Brian Kelly Strikes Out Looking from Curveball, Knuckleball, 4-Seamer
To put it lightly, Brian Kelly has made some unbelievably cringey decisions since becoming a bayou boy. Bottom line, in the public eye, he’s striking out so far. Let me walk you through his first plate appearance as HC of the LSU Tigers.
I decided to go super investigatory. Here’s Brian Kelly saying “family” two days ago at Notre Dame… and Brian Kelly saying “family” today at LSU. Some of my best work. pic.twitter.com/JTzuIA2s2n
— Jeff Darlington (@JeffDarlington) December 3, 2021
Strike 1
The first pitch he saw was a filthy curveball that fell off the table: No one saw this first pitch coming– he swung for the fences and missed bigly. This curveball was his iconic initial welcome speech (I don’t know what else to call it?) at halftime of an LSU basketball game. Kelly miraculously developed his own version of a southern accent after living in Baton Rouge for 24 hours. It’s a similar concept to your buddy who studied abroad in the UK for a semester. Then he gets back to the States, and instead of calling it a bar, he calls it a pub. Instead of calling it a beer, he calls it an ale or a lager. Keeps a straight face and pretends like everything’s totally normal. Come on dude.
Y'all… What are Brian Kelly and Walker Howard doing? pic.twitter.com/eY8iyxt3by
— Gary Segars (@GaryWCE) December 13, 2021
Strike 2
The next pitch was a Tim Wakefield knuckleball with crazy movement: This pitch caught him completely on his heels, could’ve gone any direction, and went a direction that he had no chance at making contact with. I’m referring to these videos he’s been making with recruits. I can’t even imagine what these guys are thinking when the camera is flying around them while this weirdo is rubbing his flabby cheeks on you trying to dance. He looks like a random drunk old guy at a wedding who thinks he’s still got it. I promise you Brian, this ain’t it. This is very far from being it.
LSU coach Brian Kelly is dancing again — this time with TE target Danny Lewis.
Rate his dance moves 🕺👇
— Rivals (@Rivals) January 29, 2022
Have a Seat Brian Kelly
Strike 3 is a 99 mph 4-seamer that just blew right by him. Straight gas right down the pipe. Aka, the fact that these videos clearly aren’t working. That video above was with a 5-star from Louisiana who ended up signing with Alabama last week. Kelly is striking out looking like an absolute doofus. I promise you, Brian, these dudes coming on their visits to LSU don’t want you dancing anywhere near them. All they want is a 360-degree video of themselves swagged out, nodding and flexing in LSU gear. Just let them do their thing by themselves so they can post it on Instagram and go about their business.
I commend Brian for trying new things. Trying new things can be cool and fun! But he really needs to go back to the drawing board. Just pretend like this past month didn’t happen. He struck out looking in his first AB as the head coach of LSU. This is just the first inning though. He has a chance to make up for this embarrassing first plate appearance. If his previous success follows him to Baton Rouge, no one will end up caring about any of this. But oh boy, if the Tigers come out and lay another egg next year, he’s in quite the hole already to try and dig himself out of.
-Cam Duley (Twitter: cammy_coco_)
(Featured Image Credit to crescentcitysports.com)
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