Keep it classy Purple Face. Player gets brain cancer and Kelly ghosts him. Classless
(no message)
Link: https://x.com/_mlfootball/status/1886987887306039487?s=46
Replies to: Keep it classy Purple Face. Player gets brain cancer and Kelly ghosts him. Classless
This can't possibly be the case, can it? Good Lord Almighty. It seems likely
that Kelly won't allow himself to get too close to kids for fear that he may shed tears when he leaves them--in the middle of the night. It's too emotional to be actual friends with these guys----gotta be all business all the time.
Dad says LSU one of the best schools in the country? Actually one of the worst in SEC
Just about any decent school is going to be what you make of it
LSU gives you plenty of opportunities. As long as you're willing to show up for class, listen to your professors, do the homework, etc., while taking a courseload that is actually going to give you the skills you need, then it's as good as place as any.
If, on the other hand, you don't go to class, don't do the homework, etc., then you'll fail, plain and simple.
I've worked with plenty of LSU grads in my time, and most of them are good, hard-working folks. LSU prepared them as well as just about any other school would have.
Now, if you just want to debate about which school just happens to have a larger percentage of the latter, who would fail out at any institution, then maybe your point has some validity, but in the end, that's on the student, not the institution.
I agree you have an opportunity at any institution, however ND seems to make it a priority.
(no message)
Agreed as well, but incoming students at ND have much better credentials
ND's bottom third of its students are going to have much better academic credentials than at most other places, especially when it comes to most state schools. The student populace tends to be a lot more uniform, since most folks at ND are generally going to be among the best of the best in their high school classes.
State schools will lower the bar for in-state students, especially for students who often times don't have any business going to college (not really a bad thing if you're willing to do hard work in a trade school).
The bottom half of students at ND vs some state school will definitely have a significant gap in terms of academic abilities.
That being said, you're also right, that ND has resources for its students that are easily among the best when it comes to career placement.
I've seen many a senior who barely squeaked by, go through ND's career placement, and actually get a very good entry level job offer. While it often times wasn't in the area of their majors, it was a good position that afforded many opportunities for advancement.
Andersen Consulting (now Accenture) back in the 90's had a very large presence on campus, and would hire just about any ND grad who was willing to learn, regardless of major or GPA, just as long as you were on track to graduate.
Sigma Chemicals (now Sigma Aldrich) also had a pretty good presence on campus back then, and would hire people with even a reasonable modicum of science courses in their course load, even if they weren't STEM majors.
In all fairness
The kid's family has filed a lawsuit against LSU. I'm pretty sure that LSU's legal team has told Brian Kelly not to contact the kid or talk about the case.
While this isn't the law, it's standard procedure in most civil cases.
Edit: I don't have a dog in this fight, and there's no love lost when it comes to Brian Kelly.
Here's one link to it.
Thats what i have always been told. Just walk away smiling because you can no longer talk to them
(no message)
Why I didn’t comment.
(no message)
Yep. Always happy to criticize Kelly…but I’ll stay outta this one…
(no message)
Didn’t PSU and Franklin have a legal issue with a former player where they kept their mouths shut
And it had to come from legal team.
We have no idea what’s going on behind the scenes.
Not one call from coaching staff since initial diagnosis. Not one.
There would have been no harm in calling and supporting him generically. Not calling hurts them even
more. Hospitals legal teams have caught on to this understanding in adverse events.
I am shocked that players and parents don’t see him for what he is as the evidence mounts.
Hilariously, the LSU boards are full Kelly support on this. They mischaracterize the criticism as the outside world “blaming Kelly yet again - this time for the player having a brain tumor” when in reality it is merely his lack of involvement and apparent disinterest with his players.
What about something like this:
Hi, Gregg, it's Coach K. There are lawyers now involved in your situation so I can't say anything about your case. I wish the very best for complete healing. Thank you for what you have done for our team. We love you.
Doing what the lawyers have told them.
(no message)
Weak cover. BK never called in period b4 suit was filed & b4 knowing of a malpractice claim
(no message)
Well ok, maybe lawyers told BK not to talk and it's eating him up inside to stay quiet..........
......trying to imagine that, trying.
I'd put my bet on Not Likely.
(no message)
He might care about the player….
(no message)
Very evident. Such compassion.
(no message)
As a life long Irish fan, I support this young man & wish him all the best.
(no message)
Me as well.
(no message)