a 20 million buyout.
I highly doubt that LSU is that stupid rich

 

[RammerJammer14]

Lanning has a 20 million buyout.
I highly doubt that LSU is that stupid rich

Also why would he give up all that Nike money and pretty easy schedule. I like Lanning but let’s be honest he hasn’t put together a complete season yet- just got torched by the Hoosiers in one of the 2-3 difficult games they have to play this season. It isn’t going to be easier at LSU!

 

[GrayTide]

You may be right but for us to win a NC our offense needs to hit another level than it has so far. I don't think that is the track we are on right now. I think we have Grubb for one more year

Agree. Without a running game and poor OL play we will not be in the NC Game.

 

[OconeeTide]

He has the bears in the top ten, 7-1 and just beat a pretty good OU team in Norman. Thing is, he can keep doing nothing and still get paid by staying in that cherry job he has now. Why step into a pressure cooker with a bunch of rabid fans bisecting your every move? But there is the ego factor so who knows.

oh i agree 100% i think Ole Miss is the perfect spot for Kiffen.
But at the very least they could get them to renegotiate that contract.

 

[editder]

He has the bears in the top ten, 7-1 and just beat a pretty good OU team in Norman. Thing is, he can keep doing nothing and still get paid by staying in that cherry job he has now. Why step into a pressure cooker with a bunch of rabid fans bisecting your every move? But there is the ego factor so who knows.

He wanted the Alabama job.

 

[editder]

Why would he agree to 1/2 of what he's owed? Is that cash money with no offset?

I heard Clay Travis say that the $52M required that he not coach until 2031. If true, the negotiation for a lower amount may involve a waiver of that requirement so he could coach again right away. Just a guess on my part.

 

[editder]

And the answer is:

A narcissist man typically exhibits a grandiose sense of self-importance, a constant need for admiration, and a lack of empathy. He may also have a strong sense of entitlement, manipulate others for personal gain, and be arrogant and envious of others. These traits can manifest as a need for control, a lack of accountability, and an inability to take responsibility for his actions.

Anything about “better coaching” from Kelly was “Coach Speak”. Deep down it was always the players fault, the assistant coaches fault, the officials, the weather, etc….etc…etc. Kelly is completely incapable of accepting blame. He might say it, but he certainly doesn’t mean it.

So basically he’s Captain Queeg from The Caine Mutiny.

 

[CB4]

So basically he’s Captain Queeg from The Caine Mutiny.

At the very least he is narcissistic. He could be so completely void of empathy that he would be considered sociopathic.

 

[Tug Tide]

Wonder if this will be a new weekly segment on GameDay. This week Napier, next week Kelly joins the set

 

[Cruloc]

I missed the door on his first try.....hahahahaha

 

[SeventhHeavenRanch7777@gm]

Let's assume LSU hired Jimbo Fisher or James Franklin (both JFs) and he comes in this week. not likely IMHO - but certainly is possible.

Can anyone think of another case where an outside coach was hired mid-season and took over for rest of season? It would be intriguing.

Good morning. I honestly wasn't saying he would be bored mid season or right now. I was just saying it would not surprise me that theor AD who knows JF has not already contacted him for the opening. As soon as their season is over they found make the announcement to maybe help keep players and commits. If I stated what I meant wrong my apologies have a great day

 

[PA Tide Fan]

Let's assume LSU hired Jimbo Fisher or James Franklin (both JFs) and he comes in this week. not likely IMHO - but certainly is possible.

Can anyone think of another case where an outside coach was hired mid-season and took over for rest of season? It would be intriguing.

I don't think it ever happened. Outside coaches want to bring in new assistants with their new offensive or defensive schemes which would be too disruptive mid-season. Also I think if a big name coach would take over mid-season and the team would do poorly the rest of that season it might leave some fans to quickly believe that the school made a mistake on the hire and put pressure on the coach before he really had a chance to implement his plans.

 

[RollTide_HTTR]

Before NIL and such Lanning would make sense at LSU. But why on earth would he leave Oregon now? I don't believe that rumor

 

[RollTide_HTTR]

I heard Clay Travis say that the $52M required that he not coach until 2031. If true, the negotiation for a lower amount may involve a waiver of that requirement so he could coach again right away. Just a guess on my part.

I don't think it requires him not to coach exactly. Its more that the $52 million would go down by however much he is paid elsewhere.

 

[BamaNation]

I don't think it requires him not to coach exactly. Its more that the $52 million would go down by however much he is paid elsewhere.

exactly. @TIDE-HSV can correct this, but the courts have in last 10+ years disfavored (especially) broad non-competes. They have to be limited specifically in writing to geographic location(s), scope and duration of 1-2 years in most cases. It would also be against LSU's fiduciary interests to pay him to not coach anywhere.