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Brian "Body Kount" Kelly (HC Louisiana State)

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Tomateaux-Quinoa Gumbeaux said:
It's nice to have a real CEO for a head coach instead of a grass-eating weirdo or a mongoloid.

My biggest problem with Ed, is that he fancied himself something that he wasn’t.. an EVALUATOR. In order to be a true CEO, evaluation has to be one of your biggest attributes. He could sell just about anything because he does have a high level of social awareness and therefore knew what people wanted hear. However, when push came to shove, his ability to evaluate is what cost him the job. Orgeron was too other people reliant.

Brian Kelly is an actual CEO. So is Scott Woodward. That’s why they clicked, likely instantly. They see things in the same light. They can both peer into a department, evaluate both the strengths and weaknesses and then decide what to replace or adjust. Evaluators, evaluative, which does take time. Every coach that leaves, Kelly vetted them and decided that he knew somebody who else is better suited for that job in his organization. Their vision, knowledge and process didn’t align with his own, so they were dismissed.

You’re gonna hear the word “confidence” a lot in describing Kelly because he trusts himself more than he is going to trust any outside voice. BK trusts his own evaluations, his own knowledge, and his own processes because he has been proven right time and time again. When you hear somebody say “it doesn’t matter who the OC is because it’s Kelly’s offense,” you’re basically right. Kelly knows exactly what he wants, and he knows how to execute what he wants.

Each coach is the head of a department in his company called LSU Football. Each coach will have clear expectations with data generated results to grade their execution. Every coach at LSU will be replaceable. No one person is bigger than organization. Every change will cost the organization something, but for Kelly, the gain outweighs the loss.

I’ll be honest, I didn’t realize how bad LSU football was until Kelly got under the hood. Evidently it was pretty far gone and this is a bigger rebuild than I first estimated. I’ve personally resided in the fate that this year, this recruiting cycle is going to hurt. There were no band-aid fixes except to the O-Line department. We might still miss on Perkins and Mathews, and that’s ok. This process will still be a quick turn around because it is LSU Football.

This spring/fall we will see a brand new football team, some of the names and faces will be the same, but the operation will be different, better. As a fan, I’m excited!

WE FRICKIN RIDIN BAWS!
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the fuck kind of name is that?

if you put either of those items in your gumbo, you need to be assassinated.
 
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The most interesting thing about Coach Brian Kelly so far is his ability to triage.

If you think about all the things he had to facilitate in the past couple of weeks, there is no way he could've done a better job to this point.

The first thing he needed was to get the recruiting back up to speed. He made a decision from the outset that he was going to focus on those recruits that had already committed. He said it in his opening press conference. Honestly, with only 2.5 weeks available, I think it was the right call.

He brought in Frank to help solidify the base of recruits we had and manage the recruiting at the high school level. You don't make that call unless you have had several discussions with people who are in the know about LA high school football.

He also brought over Polian right away. With his experience at talent evaluation, I believe Kelly told Polian to watch the portal and evaluate everyone to see if they can cut it in the SEC. I think that's the reason why you are seeing LSU be one of the first teams offering guys from smaller schools and it's already resulted in a probable OT starter for us next year.

Now, you can see he is being deliberate with finding his assistants. Having them in play early is not as important as getting the hire right. And it's paid off.

Matt House is a home run. He was responsible for Kentucky's 2018 top 10 defense. Dedicated coach and those players loved him. Tyrann Mathieu, the Honey Badger himself, said, "I’m excited for coach House and all of tiger nation! This man loves football & teaching! One of the best I’ve been around. This tiger defense will be well coached from day one! Let’s all buy in!!! FOREVER LSU!" Can a defensive coach get a more ringing endorsement than that?

Also bringing in Steeples from the Vikings was a shrewd move. Mike Zimmer took this dude straight out of the HS coaching ranks and then Brian Kelly hires him a year later. That is pretty interesting. Looks like an awesome hire. Extremely experienced, well educated and fits in to our new culture perfectly. This new culture is so refreshing. From a fan perspective, it’s already noticeable. Some will want to see it before believing it but from a potential player perspective, I can’t see how any kid with his head screwed on straight would overlook what’s happening.

Which brings me to my last point, CBK is building the roster from the inside out. LSU has never had problems getting WR and CB. There are so many available and the difference between 4* and 5* is pretty thin. Where we have been smoked is on the OL. CBK has made that a focus and you can see it in this recruiting class. If LSU can get back to where they have a solid consistent OL, then we will be back in the playoffs.

THE MOTHERfrickING FIGHTIN TIGERS FROM LSU ARE RIDING BAWS!
 
