Minutes after LSU surrendered 178 rushing yards to Nicholls State, Brian Kelly walked up to the podium and delivered a message that was not born out of frustration.

"I thought they played their tails off. They were physical," LSU's coach said after the Tigers struggled to dominate the Colonels in their home-opener a season ago. "You could tell how much it meant to those young men to play here in Tiger Stadium and have a chance to play LSU."

LSU won the game 44-21, but it had been a poor performance against an inferior opponent, much like the lackluster outing Kelly's team had on Saturday against Louisiana Tech.

But this time around, instead of complimenting the opponent first or simply saying that LSU needed to improve, Kelly's tone was markedly different.

He was frustrated, and

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