Posted on 10/27/2025 4:30:06 AM PDT by C19fan
I believe Orgeron was let go after some photos emerged of him and some young woman. I might be wrong.
Say what?
‘He lost track of who he was’: Inside Ed Orgeron’s fall from celebrated son of Louisiana to LSU coaching pariah
by Brody Miller
Oct. 17, 2021Updated May 16, 2022
Approximately $26,300 per dayTexas A&M’s $77.5 million buyout for firing Jimbo Fisher on November 12, 2023, is structured as a $19.4 million lump sum within 60 days, followed by eight annual payments of about $7.3 million each through 2031. Spreading the total over the roughly 8-year payment period (about 2,922 days) yields an average of roughly $26,500 daily.
espn.com
Some reports approximate it at $26,301 per day using a rounded $76 million figure.
Separation of school and sports.
Oh I agree. That AD should have to pack Kelly’s bags and leave with him.
I’m in the wrong business
Urban Meyer says Jeff Landry’s reported role in Brian Kelly firing is ‘alarm’ for LSU candidates
Mystery Surrounds The Private Louisiana Donor Who Is Paying For Most Of Brian Kelly’s Staggering $53 Million Buyout After His Firing
October 28, 2025, 10:38am EST
By Darrelle Lincoln
According to a report from Travers Mackel at WDSU, LSU Board of Supervisors Chairman Scott Ballard has confirmed that the buyout for Kelly’s contract will come from self-generated athletic funds and private donors.
Sources further added that one major private donor is reportedly covering the bulk of the buyout.
https://www.wdsu.com/article/lsu-brian-kelly-buyout-one-donor-no-state-funds/69170141
LSU board chairman confirms Brian Kelly’s buyout won’t affect state funds
Gov. Jeff Landry says LSU athletic director Scott Woodward isn’t picking next football coach
byAlyse Pfeil, Matt Albright
Gov. Jeff Landry said Wednesday that LSU athletic director Scott Woodward will not be selecting a head football coach to replace Brian Kelly.
“No. I can tell you right now, Scott Woodward is not selecting the next coach,” he said in response to a question at a press conference. “Hell, I’ll let Donald Trump select him before I let him do it.”
When asked who would be picking the coach, Landry replied, “The Board of Supervisors is gonna come up with a committee, and they’re gonna go find us a coach.”
The governor appoints members of the board.
If Woodward was a man he would immediately resign.
At least our AD hired a good basketball coach.
Hmmm. Maybe Landry did the right thing after all. There’s a legal argument that LA taxpayers may be on the hook for some of the money.
Gov. Jeff Landry Confirms Brian Kelly Buyout Could Cost La. Taxpayers On Pat McAfee Show; Does Landry Want Scott Woodward Fired?
October 30, 2025 Glenn Guilbeau
Tiger Rag on Thursday spoke on the condition of anonymity with two contract lawyers who have practiced law in Louisiana about Kelly’s contract and which parties are ultimately responsible for the buyout payment or payments to Kelly. As has frequently been the case with contracts in the past written by LSU attorneys, these two lawyers interpreted the language differently.
“The contract obligates LSU Athletics to make these payments, as it is a self-sustaining department that receives no direct state appropriations or taxpayer money,” the first lawyer said. “Funding comes from ticket sales, media rights, corporate sponsorships, and booster donations via the Tiger Athletic Foundation (LSU’s fund raising arm).”
LSU Board of Supervisors president Scott Ballard confirmed that statement recently, saying that LSU will use only athletic-generated revenues and private donations to pay the buyout with no impact on state education funds or taxpayers.
“Only a small portion of Kelly’s payments come from general university funds that include some state support,” the attorney said. “Over 95 percent of Kelly’s salary is private sources. In short, the contract ties payments to LSU’s athletic resources, not state general funds.”
The second attorney boiled it down this way.
“The state of Louisiana is ultimately responsible for the buyout if LSU cannot pay it from donors,” he said. “According to the contract, LSU is obligated to pay liquidated damages in the event of termination without cause. And these payments may be made from affiliated foundation funds.”
Here is his key point.
“However, if LSU is unable to secure these funds, the responsibility for payment would fall on LSU, which is a state entity under the governance of the Board of Supervisors of LSU,” he said, quoting the contract. “As such, the state of Louisiana and its taxpayers would be responsible for ensuring LSU fulfills its contractual obligations.”
Here’s their latest audit.
https://app.lla.la.gov/publicreports.nsf/0/eea190821f0e82c586258c910055e91d/$file/00007a7d.pdf
Scott Woodward Out As LSU Athletic Director The Same Way He Came In Via A Coup D’e’tat
October 30, 2025 by Glenn Guilbeau
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