No, I do, and it's childish and pathetic.

Nothing better than tiger tears

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Crazy to think that after all is said and done, Brian Kelly might be the guy that comes out ahead. Gonna bank $53mm and don't have to deal with this circus any longer.

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I guess you could say that Coach Kelly got a "golden parachute" for his losses to Vandy and Texas A&M. Maybe he realized that was his easiest and best alternative to get the hell out of Red Stick. He hates that place.

Governor Chadry

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That the governor is not just commenting but actively talking about and taking a role in the HFC job role for lsu is absolutely pathetic. There are other teams in the state as well, but mostly he has about 1000000 other more important things to be doing and worried about that the damned HFC for lsu, a program which ultimately is just for entertainment and to give some kids a chance to go to college.

Absolutely pathetic.

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This is normally something the university president would be heavily involved in. Because LSU doesn't have a president currently, the governor fills that role.

I would LOVE for Trump to pick the next LSU coach. Giuliani isn't doing much these days. Maybe Don Jr.

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Crazy to think that after all is said and done, Brian Kelly might be the guy that comes out ahead. Gonna bank $53mm and don't have to deal with this circus any longer.

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Yes! Can anyone imagine how great it must be to be given $53 million to get the hell away from that God-awful place? Unbelievable win for him!

The political history of Louisiana has mostly always been a mess and it's pretty fascinating…

Huey Long was a wild character and I'm confident we'd be rightly ****ed as a country had he entered the presidential race in 1936. He thought Roosevelt and the New Deal weren't progressive enough. Can't imagine what WW2 would have looked like with him. He wouldn't have gotten elected anyways. He'd run on a third ticket and take votes away from FDR. Which still could have ended badly. He was a strange mix of McCarthyism, fascism, and communism. Assassinated by a judge's son in-law right after passing a bill gerrymandering to oust the judge of 28 years.

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Ross extended Jimbo, not Woodward.

And good luck finding a top-tier coach now who is going to want to step into this ****show.

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Bjork's agent was also Sexton.

Kelly's agent is not Sexton, but Sexton was still on all three sides of the deal that led to LSU pursuing Jimbo and his resulting contract extension, assuming Woodward's agent is Sexton. I haven't seen any reporting disputing that, just reporting saying the governor was wrong about Kelly's agent.

Sexton clients appear to have been purged from the TAMU athletic department (I haven't looked up every coach, the info isn't exactly readily available) and I wouldn't feel comfortable automatically dismissing that as a coincidence.

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Guess who Mark Stoops agent is? You guessed it, Jimmy Sexton, who is associated with the Creative Artists Agency (CAA).

Clint Dowdle (Elko's agent) worked for Sexton at CAA when Elko was hired.

The Louisiana Gov. went on the Pat McAfee show today to provide a little more detail about the structure of the contract and the buyout for Brian Kelly. It looks like they have not yet found the funds to pay the buyout and there has been no reduction agreed to. This puts the state and taxpayers on the hook for $53M, ouch!

"I will not be picking the new coach and that is not my job..

The only reason that I'm really involved is because this Brian Kelly contract leaves the taxpayers of this state on the bill..

I care about the taxpayers of our state"@JeffLandry #PMSLive https://t.co/x211efay5k pic.twitter.com/p0UzzOpiDQ

— Pat McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) October 30, 2025

In Louisiana, that's 100% the case.

Just remember, Woodward was begged to "come home" to LSU as an alum for a cut in salary in order to help LSU out of their budget shortfall after they fired Orgeron. He had gotten tired of Sharp's continued grandstanding/ meddling here, even after he landed the coach Sharp wanted. That's the only reason he left.

LSU's budget is tied directly to the state budget, which was a fiasco at the time. Woodward did what he was asked to do by LSU, just as he did here at A&M. I'm not defending the inevitable outcome of the coaching decisions to hire/fire, but the chronological timeline of events doesn't match the inference the governor is making.

You are correct. I verified the source:
https://frontofficesports.com/caa-loses-another-football-agent-to-wme/

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It looks like they have not yet found the funds to pay the buyout and there has been no reduction agreed to. This puts the state and taxpayers on the hook for $53M, ouch!

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Kind of confused. Wasn't there a separate entity of mostly alums with a foundation to support the football program? IIRC, called the TAF or something like that?

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Kind of confused. Wasn't there a separate entity of mostly alums with a foundation to support the football program? IIRC, called the TAF or something like that?

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I think the governor is playing politics and talking out of his ass.

You don't fire someone before getting assurances that they have the funds for the buyout and also for the new coach.

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It looks like they have not yet found the funds to pay the buyout and there has been no reduction agreed to. This puts the state and taxpayers on the hook for $53M, ouch!

