Not many coaches know how to get under the skin of opposing fans and players quite like Brian Kelly does. Whether he means to or not, Kelly has been providing Clemson football with bulletin board material left and right, taking shots at the Death Valley moniker that both programs use.
During SEC Media Day, he spoke about how he believed that the real Death Valley is in Baton Rouge and LSU is just letting Clemson borrow the nickname.
Some fans took exception to those comments even if he may have been slightly facetious, but Peter Woods made sure to take note of the quote on X. When the players start hearing these quotes, that's bad news for Kelly and the Tigers.
But he seemingly doesn't care.
Kelly spoke at the Baton Rouge Rotary Club on Wednesday, according to TigerNet, and took yet another shot at Clemson, calling Memorial Stadium "Death Valley Jr." just a week after saying everything else about where the "real" Death Valley is located.
It may have been a comment made in a joking manner that he probably didn't think would make it public, but they've been documented and you just know the Tigers aren't going to take them lightly.
Kelly went on to say that this is the best roster he's ever had at LSU and his guys are ready to chase a championship. It would be so satisfying if Clemson is able to punch LSU in the mouth early and run away with a blowout win in the opener to really humble Kelly and hand him his annual season-opening loss.
A little over a month until that happens, folks.