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re: How do we hire another coach if we don’t pay Kelly his buyout?
Posted on 11/12/25 at 12:32 pm to lsusteve1
Posted on 11/12/25 at 12:32 pm to lsusteve1
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Posted on 11/12/25 at 12:38 pm to lepdagod
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30 million dollars now or 54 over 6 years… where’s the benefit for him to take the 30
Do you not know about inflation or time?
Posted on 11/12/25 at 12:44 pm to Lakeboy7
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retread like Gundy.
Don’t tempt me with a good time.
Posted on 11/12/25 at 12:46 pm to SaveFarris
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Do you not know about inflation or time?
I do… but BK 60 something years old plus he already rich… i doubt if he such a rush he willing to half… what sense that make… BK probably already has 40-50 million dollars
Posted on 11/12/25 at 1:09 pm to AlaTiger
No more buyouts as per little lying landry
Posted on 11/12/25 at 1:23 pm to AlaTiger
He isn’t the coach anymore. Pull the covers off!!
Posted on 11/12/25 at 1:57 pm to TigerLunatik
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Why would another coach come jere if we can fire him like this and then not pay the buyout?
Because coaches have enormous egos and the guy you want as your next coach thinks that he will never give a reason to get fired.
There's a gigantic difference between
I understand LSU is a demanding position. Kelly won 10, 10, and 9 games his first three years, and it wasn't good enough. He got fired. I will come in knowing that I have to do better than that, and I will
and
If I take this job, I have to meet expectations, or they will fire me AND REFUSE TO HONOR THE CONTRACT BOTH PARTIES AGREED TO AND SIGNED
Right now, every indication is that it's the latter situation. That's what Kelly's agent is saying, and that gets out to other agents in addition to his own clients. If that doesn't get addressed in a hurry, it will destroy LSU's program.
Posted on 11/12/25 at 1:59 pm to IrishDave
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IrishDave
SYBAU
Posted on 11/12/25 at 2:34 pm to IrishDave
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From the Josh Pate article:
...if I am Lane Kiffin, for example, I am watching my prospective future employer.
Take my predecessor to court to not pay him money that the contract they signed with him says that they owe him.
I'm sorry, who is taking who to court?
Posted on 11/12/25 at 2:39 pm to IrishDave
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they should have just paid Kelly his money and been done with it.
Presumably LSU intends to do that....one monthly payment at a time, per the contract.
LSU doesn't have to cut a single check for $54M
Posted on 11/12/25 at 3:04 pm to lepdagod
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54 over 6 years… where’s the benefit for him to take the 30
This is what a lot of people are missing. If it’s over 6 years it’s in monthly installments which is much easier to pay than a lump sum of 54 million. Chicken littles keep saying we’re broke bc we’re out 54 million. We are, just over 6 years. Which is 800k a month.
Posted on 11/12/25 at 3:12 pm to Scoob
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AND REFUSE TO HONOR THE CONTRACT BOTH PARTIES AGREED TO AND SIGNED
Where is this refusal coming from?
LSU doesn’t have to do anything other than cut a monthly check for 6 years. BK has more responsibility in that he has to actively seek employment and offset our payments if he gets a job.
Posted on 11/12/25 at 3:14 pm to AlaTiger
LSU WILL pay Kelly’s buyout; it’s only a matter of when and before what legal deadline they have to
Posted on 11/12/25 at 3:18 pm to bayouboo
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Where is this refusal coming from?
why is Kelly filing a lawsuit? Have any of the other fired coaches filed lawsuits alleging their former employer is attempting to not honor the terms of the contract they signed?
Posted on 11/12/25 at 3:20 pm to Yaboylsu63
We are from Louisiana and every board member is involved in politics, nasty sketchy La politics at that. The mud slinging is inevitable, look how they’re eating their own right now. If you think some Louisiana southern millionaires & lawyers give 2 shites about a Yankee prick from Massachusetts- they’ll say whatever they think. That’s what makes this place and state so great- you’ll get sketchy, nasty, polite, grateful, comments about Errrybody. Look at what our Governor started right out the box!
Posted on 11/12/25 at 3:26 pm to Scoob
Kelly isn’t getting a lump sum without giving something up.
LSU is paying him per the agreed terms.
Kelly is trying to force the “how was I fired clause” in the contract, but there isn’t a timeframe that says LSU has to do it by… it just says “in writing to him before the end of the contract”
Seems like Kelly is trying to change the terms, not LSU.
LSU is paying him per the agreed terms.
Kelly is trying to force the “how was I fired clause” in the contract, but there isn’t a timeframe that says LSU has to do it by… it just says “in writing to him before the end of the contract”
Seems like Kelly is trying to change the terms, not LSU.
Posted on 11/12/25 at 3:58 pm to bayouboo
As I understand it- and I might be wrong, but it's what has been stated-
If LSU were intending to fire Kelly for cause, they had to notify him of that prior to actual termination.
I understand that Kelly has been relieved of duty and let go, and an interim was quickly named. And then multiple press conferences have been held stating that LSU will pursue and hire the best possible coach for the position. That pretty much verifies Kelly is no longer employed as the head coach.
It has been stated publicly that LSU chose to make this move in order to pursue another (better) coaching option, and that the interim/acting AD Verge Ausberry has full authority to find and sign said new coach.
Ok, good. Pay Kelly his buyout per the contract. If he agrees to a lesser amount as a lump sum, great. If not, cost of doing business.
It's going to be hard to get someone else to come here before all of this gets addressed. Kelly won reasonably well here (10, 10 and 9 wins), so you are already establishing a high bar for retaining the coach- something any candidate will consider. He might be at a place where that performance would get him an extension, instead of being let go. If you then add in the impression that LSU may not only terminate you early, but may attempt to avoid paying the buyout agreed to in the contract... that makes this job extremely high-risk. Anyone that denies that is fooling themselves.
If LSU were intending to fire Kelly for cause, they had to notify him of that prior to actual termination.
I understand that Kelly has been relieved of duty and let go, and an interim was quickly named. And then multiple press conferences have been held stating that LSU will pursue and hire the best possible coach for the position. That pretty much verifies Kelly is no longer employed as the head coach.
It has been stated publicly that LSU chose to make this move in order to pursue another (better) coaching option, and that the interim/acting AD Verge Ausberry has full authority to find and sign said new coach.
Ok, good. Pay Kelly his buyout per the contract. If he agrees to a lesser amount as a lump sum, great. If not, cost of doing business.
It's going to be hard to get someone else to come here before all of this gets addressed. Kelly won reasonably well here (10, 10 and 9 wins), so you are already establishing a high bar for retaining the coach- something any candidate will consider. He might be at a place where that performance would get him an extension, instead of being let go. If you then add in the impression that LSU may not only terminate you early, but may attempt to avoid paying the buyout agreed to in the contract... that makes this job extremely high-risk. Anyone that denies that is fooling themselves.
Posted on 11/12/25 at 4:15 pm to AlaTiger
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How do we hire another coach if we don’t pay Kelly his buyout?
BK is being paid EVERY MONTH. Where the hell did you hear he was not being paid? What he wants is a lump sum payout which that isn't happening without negotiations between both sides. STOP with the BK isn't getting paid BS!
Posted on 11/12/25 at 4:16 pm to AlaTiger
This is a problem only for a coach who plans to come and get fired. Screw it.
Posted on 11/12/25 at 4:21 pm to AlaTiger
“We” and LSU aren’t paying anything. Donors are paying it.
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