The Superdome was delivered after the most astonishing coaching hire in LSU football history.
The LSU football team took the field Sunday with fireworks worthy of Pink Floyd. On LSU's first play from scrimmage, Daniels ran for 25 yards.
TheTigers flamed out
The opener to the Kelly era was a dud as LSU lost to Florida State.
The game ended when Brown blocked the extra point.
It's the worst part for LSU. LSU had a chance to prevail due to the gaffes of the FSU and Norvell. Last year's team that suffered a losing record for the first time in over a decade couldn't take advantage.
In his first year at LSU, Nick Saban won 8 games. If Kelly reaches that mark, there will be a lot of work to be done by the tigers.
Daniels' second-half yardage gave reason for optimism. He led a 99-yard touchdown drive that ended in a protection failure on the extra point.
The extra point was being blocked. It's just execution, something so simple that we practice everyday.
Daniels, who was consulting with a nutritionist on the sideline during the decisive kick, learned of the result from the crowd. It's disappointing.
Apropos.
LSU's offensive line, its special teams and its secondary were problematic.
The tigers didn't try to establish a run game and Daniels spent a lot of the game running from trouble. LSU's defense looked pedestrian compared to FSU's pass rush. Dellinger had bad snaps.
FSU blocked a field goal. There was a 31 yard punt. Nabers did not return two punts.
On third downs, LSU's secondary was tortured by the Florida State quarterback.
I need to keep going.
LSU's top offensive weapon became a problem. Daniels threw a perfect ball against tight 1-on-1 coverage, but he couldn't catch it. Daniels threw the ball to Boutte as the wide receiver ran towards the goal line, but Boutte wasn't paying attention and the ball went off his body Boutte dropped two passes and finished his gaffes.
Before defensive tackle Maason Smith injured his leg after a first-quarter play, there was talk of Kelly instilling more discipline to the team. Ali was thrown out for targeting. FSU scored on a reverse flea flicker pass. Ontario Wilson scored on a 39-yard touchdown after LSU's safety pursued the reverse. There were multiple penalties on the same play.
Ed Orgeron replaced Kelly on the sideline, and the Tigers looked a lot worse for wear.
Norvell tried to get LSU to win. His decision to go for fourth down instead of a chip-shot field goal cost him the game.
Florida State fans had to hold their breath at the end of the second half. LSU's line parted so that Brown could block the extra point.
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The call for patience at LSU would be meaningless after Florida upset Utah.
Kelly has the most accomplished resume of any LSU hires. He doesn't try to temper the huge expectations he faces.
Following his hire, Kelly said he would start putting together the next national championship football team at Louisiana State. The standard is that It's the expectation.
Take the first step. The defender is being blocked in front of him by a linemen.
The success of the Kelly era won't be determined by this first game, which is lucky, because there was little worth remembering about a debut that went up in smoke
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LSU fires out spectacularly in Brian Kelly's debut.
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