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re: Lane using LSU and UF as leverage
Posted on 11/18/25 at 9:09 am to JiminyCricket
Posted on 11/18/25 at 9:09 am to JiminyCricket
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You use other jobs as leverage for a better deal at your current place. Ole Miss already has a deal on the table to make him the highest paid coach in college football. He really going to go through all of this to get 14 instead of 13.7 million?
First, what is he really "going through"? Sounds like he's still at OM conducting business as usual. He likes to generate attention. So I doubt he's bothered by any of it. In fact, I'm sure he loves it.
Also, let's assume OM has an offer for $13.7 per on the table. Why not use Florida and LSU to see if that is their best and final? In any negotiations they only stop due to a deadline or when one side plants their flag and says that's our final offer.
There's no real rush for Kiffin right now as long as LSU and/or Florida are continuing to negotiate. Even the purported deadline from OM has little true bite because to make it effective they have to be willing to fire him if he doesn't make a decision before then. OM isn't going to fire him and put themselves on the hook for a buyout out of principle.
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Posted on 11/18/25 at 9:10 am to HvacGoon
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Lane using LSU and UF as leverage
That line of thinking does not work. Ole miss has openly said they will give him whatever he wants. They also know he is interested in other jobs hence the ultimatum. So what exactly is the point of playing this up for leverage when you already have the leverage and already have schools saying they will give him what he wants. It does not make sense
Posted on 11/18/25 at 9:20 am to Alt26
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First, what is he really "going through"? Sounds like he's still at OM conducting business as usual. He likes to generate attention. So I doubt he's bothered by any of it. In fact, I'm sure he loves it.
Yeah, i'm sure it loads of fun around Oxford right now when even the SOS of Mississippi is throwing shade at you. But sure, he's doing this to pass the time during the bye week.
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Also, let's assume OM has an offer for $13.7 per on the table. Why not use Florida and LSU to see if that is their best and final? In any negotiations they only stop due to a deadline or when one side plants their flag and says that's our final offer.
Because you negotiate inside of salary ranges to get the best reasonable deal. He would already be the literal highest paid coach which would be the tippy top of the salary range for a D1 CFB HC.
Posted on 11/18/25 at 9:22 am to HvacGoon
Probably, I am entertained through
Posted on 11/18/25 at 9:23 am to HvacGoon
100% correct
Posted on 11/18/25 at 9:26 am to HvacGoon
I agree
Posted on 11/18/25 at 9:28 am to Lcguy
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Yes. I don't see him coming to LSU
Me neither, this all seems way too performative.
Classic Kiffin
Posted on 11/18/25 at 9:36 am to HvacGoon
He's using it for publicity, his name is out there and it appears big name SEC schools are fighting for him. How is this not a good way to get into rectuits heads. To appear to be in control and playing the system is good PR.
Posted on 11/18/25 at 9:43 am to HvacGoon
He is not using his own family just to bait. The money is all the same. He may not go to LSU but this is a dumb take.
Posted on 11/18/25 at 9:44 am to Corby
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How is this not a good way to get into rectuits heads. To appear to be in control and playing the system is good PR.
and yet, it's still ole piss
Posted on 11/18/25 at 10:01 am to JiminyCricket
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Yeah, i'm sure it loads of fun around Oxford right now when even the SOS of Mississippi is throwing shade at you. But sure, he's doing this to pass the time during the bye week
He routinely goes out of his way (often on social media) to spark attention, some might say controversy. I doubt he's bothered, AT ALL, about what the students at OM think right now, or even the SOS.
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Because you negotiate inside of salary ranges to get the best reasonable deal. He would already be the literal highest paid coach which would be the tippy top of the salary range for a D1 CFB HC
If OM is willing to pay him $13.7M per year, then why not take that number to Florida and/or LSU and tell them to beat it. And when they do, take that number back to OM and the other school to see if you can bleed it higher. That's how bidding wars work. You drive the number up until everyone makes their final offer. Why would I take OM's $13.7M if there is still an opportunity to get $15M, $16M, etc. from LSU or Florida? Just because $13.7M would be at the top of the range doesn't mean one should leave money on the table if there is an opportunity to get more.
