Brian Kelly is having a tough few days.
After shedding to Florida State 24-23 on Sunday evening in excruciating style, Kelly confirmed as much as Tuesday’s press convention hoping to clear the air and maintain the temper gentle. Just a few reporters confirmed up late, and Kelly poked at them in his opening assertion. Kelly famous that if any of his gamers have been late then they’d pay $10 into the kitty jar as a late tax. What Kelly in all probability anticipated have been just a few laughs, possibly a chuckle. What he didn’t anticipate was this:
Salute to The Advocate’s LSU soccer and baseball beat author, hero and scholar (and Medill alum) Leah Vann for the retort. Vann mentioned that she apologized afterwards and that Kelly was wonderful after, however I feel there’s a bigger problem at play right here with Kelly.
Brian Kelly is making an attempt to be the humorous, personable charisma man at head coach for LSU and it’s merely simply not working. From making an attempt to sound Southern however sounding like Foghorn Leghorn at an LSU basketball sport (with a pretend accent by the best way) to the hilariously awkward dance strikes he did with an LSU recruit, it looks as if Kelly is making an attempt to make himself likable to not solely LSU followers however LSU boosters. The issue with that’s the final coach LSU employed (and promptly fired) was the comedy and charisma man and he acquired ousted after a poor season final yr.
Kelly has by no means been the humorous charisma coach, even when he’s tried it earlier than. Final yr Kelly tried to make a quip about late sport execution after the Irish beat (how ironic) Florida State. “Perhaps your entire workforce ought to be executed,” Kelly mentioned. Clearly the joke fell flat, and he needed to clarify that he was invoking teaching nice John McKay. Kelly is simply not a humorous individual.
If Kelly desires to endear himself to LSU followers and boosters, he can do the factor he did at Notre Dame: win soccer video games. It’s the biggest cause why Scott Woodward is paying him $100 million over 10 years. Not as a result of Kelly was a “tradition” rent, however as a result of in his time at Notre Dame he solely had one season beneath .500. In a manner, Vann was proper. If Kelly wins video games, then individuals will present respect.
