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Brian Kelly is getting savagely trolled for his “new” accent.
The new LSU football coach addressed fans at the Tigers’ Wednesday night basketball game. A portion of Kelly’s address is now going viral on Twitter. In the 41-second clip, Kelly appears to be trying to speak in a Southern accent.
Brian Kelly making his welcome speech at halftime of the Ohio/LSU basketball game tonight. pic.twitter.com/Jk3bjAvrh8
— Mike Bundt (@Mike_Bundt) December 2, 2021
SEC Twitter got plenty of laughs at Kelly’s failed attempt to sound Southern. Here’s a small sample of the hilarious responses to the clip:
https://t.co/AuTVc90hap pic.twitter.com/s1BOAwnHWw
— Brian Stultz (@brianjstultz) December 3, 2021
https://t.co/1xwYa8HwUu pic.twitter.com/r5rOK1L1Ur
— Karen Howell (@karenehowell) December 3, 2021
This makes my southern accent sound good…
…and my southern accent is abysmal https://t.co/blV2HustQR
— Mikey McNuggets (@MikeLucasTV) December 3, 2021
What is this?! https://t.co/dsIFx0OeVn
— Nick de la Torre (@delatorre) December 3, 2021
Brian Kelly eats *one* bowl of red beans and rice and starts talkin’ like ‘is pic.twitter.com/lFjTzOSTrG
— Outsider (@outsider) December 3, 2021
Brian Kelly essentially watched Foghorn Leghorn as a kid and said I’m gonna go with that. https://t.co/DSjQBhNkPA
— John Nabors (@JohnNaborsShow) December 3, 2021
/swishes glass
I detect faint hints of Dusty Rhodes https://t.co/0tGFk3D0gh
— Brandon Marcello (@bmarcello) December 3, 2021
Wonder how many times he rehearsed the accent https://t.co/H5L8gjwA0W
— zach ragan (@zachTNT) December 3, 2021
Brian Kelly is fitting right in at LSU. ?
Like this when you hear it. ?
? @Mike_Bundt
pic.twitter.com/6w9FYTekmY— The Sporting News (@sportingnews) December 3, 2021
Brian Kelly hasn’t even been in the SEC three days and he’s starting to sound like The American Dream Dusty Rhodes? https://t.co/hNivpewGei
— Bruce Feldman (@BruceFeldmanCFB) December 3, 2021
https://twitter.com/UFBarstool/status/1466596234592804868
Brian Kelly’s final form pic.twitter.com/b5kb0yxU9n
— Dan Wolken (@DanWolken) December 3, 2021
Brian Kelly show up to SEC Media days like this or be found out pic.twitter.com/ynBNC18XxV
— Bunkie Perkins (@BunkiePerkins) December 3, 2021
1 day at LSU Brian Kelly has developed a southern accent pic.twitter.com/ct8PUpcEEE
— Pardon My Take (@PardonMyTake) December 3, 2021
Brian Kelly after one day in Louisiana pic.twitter.com/WpWToDhMrv
— Michael Katz (@MichaelLKatz) December 3, 2021
https://twitter.com/hihello247/status/1466598851805016069
When in the Bayou ? https://t.co/mlT43hhTAr
— Adam Rittenberg (@ESPNRittenberg) December 3, 2021
Kelly, 60, was born in Everett, Massachusetts. He stayed in Massachusetts to go to Assumption College, where he played linebacker.
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