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Tosh is taking the Cal job.

Give me Mark Stoops.

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So now that it's not hypothetical ...

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The contract is not hypothetical. Brian Kelly doing something to violate its terms is the hypothetical.

Again, the original question was: why are people arguing that LSU should “just pay the man”? Sure, LSU agreed to pay BK a huge amount to coach football, but if he hypothetically violated terms of that contract, why shouldn’t LSU use those terms to minimize what they pay him? I think we’re all on the same page that there’s no option to just arbitrarily refuse payment.

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I agree with you but it looks like they didn’t take the actions needed in said contract to do so. Tell the guy what he violated if that’s the way they want to go. You have to give him a chance to rebuttal.

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See my other post but yeah I'm not arguing for not fulfilling your legal obligations. I'm just saying people seem to be giving Brian Kelly the benefit of the doubt and feel he should fight for everything he's owed while not holding that same perspective about LSU and the folks who are responsible for looking out for the school's interests - financial and otherwise.

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A contract is a contract. He is owed every dime agreed to in that contract.

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I don't know if he did anything and frankly I don't care what we pay the guy but I don’t understand some of you. By your logic, since LSU offered Brian Kelly a contract with that buyout, they have to pay it while completely ignoring the fact that he agreed to a morality clause that gives LSU the right to avoid paying if he violates it. So, if that clause exists, shouldn’t LSU be trying to protect its own interests under the same contract terms just like Brian Kelly would if the situation were reversed?

Ill be the first to admit I thought LSU was going to be good this year. Had us as a sure playoff team. That said, Brian Kelly had made the team so miserable and not fun to watch that by the time the A&M game happened I was already numb. If anything I feel better about being an LSU fan today than I did 8/30. The sun is shining in Baton Rouge.

Look, I know Woodward made our bed and we have to sleep in it. That said isn't there a terrorist organization or Indian scam center we can give the money to so at least it's going to somebody more deserving and of higher moral character than BK?

Serious question - in the age of unlimited analysts and support staff why are we still hiring position coaches who primarily function as recruiters? It seems obvious that the skill set required to get the the best players to campus and the skill set required to develop those players are two distinct things.

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Lets analyze this. You are going to pay Saban some high price... whatever that is. You are going to pay Cignetti his current rate and you are going to pay Elko his current rate? That would be $50M/year or more. And what motivation do Cignetti or Elko have in making a downward move? Some critical thinking skills sould apply here. No clue if the Saban hiring is even a given.

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Humorless Aggie is redundant but it's impressive how daft you have to be to reply 3 times in this thread trying to refute an obvious joke about hiring Cig and Elko as coordinators

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Oh baby! We comin

1. UCLA (1)
2. Baylor
3. LMU
4. Omaha

1. Oregon St (16)
2. Creighton
3. Michigan
4. Cincinnati

Two Regional Winners: UCLA, Oregon St
Super Regional Winner: UCLA


1. Texas Tech (8)
2. Dallas Baptist
3. Florida
4. Army

1. Oklahoma St (9)
2. UConn
3. Nebraska
4. Harvard

Two Regional Winners: DBU, OSU
Super Regional Winner: OSU



1. Arkansas (5)
2. Cal
3. TCU
4. UConn

1. Ole Miss (12)
2. Illinois
3. Clemson
4. Jax St


Two Regional Winners: Arkansas, Ole Miss
Super Regional Winner: Ole Miss


1. UGA (4)
2. FAU
3. FSU
4. Mercer


1. LSU (13)
2. Arizona St
3. Southern Miss
4. Stony Brook

Two Regional Winners: FAU, LSU
Super Regional Winner: LSU



other side of Omaha bracket


1. Vandy (2)
2. Indiana St
3. McNeese
4. Ohio St

1. West Virginia (15)
2. Texas A&M
3. Duke
4. Fordham

Two Regional Winners: Vandy, TAMU
Super Regional Winner: Vandy


1. Louisville (7)
2. Indiana
3. Illinois St
4. UIC

1. ECU (10)
2. NC State
3. Campbell
4. Quinnipiac

Two Regional Winners: Louisville, ECU
Super Regional Winner: ECU


1. Miss St (6)
2. Miami
3. Central Michigan
4. Southern


1. Stanford (11)
2. UCSB
3. Fresno St.
4. Sac St

Two Regional Winners: Miss St, Fresno St
Super Regional Winner: Miss St


1. Georgia Tech (3)
2. Auburn
3. Coastal Carolina
4. Florida a&m

1. UNC (14)
2. Tennessee
3. Liberty
4. UNCW

Two Regional Winners: Coastal, UNC
Super Regional Winner: Coastal



CWS Winners:

1. LSU
2. UCLA

Like others have said, good athletics drive applicants which in turn allows the university to be more particular about who they accept and drives academic growth. But more importantly, this was mishandled from the start. Suspending Wade does nothing for the University. Schools that have cooperated in NCAA investigations (there isn't one yet btw) have fared worse in terms of punishment than schools that have filibustered been uncooperative. He threw a wet blanket on what should've been a huge moment for us on national TV and only added to the media narrative. A good president finally should hire an AD he trusts and believes in and then leave the AD to do his job. If Alleva is incompetent then that falls on F King too.

If anything it just continues to add fuel to the fire and let's ESPN put out another anti-LSU headline. Alleva and F King have so completely blundered this whole thing and the saddest part is not a single LSU fan expected them to do their jobs better than this. Its par for the course and an embarassment. Free Will Wade, Fire F King and Alleva, Forever LSU.

Something is not right here. Why would Will Wade's attorney advise him not to speak with F King and Alleva unless he thought F King and Alleva did not have Wade's best interests in mind? Love the sentiment from Mallett and the BOS by extension, but Alleva and F King royally fricked up by suspending Wade when they should've just kept they're traps shut.