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Alright. Pick a side. Who's on team Kelly? Who's on team LSU?

Posted on 11/11/25 at 10:40 am
Posted by The Baker
This is fine.
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Posted on 11/11/25 at 10:40 am
Posted by EastWestConnection
Denver/Shenzhen/Belfast
Member since Jul 2024
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Posted on 11/11/25 at 10:41 am to
im on team LSU, but I dont blame Kelly for trying to get the full amount. Besides, they've handled this like idiots
Posted by Sluuuu
Boston
Member since Sep 2018
367 posts
Posted on 11/11/25 at 10:44 am to
This is our 'rock-bottom' nowhere to go but up. Team LSU.
Posted by The Baker
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Posted on 11/11/25 at 10:44 am to
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Besides, they've handled this like idiots


Maybe.

I still think LSU should fight. Kelly was basically stealing from us, even if it was legal.
Posted by TigerNAtux
Louisiana
Member since Dec 2007
18132 posts
Posted on 11/11/25 at 10:44 am to
LSU.
Posted by cajuntiger1010
Member since Jan 2015
13496 posts
Posted on 11/11/25 at 10:45 am to
I’m on team get this settled at 35m soon
Posted by tigerbait2010
PNW
Member since May 2006
32617 posts
Posted on 11/11/25 at 10:46 am to
I really don’t care, but even if it’s unethical to get out of the contract there couldn’t be anyone less deserving of that money than Brian Kelly.

Verge might not be the guy but every passing day I am more happy with firing Scott Woodard.
Posted by ReverendJeffro
Mandeville,LA
Member since Dec 2013
1151 posts
Posted on 11/11/25 at 10:46 am to
No one is on team Kelly
Posted by Bert Macklin FBI
Quantico
Member since May 2013
11711 posts
Posted on 11/11/25 at 10:48 am to
I am team LSU but unless we have evidence of a contract breach that we are willing to go public with, we need to just pay what we agreed to pay when the contract was signed.

1) it looks terrible and why would any other coach sign a big contract with us if they think we will try to screw them in the end?

2) If LSU did go public with dirt, it'll look bad because he didn't get fired for misconduct, he got fired for losing. This would mean that they knew about misconduct and did nothing about it until he lost football games.

The whole thing is a mess.
Posted by JPLSU1981
Baton Rouge
Member since Oct 2005
27850 posts
Posted on 11/11/25 at 10:49 am to
I personally think LSU is in no rush to settle for anything more than $35m or so.

Just pay him $800k/mo per the contract. If he’s in a big hurry to get lump sum cash up front and mitigation waived, then he’s gonna have to play ball and make the number worth LSU’s while.

LSU is in no hurry to make a big $40-$45m lump sum payment when it doesn’t have to.
Posted by The Baker
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Posted on 11/11/25 at 10:49 am to
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No one is on team Kelly


To be honest, I feel like the only who is pissed at him.

I believe he came down here with the mindset to coast and to take advantage of "ignorant southerners". Every leak from people inside the program saying he didnt even know players names is incredible malpractice.

He was barely around and making 10mil a year. Calling us spoiled etc...

I think LSU has every right to fight Brian Kelly in court and I hope they win.
This post was edited on 11/11/25 at 10:51 am
Posted by TigerDenWest
Lake Charles, La
Member since Jan 2005
539 posts
Posted on 11/11/25 at 10:50 am to


ALLWAYS!
Posted by The Baker
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Member since Dec 2011
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Posted on 11/11/25 at 10:50 am to
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Just pay him $800k/mo per the contract. If he’s in a big hurry to get lump sum cash up front and mitigation waived, then he’s gonna have to play ball and make the number worth LSU’s while.


Right.

Is a judge really going to believe the "Winningest coach in CFB" couldn't find a job?
Posted by Dadren
Jawja
Member since Dec 2023
2976 posts
Posted on 11/11/25 at 10:51 am to
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I still think LSU should fight. Kelly was basically stealing from us, even if it was legal.

You can’t steal that which is given to you.

It was a dumb contract, even if only in retrospect. And LSU agreed to it.
Posted by BTRDD
Member since Jun 2009
3887 posts
Posted on 11/11/25 at 10:52 am to
The only person on Team Kelly is his wife. BK, that mfker, was in semi-retirement. He has screwed LSU since Daniels left. I hope the State pays him the minimum.
Posted by lsusteve1
Member since Dec 2004
45478 posts
Posted on 11/11/25 at 10:53 am to
At this point, both look dumb
Posted by The Baker
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Posted on 11/11/25 at 10:55 am to
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You can’t steal that which is given to you.


A contractor charges you thousands upfront for agreed upon renovations to your house. Then shows up only a few times and does the shittiest job possible... then sues you for the remaining balance.

I'd think you'd be in the right to negotiate less.
This post was edited on 11/11/25 at 10:55 am
Posted by notbilly
alter
Member since Sep 2015
6665 posts
Posted on 11/11/25 at 10:55 am to
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Verge might not be the guy but every passing day I am more happy with firing Scott Woodard.



This current shite show doesn't happen with Woodward still at his job. He would have given more buyout money to BK to tell him to frick off. Everyone here (including me) would be blasting Woodward for paying him so much, but he knew the time to fire a coach for cause is when you find out about the allegations. You can't do it later b/c the coach is sucking at his job.

The reality is that the people handling this in Woodward's absence are causing damage to the LSU brand that is far greater than the money they might save on the buyout.
This post was edited on 11/11/25 at 10:56 am
Posted by mdomingue
Lafayette, LA
Member since Nov 2010
41714 posts
Posted on 11/11/25 at 11:03 am to
I'm always on team LSU. Which is why allowing this to look like such a crap pisses me off.
Posted by Dadren
Jawja
Member since Dec 2023
2976 posts
Posted on 11/11/25 at 11:05 am to
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A contractor charges you thousands upfront for agreed upon renovations to your house. Then shows up only a few times and does the shittiest job possible... then sues you for the remaining balance.

I'd think you'd be in the right to negotiate less.

If your contract said “just come do some ambiguously-defined contractor stuff and if I need to terminate you I’ll pay you anyway”, I’d say you probably don’t have much to stand on.

And understand, I’m not saying LSU shouldn’t contest this and try to pay as little as possible, I’m saying Kelly isn’t exactly wrong for asking for what was in his contract.
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