LSU’s Brian Kelly Ripped for Throwing Tantrum After Loss to USC
LSU’s Brian Kelly was not happy after his team’s loss to USC on Sunday night. / @ESPN
Brian Kelly and the LSU Tigers kicked off their 2024 season Sunday night by losing to USC, 27-20, in the final moments of what was a close game all night long in Las Vegas.
LSU, which entered the game ranked No. 13 in the country, tied it up late in the fourth quarter but then let USC drive down the field and score the game-winning touchdown with eight seconds left.
Kelly was rightfully not happy after the loss and threw a bit of a tantrum while talking with reporters after the game.
“And we’re sitting here again, we’re sitting here again talking about the same things,” he said while punching a table. “About not finishing when you have an opponent in a position to put them away. But what we’re doing on the sideline is feeling like the game is over. And I’m so angry about it that I gotta do something about it. I’m not doing a good enough job as a coach and I got to coach them better because it’s unacceptable for us not to have found a way to win this football game. It’s ridiculous.”
Here’s that moment:
“I’m not doing a good enough job as a coach … it’s unacceptable for us not to have found a way to win this football game.”
Brian Kelly says he’s “angry” with his team after the loss to USC. pic.twitter.com/vloYGyKDh2
— ESPN (@espn) September 2, 2024Fans roasted Kelly for his behavior:
Then win the game. This is kind of lame. Figure out the problem/s and fix it. https://t.co/7BAZAF8H0z
— Geoff Schwartz (@geoffschwartz) September 2, 2024Ew https://t.co/RfHqOR7S5p
— drew olanoff (@yoda) September 2, 2024His act wore thin at Notre Dame, at LSU I imagine they’ll have vastly less patience.
If you can’t keep control how do you expect anyone else to… https://t.co/c2l92ZlXjF
— MeRk (@Merk256) September 2, 2024He punched the podium like he missed his cue to punch it when he started his sentence 😂 https://t.co/CfAKsrMdxz
— Jon Ledyard (@LedyardNFLDraft) September 2, 2024Can we get this performance in a fake Southern accent? https://t.co/7S1izFBMb7
— M.G. Siegler (@mgsiegler) September 2, 2024Classic get so mad at myself so other people don’t get mad at me https://t.co/XK0F0qG2ta
— Mountain Man (@moore_of_kollin) September 2, 2024The punching the desk goes into the holy trifecta. Absolutely perfect, no notes. Hell of a career coach https://t.co/FfyUxWoqer
— Stan Him Boomer Sooner (Hunter Harjo) (@hunterharjo7) September 2, 2024Published Sep 2, 2024|Modified Sep 2, 2024
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