Brian Kelly took his talents away from South Bend, and immediately appeared to develop a southern accent.
The new LSU head coach stepped on the court with a microphone at the Tigers’ basketball game on Wednesday, and spoke with a southern twang that everyone on the internet finds hilarious.
“This is a great way to get started, and I haven’t even won all my games yet,” Kelly told LSU fans. “It’s a great night to be a Tiger. I’m here with my family, and we are so excited to be in the great state of Louisiana.”
The word “family” was particularly exaggerated, and sleuths have already figured out that he said the word very differently while completing his Irish exit earlier this week addressing his former Notre Dame players.
Kelly already has been ridiculed nationally this week for the way he left Notre Dame. The team is still in the mix for a national title. The news broke while an assistant was leaving a recruit’s house. His awkward four-minute speech to his former team, at 7 a.m., was promptly leaked.
In the high stakes of top-level college football, all that will really matter for Kelly is if he wins football games at LSU. If he does that, no one will care about his naked insincerity. But, his last three predecessors – Ed Orgeron, Les Miles and Nick Saban – all won national titles at LSU, so he’s going to be graded on a lofty curve.