Why do so many on here think BK “isn’t going anywhere”?

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Why do so many on here think BK “isn’t going anywhere”?

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ab 53 million reasons why hes not going anywhere

If he is gone after this year he will land a decent job still negating the buyout.

I think if Kiffin wants to come you have to make the move. Kiffin and AT are close.

I also think firing BK and hiring a Napier is terrible idea though

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It’d been broken down that we wouldn’t owe him a lump sum and that it would be spread out over years.

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Nothing more "Louisiana" than kicking the can down the road.

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we only “save” around 10 million.

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"we"? how much you kicking in?

Because that buyout is a VERY legit issue. We don't have the Nike guy or Sam Walton or Yellow Wood that's just gonna pony $53 million up... and then pay what would be needed right after that to get a quality replacement. Now he might quit or retire. That may be your only hope if BK gone now is what you want.;

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Why do so many on here think BK “isn’t going anywhere”?

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"IF" LSU gets smoked by A&M Saturday - he's done.

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1. It’d been broken down that we wouldn’t owe him a lump sum and that it would be spread out over years.

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We know. It’s still a shite ton of money that someone eventually has to pay him for doing nothing, while also paying someone else.

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2. If we fire him after next season instead of this one, we only “save” around 10 million.

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I don’t think you know how this actually works…

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3. Do you think after Matt House and Joe Sloan that BK will suddenly “get it right” with coordinator hires?

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I have no idea.

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4. This is the most talented team he’s had at LSU and we seem to be regressing every year. How’s he magically going to turn it around in 2026?

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I don’t believe so. I think we will likely be worse next year.

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Why do so many on here think BK “isn’t going anywhere”?

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The people that think a buyout is remotely possible are the same people that are missing 3-4 digits in their bank account to actually be in the conversation of making it happen.

Just because something can be done (funds raised) does not equate to people shelling out that kind of cash when it can be used literally for 53 million other things

I should have added that people don’t seem to get that if he gets another coaching or broadcast job then our buyout is offset. Only way we are actually paying it, is if he sits on his lazy bum for 5 plus years

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. If we fire him after next season instead of this one, we only “save” around 10 million. How much will we lose if we retain him as he continues to crash and burn?

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The fact that you think that this is the only issue, and the only expense that LSU would incur, (completely leaving out the fact that you would have to pay off the existing staff, hire and pay a brand new staff, and then another new coach at 40 to 50+ million dollars,) makes your post very laughable.

Firing Kelly would cost LSU about $100M. I don’t see anyone paying that. Who is the Mr. Moneybags? Shaq?

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It’s nauseating and such a lazy take.

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It's a realistic take.

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It’d been broken down that we wouldn’t owe him a lump sum and that it would be spread out over years.

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Correct. But that's still an $8.7M line item to add to the new $20M revenue sharing and the new coach and their staff. While LSU can probably pony up the money, you still need money for NIL and recruiting as well, so you are tapping into your wells a whole helluva lot.

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If we fire him after next season instead of this one, we only “save” around 10 million. How much will we lose if we retain him as he continues to crash and burn?

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$10M is a lot of money when you are probably going to be in the red. The booster stroking those checks aren't too keen getting hit up all the time for more money.

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Do you think after Matt House and Joe Sloan that BK will suddenly “get it right” with coordinator hires?

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He missed on House and Sloan, but the House hire was because ND knee-jerk offered the head coaching position to Freeman otherwise Freeman was coming to BR. Dembrock was a good OC. Sloan was kept because of Underwood and that blew up in our face. He'll be out next year. I think Kelly's been around long enough in CFB and has enough history of picking good assistant hires (Elko, Lea, Freeman, Rhees, Dembrock, bringing Frank back, bringing Raymond back, Kevin Peoples, Baker) that he can get it right.

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This is the most talented team he’s had at LSU and we seem to be regressing every year. How’s he magically going to turn it around in 2026?

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This is the most talented team we've had in total, but we are not more talented in key areas and it's been our Achilles heel. This OL is the worst OL Kelly has had since we've been here. Nussmeier, while still a good QB, is playing that position the worst of any year under Kelly. Some of that was injury, but most of it is due to the bad OL play. If anyone had any doubts about how well JD5 hid some of the offensive deficiencies in the trenches, this year should eliminate all doubt.


In my opinion, before I would fire the head coach, I would look at fixing the OC, OL coach, and the Strength & Conditioning Coach.

Sloan can call good plays, but he struggles calling a game. There are no set up plays that they come back to in a pinch and hit the big one.

Davis, more than any other coach on staff, has done less with more talent. Our OL plays soft. Maybe that's scheme, maybe that's S&C, maybe it's technique, but our run game has been trash since Kelly got here and was trash right before he got here as well and the common denominator is Davis.

Flint does a good job of making sure the guys are physically fit and in shape. We don't look like we are worn out very many times. However, there was a level of nasty and mental toughness that LSU teams had under Moffitt that is missing now and seeing how aTm looks in the trenches since they hired Moffitt, it shines a big old light on that aspect of our program right now.