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After three seasons and no College Football Playoff appearances, pressure is mounting on Brian Kelly at LSU<\/a>. Former Tigers legend and ESPN analyst Booger McFarland thinks it\u2019s time Louisiana State gets back into the national title conversation.<\/p>\n Speaking on \u201cAndy and Ari On3\u201d McFarland had a blunt answer when asked about how a College Football Playoff game at Tiger Stadium would look like.<\/p>\n \u201cYou know what? I don\u2019t want to imagine it. I want to see it. That\u2019s what I text BK (Brian Kelly) all the time. Like, it\u2019s time, you know. I don\u2019t want to imagine,\u201d McFarland said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n <\/p>\n <\/template><\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u2022 <\/p>\n <\/template><\/p>\n \u201cEvery coach that comes to LSU, I tell them all the same thing. I\u2019m loyal to the three letters, not to you. So you \u2018re always going to get honesty from me because I am loyal to my program and loyal because I want to see those kids win and I want to see LSU be successful,\u201d McFarland added.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Brian Kelly left Notre Dame<\/a> to sign a 10-year, $95 million contract in 2021 with the Tigers. However, in his first three years at Baton Rouge, the Tigers have yet to make the College Football Playoff. They played for the SEC Championship in 2022 but lost handily to Georgia, 50-30.<\/p>\n Kelly and the Tigers finished the 2024 season with a 9-4 record, defeating the Baylor Bears 44-31 in the Texas Bowl. Despite losing some talent, the Tigers will have quarterback Garrett Nussmeier back and are ranked first in 247Sports’ transfer portal rankings.<\/p>\n Brian Kelly\u2019s departure from Notre Dame was a controversial topic. Yet, the current LSU Tigers\u2019 head coach had no issue telling CBS Sports that he will be rooting for the Fighting Irish in the National Championship Game.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m happy for all those guys, I pull for them,\u201d Kelly told CBS Sports\u2019 Brandon Marcello. \u201cA lot of the guys there that are on both sides of the ball, I recruited. Obviously I want to see those guys win it all, and I think they\u2019re in a great position. Totally excited for those guys.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Fans reacted strongly<\/a> to Kelly\u2019s remarks. One issue is that when Kelly left South Bend<\/a> for LSU he said he wanted to go to \u201can environment where I have the resources to win a national championship.\u201d<\/p>\n While Kelly and the Tigers haven\u2019t made it to the CFP in three years, the Fighting Irish will play Ohio State for the national title on Monday night.<\/p>\n During his 11-year stint as Notre Dame’s head coach, Kelly had some competitive teams. Most notably, the Irish made it to the Championship Game after an undefeated 2012 season. However, they were crushed 42-14 by Alabama.<\/p>\n![\"march](\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/skm\/assets\/march-madness-logo.png\"){kind=logo}
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