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re: “Nearly Impossible” for Kelly to get a job
Posted on 11/24/25 at 9:13 pm to PP7 for heisman
Posted on 11/24/25 at 9:13 pm to PP7 for heisman
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I mean I'm all for shitting on BK but I'd imagine it's pretty tough for the guy to get a job while still employed by LSU if that means another school would be on the hook for whatever buyout he has.
Which is 100% his fault. In fact, since Scott Woodward is no longer the AD, Kelly does not owe a buyout if he were to terminate, per the contract. So he could end this now and go coach, if that’s what he wanted. It’s not.
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Posted on 11/24/25 at 9:18 pm to mdomingue
quote:I expect LSU to honor their contract. LSU signed him to this deal, they chose to terminate him midseason after being upset over some bad losses (which doesn't constitute "for cause").quote:
Good
So you want LSU to pay him for another 6 years?
I don't understand the way some of you think.
I get it, LSU had to move now in order to get in on Kiffin, otherwise Florida takes him... and LSU thought Kiffin was the better option at this point. But you have to honor your deal.
Keep the governor out of this next time.
Posted on 11/24/25 at 9:19 pm to POOLTIGER
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BK would be in the mix for jobs if anyone wanted him or if he even wanted to work.
Big if
Posted on 11/24/25 at 9:26 pm to lostinbr
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2. The contract does include a buyout for termination by employee, which is $2 million after Jan. 1, 2024. Somewhat ironically, though, his contract stipulates that he doesn’t owe any buyout “if Scott Woodward is not actively employed as Director of Athletics for LSU.” So it’s a moot point.
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ETA: The buyout for termination by employee is not the issue anyway. The argument would be that if he accepted another job, he would have forfeit the $53 million buyout owed by LSU because he would be the one terminating the contract.
But if he terminated because he was taking another job, it’s still a moot point because that money would go to LSU.
So again, he doesn’t want forfeit his buyout. He has refused all settlement offers. He is ALREADY saying LSU is preventing him from performing on the mitigation clause…meanwhile he is being paid. Do we seriously not understand he wants all his money and a clean break right now? He wants more than what the contract stipulates, it’s obvious, and probably the greediest coaching job move ever.
If he intended on taking another HC job this offseason, he was stupid not to take the settlement.
Posted on 11/24/25 at 9:28 pm to Tiger2025
I don't care. Just be done with the yank.
Posted on 11/24/25 at 9:28 pm to PerryWinkleBlue
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What are his lawyers supposed to say? They’re doing their job. He will get all money owed to him. LSU should just give him the money Spaht gave LSU for the buyout. Who’s paying lsu attorneys, not Spaht. It’s just business. Be done with Kelly.
He is purposefully making this more difficult
Posted on 11/24/25 at 9:45 pm to OceanMan
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But if he terminated because he was taking another job, it’s still a moot point because that money would go to LSU.
I wouldn’t say that part is a moot point. He would have to sign a contract for >$53 million guaranteed over the next 6 years for LSU to owe him nothing. But again it’s silly to begin with because the season hasn’t even ended yet.
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So again, he doesn’t want forfeit his buyout. He has refused all settlement offers. He is ALREADY saying LSU is preventing him from performing on the mitigation clause…meanwhile he is being paid. Do we seriously not understand he wants all his money and a clean break right now? He wants more than what the contract stipulates, it’s obvious, and probably the greediest coaching job move ever.
If he intended on taking another HC job this offseason, he was stupid not to take the settlement.
He’s not going to get a clean break plus the full buyout. He’s clearly setting the stage to blame LSU for his lack of employment in 2026, but even if it works it only buys him a year. He’s not gonna be able to drag that excuse out for 6 years.
Ultimately it all comes down to how well you can enforce the duty to mitigate. If LSU feels like they can actually enforce it in the long run, they should just walk away from the table.
Posted on 11/24/25 at 9:47 pm to Tiger2025
He didn't work at LSU. He doesn't want to work now.
Posted on 11/24/25 at 9:57 pm to PP7 for heisman
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mean I'm all for shitting on BK but I'd imagine it's pretty tough for the guy to get a job while still employed by LSU if that means another school would be on the hook for whatever buyout he has.
Please. Any school knows we don’t want him. For crying out loud, we’ve had an interim coach for a month. Other schools aren’t morons. This is one of the dumbest takes I have seen on here this week.
Posted on 11/24/25 at 9:59 pm to Tiger2025
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has "made it nearly impossible"
so not impossible? why haven’t you done it then?
Posted on 11/24/25 at 10:10 pm to lostinbr
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I wouldn’t say that part is a moot point. He would have to sign a contract for >$53 million guaranteed over the next 6 years for LSU to owe him nothing.
I’m not sure what you are getting at, LSU’s breakeven doesn’t seem relevant. My point is that if Kelly doesn’t “forfeit” $53M for taking another job, by terminating his contract. That money would go to LSU, unless he got a better deal. So he wouldn’t forfeit the money by terminating his contract, he is taking control of his future income.
Brian Kelly’s break even point has nothing to do with supporting the position that LSU is making it impossible for Kelly to find a job.
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He’s not going to get a clean break plus the full buyout. He’s clearly setting the stage to blame LSU for his lack of employment in 2026, but even if it works it only buys him a year. He’s not gonna be able to drag that excuse out for 6 years.
I don’t think he is either. I’m just rather disgusted in the way he went about this.
Posted on 11/24/25 at 10:12 pm to Tiger2025
It’s all just negotiation tactics.
Posted on 11/24/25 at 10:14 pm to Tiger2025
Gee. I wonder why? Literally zero play to the than his trash son has showed support for him. Maybe that has something to do with it 
Posted on 11/24/25 at 10:14 pm to Tiger2025
weird I dont remember ND terminating him when he took this job.
Posted on 11/24/25 at 10:18 pm to SammyTiger
He most likely resigned.
Same thing we are waiting for Kiffin to do.
Same thing we are waiting for Kiffin to do.
Posted on 11/24/25 at 10:49 pm to bayouboo
he didn’t resign before he talked to us about taking the job
Posted on 11/24/25 at 10:54 pm to Tiger2025
Yall understand that this is a claim they have to make, right? His attorneys are going to pile on anything that is logically possible.
I get the BK hate, generally. But this is a miss.
I get the BK hate, generally. But this is a miss.
Posted on 11/24/25 at 11:07 pm to OceanMan
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I’m not sure what you are getting at, LSU’s breakeven doesn’t seem relevant. My point is that if Kelly doesn’t “forfeit” $53M for taking another job, by terminating his contract. That money would go to LSU, unless he got a better deal. So he wouldn’t forfeit the money by terminating his contract, he is taking control of his future income.
He doesn’t forfeit the full $53 million, he forfeits the difference between that and whatever he actually makes (assuming he makes less at the new job). On top of that, the LSU buyout is still guaranteed if he gets fired somewhere else. I was just pointing out that even if Woodward were still here, this would be a bigger deal than the $2 million.
Whatever his net income is from LSU over the next 6 years after offsets, I think it’s safe to assume it’ll be more than $2 million.
It’s a pretty absurd hypothetical to begin with though. It would require LSU to basically argue that he quit before they could fire him. I wasn’t really trying to make it out to be a legit concern.
Posted on 11/24/25 at 11:12 pm to cbree88
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What’s the cuck chair at the hotel?
Just pray you don’t ever end up in it. Unless that’s your thing
Posted on 11/24/25 at 11:13 pm to SammyTiger
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weird I dont remember ND terminating him when he took this job.
Well obviously not.. Notre Dame didn’t fire him, he quit.
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