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Given that coaching hires are such a crap shoot...
Posted on 11/8/25 at 10:59 am
Posted on 11/8/25 at 10:59 am
...why throw such crazy amounts of money at them? Why play a guy like Kiffin the money that it would take to get him to leave Ole Miss?
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Posted on 11/8/25 at 11:00 am to New Money
Dilly dilly
Posted on 11/8/25 at 11:01 am to New Money
Agreed. Hires should be a 3 year deal, max. Produce or its on to the next roll of the dice.
This post was edited on 11/8/25 at 11:02 am
Posted on 11/8/25 at 11:06 am to New Money
if the cheap guy lost, you'd say "why aren't we spending money on a good coach!!???"
Posted on 11/8/25 at 11:09 am to Lester Earl
I think the model of having a "head coach" is quite antiquated.
Posted on 11/8/25 at 11:10 am to Tiger Ryno
I agree, i think they should just use a different volunteer each week for free
Posted on 11/8/25 at 11:10 am to New Money
This, coming from the UGA fan with the highest paid coach.
Imagine UGA under paying Kirby and letting another program pick him up.
Imagine UGA under paying Kirby and letting another program pick him up.
Posted on 11/8/25 at 11:13 am to jrodLSUke
Smart wasn't the highest-paid coach until he won two championships.
Posted on 11/8/25 at 11:17 am to New Money
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guy like Kiffin the money that it would take to get him to leave Ole Miss?
Florida would rather win the press conference than be serious about winning.
Posted on 11/8/25 at 11:41 am to OleVaught14
We just had a coach who came for money,how did that work out.Get a coach who wants to be here who is driven to be the best.DONT let these agents play play you to get raises at their current schools.
Posted on 11/8/25 at 11:57 am to New Money
Values for coaches are set by a combination of the market and their current contract.
Posted on 11/8/25 at 12:01 pm to mdomingue
Value is set by what someone is willing to pay.
Posted on 11/8/25 at 12:01 pm to Lester Earl
Hire someone to sit on the sideline and scroll on this site. We’ll have a game thread and a coach thread where you can go post playcalls, formations, substitutions, etc.
Use the money you saved by not hiring a coach for NIL.
Use the money you saved by not hiring a coach for NIL.
Posted on 11/8/25 at 12:13 pm to New Money
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Value is set by what someone is willing to pay.
And what somebody is willing to accept. If LSU wants a coach in demand, the contract will reflect the value set by what the market is willing to pay.
Posted on 11/8/25 at 12:15 pm to New Money
The middle ground is to do your homework and make the best hire you can at a good price/contract for the program. Both things can be taken into consideration.
Posted on 11/8/25 at 12:32 pm to mdomingue
Huge contracts with buyouts are a gamble; so, gamble on an up and comer and use that money stuff that isn't such a gamble.
Posted on 11/8/25 at 12:54 pm to Lester Earl
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if the cheap guy lost, you'd say "why aren't we spending money on a good coach!!???"
I don't think anyone has a problem with winners getting paid. It's the guarantees that pay BK and Jimbo tens of millions for failure that we find obscene.
Posted on 11/8/25 at 12:56 pm to New Money
It's the only way you get coaches to leave. Kelly would have never left ND if LSU just matched his salary and length. Schools have to woo coaches away with either more money or longer terms.
Posted on 11/8/25 at 12:59 pm to uptowntiger84
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It's the only way you get coaches to leave. Kelly would have never left ND if LSU just matched his salary and length. Schools have to woo coaches away with either more money or longer terms.
So, is LSU better off for hiring BK at such a price, or would it have been any worse off by hiring someone for much less money?
Posted on 11/9/25 at 5:42 am to New Money
Hindsight is always 20/20. LSU went out and bought a coach from a storied program that has the most wins for an active coach. No one saw Kelly leaving ND. It looked like a pretty safe bet that Kelly could come in and right the ship that O left sinking like the titanic. Which he did but other things were suboptimal. In a very short time the game passed Kelly by. The SEC gauntlet and NIL were the final nail in his coffin.
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