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Kind of confused. Wasn't there a separate entity of mostly alums with a foundation to support the football program? IIRC, called the TAF or something like that?

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It seems unlikely that the state would actually pay the buyout because donors usually handle the funding related to football coaches. Here's where the situation currently stands per Ross Dellenger:

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The governor suggested during his news conference that public money may be used to pay for the buyout, though that would be unusual. Normally, such buyouts are funded by donations.
But Kelly's buyout remains, somewhat, unresolved.
For now, the school appears prepared to continue contractually paying Kelly $800,000 in monthly installments but any long-term agreement to pay the full $53 million has not been reached despite negotiations between Kelly's representatives and LSU's counsel.
The school specifically noted in its announcement that buyout details would be announced at a later date quite possibly at the behest of the governor himself, who seems against paying the full fare even if it means resorting to the legal system.
"We may end up in a Louisiana court room," predicted one person.

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On Sunday, Louisiana’s governor told LSU officials to fire AD Scott Woodward - the latest in a political feud erupting in unprecedented theatrics.

Now, LSU's coaching search is in peril, its AD’s job is in doubt & it seems bound for court with Brian Kelly https://t.co/ophXQewUfu

— Ross Dellenger (@RossDellenger) October 30, 2025

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It looks like they have not yet found the funds to pay the buyout and there has been no reduction agreed to. This puts the state and taxpayers on the hook for $53M, ouch!

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Kind of confused. Wasn't there a separate entity of mostly alums with a foundation to support the football program? IIRC, called the TAF or something like that?

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I think the governor is playing politics and talking out of his ass.

You don't fire someone before getting assurances that they have the funds for the buyout and also for the new coach.

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Wouldn't be the first time a LA governor threatened the football program. I recall a publicity tour to threaten cutting LSU's budget to remedy a budget dispute with the state legislature several years back. And at that time was when I was reading about that separate entity that helped fund much of the program.

WOW! They really need to fix this. BOS should have to approve the contract but not be a direct party to it, in my view.

Brian Kelly’s contract was with the Board of LSU, it’s in the first paragraph, and LSU is a subdivision of the State. This makes the State liable for any debt.

Thus, putting the ultimate responsibility on the backs of Louisiana taxpayers.

As I stated, that is why public… pic.twitter.com/8b0cJFbLun

— Governor Jeff Landry (@LAGovJeffLandry) October 30, 2025

Lol, that governor needs to shut the hell up. He's making LSU look broker than hell and unappealing. If they can't pay a buyout, how are they affording NIL? I'm sure the same contract exists at pretty much EVERY state institution but you didn't hear a word from Abbott worrying about the $75M because we had plenty of rich donors to cover it.

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Lol, that governor needs to shut the hell up. He's making LSU look broker than hell and unappealing.

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Uh, they are broke as hell.

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Lol, that governor needs to shut the hell up. He's making LSU look broker than hell and unappealing.

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Uh, they are broke as hell.

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That's what I'm thinking. If they have the money then why are they still negotiating a settlement and allowing the Governor the opportunity to talk about an unresolved buyout? Why are people saying they're going to take Brian Kelly to court? It's easy to find donors for the stud LT or WR or the promising new coach but what donor(s) wants to pay $53M to Brian Kelly because he sucked?

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Lol, that governor needs to shut the hell up. He's making LSU look broker than hell and unappealing. If they can't pay a buyout, how are they affording NIL? I'm sure the same contract exists at pretty much EVERY state institution but you didn't hear a word from Abbott worrying about the $75M because we had plenty of rich donors to cover it.

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I really don't think so. Here's why: sovereign immunity. A guaranteed contract that cannot be enforced through a lawsuit?

Remember Mike Leach and Tech? Leach got screwed over for that reason. (Not saying I disagree that sovereign immunity was the controlling legal factor, more that President Kent Hance was a supreme a-hole. Had some experience with Hance back in the day. Pure slimey scum.)

Even with the sovereign immunity issue, the contracts are still with the schools

https://www.scribd.com/document/386821719/Jimbo-Fisher-Contract

https://www.scribd.com/document/508244073/Sarkisian-Employment-Agreement-Fully-Executed

This even gets more hilarious. They aren't hiring a big name coach with an incentive laden deal. Heck, we're now paying players guaranteed contracts. He thinks he's going to hire a good coach that promises to take a paycut if he doesn't win enough games? LOL. Good luck with that!!

https://www.footballscoop.com/2025/10/30/lsu-coaching-search-jeff-landry-louisiana-governor-contract-template-of-the-future

And other than Leach, any other coach sued to challenge that precise issue and had that defense litigated?

