Brian Kelly, LSU gamers deal ideas on Alabama throughout 2023 SEC media days

“The structure of success is developed in consistency. Alabama and Georgia continue to hold that mantle of consistency in terms of playing for champions, and that’s what we’ll be looking to be at LSU, is playing for champions regularly, year in and year out.

“You puton’t do it by simply being a one-and-done. You’ve got to be able to do that over a duration of time, and that’s truly the shift from year one to year 2. Where in year one I was knowing the league. I was knowing how to go on the roadway and play in the kind of environments. I was knowing our lineup and our strengths and weakpoints.

“Going into year 2, we have a lot of that understanding and we comprehend a lot of those things required to be competitive and win videogames. Now it’s how do you do it week in and week out. For us, that’s what our group now hasactually been focused on.”

“I think it begins with he played the videogame at a high level. Smart, constructs fantastic relationships with his gamers and I believe he comprehends the balance of art and science when it comes to play-calling. Play-calling is not simply about analytics, it’s simply not about propensities. You’ve gotta have a gut sensation, you’ve gotta understand when to make those calls. He played the position, he understands it, he can balance those 2 things. I hope he has terrific success in every videogame he plays upuntil we play him at LSU.”

“Well, I believe what I can share is the veryfirst thing is we have a excellent relationship that we’ve kept because I hired him and he played for me. I believe that for him, he desired to make sure that this was the right relocation in his profession, and I felt like it was. I idea it was gonna be a terrific relocation. Now, it was eventually his choice. He didn’t make it duetothefactthat I informed him to do it. He did it duetothefactthat he felt like it was.

“But you puton’t get a opportunity to work for Nick Saban very frequently, and when you do, great things usually takeplace. Matter of truth, mainly all the time. So that’s not a tough track record to appearance at. So if you get a possibility to work for Nick Saban, if you get a opportunity to work at a location like Alabama, that has that kind of, undoubtedly, unrivaled success, this would be a excellent chance. He felt the verysame method, and I’m pleased for him. I’m going to be delighted for him, otherthan for one weekend or if there’s ramifications of a tie or something.”

“It’s indicated a lot certainly. He lost to Alabama in the National Championship videogame, so it suggested a lot to him to get that win. It implied a lot to the state of Louisiana to get that win versus Alabama at house for the veryfirst time in a while.”

“It implied whatever. Alabama is our competitor videogame, and it was a huge offer being at Tiger Stadium, Saturday night. And simply the method we won the videogame and everyone running onto the field and simply offering us that momentum for the rest of the year, I believe it actually assisted us push forward.”