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Report: LSU, OC Matt Canada In Final Stages Of Settlement Negotiations To Split

by Staff Reporter

January 4, 201861 Comments

Derick E. Hingle-USA TODAY Sports

Ross Dellenger with The Advocate is reporting that LSU officials and offensive coordinator Matt Canada are in the final stages of settlement negotiations to cut-ties with each other after just one season.

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The nature of the separation and its legal standing are being reviewed by university leaders, and a final outcome is expected by the end of the weekend. Officials on both sides – the university and Canada’s agent, Pete Roussel – are in deliberations regarding the hefty buyout tied to Canada’s contract.

The highest paid offensive coordinator in college football last year, Canada signed a three-year deal in December of 2016 paying him $1.5 million in salary. The school owes him about $3.3 million to buy out the final two years of the deal. The program can pay the $3.3 million in monthly installments over the life of the contract, through 2020. The amount is mitigated with any future salary Canada receives from another job.

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Lexman1•76 months

Until LSU issues an official statement, nothing is final. However, I have no animosity towards this man. It didn’t work out. No big deal. Not everyone gets along in the workplace. It happens. With the talent we will have any decent coordinator should have a great offense! I really don’t see this as a problem. If, in fact, it is true.

chalupa•76 months

I have no ill will towards Canada. It didn't work for whatever reason. I personally believe he was handcuffed. On the flip side, if I'm Alleva, I tell O, you better make it work. You hand picked him and we paid him top dollar. Figure it out.

Gumbo1•76 months

CEO picked him and LSU paid Canada top dollar. CEO should take some of his own salary to pay off what is owed to Canada. One Team, One Heartbeat, One Wallet! GEAUX TIGERS!!!

alumni95•76 months

Talent? like how we’re losing starting QB, only 2 RB’s w/ significant playing time, top 2 WR’s, top H-back, and potentially 1-2 on the o-line?

semperfitolsu•76 months

Go get Kendall Briles, NOW!!!

Geauxmbo•76 months

Aranda mess has been finalized it’ll be great to close this chapter as well. Stay or leave just get on with it.

Geauxin off•76 months

I'm seeing more and more that these coordinators are signing these contracts with the buyout being their top priority. Take the job, earn the one year salary, get bought out and collect a check moving on to the gig you really wanted. Make him an offer Ags

SoulGlo•76 months

LSU needs to put a Neymar-esque buyout on coordinators so if any school comes calling they have to pay through the nose.

SoulGlo•76 months

So he wanted to leave but we have to buy him out? If he wants to stay, frick Alleva for all this mess.

STRIPES•76 months

He didn't want to leave. He is being let go. Aleva didnt cause anything.

Spankum•76 months

Doesn't sound to me like Canada has any choice in the matter...

jeff70121•76 months

He's obviously going to coach again, perhaps this season. Why not just let him find another gig and offset the monthly. Unless he already has another job and that's why they're negotiating a buyout.

Spankum•76 months

Based on the original post, it looks like that is what they are doing: "The amount is mitigated with any future salary Canada receives from another job."

Load Toad•76 months

Bad move, no coaches should be let go after 1 yr.

1 Call•76 months

I definitely agree!

Lexman1•76 months

Unless it’s mutual.

BigTimer23•76 months

@Lexman1 Why is it so difficult for you to admit O botched this one? When you get to hand pick your guy with money not being a factor, and then he’s gone after one season, that reflects very poorly on you. I’m sure Canada is a total malcontent, but that should be something you find out in the vetting process about a guy who has been at 5 schools in 7 years

David Duvall•76 months

We should pay Canada out of O’s salary

BigPerm30•76 months

And let Aranda take over. It’s such an easy fix.

