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This is probably not the news that LSU fans want to see based on the current state of the football program but Ed Orgeron ranks as the second-highest-paid coach in the country, according to the latest USA Today's 2021 coaching salary database.

Orgeron's total pay of $9,012,917.00 is second behind Nick Saban's $9,753,221.00.

Out of the Top-10 highest-paid coaches on the list, five are from SEC schools: Saban, Orgeron, Dan Mullen, Jimbo Fisher, and Kirby Smart.

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rpg3731 months
Inspiring to the mentally disabled population that one of their own makes over $750k per game watching others play football.
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LSUSkip31 months
At least he's won a national title. Shaw, Mullen and Riley have nothing to show for what they're being paid.
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CDawson31 months
Don't try and make sense to the rantard haters. It's time for O to go but that Natty is worth every penny that LSU has spent on him.
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ImBatman31 months
I could win a championship with that national title team, all I would have to do is stand on the sidelines, clap, and scream " Lets geaux " all night long............. Geaux Tigers!
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Broham31 months
That's embarrassing. Makes us look very stupid.
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Godfather131 months
I remember when people lost their shite over Emmert giving Saban $1.3 million.
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PUB31 months
Woodward should be held accountable. The extension was a couple of years too long and one ring does not equate to Saban level compensation.
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tigersquad8931 months
Be careful, a lot of idiots on here think Woodward is a god
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CDawson31 months
Amen. Easily the most overrated AD in all the land. Look at Jimbo's buyout! He is responsible for that, too.
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Foley22531 months
@CDawson, to be fair he is responsible for $75M of Jimbo's buyout...new Aggie AD extended him with $20M more in buyout
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tiger10931 months
There was never any reason to pay him that much or give him an extension this is where he wanted to be. Somebody needs their arse whipped!
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DeafVallyBatnR31 months
Unless his contract called for a raise after winning a Nation Championship.
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CDawson31 months
Leave it to Woodward to overpay on all phases of hires. Jimbo is happy, Bo is happy, Ed is happy and all of the new assistants are very satisfied.
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lsuohiofan31 months
So why did LSU pay him so much? To keep him? He is unproven in the long run at any HC job he has had! I see no issue paying these coaches good money, but performance should be where the big money is. NC=big check, 5 and 5 equal base money only. This year he should get less than base pay. He will never be a HC at any other major school and the people analyzing talent should have known that. It was a easy lazy hire with little thought.
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CDawson31 months
He is so unproven he is one of a small handful of active coaches with a Natty. Listen to yourself. You can hate all you want but without O LSU does not win it in 2019.
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jkylejohnson31 months
@cdawson. I could have “coached” LSU to the natty in 2019 with that talent and top notch coordinators.
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ImBatman31 months
jkylejohnson. I couldn't agree more.
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FLObserver31 months
LSU paying the most for Les or so it seems the last decade: Pelini, Miles, O , Matt Canada, S. Linehan. So much money for so little production. Why do we pay Coaches top dollar when no one else would even Give them half of what we gave them?
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Tiger4life580331 months
David Shaw & Gary Patterson confuse me way more than Ed O.
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YMCA31 months
He’s def overpaid, but at least he helped bring LSU a title. Hell, you could be Stanford. Also,
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LSUDAN131 months
Talk about a ROI. Once again Louisiana knows how to piss money away.
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jcaz31 months
We are paying for that Natty
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joe267931 months
You know scott is kicking himself for that....everyday!
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stewie31 months
And #1 on the list of overpaid coaches.
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Topo Chico31 months
Thanks, Woodward.
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ccomeaux31 months
We're paying 3m/win so far. Seems like a solid value.
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Tiger in Texas31 months
Jimbo's buyout is insane!!
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DeafVallyBatnR31 months
Have you seen Jimbos buyout? I have seen people saying he has no buyout recently.
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reauxl tigers31 months
David Shaw tho?
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Lebowski31 months
Not a good look for LSU
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PoppaD31 months
I'm a bit concerned Woodward is not as smart as yall claim. What a terrible contract to give to Coach O. Nobody was trying to steal O away so don't use that excuse.
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Gumbo131 months
Did Woodward give him the contract or Aleva?
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baobabtiger31 months
Wow. We are getting ripped off.
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