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Newly promoted LSU head coach Ed Orgeron has received a five-year contract worth $3.5 million per year, according to NOLA.com:
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Newly-hired LSU coach Ed Orgeron will be paid $3.5 million per year on a five-year contract, a source close to LSU said Tuesday.

Orgeron, who was named LSU's permanent coach on Saturday, was recruiting Tuesday and could not be reached for comment. He guided LSU to a 5-2 mark as an interim coach and LSU finished the regular season 7-4 overall.
Former LSU head coach Les Miles was making $4.3 million per year when he was fired.

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frick that
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Steal of a deal
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Buy out? That's the important part
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I heard there was no buy out but i am not positive
84 months
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Alleva did the best he could do. That's the problem
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He would taken minimum wage and tips for the job. Could have used that money to replace Middleton Library.
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For the record, I love Coach O and the hire.
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5 years is way too long
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ping pong. you are right! should have given coach O 8 yrs contract because coach O and the lsu purple n gold tigers will beat that bama arse next season in 2017. you heard it here first i know what i am talking about. he will get the ball rolling. just sit back on your recliner and watch the wind pile on for coach Oeaux :)
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Not when the buyout is next to nothing.
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How do you expect a coach to recruit kids if he has a 2 or 3 year contract?
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You go O! Best coach for the job, because the job is shite.
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Too bad you hide behind a keyboard
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Seems like Coach O supporters are shite.
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