I don't know how far any of those discussions ever got, though. It's entirely possible that Kelly was their third choice.
This time around, the no-brainer is Lane Kiffin, since he has shown he can win in the SEC with fewer resources. They're going to have to pony up a lot of money, though, since Florida is after him as well.
There is a dark horse candidate emerging, in the way of Joe Brady (OC for the Buffalo Bills). He was the guy responsible for revolutionizing LSU's offense during their championship year, and elevating Joe Burrow to a god-like status.
There were discussions about Kiffin and Fisher in 2021
Replies to: "There were discussions about Kiffin and Fisher in 2021"
- At the time lsu hired, wasn’t Kelly the 3 or 4 choice per reports? - ndphysics - 7:57am 10/27/25
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- Lincoln Riley was all the rage. He had to deny publicly he was going to LSU. [NT]
- jrdjr84 - 11:30am 10/27/25
- Jimbo, Mel Tucker and James Franklin were also in the mix. [NT]
- TakethetrainKnute - 12:48pm 10/27/25
- Re: Jimbo, Mel Tucker and James Franklin were also in the mix. - admiraltact - 1:54pm 10/27/25
- Tucker and Franklin got new deals...in part because of LSU interest real or imagined... - TakethetrainKnute - 5:06pm 10/27/25
- Re: Jimbo, Mel Tucker and James Franklin were also in the mix. - admiraltact - 1:54pm 10/27/25
- Jimbo, Mel Tucker and James Franklin were also in the mix. [NT]
- TakethetrainKnute - 12:48pm 10/27/25
- Big Game Brian needs prayers at this difficult time [NT]
- DonMiller - 10:12am 10/27/25
- Prayer line Dial 988 and keep this number. This again must be another blow for you… [NT] - whatsamataU - 1:18pm 10/27/25
- Maybe you can cook his stats for his job search...like you used to in the good old days... - TakethetrainKnute - 10:23am 10/27/25
- Like LSU winning 45 games last 6 years, Losing 25? (7.5 - 4). [NT] - DonMiller - 4:28pm 10/27/25
- There were discussions about Kiffin and Fisher in 2021 - ndunabomber - 10:00am 10/27/25
- If true, that AD should've been fired for giving the 3rd or 4th choice $10M per. - Clem - 9:01am 10/27/25
- How often does the one that hired the person they fired get criticized? Not as - ndphysics - 10:45am 10/27/25
- Re: If true, that AD should've been fired for giving the 3rd or 4th choice $10M per. - Jetman424 - 10:42am 10/27/25
- He wasn't the AD at UW back then Mark Emmert was. - Clem - 4:36pm 10/27/25
- No. He fired Ty but didn’t hire him. [NT]
- Nigel Tufnel - 12:00pm 10/27/25
- There's one in the plus column... [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 2:17pm 10/27/25
- And he's leading the search for the next coach - Nigel Tufnel - 9:05am 10/27/25
- Probably starting with Belichick…6 rings and all… [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 9:06am 10/27/25
- Lincoln Riley was all the rage. He had to deny publicly he was going to LSU. [NT]
- jrdjr84 - 11:30am 10/27/25