Brian Kelly says his time at LSU would have been easier if Freeman and Rees came along

Author: ndunabomber (7104 Posts - Original UHND Member)

Posted at 12:14 am on Jul 15, 2026

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On one hand, I can see how having Coach Freeman as the DC would have helped LSU, since Matt House's defenses were rather suspect, and it took a couple of years for Baker to get the defensive side of things in order.

I strongly doubt that Tommy Rees as his OC would have done better than what Mike Denbrock did. If anything, I suspect that Jayden Daniels wouldn't have exploded like he did in 2023.

Denbrock actually let Daniels toss that ball downfield, and with great results, and once he left, the offense at LSU fizzled out against the stronger opponents.

Link: https://www.on3.com/news/brian-kelly-says-lsu-wouldve-been-easier-transition-if-marcus-freeman-tommy-rees-joined-him/

Replies to: “Brian Kelly says his time at LSU would have been easier if Freeman and Rees came along”

Brian Kelly says his time at LSU would have been easier if Freeman and Rees came along [LINK] - ndunabomber - 12:14am 7/15/26 (16) [View All]
- No shit! [NT] - DonMiller - 12:40pm 7/16/26
- Marcus was torn between LSU and ND - Nigel Tufnel - 5:50pm 7/15/26
- Brian revived ND. His EGO is too big. He needs to STFU and move along... [NT] - KWIRISH - 5:13pm 7/15/26
- I second Denbrock over Rees, but legendary coaches regard Rees very highly and he's an alum - Turkish - 4:47pm 7/15/26
  - He didn't make those adjustments by choice - ndunabomber - 5:22pm 7/15/26
  - Rees has done nothing so far. [LINK] - Hensou - 5:00pm 7/15/26
    - His advancement in coaching seems a tad nepo... - TakethetrainKnute - 5:59pm 7/21/26
- To no one's surprise, just another way of saying "It wasn't my fault." - Clem - 10:59am 7/15/26
- …because Kelly isn’t a good coach and needs good assistants. But he’s so obnoxious, nobody wanted to - BaronVonZemo - 1:23am 7/15/26
  - Kelly's an excellent coach who was an awful fit in the SEC - Fisher01 - 5:46pm 7/16/26
  - “I want our fans to know, the Notre Dame fans, that I’m 100 percent supporting what they’re doing." - Hensou - 4:10pm 7/15/26
    - A loser trying to stand in the glow of others. [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 7:12pm 7/15/26
      - Hey BK, no statue for you. [NT] - ELP - 7:16pm 7/15/26
        
        At most, a small, purple faced lawn gnome near the Library bus stop… - BaronVonZemo - 9:56pm 7/15/26
        
        Where should I have Amazon ship? [IMAGE] - TakethetrainKnute - 8:46pm 7/16/26
        
        BK should have been asked by the ND media if he's aware of how Irish fans perceive him? [NT] - ELP - 11:43pm 7/15/26

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