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Report: Brian Kelly Has Rejected Two Settlement Offers From LSU

by Staff Reporter

November 10, 202584 Comments

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The Advocate has reported that former LSU head coach Brian Kelly has rejected two buyout offers from the University, and his attorney his requesting the $54 million he is owed from his contract. Per ESPN:

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According to documents obtained by the Baton Rouge Advocate, former LSU athletic director Scott Woodward offered Kelly a lump-sum payment of $25 million on the day he was fired. Woodward also offered to remove the mitigation language in Kelly's contract, which would have reduced the buyout amount if he coached again.

LSU executive deputy athletic director Julie Cromer later increased the settlement offer to $30 million in two payments, according to the documents.

Kelly, who had a 34-14 record at LSU, rejected both offers, according to the report.

In a Nov. 5 letter to new LSU athletic director Verge Ausberry and Board of Supervisors member John Carmouche, Kelly's attorneys said they want university officials to confirm by 6 p.m. ET Monday that the school intends to "fulfill its contractual obligation" to pay Kelly the "full liquidated damages."

"Absent this written confirmation by that date, Coach Kelly will pursue all available legal remedies," the letter said.

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toratiger•2 days

Ok, give him a mop and a broom make him the highest paid janitor for the rest of the contract.
5 days a week /8 hours a day.

RicardoGrande69•2 days

Yes, let him stay on with title head coach, but not do any coaching.

go ta hell ole miss•2 days

This would work wonders for us trying to recruit our next coach. Doesn’t give off unstable vibes at all.

toratiger•2 days

If the next head coach fricks up as bad as BK........we may as well head to the Sun belt.
BK has made Tulane the best football team in Louisiana.

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A_Rational_Tiger_Fan•2 days

Why would he take anything less?

OGTiger•2 days

It’s not about taking less (think Net Present Value). If he wants to wait (8) years to get the $50 million AND fulfill HIS contractural obligation to mitigate, then fine. But, he’s getting bad advice if he thinks LSU is writing him a $50 million check.

El Jefe de Tu Mama•2 days

He can get 30 now, or have to mitigate and deal with market factors and inflation, etc eating into his future payments. If he takes the 30, he can then go get a new job and there is no offset.

Black n Gold•2 days

If net present value in this situation favors Kelly, why would LSU offer it?

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62Tigerfan•2 days

LSU has no leg to stand on. They have mo one else to blame but themselves. You can put it all on Woodward if you want. But the reality is that people a lot higher up than Woodward were in on this debacle.

bdavids09•2 days

Yep Woodward basically gave him a blank check

Martini•2 days

No. The power money told Woodward get him for whatever it takes. Just like the oil money at A&M told him get Jimbo with whatever it takes. And now they are the the quiet ones. Woody knows the game-he’s the face and there has to be someone to take the bullets and it’s him and he is and always has been aware of it. But for anyone to think he just whipped out a checkbook and signed $100m without anyone else behind it is just dumb.

LSUnation78•2 days

Its a negotiation. His lawyers job is to ask for most possible. Eventually they’ll land somewhere south of that figure

Philzilla2k•2 days

Why, he has a contract.

sabbertooth•2 days

It is a shame that there weren’t some minimal performance standards in his contract. He clearly wasn’t performing up to minimal expectations.
I agree to make him come to work every day at lsu. Even if mopping floors. Huge mistake to fire him and not give him a demotion.

Tigers4Lyfe•2 days

I'm sure there was clause in the contract about demotion. Not happening. He was signed on the be the LSU head coach. So was going to be that or be fired.

how333•2 days

Such a fraud. To keep from being "found out", he promoted from within and didn't allow former players to interact/visit the team. He's a pro at keeping his fake image intact.

Shaq4prez•2 days

woodward did this, which is why his departure was needed. he ruined football and basketball by trying to "save" football. the irony..........

jrctiger84•2 days

So you think Woodward had the lone approval power to pay Brian Kelly 50 million dollars???? You know not what you speak my friend. That decision was made by people way above Woodward !!!!

CjNola75•2 days

He should owe the university $$$ with that mess of an offense that he left behind! Shame on BK!!!!

ABTigah•1 day

Everyone told us that he was an insufferable prick with no people skills. Now we know that firsthand. The dude mailed it in and didn’t do the work necessary to compete in the SEC. Lazy hire of a lazy coach.

AlGoldenDomer•1 day

I believe those could have been my exact words...insufferable prick with no people skills

DaleGribblesMower•2 days

Morality clause

LSUNV•1 day

BK didn’t do his job. He failed! These coaching contracts need to be reigned in now that NIL is in play.

LSUsince74•2 days

Wow, LSU should've kept Coaxh O, at least he was from here and could recruit S. La. At least the players did wanna play for the man.

JackieTreehorn•2 days

And he talked the same too. Perfect fit

jizzle6609•1 day

He's a miserable fruit picker that should've never been considered to come to a program like this. End of story.

GumboJoe•2 days

As said before, follow the money trail and read the contract. In Louisiana an employee, after being fired, is entitled to ALL monies owed him to be remitted to him within three days or notwithstanding he will receive one days full wages every day it is not paid. However, I'm sure BK's contract defeated this issue, ergo, one should only look at the crappy deal whomever wrote that pos contract.....lawyers involved should be exposed!

Russianblue•2 days

This is why a contract is only as good as the person on the other end. And why you never want a sign a contract w the Rant.

otowntiger•2 days

Wow. What an awful mess that stupid contract prepared by Woodward caused.

henrew•1 day

What a pathetic soul. Get the f..... out of Louisiana and get your dumba......... back up north where they can live with your stupid self. No integrity whatsoever. Give the money back. You didn't do your job well enough to earn it. You were fired for malfeasance in your coaching duties.

PGAOLDBAWNevahBroke•1 day

So many of yall were praising his fake goodbye letter, shows how easy it is to fool the masses.

BTRDD•2 days

This MF'er should be ashamed for what he did (or didn't do) for this team. Now he's going to fk LSU a second time.

LSU Tiger Eyes•2 days

I can't wait for the day where this MoFo's name is not mentioned!

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