Posted on 11/18/25 at 10:09 am to HvacGoon
I don't think he's leaving Ole Miss. He already makes a ton of money and will get a big raise regardless of whether he stays or goes.
So it really boils down to whether he likes Ole Miss, the AD and administration. And does his family want to stay in Oxford. Or does he want to jump into the pressure cooker in Gainesville or BR.
So it really boils down to whether he likes Ole Miss, the AD and administration. And does his family want to stay in Oxford. Or does he want to jump into the pressure cooker in Gainesville or BR.
Posted on 11/18/25 at 10:27 am to 777Tiger
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and yet, it's still ole piss
Maybe but there in the top ten and headed to the playoffs
Posted on 11/18/25 at 10:37 am to HvacGoon
Everyone is getting played by Jimmy Sexton. Ole Miss, Florida and LSU.
Posted on 11/18/25 at 10:42 am to HvacGoon
Who wouldn’t? It’s a win win for Lane.
Posted on 11/18/25 at 11:03 am to HvacGoon
Nobody is playing anybody.
LSU is one of the top jobs in the country, and Kiffin has been around long enough to know that. Plus, Sexton and Saban are telling him the same thing.
Given the choice of LSU, Florida or staying at Ole Miss, they know the best route to multiple national titles is with LSU.
Kiffin/Sexton aren't trying to create a bidding war. Kiffin is already assured of becoming college football's highest paid coach. An extra one or two million isn't going to help him make his decision.
He wants to win, and he knows it's a lot easier to win big at LSU than at Ole Miss/Oxford or Florida in its current situation.
LSU is one of the top jobs in the country, and Kiffin has been around long enough to know that. Plus, Sexton and Saban are telling him the same thing.
Given the choice of LSU, Florida or staying at Ole Miss, they know the best route to multiple national titles is with LSU.
Kiffin/Sexton aren't trying to create a bidding war. Kiffin is already assured of becoming college football's highest paid coach. An extra one or two million isn't going to help him make his decision.
He wants to win, and he knows it's a lot easier to win big at LSU than at Ole Miss/Oxford or Florida in its current situation.
Posted on 11/18/25 at 11:07 am to HvacGoon
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Is Lane just trolling at this point for his financial benefit or is he actually going to move on from Ole Miss?
I hope he gets $15M/yr at ole piss... because that's a lot of money, just to be satisfied with making the CFP once in a while.
Posted on 11/18/25 at 11:38 am to HvacGoon
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Is Sexton just trolling at this point for his financial benefit
FIFY
Posted on 11/18/25 at 11:42 am to HvacGoon
Hes not leaving a playoff team. Maybe if loses in first round
Posted on 11/18/25 at 11:51 am to PurpleExile
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Kiffin/Sexton aren't trying to create a bidding war
Sure they are. That's Sexton's job. He'd be foolish not to. It's very likely Kiffin will NEVER be more in-demand a coach now. When those circumstances present themselves you milk it for all its worth.
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An extra one or two million isn't going to help him make his decision.
Probably not. But if you can get it, why not get it? It's entirely possible he's long decided to stay at OM. Even so, use the leverage you have to get the most you can out of OM. That's just good business.
And from Sexton's standpoint, he has other clients and LSU and Florida still need coaches. So why not use Kiffin to test how much money LSU and Florida really have to spend? They probably wouldn't be willing to spend as much on a different coach. But at some point soon they will NEED a coach. If I know they have the commitment to pay $15M for one guy then I know how much they have in the bank. So when they say "I'm only offering X coach $8M", I'll advise that HC to hold out knowing LSU (and Florida) have more money (if necessary)
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