Brian Kelly getting trolled mercilessly in LSU debut after trailing Florida State at halftime
Brian Kelly was at the helm of LSU football for the first time on Sunday night. After going into the half down 7-3 against FSU, he got trolled like crazy.
All of the success that Brian Kelly had while at Notre Dame was going to lead to immediate expectations as he took over the LSU football program. Such was the case coming into the season opener on Sunday night in New Orleans against Florida State.
However, things did not go to plan for the Tigers in the first half against the Seminoles.
Jayden Daniels was named the starting quarterback and, while he was productive as a runner, the Tigers offense didn’t find a consistent rhythm in the first 30 minutes of play, managing just one field goal thanks to a missed attempt on another red-zone trip. Meanwhile, Florida State scored on a 39-yard touchdown pass and then failed to capitalize on a muffed punt they recovered, turning the ball over on downs near the end of the half.
All told, LSU went into the locker room trailing 7-3 at halftime and college football fans were not shy about letting Kelly have it.
LSU football: Brian Kelly getting trolled while trailing at halftime in debut vs. Florida State
The jokes, the memes, and the trolling were relentless at halftime with Kelly as the primary target.
Florida State games would be way more entertaining if they could play Brian Kelly every week
— RedditCFB (@RedditCFB) September 5, 2022
We’ll never know if it was Brian Kelly or Notre Dame that couldn’t get it done in big games. It’s apparently both
— Luke Parrish (@LukeParrish_NFL) September 5, 2022
LSU's defense running off the field to Brian Kelly: pic.twitter.com/Ben33xpBEc
— Jim Weber (@JimMWeber) September 5, 2022
Brian Kelly has apparently lost his accent.
— Lauren J🟦 (@thespinzone) September 4, 2022
My three primary takeaways from the 1st half
— Tom Fornelli (@TomFornelli) September 5, 2022
1. Jordan Travis looks fantastic.
2. Neither team can run the ball outside QB runs and scrambles.
3. Brian Kelly looks weird in a purple polo.
Brian Kelly thinking about his LSU debut pic.twitter.com/twW1R6Yrwk
— Barstool Sportsbook (@BSSportsbook) September 5, 2022
Brian Kelly’s halftime speech pic.twitter.com/ixV01eUSoG
— grit (@GRITknox) September 5, 2022
Mike Norvell and Brian Kelly are having a mid off. This is comical.
— Jerry Jr. (@JBreezyII) September 5, 2022
Every time they show a close up of a Brian Kelly he does not appear to be interacting with anyone on the sideline or the headset.
— Stewart Mandel (@slmandel) September 5, 2022
Brian Kelly is about to hear more Louisiana accent than he ever wanted to hear in his life if his team doesn't start playing better.
— Jon Tweets Sports (@jontweetssports) September 5, 2022
Hilariously, in his pregame interview talking about his decision to start Daniels, the infamous southern accent Kelly donned while being introduced at LSU on a few occasions went away, which was an obvious target for the trolls.
Meanwhile, his lack of big-game success was also part of the equation as well with social media going after him letting the Tigers down here as well.
Suffice it to say, what Kelly showed in his first 30 minutes as the head coach of LSU were not at all what the fans down in the Bayou were expecting.
Next. Projected AP Top 25 CFB rankings after Week 1. dark
For more NCAA football news, analysis, opinion and unique coverage by FanSided, including Heisman Trophy and College Football Playoff rankings, be sure to bookmark these pages.