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Nutriaitch said:
the fuck kind of name is that?
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Pardonne-moi, I know it come off as strange to those north of the Mason-Dixon line, and in fact, it's strange to many others in the South outside of Louisiana. But in Louisiana we tend to use the suffix "-eaux" for sounds that are usually spelled with an "o" in conventional English to honor our heritage and history as a French colony. You may have seen before people refer to Joe Burrow as "Joe Burreaux" as part of this linguistic tradition that we have here. With that in mind, my name of "Tomateaux" and "Gumbeaux" really is just the Louisiana way of spelling "Tomato" and "Gumbo"

I know it may seem strange, especially to someone from Ohio (or should I say "Eauxhieaux" lol), but it's common practice here in Louisiana.
 
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Tomateaux Quinoa Gumbeaux said:
Pardonne-moi, I know it come off as strange to those north of the Mason-Dixon line, and in fact, it's strange to many others in the South outside of Louisiana. But in Louisiana we tend to use the suffix "-eaux" for sounds that are usually spelled with an "o" in conventional English to honor our heritage and history as a French colony. You may have seen before people refer to Joe Burrow as "Joe Burreaux" as part of this linguistic tradition that we have here. With that in mind, my name of "Tomateaux" and "Gumbeaux" really is just the Louisiana way of spelling "Tomato" and "Gumbeaux"

I know it may seem strange, especially to someone from Ohio (or should I say "Eauxhieaux" lol), but it's common practice here in Louisiana.
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The person you responded to is a long-time resident of the bayou state, but I suspect you kneaux that.
 
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Tomateaux Quinoa Gumbeaux said:
Pardonne-moi, I know it come off as strange to those north of the Mason-Dixon line, and in fact, it's strange to many others in the South outside of Louisiana. But in Louisiana we tend to use the suffix "-eaux" for sounds that are usually spelled with an "o" in conventional English to honor our heritage and history as a French colony. You may have seen before people refer to Joe Burrow as "Joe Burreaux" as part of this linguistic tradition that we have here. With that in mind, my name of "Tomateaux" and "Gumbeaux" really is just the Louisiana way of spelling "Tomato" and "Gumbo"

I know it may seem strange, especially to someone from Ohio (or should I say "Eauxhieaux" lol), but it's common practice here in Louisiana.
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i’m from noticeably further south Louisiana than your profile claims you reside.
i’m well aware of the spelling.

my user name should have tipped you off that i’m from deep in the swamps.


Tomateaux Quinoa Gumbeaux said:
That is strange. If he's familiar with The Culture, why would he ask that question?
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because no self respecting south louisiana resident uses Tomatoes in their Gumbo.
and even fewer still would use Quinoa.

but since you’re from Slidell, i realize you have New Orleans influences.
which are very not -cajun and mostly caters to tourists.
 
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Nutriaitch said:
i’m from noticeably further south Louisiana than your profile claims you reside.
i’m well aware of the spelling.

my user name should have tipped you off that i’m from deep in the swamps.
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I see that now. Apologies for missing that.

In my defense, it does say that you are from "Just South of Hell" and I missed what the connotations of your name suggested until another poster pointed out that you lived in LA. I also assumed that nearly all the posters here were from Ohio since it is a Buckeye fan website.


Nutriaitch said:
because no self respecting south louisiana resident uses Tomatoes in their Gumbo.
and even fewer still would use Quinoa.

but since you’re from Slidell, i realize you have New Orleans influences.
which are very not -cajun and mostly caters to tourists.
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That makes sense. And I completely understand. It is true that those from more traditional Cajun backgrounds, such as yourself, would not be fond of putting such non-traditional items in their Gumbo. You are also correct to point out the N.O. influence here in the Dell, as my family fled to up here from there a generation ago.

Our cuisine is also less traditional as indicated by John Besh's take on cuisine. His restaurant August is highly controversial while also highly celebrated. And his experience in TV has led him to spend time out in California, where he further experimented with traditional Cajun cuisine and included such items, such as quinoa, to appease Vegan west coast palates and New Orleans tourists.

To answer your question then about the name I chose, it represents the birth of a new era, and integration of outside perspectives with Louisiana Tradition, in the two things that I'm most passionate about: Food and Football.

New ways of perceiving and doing things within the context of the old framework. Just as Monsieur Besh altered the traditional cuisine of Gumbo with non-traditional, West Coast items like Quinoa to create a new, yet familiar, dining experience, I foresee Coach Brian Kelly bringing in ideas and concepts from the North East and Midwest into the heart of Louisiana football and creating something new, yet familiar, in LSU football.

The last time we had an outsider from the North come to LSU, he a won national championship. I believe that CBK is going to have similar success, and that his outside perspective and experiences with the raw talent and tradition of LSU and LA high school football, will truly create something new and innovative while retaining the heart and soul of Louisiana — something just like Tomato Quinoa Gumbo.
 
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