re: It needed to be done. I don't get why today? And why keep him around?

agreed its a strange turn of events

the way i see it is maybe this:

i think the agreement was he gets to coach the rest of the year at full pay and then gets a partial buyout as agreed

this is so he can try to save his reputation and his W/L record enough to find another job somewhere

i can see his narcistic arse thinking this is his best way out and he can use his time left to show he should get another job somewhere

i see no other reason to let him stay here the rest of the season, it cant help LSU in any way to have him stay here so it has to be to help him and was the key for him to walk away