Honestly don't know. I was somewhat surprised that Tech went in that direction after the way they treated Leach before his termination.

They also owe Scott Woodward almost $7M for canning him.

https://www.footballscoop.com/2025/10/29/the-cost-should-lsu-terminate-scott-woodward-director-of-athletics

What a total bleep show. I'm liking this new NIL era. It truly will start separating the haves from the have nots.

This is great for us, as soon as the governor opened his mouth, half the coaches they could have gotten were done. Who wants a job that you have to answer to an elected official who may or may not be there in 2 years.

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WOW! They really need to fix this. BOS should have to approve the contract but not be a direct party to it, in my view.

Brian Kelly’s contract was with the Board of LSU, it’s in the first paragraph, and LSU is a subdivision of the State. This makes the State liable for any debt.

Thus, putting the ultimate responsibility on the backs of Louisiana taxpayers.

As I stated, that is why public… pic.twitter.com/8b0cJFbLun

— Governor Jeff Landry (@LAGovJeffLandry) October 30, 2025

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This is the problem he's highlighting. He said he is okay with it if the money from the donors is secured. But if you hire a coach to a crazy deal and the donors no longer wanna pay, the tax payers are on the hook and that presents a potential liability to the tax payers he represents.

I don't think he is wrong at all in demanding that tax payers not be on the hook for such frivolous spending. Money needs to be secured in advance and no legal ties to state funds in any way shape or form.

EDIT: I also selfishly hope this torpedoes the LSU football program.

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WOW! They really need to fix this. BOS should have to approve the contract but not be a direct party to it, in my view.

Brian Kelly’s contract was with the Board of LSU, it’s in the first paragraph, and LSU is a subdivision of the State. This makes the State liable for any debt.

Thus, putting the ultimate responsibility on the backs of Louisiana taxpayers.

As I stated, that is why public… pic.twitter.com/8b0cJFbLun

— Governor Jeff Landry (@LAGovJeffLandry) October 30, 2025

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Did Kelly's wife sign that contract? Very girly handwriting.

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Lol, that governor needs to shut the hell up. He's making LSU look broker than hell and unappealing.

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Uh, they are broke as hell.

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They absolutely are broke as hell and have been for a while.

They had a booster embezzling millions from a hospital system as CEO and used some of that money for improper payments to players' parents.

LSU does not have A&M and Texas level money. They simply do not.

We had an unprecedented buyout because we allowed some idiot to broker a horrible contract. More money than good sense. $77MM is A LOT of ****ing money. For anyone. Unless you are Google, Amazon, Tesla, et al…most companies would all "feel that" on their balance sheet.

I have no idea how we're paying Jimbo, but we are ****ing lucky someone(s) ponied up to get us out of that damn mess AND rebuild a staff with a new hire.

I don't think LSU has nearly the financial resources of A&M when it comes to contracts at this scale.

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Lol, that governor needs to shut the hell up. He's making LSU look broker than hell and unappealing.

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According to the interwebs, Scott Woodward's payout it $6m pre-negotiations. So LSU is on the hook for $60m worst case scenario.

Uh, they are broke as hell.

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They absolutely are broke as hell and have been for a while.

They had a booster embezzling millions from a hospital system as CEO and used some of that money for improper payments to players' parents.

LSU does not have A&M and Texas level money. They simply do not.

We had an unprecedented buyout because we allowed some idiot to broker a horrible contract. More money than good sense. $77MM is A LOT of ****ing money. For anyone. Unless you are Google, Amazon, Tesla, et al…most companies would all "feel that" on their balance sheet.

I have no idea how we're paying Jimbo, but we are ****ing lucky someone(s) ponied up to get us out of that damn mess AND rebuild a staff with a new hire.

I don't think LSU has nearly the financial resources of A&M when it comes to contracts at this scale.

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— Shutdown Man (@ShutdownMan) October 31, 2025

Yeah, all that stuff can turn on a dime. For all the talk of the AD paying him in the responses to that original tweet, that's ultimately a budgetary shell game. His contract isn't with an independent entity. If the AD doesn't have the funds because the boosters don't want to pay, the University and by extension the state are on the hook.

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Yeah, all that stuff can turn on a dime. For all the talk of the AD paying him in the responses to that original tweet, that's ultimately a budgetary shell game. His contract isn't with an independent entity. If the AD doesn't have the funds because the boosters don't want to pay, the University and by extension the state are on the hook.

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Absolutely. Say what you want about Landry. But he's absolutely right on this issue.

These buyouts for these coaches are sometimes often times more than a program even profits in a year. You can't assume the money is there forever with spending like that. And when donors stop giving you the money to dig a deeper hole, someone is gonna be left with the bill. And the contract says the state of Louisiana.