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Verge Ausberry Tells ALL | LSU Revenue Plan, New Arena Update, Vision for Tiger Athletics
Posted on 4/8/26 at 9:40 pm
Posted on 4/8/26 at 9:40 pm
Ai summary below:
In this exclusive interview, LSU Athletic Director Verge Ausberry discusses the future of LSU Athletics four months into his tenure. He emphasizes the importance of institutional alignment, financial sustainability, and transparency in managing a modern athletic department.
Key Takeaways:
Financial Strategy & Revenue Sharing: A primary focus is navigating the new $20.5 million revenue-sharing model (10:49-11:18). Ausberry explains that LSU is being proactive by realigning staff to focus on sport-specific fundraising and managing resources to support both revenue-generating and non-revenue sports (3:31-4:03, 28:21-29:15).
Coaching Staff Stability: With the high-profile hires of Will Wade (men's basketball) and Lane Kiffin (football), Ausberry confirms that the major sports programs have stable leadership and long-term support (1:36-2:00, 24:56-25:34).
New Arena Project: The proposed $400 million arena in Baton Rouge is moving forward as a public-private partnership. Ausberry anticipates further progress and potential updates in about three months, noting that it will serve as a "front porch" for the university (7:20-8:50, 10:26-10:33).
Football Outlook: Ausberry remains optimistic about LSU football’s ability to compete for a College Football Playoff berth. He highlights the importance of building a strong team culture, maintaining consistency in the coaching staff (such as the defensive staff), and improving the roster through a mix of veteran core players and strategic additions (33:05-35:25).
Commitment to Excellence: The department is focused on being elite in football and men's basketball while leveraging the national brand power of coaches like Kim Mulkey (women's basketball) and Jay Johnson (baseball) to drive overall institutional success (15:08-17:28).
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Posted on 4/8/26 at 9:47 pm to SpartanSoul
Baseball is going to be just fine. Verge seems legit
Posted on 4/8/26 at 11:42 pm to Tiger2025
From the beginning I didn't really like the Verge hire. I've come around. Time will tell but he looks to be doing a great job. Hope he can keep all the plates spinning. It's tough to hit on all cylinders all the time and people can turn on him quickly like they did with others. I'm hoping for big success in all sports.
Posted on 4/8/26 at 11:47 pm to SpartanSoul
Verge 
Posted on 4/9/26 at 1:13 am to Tiger2025
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Baseball is going to be just fine. Verge seems legit
Outside of the crazy psycho bitch on Twitter, hopefully this calms everyone's nerves about getting baseball taken care of.
Posted on 4/9/26 at 2:56 am to 6R12
quote:agreed- all it takes is one disappointing football season and his job is suddenly in jeopardy- fair or not.
From the beginning I didn't really like the Verge hire. I've come around. Time will tell but he looks to be doing a great job. Hope he can keep all the plates spinning. It's tough to hit on all cylinders all the time and people can turn on him quickly like they did with others. I'm hoping for big success in all sports.
Posted on 4/9/26 at 6:40 am to SpartanSoul
The summary is just a word salad. Is the video actually worth a watch or is it without substance
Posted on 4/9/26 at 6:45 am to Tiger2025
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Baseball is going to be just fine.
I mean, folks that panic about that don't realize what baseball is at 99.8 percent of all colleges in America. Jay knows how good he's got it, he's just doing his job and campaigning for all he can. All coaches of all sports should be doing the same.
Posted on 4/9/26 at 7:18 am to otowntiger
I don’t think that’d be on Verge. He’s done everything asked of him. He hired the guy everyone wanted and they were able to get all the recruits they wanted. Sometimes things don’t work out but it’s not bc Verge Ausberry had anything to do with it. He literally got us what we wanted.
Posted on 4/9/26 at 7:22 am to Tiger2025
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Verge seems legit
Verge has been a part of the Athletic department through the worst and best of both major revenue sports and has seen how a rebirth works. If he is smart and savvy (and I think he is), he learned from every AD what works, what doesn't, and what needs to be conditional or firm. I think most of the ADs at that time had pluses and minuses (yes, even Woodward). He's had a ringside seat to see what and how he needs to do or not do things.
Will Wade's presser is a clear example. It is well known that Verge was not in favor of rehiring Wade, but once the decision was made, he was enthusiastic about it publicly, and I would not be surprised if he was privately as well.
Like others, I may have been a little reticent, but only because he had not been the head before. But I have been very happy with what I have seen. Verge is an LSU guy, through and through.
Posted on 4/9/26 at 8:00 am to SpartanSoul
Nice interview. Glad Verge got the job.
Posted on 4/9/26 at 8:08 am to 6R12
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From the beginning I didn't really like the Verge hire. I've come around. Time will tell but he looks to be doing a great job
The man bleeds purple and gold and has been at LSU for forever. There was no other choice in my opinion.
Posted on 4/9/26 at 8:21 am to Tiger Ugly
"...what baseball is at 99.8% of schools..."
but that .02% are all in the SEC!
but that .02% are all in the SEC!
Posted on 4/9/26 at 8:24 am to 6R12
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From the beginning I didn't really like the Verge hire. I've come around. Time will tell but he looks to be doing a great job. Hope he can keep all the plates spinning. It's tough to hit on all cylinders all the time and people can turn on him quickly like they did with others. I'm hoping for big success in all sports.
what you mean time will tell?
i mean kiff and wade are exactly the hires everyone pretty much wanted made and he went out and made it happen
cant look back after the fact and judge. Its simple...did he go get the best candidates at the time he could and were they the ones 90% of fans and alum wanted? he did
now he is keeping jay happy. not much else he can do from an admin point of view.
Posted on 4/9/26 at 9:02 am to Tiger Ugly
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I mean, folks that panic about that don't realize what baseball is at 99.8 percent of all colleges in America. Jay knows how good he's got it, he's just doing his job and campaigning for all he can. All coaches of all sports should be doing the same.
Look I can tell you for a fact that Jay was very unhappy with the way things were set up this year. He was very frustrated with Woodward. The comments he made last week were no doubt done on purpose to send a message to Verge.
Posted on 4/9/26 at 9:45 am to Tiger2025
UH HUH….time will tell! He sorta gave us a peek when he said, “..I’m not usually early..” I believe THAT!!!
Posted on 4/9/26 at 9:50 am to SpartanSoul
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If tweet fails to load, click here. The part we're all really interested in
Posted on 4/9/26 at 9:58 am to The Egg
Women’s basketball is staying the same yet baseballs funding is going up. Hoenstly, that doesn’t make much sense. Baseball going to take an extra 0.5% from track? Whatever baseball gets in increase from rev share is completely marginal. The rev share thing has been so misreported and over exaggerated in terms of importance
This post was edited on 4/9/26 at 9:59 am
Posted on 4/9/26 at 9:58 am to TheBear60
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but that .02% are all in the SEC!
Correct and even they are still really not that close in passion to here.
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