Dellenger-An airport hangar, pools of money and 'the best job in America':How LSU lured LK

Some interesting tidbits in the article if the details are worded correctly.

- The article says 80% of the $91M contract is guaranteed, not 80% of the remaining contract. If that’s accurate, LSU won’t owe Kiffin much if he lasts at least 4 years. 80% of $91M is just under $73M. They would owe him $21M if they fired him after 4 seasons, and $8M after 5 seasons.

- Everyone assumed LSU was guaranteeing $25M in NIL from prior reporting, but Dellenger says it was $25M including revenue sharing, so only around $10-$12M in NIL. That’s less then they spent on this year’s roster.

- The article confirms that Kiffin says OM prevented him from meeting with his players contrary to the false narrative they told the players.

- It was a done deal on Saturday night. I know there were other sources stating the same thing, but this is the first laying out the details of how it transpired.

I just do not want Verge & Co to extend him forever, if he wins a championship —- we did that too quickly with Miles. Orgeron too.

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I just do not want Verge & Co to extend him forever, if he wins a championship —- we did that too quickly with Miles. Orgeron too.

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i woudln't worry about any of that after a championship. i understand miles and o, but you might have to with a coach of kiffin's caliber. i would welcome the extension.

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Somebody get the MMR jets an airphone

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Or a Starlink. Damn

Yeah, I actually do believe that.

I was just questioning how it was worded if it was a concern or not.

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A lot of people are suggesting the power shift is coming back to the bigger programs with NIL rule changes, so lane wanted to get out of Oxford before the music stopped.

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This sounds right.

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The article says 80% of the $91M contract is guaranteed, not 80% of the remaining contract.

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80% of the remaining contract at the time of termination. This is a pretty standard buyout despite what moscona has been saying

This needs to be looked into further. The article says explicitly (80% of his $91 million is guaranteed).

Something doesn't sound right the way it was written.

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This needs to be looked into further. The article says explicitly (80% of his $91 million is guaranteed).

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The term sheet explicitly says it’s 80% of what’s remaining, paid out in equal monthly installments over the remaining term.

Dellenger’s reporting is top flight journalism that tells the story of LSU’s
successful bid to make the biggest head coaching hire in this cycle—indeed in years. Well done. Ross may be the best reporter covering college football.