DingLeeBerry•76 months

"The amount is mitigated with any future salary Canada receives from another job." So in theory, some team could pick him up for minimum wage and LSU would still owe him over $3.2 million?

takemking•76 months

I have no ill will towards LSU moving on. There are better OC options out there and the offense saw improvements which I attribute more to the improvement of Danny Etling than anything else. My concern is how this effects the players from a learning standpoint. Continually having to learn new playbooks is detrimental to the development of our offensive scheme...Praying for a great OC hire that we can keep a few years.

Lexman1•76 months

You make a good point. And to that end, wouldn’t it make sense to promote someone such as Ensminger or Raymond who already know Canada’s offense? Thereby eliminating the need to learn a new system. Not to mention save a boat load of money to get ready to give Aranda another extension next year when someone else comes calling. Just saying.

BigTimer23•76 months

Are you honestly making a justification for promoting within for the guy whose whole head coach pitch was based around hiring the best coordinators in the country on both sides of the ball?

BigTimer23•76 months

@Lexman1

Jimmy2shoes•76 months

do those negotiations sound like "pay me the 3 million you owe me?". That's what I would say.

Lexman1•76 months

Alumni95, if you question the talent on offense, you haven’t been paying attention to our recruiting class this year. #1WR in the nation, WR transfer from Texas Tech, TE/H-Back from Fla., RB Curry&Provens, Top 2 Juco OL(Including #1 Traore),plus 3 Top OL recruits, returning experienced OL starters, and QB’s Brennan & Narcisse! And we still have 4 spots left on NSD! I don’t know what kind of talent you’re looking for, maybe NFL, I guess!

Eauxld Geauxld•76 months

Mic drop!

alumni95•76 months

I’ve seen it all, and to date everything you’ve listed is still UNPROVEN talent in the SEC.

lsucoonass•76 months

Not surprised He'll go anywhere for a paycheck and no long term commitments

TaderSalad•76 months

I hope that if we're doing this for O and buying out Canada that there was at least a catch. Maybe reduce O's buyout to nothing after this season. But we talking about Alleva, so, O probably gets an extension after all of this.

TigerFan55555•76 months

this is actually what im hoping for as well, some of this money should be coming from O's contract or his buyout, this was his foul up..

Vood•76 months

How is there any negotiation? If they want to fire him, they should pay him. If I were Canada, I would say pay me what the contract states or I am going to work on offense.

Lexman1•76 months

Sounds to me like Canada wants out, if this is true. Still haven’t heard anything official.

TigerFan55555•76 months

i agree, id say kiss my arse, give me my money.. he was hired to run the offense with no meddling, orgeron meddled. this is his foul up... hell id make orgeron pay half the buyout from his own salary.. oregeron better realize its not his team.. hes just the figure head..

toothfxr92•76 months

Yep...Ensminger will be the new OC...Ogeron wants to run a pro style offense with power running and play action passing..Les would be proud of new (Wink Wink)offense

Gumbo1•76 months

CEO is making a mistake. He should have swallowed his pride. Hope we get a good OC. GEAUX TIGERS!!!

SoulGlo•76 months

If this is about O's pride, he has officially thrown away my support.

TigerFan55555•76 months

its definately about his pride, always has been..

cypresstiger•76 months

After reading the 2012 story from Wisconsin, it sounds like everywhere he's been Canada has wanted to be the head coach instead of "just" OC. He should look for a lower tier HC job and see how that goes.

coachw•76 months

Not a fan. Finished below where a lot of Cam Cameron offenses finished!!! That's not the company you want to be in!!!

1 Call•76 months

This is financially a very poor decision! Canada clearly had success offensively in his first year. LSU offensive production against Alabama, was better than last years. And was better than Alabama's offense. So they are paying Cam Cameron, Les Miles, Stands just received another big contract! Oberon, and now Canada. And I believe I am missing another coach. But this is a financial Mess!!!

1 Call•76 months

Damn spell check! *Aranda, *Ogeron

Lexman1•76 months

Sure it is. But it’s LSU football! A multi billion dollar business. This is a drop in the bucket for these guys. Not saying I agree or disagree, but Taf can afford it!

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