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re: LSU has committed $200M to Kiffin and Wade
Posted on 3/27/26 at 1:02 pm to MoarKilometers
Posted on 3/27/26 at 1:02 pm to MoarKilometers
You A@M people have some castrated balls talking about LSU.What about JIMBO and his buyout.Where are your championships for all the money y’all spend on athletics,that’s right 0.Criticise all you want the last 6 years I count 5 NCs for LSU,WHAT YOU GOT!!!
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Posted on 3/27/26 at 1:12 pm to LSUBALLER
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So Saban wasn’t worth the money you paid
It can be debated whether any coach is worth $10 million per year. But if any coach was worth it, Saban was.
Now we will get to see if Lane Kiffin is worth $21 million per year. Add $40+ million in NIL deals, then another $20 million in revenue sharing, plus another $10 million on assistants, throw in a couple million more on ADs and support staff, plus all the other scholarship/travel/material costs and LSU football is going to spend over $100 million on football in 2026.
If someone five years ago had claimed that LSU was going to spend over $100 million in 2026 on football they would have been locked in a padded room.
In 2025, LSU football spent around $50 million ($70 million including NIL) and generated around $115 million in revenue. They used that $60 million dollar profit to subsidize the non-profitable sports like baseball, gymnastics and women’s basketball.
LSU is doubling their expenses this year. We will see what that does to their profit. And what that does to other sports that rely on football profits.
Posted on 3/27/26 at 1:14 pm to TigerLunatik
$200 million for two coaches with zero championships?
Posted on 3/27/26 at 1:15 pm to RGT
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You A@M people have some castrated balls talking about LSU.What about JIMBO and his buyout.Where are your championships for all the money y’all spend on athletics,that’s right 0.Criticise all you want the last 6 years I count 5 NCs for LSU,WHAT YOU GOT!!!
This is what happens when you spend all your money on coaches instead of English teachers and psychiatrists.
Posted on 3/27/26 at 1:15 pm to captdalton
No one gives a frick about your incessant whining. We have the coaches in place that we want now.
Posted on 3/27/26 at 1:31 pm to Gator5220
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$200 million for two coaches with zero championships?
How many coaches are coaching in their current job that won championships at another school before they were hired?
Posted on 3/27/26 at 1:32 pm to lsufball19
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Interesting theory here
"Long time listener, first time caller Paul"
Dude really went off the deep end when Kiffin was hired at LSU.
Posted on 3/27/26 at 1:34 pm to Lucado
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We have the coaches in place that we want now.
Just like every other LSU coaching hire.
Posted on 3/27/26 at 1:42 pm to TigerLunatik
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How many coaches are coaching in their current job that won championships at another school before they were hired?
John Calipari and Rick Pitino come to mind.
Posted on 3/27/26 at 1:44 pm to TigerLunatik
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How many coaches are coaching in their current job that won championships at another school before they were hired?
And get paid $200 million? Only one school would be dumb enough to do that.
This post was edited on 3/27/26 at 1:46 pm
Posted on 3/27/26 at 1:54 pm to Gator5220
So, between the two of you, you can only think of 2. Got it. Thank you.
Posted on 3/27/26 at 1:59 pm to m2pro
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That's the risk they take.... but the glory is worth the shot.
LSU is like the guy on HALO that only plays with a rocket launcher.
Great analogy and I'm here for it!
Posted on 3/27/26 at 2:12 pm to TigerLunatik
So on record the university is admitting to spending over the cap good to know …. You wonder why they have a new ad, head coach at both sports … they can’t get out do their own way lol.
This post was edited on 3/27/26 at 2:14 pm
Posted on 3/27/26 at 2:24 pm to BhamTigah
Posted on 3/27/26 at 2:28 pm to captdalton
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Their hangover is gonna be brutal.
You care more about LSU sports than most LSU fans.
Posted on 3/27/26 at 2:36 pm to Dissident ag
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and if the gamble fails?
It'd take a lot for it to really fail. BK's buyout was basically offset by the jersey patch deal. The hiring of Kiffin and Wade will give attendance a huge shot in the arm for at least the first two years.
Just to "make money", LSU needs over next two years to:(per Peter Burns):
quote:Booster/Donor surge:
CFB: 2 Playoff Bids, 1 Deep Run
MBB: 2 Tournament Bids, 1 Sweet 16 Run
WBB: At least 1 Final Four Run
BSB: 2 CWS bids, 1 Title Run
LSU doesn't need all 4 to hit, just 2/3 but Football HAS to be 1 of them. If you hit 2 of 3 those goals with Football, you'll bring in around $100M in direct sports revenue.
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Estimating $100M in donations over 2 years.
Tuition: Turning LSU into national brand vs state brand
Out of state students 2022: 32%
Out of state students 2024: 40%
If you grow that by 8% again: $50M extra.
Media Value: LSU already Top 3 (If not #1) brand in college space. If this works, LSU likely grabs additional $25M in Media exposure
quote:(Would actually be $275M)
If plan works: $100M in Athletic revenue $100M in Donations $50M in Tuition bump + (25M in Media Value) $250M payoff on $200M invested
So best case scenario, you hit on those goals and you make all of the money (plus some) back in two years.
More realistic, is you're just better and you pay all of this off over 4-6 years.
The only way this fails, is if you need to buy one of these guys out (or Mulkey) very quickly, which isn't likely. Even Kelly got 4 years.
Posted on 3/27/26 at 2:39 pm to SidewalkTiger
Posted on 3/27/26 at 2:49 pm to TigerLunatik
Posted on 3/27/26 at 2:59 pm to TigerLunatik
I’m so jealous wish UF wasn’t broke.
Posted on 3/27/26 at 3:04 pm to TigerLunatik
It’s wild that university dedicates more money to sports than improving their academics.
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