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Explain to me why Kelly would take a reduced buyout?

Posted on 11/9/25 at 5:29 pm
Posted by Tiger1242
Member since Jul 2011
33035 posts
Posted on 11/9/25 at 5:29 pm
We owe him $54 million why would he take less?
Posted by idlewatcher
Planet Arium
Member since Jan 2012
91727 posts
Posted on 11/9/25 at 5:30 pm to
“I’m open to a negotiated buyout”

His words. Now of course he’s backtracking like the b*tch he is
Posted by Filmat11
Anytown USA
Member since Sep 2011
619 posts
Posted on 11/9/25 at 5:31 pm to
To either get a lump sum or to free him to coach somewhere else.
Posted by barry
Location, Location, Location
Member since Aug 2006
51267 posts
Posted on 11/9/25 at 5:31 pm to
1) you get it upfront and net present value of money means take less now

2) if he’s going to take another job he can end up making more money than the money he has left on his deal alone
Posted by Tigers0918
Member since Feb 2020
1666 posts
Posted on 11/9/25 at 5:31 pm to
He has a clause that he has to look for work and make as much as possible. We would then owe him the difference of the $10 million per year we owe him and what he makes elsewhere.

If he settles for say $30 million, we can take that clause away. This means if he goes and makes $8 million somewhere else, the payout from LSU is no longer reduced. It also means he can retire if he wanted.
Posted by AscensionTiger
Prairieville, LA
Member since Jun 2004
4395 posts
Posted on 11/9/25 at 5:32 pm to
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We owe him $54 million why would he take less?


The 54 million is monthly payments. If he plans to coach again, negotiating a lump sum might would be smart since the LSU buyout is reduced by his new salary.
Posted by ultratiger89
Houston, Tx
Member since Aug 2007
3594 posts
Posted on 11/9/25 at 5:33 pm to
Why do you care? It’s none of your business
Posted by medtiger
Member since Sep 2003
21935 posts
Posted on 11/9/25 at 5:33 pm to
That $54M is going to be paid in monthly installments through the end of his contract term and is mitigated by whatever job he gets in the future. If he gets a lump sum of some number he is satisfied with and gets the mitigation clause waived, he could get that money from LSU plus make more money in a new job (coaching, media, etc).
Posted by Gings5
Member since Jul 2016
10594 posts
Posted on 11/9/25 at 5:33 pm to
If he wants to coach again then it makes sense. If we pay him the full amount in the agreed upon installments, it’s offset by whatever he makes at his new job.
Posted by ApexTiger
cary nc
Member since Oct 2003
55651 posts
Posted on 11/9/25 at 5:35 pm to
quote:

We owe him $54 million why would he take less?



No matter what it ends up his legacy is toast

Being reasonable since it’s known he drank, golfed and hit the beach during recruiting season

This kind of stuff ticks me off

I say lawyer up!!!

Drag him through the mud if he wants to play hardball

Posted by monkeymonk174
Member since Jan 2025
278 posts
Posted on 11/9/25 at 5:35 pm to
The same reason that lottery winners take a reduced instant payment over a higher long term payment
Posted by TBoy@LSU
Member since Sep 2012
5995 posts
Posted on 11/9/25 at 5:37 pm to
The time value of money.
Posted by Sissidog02
Member since Jan 2020
6649 posts
Posted on 11/9/25 at 5:43 pm to
Because he said he would or hinted he would, I love LSU but if they booted me I’m getting minezzz All of it
Posted by TheDrunkenTigah
Baton Rouge
Member since Aug 2011
18106 posts
Posted on 11/9/25 at 5:44 pm to
quote:

We owe him $54 million why would he take less?


Because he is bound by his contract to mitigate damages to LSU in good faith by actively seeking similar employment. If he has a good investment banker he could take a lump sum now and generate more without having to go through the song and dance of interviewing for middling jobs just to keep LSU from suing him for being in breach.
Posted by chinesebandit76
Atlanta
Member since Nov 2007
550 posts
Posted on 11/9/25 at 5:46 pm to
In simple terms, the same way people choose to get the cash option in the lottery. Instead of being paid out over a long period of time, you get all of your money now. You can invest it however you want and potentially make it worth more by the time the payout would have been completed.
Posted by TigerScorpion
Mississippi
Member since Aug 2018
1600 posts
Posted on 11/9/25 at 5:46 pm to
quote:

Explain to me why Kelly would take a reduced buyout?


Only reason would be if he wants to coach again. Take the lump sum, then it doesn’t matter how much he makes at his next school.
Posted by ellessuuuu
Member since Sep 2004
8975 posts
Posted on 11/9/25 at 5:47 pm to
It is a 6 year payout and every dollar he earns for football related work reduces the amount LSU has to pay. This includes coaching and media work.

If he agrees to take less, LSU would likely agree to waive the mitigation/offset clause.
Posted by SloaneRanger
Upper Hurstville
Member since Jan 2014
12415 posts
Posted on 11/9/25 at 5:48 pm to
quote:

We owe him $54 million why would he take less?


No not really. The buyout is owed over the term of the contract. If he wants a lump sum, a lower figure needs to be negotiated. Present value and all. Plus, there is a mitigation clause. If he wants that waived, he takes less. Plus, there maybe other things to negotiate.
Posted by TheDrunkenTigah
Baton Rouge
Member since Aug 2011
18106 posts
Posted on 11/9/25 at 5:48 pm to
quote:

Only reason would be if he wants to coach again. Take the lump sum, then it doesn’t matter how much he makes at his next school.


Y’all have this backwards. If he plans to work again he is going to make 9.5 mil a year no matter what. He has no reason to accept any reduction if he plans to work for the next 6 years either way.
Posted by Johnnyboi
Member since Oct 2025
26 posts
Posted on 11/9/25 at 5:49 pm to
“If he wants to play hardball”

You mean if he expects the money OWED to him. The money our representatives negotiated.

Please I beg you and others to return to high-school. We have to get our education standards up. Being a state full of retards like yourself is tiresome.
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