"He's full of sh*t" "Dude is crazy": Fans troll Brian Kelly over his Notre Dame comments ahead of CFP national championship
Brian Kelly made it clear that he was supporting the Notre Dame Fighting Irish against the Ohio State Buckeyes in the national championship game.
The LSU Tigers coach, who served as Notre Dame's coach from 2010 to 2021, said he backed the Fighting Irish due to the presence of the players he recruited during his time there. Some of those players will be playing against the Buckeyes on Monday.
“I’m happy for all those guys, I pull for them,” Kelly told CBS Sports’ Brandon Marcello. “A lot of the guys there that are on both sides of the ball, I recruited. Obviously I want to see those guys win it all, and I think they’re in a great position. Totally excited for those guys.”
His comments did not sit well with fans, who trolled the LSU coach for leaving Notre Dame four years ago because he wanted a different challenge.
"He’s full of shit 😂," one fan commented.
"lol he’s taking credit. Dude is crazy," another said.
"Noo you said you needed more resources. You said you didn’t have enough to win it at Notre Dame. People remember," another mentioned.
"He’s pissed lol," another wrote.
"So he can say 'I did that, I recruited them' and lay his head down at night, knowing he failed that team and school," another added.
Brian Kelly addresses backlash from fans upon leaving Notre Dame
During the same interaction with CBS Sports, Brian Kelly said the fans and media have taken things out of context, twisting the fact of why he really left Notre Dame.
“They’re selling it the way they want to sell it,” Kelly told CBS Sports. “Why do you leave Notre Dame? You leave Notre Dame because you’re taking another challenge.
"I took Notre Dame to championships. It’s just the way you want to twist it: ‘You only leave Notre Dame to go win a championship.’ I wasn’t leaving Notre Dame because I couldn’t win a championship. You can win championships at Notre Dame, but I chose another path because I wanted a different challenge.”
During his 12 seasons at Notre Dame, Kelly achieved a record of 92–39 (excluding vacated wins), with multiple 10+ win seasons, two College Football Playoff appearances and a BCS National Championship Game berth.
Now Kelly hopes that his successor, Marcus Freeman, gets the job done for Notre Dame and win the team's first national championship since 1988.