re: Fired “without cause” but

I was one speculating that the buyout would be 7 to 10M over a 3-5 year period. However, looking at the angle of where the program stands relative to the ongoing NCAA investigation and the issues with title ix, it makes perfect sense to give him the full buyout. Most of the time byputs are negotiate down for a lot of different reasons. Like several posters have mentioned Ed knows where all the bodies are buried. He also understands everything about the title ix investigation. He has agreed to make appearances on behalf of LSU because of that. It’s a win-win in my opinion. What he loses are all of those opportunities to make incentives that was not in the base contract. So he is losing a lot of potential future earnings.

When considering all of this, future prospective coaches are going to look at how he handled the situation before they ever sign a contract. If they see a coach who just won a national championship fired they are going to want to know that they have some protection before they ever sign. Yes this buyout makes a lot of sense.