re: Joe Alleva reportedly not approving coaching hires?

Les Miles gave his buddy a big pay increase and buyout, then fired him. This is on Les Miles. He should've never paid Stud that amount and he'd have the money to get whoever he wants.

Coaching Changes Board from last night

we should still be able to get any coach we want. I refuse to believe that taf couldn't pony up money.

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well, there are rumors that Stud was let go "with cause". If that's the case, then the buyout is likely forfeit. One of the rumors has to be false: Stud let go with cause, or Alleva giving Les the business for LSU having to eat his buyout.

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Who knows? We may never find out the specifics. My point is that Les Miles continually goes to our Administrators asking for pay raises for his employees. That implies that he thinks they are worth more money than we were paying them, and that we need to up their pay to keep them. Then a short time later, he's demoting said guy (letting him keep his inflated salary), hiring someone to replace him at a higher salary, then firing the original guy because he wasn't good enough?

Les Miles has done this several times. But in the past, these guys have been able to land other jobs which relieve LSU of the financial burden. Doing so gets Miles off the hook for initially making a bad hire and paying someone more than they are worth.

If Miles really wants Washington, he should re-distribute some of his massive $5 million a year salary to land him.

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Then a short time later, he's demoting said guy (letting him keep his inflated salary), hiring someone to replace him at a higher salary, then firing the original guy because he wasn't good enough?

Les Miles has done this several times.

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outside of Stud, who has Les done this with? (honest question, I don't recall anyone else)

And, the Stud/Krag thing was due to a last-minute major medical issue. I do think the Stud pay skewed us up to the highest paid staff in the country, or top 3. But, like I said, that was partly due to Stud getting a battle field promotion.

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Because we are in the most competitive division in the most competitive conference, and coaching salaries are rising every year. If you are the AD who stops the spending, your school falls back.

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why is he having to worry about spending? because bama gets funding for the academics by their government. lsu does not. Alleva/miles has 8 million less year to operate on right off the bat. That's the major issue.

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outside of Stud, who has Les done this with?

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Nobody. poster is talking BS.

Got to open the check book

Find the money alleva

So true.

This info is correct!

LSU is in a financial hole thanks to Jindal for basically reducing LSU academically to 1980 levels.

Athletics stepped up and instead of paying the 5% auxillary fee, they agreed to 8M/yr deal. Athletics also agreed to take over other responsibilities that previously belonged to academics as well, another 2M/yr.

Athletics also gained money from SEC tv, bowls distribution, bayou country superfest. But also decrease in concession sales and merchandise sales from previous yrs.