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So is Woodward our main pipeline to the BIG money people?
Posted on 10/29/25 at 9:29 am
Posted on 10/29/25 at 9:29 am
I’ve got my issues with the guy, but the more I’m seeing seems to indicate this might actually be the case.
Could that, or should that, have a bearing on what we do or don’t do with him?
Could that, or should that, have a bearing on what we do or don’t do with him?
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Posted on 10/29/25 at 9:31 am to Y.A. Tittle
I think most of the big donors are LSU Football fans, not Woodward fans.
They may like the guy, but they’d still be fans of LSU Football without him
They may like the guy, but they’d still be fans of LSU Football without him
Posted on 10/29/25 at 9:33 am to Y.A. Tittle
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Could that, or should that, have a bearing on what we do or don’t do with him?
If it’s the case, it should absolutely have a bearing on what decisions are made. Would you want to alienate your largest donors?
I think some simple conversations could clarify if that would be the case, though.
This post was edited on 10/29/25 at 9:35 am
Posted on 10/29/25 at 9:34 am to Y.A. Tittle
Austin Thomas is great at fundraising as well. Woody isnt the only guy that can do it.
And lets remember that the governor arranged this firing + buyout among the billionaire boosters at the aTm game. Woody was kept out of the loop.
Todd Graves and the one that wanted to be anonymous on this but everyone knows who it is were both at the game...
And lets remember that the governor arranged this firing + buyout among the billionaire boosters at the aTm game. Woody was kept out of the loop.
Todd Graves and the one that wanted to be anonymous on this but everyone knows who it is were both at the game...
Posted on 10/29/25 at 9:34 am to JimTiger72
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I think most of the big donors are LSU Football fans, not Woodward fans.
They may like the guy, but they’d still be fans of LSU Football without him
I'm of the opinion, and I could be wrong, that the wrong AD will turn more people off to giving than the right AD will turn people on. Woodward is good at fundraising, some would say out of necessity because he spends like a drunken sailor.
Posted on 10/29/25 at 9:35 am to jcole4lsu
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Austin Thomas is great at fundraising as well. Woody isnt the only guy that can do it.
Austin Thomas is a Woodward guy.
If we hire Lane then I’m not worried, but if we bring in a new AD then Thomas could very well be collateral damage.
Posted on 10/29/25 at 9:36 am to JimTiger72
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I think most of the big donors are LSU Football fans, not Woodward fans.
They may like the guy, but they’d still be fans of LSU Football without him
Never, ever underestimate the power of great salesmanship. You can have the greatest product in the world, but connections, and relationships are ultra important to the art of separating money from people’s wallets.
Joe Dean royally sucked at it and LSU suffered greatly under his leadership.
Posted on 10/29/25 at 9:42 am to DeathByTossDive225
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Austin Thomas is a Woodward guy.
If we hire Lane then I’m not worried, but if we bring in a new AD then Thomas could very well be collateral damage.
Thomas is widely considered the best GM in college football. Hes going nowhere unless poached for a considerable raise.
Posted on 10/29/25 at 9:45 am to jcole4lsu
That’s assuming this process plays out rationally, but yes I would hope that’s the case.
Posted on 10/29/25 at 10:02 am to jcole4lsu
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the one that wanted to be anonymous on this but everyone knows who it is
I don't know who it is. Maybe I'm just out of the loop. Care to share a name?
Posted on 10/29/25 at 10:07 am to Y.A. Tittle
It’s likely that Woodward is the most connected person between business, politics, and athletics in the state of Louisiana.
Yes it should have a huge bearing and it’s 100% foolish to think he’s a throwaway dummy like Alleva.
Yes it should have a huge bearing and it’s 100% foolish to think he’s a throwaway dummy like Alleva.
Posted on 10/29/25 at 10:09 am to Y.A. Tittle
Your ONLY issue with the guy is that he hired football coaches that haven’t worked out both of which had excellent résumé’s and knowledge of football.
Posted on 10/29/25 at 10:10 am to Y.A. Tittle
No, Landry is
Posted on 10/29/25 at 10:10 am to DBG
I certainly think there are a lot more considerations at play with these things than there were 10 or even 5 years ago.
Posted on 10/29/25 at 10:10 am to DeathByTossDive225
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Austin Thomas is a Woodward guy.
Did you forget when OM/Lane poached Thomas from us?
Posted on 10/29/25 at 10:24 am to Y.A. Tittle
A winning LSU football program as our main pipeline to the big money people.
Posted on 10/29/25 at 10:28 am to SlidellCajun
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Your ONLY issue with the guy is that he hired football coaches that haven’t worked out both of which had excellent résumé’s and knowledge of football.
Don’t speak for me.
Posted on 10/29/25 at 10:32 am to Y.A. Tittle
Lol no. Big money donors aren't giving millions to LSU just because it's Woodward asking them. I'd bet those guys have access to anyone at the university at any time that they want.
Posted on 10/29/25 at 3:33 pm to LSBoosie
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Big money donors aren't giving millions to LSU just because it's Woodward asking them.
No one is saying that. But here are the facts:
The final 5 years of Joe Alleva, donations to TAF went as followed:
2014- $50,249,636
2015- $50,969,750
2016- $48,063,861
2017- $45,361,183
2018- $43,979,014
The next 4 years under Woodward, excluding 2020-21 for Covid, 2025 isn’t available yet:
2019- $46,875,945
2022- $66,853,005
2023- $67,955,487
2024- $69,287,075
Posted on 10/29/25 at 4:53 pm to DBG
Yeah I’m not saying he’s not a good fundraiser. Also those numbers correlate pretty closely to when he handed out a $100 million contract and hiring the most expensive coordinators is CFB.
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