onestonedpony

I was at LSU during some of the Hallman era. The WKU game was a carbon copy of nearly every win.

I recall one ESPN writer asking 'Did LSU settle for Les(s)?'

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Posted on 10/30/25 at 3:27 pm to NotaStarGazer
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Uh, but that $20 million does NOT include booster money right? My brother and I have been trying to find out like hell if the $20 million is a CAP or just a guaranteed "base amount". If the latter, then your argument falls apart immediately since $20 million isn't the total. I'm ASKING if what I'm saying is right.


It’s not a hard cap — you’re right that booster/NIL collective money can still flow on top of the $20M. But that actually strengthens the point, it doesn’t break it.

The $20M is the baseline revenue-share obligation tied to media rights and structured compensation — meaning that’s the minimum guaranteed player-comp amount LSU has to plan for on its books.

Boosters can add whatever they want, sure. But whether the total ends up being $20M, $30M, or $40M+ when you factor in donors… the math still points the same direction:

You can’t keep paying one coach $10M+ plus pay the roster plus keep expanding support staff plus compete with SEC/NFL facilities and recruiting budgets forever.

Something has to give. And historically, when labor costs go up, executive salaries normalize, not the other way around.

So even if $20M is just the “floor,” the trend still holds — player pay rising = coaching pay pressure.

The bubble doesn’t pop because of the exact number.
It pops because the business model changes.

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The 20 mil is a max, set to increase by 3% each year and to be reevaluated every three years. NIL portion (over $600) must be registered with NIL Go and clear the Deloitte auditors as being fair market value, or players will be ruled ineligible. This is supposed to stop paying big $ for No Show jobs. 2 unnamed schools have been accused of cheating in a story that broke first week of October, but NCAA, as usual, has not commented on it.

Political theater. Only 11% of LSU's total revenue comes from the state.

Two from the 80s come to mind: 1988 25-0 Shutout of Texas A&M. 1987 31-13 shutdown of South Carolina in Gator Bowl.

From what I've read, LSU gets $21.5 million to distribute as payment for NIL. The school plans to allocate 75% to football. LSU has 85 (I think) football scholarships. So

$21,500,000 X 75% ÷ 85 = $189,705 per scholarship player.

That's nuts! Please tell me where I'm wrong.

The math is good. One technicality- this is revenue sharing, not NIL. Players from any sport can get NIL but they have to use the NIL portal (NIL go) for any deal over $600 and have their deal authorized by Deloitte as 'fair market value.' Failure to use Deloitte/NIL go can lead to a suspension or ban by NCAA. No university has jurisdiction/responsibility over the NIL payments, only revenue sharing. Also, the 21.5 amount will grow 4% a year and be reevaluated at the end of 3 years.

Under the House settlement Deloitte will determine NIL true market value for all NCAA athletes. The definition of true market value is subject to interpretation. In real estate, true market value is whatever the buyer is willing to pay. In NIL, that opens a door for no limits or lawsuits which challenge imposed limits. Buckle up.

Rev sharing? My guess is coaches and ADs. May vary by school or possibly conferences will set procedures.

Simple, neat, and wrong

I was living on the east coast at the time. I think this game went past mid-night. It was awesome. The second half of the 2000 Peach Bowl beat-down of GT was also pretty great

The TP was designed with the logic that coaches can leave but players cannot. However, coaches cannot leave without consequences, as there is usually some penalty for breaking the contract. Currently there is no punitive measure when players jump from one school to the next, so long as they are making adequate NCAA determined progress toward earning a degree.