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Let's not pretend like Lane's OM teams wouldn't boat race the military academies that ND plays each year that usually are ranked somewhere between #20 and #25.

If you want to compare apples to apples, use top 15 teams. At least those are somewhat comparable and are usually P4 teams.

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His 14 wins came against:

1. BYU (No. 16)
2. Syracuse (No. 16)
3. Clemson (No. 4)
4. South Carolina (No. 19)
5. Duke (No. 17)
6. USC (No. 10)
7. Oregon State (No. 19)
8. Texas A&M (No. 20)
9. Louisville (No. 15)
10. Navy (No. 24)
11. Army (No. 19)
12. Indiana (No. 8)
13. Georgia (No. 2)
14. Penn State (No. 4)

There's only two military academy wins on there. Even taking out some of the other weaker P4 programs (Duke, UNC, BYU, Oregon State, Syracuse) his record is still better than Kiffins.

I realize there are other factors that play into this. Just pointing out that Kiffin has not exactly been stellar against top 25 teams.

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So everyone in the public wasn’t convinced we were hiring Riley, people didn’t have inside sources saying it would be Riley, Riley wasn’t the Vegas betting favorite? I just imagined all that?

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No, all of that is correct. It's just very clear you don't understand what "smokescreen" means. LSU was legitimately pursuing Riley. A smoke screen would be LSU insiders floating Riley's name to the public/media to draw attention away from the real target. That's clearly not what happened.

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Kiffin feels like the smokescreen like Lincoln Riley.

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:lol: Lincoln Riley wasn't a smoke screen. You people are legitimately delusional.

Philly, your credibility is slipping....

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I am told the expectation is this gets settled before it ever reaches a courtroom

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It's already in a courtroom. Suit has been filed.

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at around 29-35 million

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:lol: Kelly's team already turned down $30M and now they have additional leverage.

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there is not much worry in the building this effects the interest or the ability to make a big hire as their next HC.

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That speaks volumes to the tone deafness of those "in the building" which is very concerning.

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I was told again today LSU was given a number on Nick Saban from Sexton. They didn’t say no.

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So we've gone from LSU relaying an offer to Saban which (according to you) he didn't immediately reject, to now Sexton has made an offer to LSU and LSU has not yet rejected it? I think you may be getting your story twisted. There's absolutely nothing preventing LSU and Saban reaching a deal right now and announcing it. It's been two weeks. The parties know by now whether there is a deal that makes sense to both sides.

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The latest I heard (couple days ago) reads as follows
“LSU and Lane both want this to happen but neither want to rush it”

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:lol: It makes sense why Lane doesn't want to "rush it." It makes zero sense from the LSU side. There needs to be a sense of urgency. If not, LSU is going to be left standing at the alter AND missing the portal window. Hopefully those on the search committee understand this, but I have no confidence that they do.

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There are 2 names I can definitively tell you will not be LSUs next head coach and that is Jon Sumrall and Eli Drinkwitz. I have it on good word LSU is not extending an offer to either.

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:lol: And if Kiffin leaves us high and dry at the 11th hour? It's far too early in the process to completely rule out two qualified candidates.

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You sure?? Then how are judgements for money handled by the state if money doesn’t have to be “appropriated” in the budget??

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BK isn't seeking a money judgment. He's seeking a declaratory judgment. Those are not the same.

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If Saban is announced as LSU's next head coach, I'm going out with a bang and posting nude pics of my actual wife.

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If poncho is right, I too will post nude photos of TDsngumbo's wife.

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7 day timer

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What 7 day timer?

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to run out the clock

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What clock?

LSU is not required to fire him with cause after the 7 day notice and cure period lapses. They simply cannot do it before then. You're suggestion makes zero sense in this context.

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Either way, per the Contract, the LSU President has the explicit authority to terminate with cause.

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With written notice to the employee and a 7 day period to cure the cause for termination. When did Woodward demand that Sloan be fired? When did the LSU President (interim president at the time) provide written notice to BK that he was being fired with cause? When was BK actually fired?

Again, your position could have theoretically worked had LSU taken this position from the jump, but it's clear that LSU is now throwing shite at the wall in hopes that something might stick. As suspected, this was all done without much diligence.

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Based on Brian Kelly’s 2021 employment contract with LSU, the head coach would indeed be in violation if he refused to dismiss an assistant coach after being instructed to do so by the athletic director.

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By an AD that LSU has now taken the position did not have the authority to fire BK. :lol: You can't make this up.

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I wonder if LSU is possibly using Kelly’s refusal to fire Sloane as a ground for firing for cause?
It’s one of the For Cause clauses and relates to his duties under the contract.

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No, it's not.