re: “Possibly the highest-spending roster ever in CFB”

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no one wants to talk about the amount of roster we had to replace. It was a complete overhaul. It necessitated the amount of money we spent in order to be remotely competitive next season.

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LSU also spent on developmental players who will barely see the field year 1 because of the roster overhaul from a coaching change. I doubt $40Mil in one year will be seen again for quite some time:

1 - LSU front loaded the revenue share during the BK era, so Kiffin decided to use the savings in year 1. I think the developmental players alluded to before used up this money.
2 - Lane Kiffin excitement generated a ton of new money. Not sure that kind of excitement can be replicated again.
3 - Leavitt’s injury could have ruined a great roster (see Texas Tech now). They had to protect the investment and decided to pursue Longstreet.
4 - The roster was pretty much complete, money spent, and Umanmielen and Seaton became available as realistic gets. Kiffin and the Governor sold donors to get a few extra Mil.

Those 4 things won’t all happen every year, so I expect the NIL and Rev Share totals to be about $30Mil annually. If $40Mil is the annual budget, we are in for a serious treat.