re: Subsidies Saints receive from state

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How is them keeping a coach that they value screwing over LSU?

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The only way the Saint's are screwing LSU is that we waited and didnt proceed with other interviews during this time as we were waiting on the Saint's season to come to an end. This is just as much LSU's fault as there was plenty to gain by interviewing other candidates during this time period.

The real issue is that in almost every contract a coach is allowed to leave through promotion as long as they meet some prequalifies, the team they are leaving for is outside of the division or conference. Clearly the coach and his agent thought they had that ability, however, the Saints wrote a contract that did not allow that. Nielsen should definitely fire his agent if those assumptions are true, that is inexcusable. Second, regardless of the contract language, it is extremely poor form for the Saint's to enforce that contract for a promotion outside the entire league (let alone outside division and conference). Honestly I believe it is a very short sited position as agents will steer their up and coming coaches away from the Saint's for fear that this is the Saint standard operating procedure.

All around this is a bad look.