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re: Brian Kelly Files Suit Against LSU
Posted on 11/11/25 at 12:16 pm to lostinbr
Posted on 11/11/25 at 12:16 pm to lostinbr
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But keep in mind his contract doesn’t say he has to gain employment. It also doesn’t say he has to seek employment as a P4 head coach. It simply says he must “exercise due diligence and good faith seeking qualifying employment” - meaning “football-related employment, whether intercollegiate or professional, including coaching, administration, or media.”
I get it. I don’t think he wants to work here or anywhere else. He wants the full LSU buyout.
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So let’s say he doesn’t want to be a P4 head coach
He sure doesn’t if he can still be paid like one.
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The duty to mitigate isn’t nearly as easy to enforce as folks would like to believe, IMO.
Outside of the offsetting payments of a job is actually landed, it’s likely borderline unenforceable, but it will still cost Kelly money, potentially a lot.
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On the other hand, let’s say he does want to be a P4 head coach again. My point was that if this is true, LSU dragging him through the mud might actually reduce his value on the the coaching market and either lead to a lower offset or give him reason to push for a higher lump sum.
I just don’t see LSU dragging his name through the mud. They gave him a pretty fair offer already, and I think we agree he would likely come out ahead if he took a P4 job. Kelly is the one bringing action on LSU.
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I do agree that folks are overlooking the possibility that there might actually be “recent” cause. To me, that’s the only hand LSU could really play and still have a chance to win in court. It’s just hard to give LSU the benefit of the doubt right now considering it’s looked like a clusterfrick all along.
It’s not unreasonable to assume they were at an impasse regarding management and mutually agreed to part ways. Kelly was refusing to do his job, which would be a fireable offense, LSU didn’t want to come across as petty and they decided to settle. Given that assumption, Kelly could simply be pretending that never happened, leaked news about the lawsuit overnight to get out in front of it and make a vulnerable LSU scramble.
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Posted on 11/11/25 at 12:16 pm to SlidellCajun
quote:If this case goes to discovery I would be somewhat surprised.
Discovery will be interesting
Question for the board:
Any chance the judge orders the court records to be sealed in this case?
This post was edited on 11/11/25 at 12:18 pm
Posted on 11/11/25 at 12:18 pm to 94LSU
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Kelly is suing the State of Louisiana not LSU or the TAF. The taxpayer is in fact ultimately on the hook for these contracts. Hopefully this will at least put an end to that bit of make-believe.
Here’s a guy not aware that he doesn’t know how shite works
Posted on 11/11/25 at 12:22 pm to OceanMan
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Here’s a guy not aware that he doesn’t know how shite works
Here's the lawsuit: LINK
The "Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University and Agricultural And Mechanical College" is an official State agency: LINK
I don't see any billionaires named in the lawsuit just taxpayers. THAT'S how shite works.
[EDIT: the lawsuit link first broke a little while ago on this TD thread: LINK ]
This post was edited on 11/11/25 at 12:35 pm
Posted on 11/11/25 at 12:23 pm to Che Boludo
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Well, it certainly sounds settled then.
It’s a stupid assumption that the only cause could be some horribly slanderous rumor, like the one you mentioned. Sorry if you don’t understand that.
Posted on 11/11/25 at 12:24 pm to TexasTiger33
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Any chance the judge orders the court records to be sealed in this case?
Based on what?
Posted on 11/11/25 at 12:25 pm to Fast Times @ LSU
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it was reported that Kelly left BTR for Florida during the bye week. That never happened even during the Hallman/Dinardo days.
LINK
Assuming Woodward didn't approve this vacation in the middle of the season, this isn't curable. Looks like Kelly's attorneys and LSU are playing a high stakes game of chicken.
The article is misleading in the below quote on timing of first bye week. Technically the Vanderbilt game did occur “after” the 1st bye week, but the South Carolina victory on October 11th was the first game after that bye week with the Vanderbilt game taking place on the following Saturday the 18th.
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Following the bye week, the LSU Tigers were outclassed by Vanderbilt, which may not have happened if Brian Kelly had been around helping prepare for the game. The following weekend, the trend continued against Texas A&M, and it cost Brian Kelly his job.
Posted on 11/11/25 at 12:26 pm to Y.A. Tittle
quote:Perhaps both parties would like to keep certain details out of the public spotlight and would file a joint motion?
