LSU head football coach Brian Kelly slammed his fist on the table during a postgame press conference after Sunday night's 27-20 loss to USC.
USC scored the game-winning touchdown with 8 seconds left on a 13-yard run. LSU was leading 17-13 at the end of the third quarter. Kelly was asked if it was disappointing when his guys perform and they don't get a victory. It was during the answer to that question that Kelly became so angry that he pounded his fist on the table in front of him.
Brian Kelly is big mad after LSU's loss to USC.
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"We're sitting here (*slams fist*) AGAIN talking about the same things!... I'm so angry about it that I gotta do something about it! I'm not doing a good enough job as a coach... It's ridiculous! It's crazy!" pic.twitter.com/PzeTVlfjrT
"Hell yes. Hell yes...and that's what I said to the team. We had some guys play their butts off tonight, and...we're sitting here (slams fist) AGAIN talking about the same things - 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 that the game's 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 gotta coach them better, because it's unacceptable for us not to have found a way to win this football game. It's ridiculous, and - crazy."
Not only may LSU be getting a bit complacent while they're ahead, but they also seem to be getting a little carried away with their touchdown celebrations. That needs to be tamped down, and that comes down to coaching as well.
Kelly had no trouble opening a water bottle while answering that question, unlike Billy Napier of Florida. Like Napier, Kelly may find himself on the hot seat if he doesn't have a successful season.
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