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Somewhat late to the dance on this but Plaschke's article on the "not firing" of Kelly is a searing indictment of Jarmond. It sure makes him come off like a mouth-breathing mirror-fogging moron. Also seems like there was an entire air battle over UCLA with banners both pro and con removing Kellster's hiney. Good news is that one of those costs around two large to get airborne. Excerpts below..

"Do you really want to praise the continuity of a program that, in Kelly’s six seasons, has had two winning records in the Pac-12, a 5-13 record against teams in the top 25, and only seven wins against teams that finished the season with winning records? The closer you look at Kelly’s 34-34 overall mark, the worse it gets.

"And do you really want to trumpet the stability of a program that ended this regular season sandwiching an inspirational win over USC with losses to Arizona State and California, two teams with a combined record of 9-15?

"After that USC victory, Jarmond responded to Kelly critics with a social media post that read, 'Read the room.'

"After the ensuing loss to Cal, a fan helped raise $2,060 to fly a banner over Westwood reading, 'Read the room — fire Chip Kelly.'

Article link here..

https://www.latimes.com/sports/ucla/story/2023-12-01/ucla-football-chip-kelly-martin-jarmond-explanation

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