Based on what?
Other than that I can't think of a good reason in the public interest.
Posted on 11/11/25 at 12:28 pm to 94LSU
Thank you for posting a link to the petition. I requested your post to be stickied at the top of this thread. 
Posted on 11/11/25 at 12:29 pm to OceanMan
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It’s a stupid assumption that the only cause could be some horribly slanderous rumor, like the one you mentioned. Sorry if you don’t understand that.
It's a stupid assumption if that is what you got from my post. Sorry if you don't understand that.
You keep bleeding all over this thread in support of some bullshite that is frankly just embarrassing.
Posted on 11/11/25 at 12:31 pm to dallastigers
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The article is misleading in the below quote on timing of first bye week. Technically the Vanderbilt game did occur “after” the 1st bye week, but the South Carolina victory on October 11th was the first game after that bye week with the Vanderbilt game taking place on the following Saturday the 18th.
I agree with your timeline... we had bye weeks after Ole Miss and TX A&M. the bye week in question had to happen between Ole Miss and South Carolina. I'm not surprised that the media stated it incorrectly.
Posted on 11/11/25 at 12:32 pm to TexasTiger33
quote:To be fair I swiped it from this TD thread: LINK
Thank you for posting a link to the petition. I requested your post to be stickied at the top of this thread.
Posted on 11/11/25 at 12:36 pm to 94LSU
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I don't see any billionaires named in the lawsuit just taxpayers. THAT'S how shite works.
That’s because he contracted with
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The "Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University and Agricultural And Mechanical College"
Which is
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an official State agency.
Which is why you
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don't see any billionaires named in the lawsuit
Posted on 11/11/25 at 12:46 pm to Che Boludo
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It's a stupid assumption if that is what you got from my post. Sorry if you don't understand that.
It’s exactly what you said
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You keep bleeding all over this thread in support of some bullshite that is frankly just embarrassing.
Embarrassing for who? I’m not supporting anything. I’m reading the contract and guessing on what may be going on behind the scenes. I’ve mostly ignored this and catching up today.
LSU should have fired Kelly, I definitely support that and I support them trying to reduce the buyout in good faith because I think he checked out. Not embarrassed at all with that position. I’m also not embarrassed to say I think Kelly is not acting in good faith.
Posted on 11/11/25 at 1:08 pm to LetsGeauxbb
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Yep. It’s going to drag everybody through the mud. I hope folks are used to C grade coaches. No one is going to want to come to LSU to coach when they won’t honor a contract. This is some Al Davis type shite lol.
What are you talking about?
We hired BK after firing two national title winning coaches before their contracts were up.
Now if your argument is only shitty coaches like BK will come to LSU, then that’s because we fired two national title winning coaches, not because we fired won who hasn’t won jack shite.
Posted on 11/11/25 at 1:14 pm to OceanMan
since technically LSU didn't fire Kelly, put him on the sidelines for the Arkansas game so we can give him some love
Posted on 11/11/25 at 1:49 pm to 94LSU
Taxpayers will be paying the attorneys.
And Kelly has Stone Pigman and one of the top litigators in the country from Skadden. Guys like that make things expensive from a legal standpoint.
LSU should check their ego, write a check and move on, Anything else not only will nake an inevitable outcome more expensive but may make at least some targets for the job at least consider the suit.
And Kelly has Stone Pigman and one of the top litigators in the country from Skadden. Guys like that make things expensive from a legal standpoint.
LSU should check their ego, write a check and move on, Anything else not only will nake an inevitable outcome more expensive but may make at least some targets for the job at least consider the suit.
This post was edited on 11/11/25 at 1:52 pm
Posted on 11/11/25 at 1:57 pm to RanchoLaPuerto
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It says he has a right to cure "to the extent curable" on seven days notice. So it may come down to whether the cause was "curable."
If he took a Florida vacation during a bye week when he was expected to work and prepare for the next game and be in Baton Rouge, that is certainly a fireable offense that was not curable. How do you "cure" choosing to take a vacation away from work when you are expected to be at work?
Posted on 11/11/25 at 2:17 pm to LetsGeauxbb
This is so hilarious
Posted on 11/11/25 at 2:44 pm to SOBMarcus
So BK was relieved of his coaching duties but he is still being paid his salary by LSU, so what are the damages?
There is no case here
There is no case here
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