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Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY Sports
In expected news, LSU and defensive coordinator Bo Pelini are parting ways after one season, according to multiple sources.

Pelini was hired on January 27, signing a three-year deal worth $2.3 million a year. He replaced former defensive coordinator Dave Aranda who was left for the head coach job at Baylor.

Pelini's buyout is about $5.2 million.

LSU's defense under Pelini struggled this season giving up an average of 34.9 points per game and 492 yards per game. The Tigers finished 2020 with a 5-5 record.

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Coach Zero should help pay for Poor Wennie's buyout. Zero make way too much and doesn't do much.
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Coach Zero blaming everyone else, except him, for poor season.
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Normally not a naysayer but the guys were clueless this year.
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How stupid to give his goofy arse a buyout
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Looks like we're gonna see a new Pellini Buyout fee on the ol' fee bill.
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I wish Sheppard had a little more coaching experience. I can see someone with a deeper relationship to LSU like him, as a Bradie James "field general" type guy, helping this program rediscover those days of shutdown defense.
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Is Bo going to be the new HC at the University of Bugtussle?
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This is fantastic news. Now make a better hire.
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Allison stokke
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Good riddance, the guy is cancer.
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Do people realize "buyouts" are really just the remainder of the contract? I feel like people think it's money on top of what he would make. It is pretty simple, if a coach signs $5 million contract for 5 years at $1 million per year, and is fired after one year, his buyout if $4 million. I don't get why people are so outraged over this. It sucks, yes, but this is the market. No football coach is signing non-guaranteed contracts lmao
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Why should he be paid 5 years of good work for 1 year of shitty work? Is anyone else going to give him that kind of money? If not, he isn’t worth it. That simple.
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Do you realize that contracts are rarely simple? Most schools do not simply agree to a buyout of the full amount. More often, this is negotiated. A coach with more leverage will get more of a buyout. What was Bo's leverage? That LSU agreed to whatever he wanted? Most initial contracts are a 50-75% buyout. For non-HCs, it's less. That Pelini would could the full amount is just horrible negotiation on LSU's part. Basically, they bent over and took it.
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These buyouts piss me off and this has been gets mega rich after one year of pitiful coaching
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"Pelini's buyout is about $5.2 million." - That's good work if you can get it! Or if an administration is just THAT stupid!
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"Pelini's buyout is about $5.2 million." Do I hear anybody saying "Pud dis un awn me"?
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Funds are gonna be scarce on paying the replacement. Let’s hope that O turns it around and finds a Joe Brady like deal. His job will depend on it.
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He gone 2022
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Guy should have never been given this type of Contract . this is on Woodard
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Agree, Woodward should be fired before Bo.
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Respeck Bo's decision!!!
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Thank God. Hopefully we bring a good DC in. GEAUX TIGERS!
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I wish I could get paid that much to suck at my job.
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So 7.5 million for the year. Not bad.
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