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Posted on 12/1/25 at 9:54 am to DBird
Posted on 12/1/25 at 9:54 am to DBird
According to the term sheet, acquired by a public records request, as well, Kiffin will be owed an 80% buyout, to be paid monthly through the remainder of his deal, if fired, / but with no clause for mitigation or an offset, by LSU. /
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Can’t teach an old dog new tricks I guess
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Can’t teach an old dog new tricks I guess
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Posted on 12/1/25 at 9:54 am to Hognutz
I agree to an extent. NFL has been out of control for a while.
Posted on 12/1/25 at 10:00 am to Townedrunkard
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I don’t think the buyout is that big of a deal with LSU. Someone will hire him again if LSU fires him.
No mitigation clause, lsu would have to pay the 80% regardless
Posted on 12/1/25 at 10:01 am to DBird
Hard to turn down that massive bump in salary.
Posted on 12/1/25 at 10:03 am to Hognutz
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A million dollars to coach per game. I'm sorry I know it's unpopular but that's a f-n joke and an insult to every fan and working man that bust their arse to make a living regardless where the money comes from. Many people are struggling to get by and they cheer on this crap. I don't get it.
It honestly makes me wanna root against all of them making anywhere near that much, and fwiw I always liked LSU after my hogs but damn, smh.
Some serious reforms are needed to say the least.
Tiger Stadium is massive with a ton of very expensive seats and LSU gets a fat check from the TV contract. That doesn't even account for merchandise. This is big business.
If a "working man" can go win football games he can get paid too but the reality is very, very few humans can coach football at the elite level. Also, the "working man" doesn't have to put up with the massive invasion into his privacy and have people show up to shout profanities at him because he wants to change jobs and the impact it has on his family that no doubt gets part of the collateral damage. Oh, and if he doesn't succeed he will get hammered relentlessly as well.
People with special skills get paid a lot of money. I remember 25 years ago my wife had a family member who worked with Brad Pitt. He got paid $1 million per day to shoot Japanese TV commercials where he basically sat in his trailer with an entourage for hours and then came out and said a few lines, typical commercials took 5-7 days as well and he could get as many as he wanted. I can also tell you I would never, ever want his life. Money and fame has benefits for sure but most of the things I value and bring me true happiness he doesn't have. I wouldn't want Kiffin's life either.
Envy is the most destructive of the deadly sins btw.
Posted on 12/1/25 at 10:08 am to aggressor
I don't envy any of it, I just see it as an insult. Nobody is worth that much no matter good they are. That's jmo.
It's gotten completely out of whack like CEO salaries. The differences didn't used to be so big.
Coaching salaries 5 year old article
It's gotten completely out of whack like CEO salaries. The differences didn't used to be so big.
Coaching salaries 5 year old article
This post was edited on 12/1/25 at 10:12 am
Posted on 12/1/25 at 10:12 am to Hognutz
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I don't envy any of it, I just see it as an insult. Nobody is worth that much no matter good they are. That's jmo.
It's gotten completely out of whack like CEO salaries. The differences didn't used to be so big.
Well it certainly seems to bother you. What Lane Kiffin makes has zero impact on your life. He makes a lot of money because that is what the market says he is worth. Same with CEOs. A good coach can make a difference of hundreds of millions in revenue for a school and in many cases (like Lane) they become the image of the school. Same with a CEO. If you have the ability to impact massive amounts of revenue you are worth more. If you are a regular joe the reality is you can't impact the bottom line to the same extent. If they aren't worth the money they won't get paid the money, it's pretty simple.
Damn I feel like I need a shower sitting here defending Lane Kiffin and LSU.
Posted on 12/1/25 at 10:15 am to DBird
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7 years 91Mil
Hook'em, then reel'em in.
Those mudbug eating morons really are as stupid as they look.
Posted on 12/1/25 at 10:15 am to aggressor
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A good coach can make a difference of hundreds of millions in revenue for a school and in many cases (like Lane) they become the image of the school.
Jimbo and BK were well worth the 150M IMO
Posted on 12/1/25 at 10:15 am to Jugbow
I sincerely hope he stays motivated. His contract is fully guaranteed, no less than 80%.
Posted on 12/1/25 at 10:17 am to aggressor
From the 2019 article I shared above. Six years ago, compare to today. It's ridiculous and unsustainable.
The SEC had the highest median coach salary at $4,172,500, followed by the Big 12 ($3,540,788), the Pac-12 ($3,102,960), the Big Ten ($2,753,100) and the ACC ($2,562,485).
The SEC had the highest median coach salary at $4,172,500, followed by the Big 12 ($3,540,788), the Pac-12 ($3,102,960), the Big Ten ($2,753,100) and the ACC ($2,562,485).
