Sunday wasn’t one of the best begin for Brian Kelly at LSU – and a participant on the workforce that beat him took the chance to rub it in.
After the Tigers misplaced in upset style to Florida State, 24-23, in Kelly’s debut with the varsity – aided by a blocked extra-point try that may have tied the sport late – Seminoles offensive lineman Dillan Gibbons took a shot on the head coach over his awkward offseason introduction.
“No pretend accents on this workforce,” Gibbons wrote on Twitter, together with a celebratory picture within the locker room after FSU’s upset victory.
His put up referred to a speech Kelly gave within the offseason after he made the stunning transfer from Notre Dame, during which he addressed the gang at an LSU basketball recreation in what gave the impression to be a southern accent.
“It’s an awesome day, to be a Tiger. I’m right here with my household, and we're so excited to be within the nice state of Louisiana,” Kelly stated on the time, with a notable twang.
Kelly, who's from Boston, appeared to handle the accent whereas on the published for LSU’s bowl recreation in opposition to Kansas State, talking in a special — and extra pure — drawl.
“Hear, whether or not it was dancing or I couldn’t get my accent down with ‘household,’ hear, I’m from Boston, we don’t have sturdy accents — and by the way in which, you can't get on me about my accent,” Kelly stated in the course of the broadcast.
Regardless of being a favourite on the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, the Seminoles pulled off the upset in extremely dramatic style. LSU was getting ready to tying the sport at 24 after Jaylen Daniels threw a landing to Jaray Jenkins with zero seconds left on the clock. However Damian Ramos’ additional level try was blocked, sealing an inconceivable victory for Florida State.
“I’m not right here to say we take any solace in a loss,” Kelly stated after the sport.
“The fact is we’ve bought some studying to do. We’ve bought to educate higher, and we’ve bought to play higher.”
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