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Lawsuit against the State of Louisiana is a brilliant move by CBK and his attorneys

Posted on 11/11/25 at 10:36 pm
Posted by homemadeshine
Member since Dec 2024
354 posts
Posted on 11/11/25 at 10:36 pm
CBK's lawsuit against the State of Louisiana, and not LSU, is going to force LSU to pay a much larger buyout. LSU officials have stated numerous times that not one penny of taxpayer money has ever been used to buyout a coach and never will. Well, this lawsuit could change all that.

By filing a lawsuit against the State of Louisiana, the buyout, should CBK win, will be paid with taxpayer money, not booster money. LSU has two options. They could decide to fight this lawsuit, which will cost the taxpayers a lot of money, and run the risk of losing and it becoming a PR nightmare for LSU. Or they could go with the second option and renegotiate a buyout at a dollar amount both parties can agree on, which will avoid using taxpayer money and will allow both parties to move on. The longer this circus carries on, the worse it looks for LSU.
Posted by Gekko
Costa Rica
Member since Nov 2010
2531 posts
Posted on 11/11/25 at 10:38 pm to
Contrarily, LSU could expose BK for the drunk and adulterer he is. Let’s see who folds first.
Posted by bayouboo
Member since Jan 2007
3335 posts
Posted on 11/11/25 at 10:38 pm to
Or they can just pay what is owed over the next 6 years and force Kelly to actively seek employment, then have payments reduced if he gets a job.
Posted by billjamin
Houston
Member since Jun 2019
16233 posts
Posted on 11/11/25 at 10:40 pm to
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Contrarily, LSU could expose BK for the drunk and adulterer he is. Let’s see who folds first.

What’s there to expose? 99% of the people that would GAF know.
Posted by Fast Times @ LSU
Camas
Member since Jan 2005
1847 posts
Posted on 11/11/25 at 10:42 pm to
or the case gets dismissed & Kelly loses his leverage & this backfires on him.
Posted by medtiger
Member since Sep 2003
21935 posts
Posted on 11/11/25 at 10:44 pm to
If Kelly wins the lawsuit, he has to get the legislature to appropriate the funds to pay his buyout. He'll be added to the long list of appropriations that already exists. In other words, if it comes down to this, he'll never see his money.

This is all just a game of negotiations that will get settled eventually.
Posted by Pikes Peak Tiger
Colorado Springs
Member since Jun 2023
8992 posts
Posted on 11/11/25 at 10:45 pm to
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run the risk of losing and it becoming a PR nightmare for LSU


Pretty sure that ship has already sailed.
Posted by lostinbr
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Oct 2017
12522 posts
Posted on 11/11/25 at 10:57 pm to
Where do you people come up with this crap?

His lawsuit is against the Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University.

That’s because his contract is also with the Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University.

There is no 4D chess going on here with “filing against the state.” He simply filed the lawsuit against the counterparty to his contract. Him winning a lawsuit against the BOS would just mean they have to pay him his buyout per the contract.. it doesn’t change the party responsible for paying it.
Posted by Y.A. Tittle
Member since Sep 2003
109331 posts
Posted on 11/11/25 at 10:59 pm to
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CBK's lawsuit against the State of Louisiana, and not LSU


What distinction do you think there is or could be here?
Posted by beachdude
FL
Member since Nov 2008
6267 posts
Posted on 11/11/25 at 11:06 pm to
I suspect LSU will be led down the primrose path yet again by their high priced, overated, incompetent, blue stocking law firm.
Posted by jasonbr1975
Member since Sep 2024
830 posts
Posted on 11/11/25 at 11:23 pm to
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or the case gets dismissed & Kelly loses his leverage & this backfires on him.

Or he’ll call a timeout in court before the opening statements
This post was edited on 11/11/25 at 11:25 pm
Posted by OceanMan
Member since Mar 2010
22467 posts
Posted on 11/11/25 at 11:24 pm to
Didn’t he sue the same party he contracted with?
Posted by Gekko
Costa Rica
Member since Nov 2010
2531 posts
Posted on 11/11/25 at 11:32 pm to
They listened to Moscona today
Posted by lsufball19
Franklin, TN
Member since Sep 2008
70854 posts
Posted on 11/11/25 at 11:32 pm to
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Lawsuit against the State of Louisiana is a brilliant move by CBK and his attorneys

he only had standing to sue one party. That party was the BOS, who happens to be a state entity. His contract was with the BOS, not the University, so that's who he sued
Posted by lsufball19
Franklin, TN
Member since Sep 2008
70854 posts
Posted on 11/11/25 at 11:32 pm to
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or the case gets dismissed

there's nothing to dismiss in a declaratory judgment lawsuit
Posted by Meauxjeaux
102836 posts including my alters
Member since Jun 2005
45446 posts
Posted on 11/11/25 at 11:34 pm to
It’s a lawsuit against Louisiana litigated in…. Louisiana.
Posted by Fast Times @ LSU
Camas
Member since Jan 2005
1847 posts
Posted on 11/12/25 at 12:14 am to
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there’s nothing to dismiss in a declaratory judgment lawsuit

It can be dismissed if there is no cause of action from an actual dispute. if LSU is still paying Kelly and in negotiations where is the dispute?
Posted by Tvilletiger
PVB
Member since Oct 2015
5858 posts
Posted on 11/12/25 at 4:57 am to
This whole thing will be settled and forgotten when we have a new coach and AD in place.
Posted by SoloTiger
Member since Aug 2016
10603 posts
Posted on 11/12/25 at 5:02 am to
I disagree. By suing the state Kelly would not see any money for a long time…if ever.

Do you realize how much the state of LA currently owes various people/entities?

Good luck with that.
Posted by Traffic Circle
Down the Rabbit Hole
Member since Nov 2013
4818 posts
Posted on 11/12/25 at 5:04 am to
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This whole thing will be settled and forgotten when we have a new coach and AD in place.


And the new coach will have that $110 million contract; the fans will dream of another National Championship; and it will start all over again.
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