Posted on 12/1/25 at 10:21 am to Hognutz
Shitttt
LSU only to be on the hook for
3M buy out to OM
150k bonus to LK for OM playing in 1st round
150k if OM wins round 1
Another 300k if we win round 2
1M if OM runs the table
Plus 54M for BK
we talking close to 60M before LK even coaches a game. That’s wild
LSU only to be on the hook for
3M buy out to OM
150k bonus to LK for OM playing in 1st round
150k if OM wins round 1
Another 300k if we win round 2
1M if OM runs the table
Plus 54M for BK
we talking close to 60M before LK even coaches a game. That’s wild
This post was edited on 12/1/25 at 10:22 am
Posted on 12/1/25 at 10:22 am to BearCrocs
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I sincerely hope he stays motivated
Brother he’s balls deep in a booster’s wife right now. You hired a con man who peaked at Ole Miss.
Posted on 12/1/25 at 10:32 am to Townedrunkard
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I’m more worried about Kelly finding work, he’s old and doesn’t have a specialty on either side of the ball that he brings to the table. He does have notre dames all time winningist coach on his resume. But I get the sense he ‘retired’ years ago and just wants to play golf
Old, lazy, and not particularly likable.
I’m shocked schools aren’t beating down his door.
Posted on 12/1/25 at 10:33 am to Hognutz
I hate this line of thinking. If the people with that kind of money (or in control of that kind of money) think they're worth it, then they have every right to pay it. Those are big jobs with tons of responsibility and require a lifestyle that I would never want. Not many people can do those jobs well. If you think you can do it, go do it and make the big money. If not, then mind your business. It has no bearing on you or your life. None. They're playing at the high stakes table with billions on the line, and you're sitting at the $5 table complaining about it, even though it has nothing to do with you.
Posted on 12/1/25 at 10:35 am to Hognutz
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A million dollars to coach per game. I'm sorry I know it's unpopular but that's a f-n joke and an insult to every fan and working man that bust their arse to make a living regardless where the money comes from. Many people are struggling to get by and they cheer on this crap. I don't get it.
CFB is a business through and through.
$1M per game is a lot no doubt, but put it in context of the total revenue and economic impact of LSU football to Baton Rouge and Louisiana and it doesn’t appear so egregious.
Posted on 12/1/25 at 2:39 pm to atlantarebs
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A good coach can make a difference of hundreds of millions in revenue for a school and in many cases (like Lane) they become the image of the school.
Jimbo and BK were well worth the 150M IMO
No doubt a bad hire is a problem. Not all bets pay off. Best have the money to take those risks. A great hire though pays off huge, especially in football which can move the needle for every aspect of the school in terms of applications and donations that have no direct relation to the AD.
Posted on 12/1/25 at 2:50 pm to Hognutz
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From the 2019 article I shared above. Six years ago, compare to today. It's ridiculous and unsustainable.
The SEC had the highest median coach salary at $4,172,500, followed by the Big 12 ($3,540,788), the Pac-12 ($3,102,960), the Big Ten ($2,753,100) and the ACC ($2,562,485).
Look at the application numbers at SEC schools and the increased donations. The amount of publicity that the SEC gets as the premier football conference and how it has separated itself from the rest is massive. Kids from all over the country want to go to SEC schools now because they want to enjoy that environment. Alumni visit campus more to see football games and donate more money. The money to pay the coaches themselves is more than made up for by the TV contracts and ticket sales, especially to the luxury seating.
It's big business. People want the best and will pay for it. The SEC has the biggest stadiums and ratings consistently and they get the most Playoff teams, thus they spend more. With NIL College Football is basically a Semi Pro league now and players can make millions. People are more than happy to spend money on it to support it so that isn't changing.
Posted on 12/1/25 at 3:00 pm to aggressor
I think it's unsustainable at this rate.
Posted on 12/1/25 at 3:09 pm to Hognutz
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A million dollars to coach per game. I'm sorry I know it's unpopular but that's a f-n joke and an insult to every fan and working man that bust their arse to make a living regardless where the money comes from. Many people are struggling to get by and they cheer on this crap. I don't get it.
It honestly makes me wanna root against all of them making anywhere near that much, and fwiw I always liked LSU after my hogs but damn, smh.
Some serious reforms are needed to say the least.
Half goes to government. Some percentage goes to agent.
In this business, they give up a lot too. They miss out on a lot of their kid's childhood, baseball games, dance recitals, etc. They never have any off time to take family vacations. Their families go on vacations, but the coach is at home coaching or on the road recruiting. They're up at 5AM and don't go to bed until midnight, every day of the year. They are essentially the hardest working CEO's in business, CEO's of what are considered Billion Dollar companies were these programs listed as public companies. CEO's in companies of similar sizes make about the same or more, but don't work nearly as hard as a college football coach.
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