Love him or hate him, Brian Kelly's arrival in Baton Rouge was absolutely electric, especially for those who followed along on social media. Whether it was his terrible accent, his famous dances with recruits, hitting the griddy with Justin Jefferson, or several other moments, Kelly's first year in Baton Rouge was a social media phenomenon.
The most viral Brian Kelly moments happened while on the recruiting trail when LSU hosted recruits on visits. The Tigers had a rotating platform to make social media clips for recruits where they'd pose with Brian Kelly. The moment went viral twice when LSU hosted recruits Danny Lewis and Walker Howard on visits as the moments went viral.
LSU coach Brian Kelly is dancing again — this time with TE target Danny Lewis.
— Rivals (@Rivals) January 29, 2022
Rate his dance moves 🕺👇
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The moment has lived on through the past three years as fans constantly posted the clips and talk about the moments. LSU decided to bring the moment to the next level by turning it into a bobblehead. On September 6th, fans in attendance for the LSU Tigers home opener against Louisiana Tech, the first 20,000 fans in attendance will receive a "Dancing Brian Kelly" bobblehead.
The promotion was announced by LSU's Director of Promotions and Gimmicks Bob Aprulfuls.
"We wanted to capture Coach Kelly’s energy, the passion, and, of course, the iconic dance move. So, we engineered a bobblehead that doesn’t just bobble—it grooves. Every time you shake it, it does that legendary recruiting dance. It’s like having a tiny, plastic Brian Kelly throwing it down in your living room. Frankly, it’s the most athletic bobblehead we’ve ever produced"Bob Aprulfuls
The bobblehead isn't your traditional bobblehead base of the platform will spin like the platform Kelly's recruiting video was filmed on. As the platform spins the bobblehead will play Callin' Baton Rouge also as is featured in Brian Kelly's recruiting videos.
If you haven’t figured it out by now, go book the date in your calendar but, look at today's date, Happy April Fools! While we’d love to see a Brian Kelly bobblehead with built-in dance moves (and honestly, LSU marketing should sell them benefiting LSU's NIL funding, this one is just a joke. But if enough Tiger fans demand it, who knows, maybe one day, we’ll actually see a tiny, plastic Coach Kelly grooving on shelves and desks everywhere. Until then, Geaux Tigers!