LSU really learned its lesson with Kelly's buyout...

[Dawgzilla2]

Kiffin's buyout is $10.5 MM per year with NO offset by future employment. Did Landry have to approve this?

On the plus side, Kelly got 90% of his contracted pay, while Kiffin is only getting about 80%, so I guess they came out ahead.

BTW, I was certain Kiffin would come out of this as the highest paid coach, but he is still behind Kirby Smart. He does have a provision that he will become the highest paid if he wins a National Championship.

https://www.sportico.com/leagues/co...e-kiffin-buyout-coaching-contract-1234877937/

 

[John Deaux VII]

I am curious what the Bears were ready to pay to keep Kiffin. I think they probably would have gotten close to the $13M per year. There is obviously more to the calculus than that, though....

 

[PapaDawg]

LSU is also paying Kiffin’s OM bonuses for the CFP! He will get $1M for an OM natty

 

[Seinfeld]

I am curious what the Bears were ready to pay to keep Kiffin. I think they probably would have gotten close to the $13M per year. There is obviously more to the calculus than that, though....

Yeah, who knows how much of all this you can believe, but my bet is that Kiffin’s contract was never the issue. It was being able to pay that while also committing $25M/yr to NIL, and I don’t care what anyone says… OM may have more than us, but they don’t have LSU/UF money. They were never gonna win this battle

 

[basedawg]

I can tell you the so call $90 million Kiffin is getting, 50% has been committed from a donor from Texas.

 

[dawgman42]

I can tell you the so call $90 million Kiffin is getting, 50% has been committed from a donor from Texas.

And the name of that dumbazz donor is . . . .?

 

[patdog]

I am curious what the Bears were ready to pay to keep Kiffin. I think they probably would have gotten close to the $13M per year. There is obviously more to the calculus than that, though....

I suspect UMiss would have matched what LSU is paying.

 

[GloryDawg]

And the name of that dumbazz donor is . . . .?

 

[Dawgzilla2]

I suspect UMiss would have matched what LSU is paying.

They will pay Golding half that, at most. I guess their donors can direct the other half to NIL?

 

[CoastTrash]

Could have just bought a new baseball stadium to replace that ******** in Barton rouge

 

[HailStout]

They will pay Golding half that, at most. I guess their donors can direct the other half to NIL?

That would be my suspicion

 

[Hugh's Burner Phone]

I can tell you the so call $90 million Kiffin is getting, 50% has been committed from a donor from Texas.

Damn, I need to hit him up for a camera donation.

 

[DawgNsuds]

I am curious what the Bears were ready to pay to keep Kiffin. I think they probably would have gotten close to the $13M per year. There is obviously more to the calculus than that, though....

I was told that Ole Miss had a contract on his desk since October for 13.5, comes from someone that has been pretty accurate on everything that has unfolded

 

[leeinator]

I am curious what the Bears were ready to pay to keep Kiffin. I think they probably would have gotten close to the $13M per year. There is obviously more to the calculus than that, though....

That's what I heard.....about 13 mil per year plus major investment into the NIL fund.

 

[The Peeper]

LSU is also paying Kiffin’s OM bonuses for the CFP! He will get $1M for an OM natty

I think he has the same chance of getting that bonus as I do...............................

 

[Dawgzilla2]

I think he has the same chance of getting that bonus as I do...............................

He gets $150 K if they just make the playoffs, and another $150 if they win in the first round. Doesn't sound like much compared to his $13 MM salary, but I guess it was important to him.

 

[The Peeper]

He gets $150 K if they just make the playoffs, and another $150 if they win in the first round. Doesn't sound like much compared to his $13 MM salary, but I guess it was important to him.

I was replying to this from PapaDawg, " He will get $1M for an OM natty"