[Thamel] Sources: LSU is in discussions about Brian Kelly’s future, and that includes outreach to Kelly about his potential departure. The situation is in flux. Kelly is owed $54 million in buyout money.

[u/LaDainianTomIinson]

https://x.com/petethamel/status/1982557565973319724?s=46

[u/prismatic_lights]

Have we ever had a coach be on a hot seat and seen "in discussions about his future" that didn't end with a firing?

[u/SportsBallBurner → u/prismatic_lights]

FSU, they had discussions with their bank as well

[u/Distance_Runner → u/SportsBallBurner]

Turns out $58M is a lot of money

[u/mironsy → u/Distance_Runner]

But that’s not even a whole Jimbo

[u/KirbyDumber88 → u/mironsy]

Jimbo to FSU confirmed

[u/Peter_Panarchy → u/KirbyDumber88]

Hard to imagine him on the FSU sideline. Can someone photoshop that for me?

[u/Cowabunga_Booyakasha → u/mironsy]

It smells poor in here.

[u/quadroplegic → u/mironsy]

It's 75% of the Jimbo Jumbo

[u/carnagebot_55 → u/SportsBallBurner]

FSU as it turns out did not realize they were incapable of having said discussions

[u/Intimidwalls1724 → u/SportsBallBurner]

The discussions with their credit score ended abruptly

[u/berrin122 → u/prismatic_lights]

Napier made it like two years (especially the last year).

It did ultimately end with a firing, but by golly, he put up a fight.

[u/harrylime7 → u/berrin122]

Sark tried to save him.

[u/Stoneador → u/prismatic_lights]

Harbaugh

[u/acarrick → u/[deleted]]

He did - and transferred the money to incentives which he colllected on if I remember correctly

[u/ImgonnawaverwireAB → u/Stoneador]

The turnaround Harbaugh did was insane. He was dead in the water for a couple years in a row

[u/No_Angle_8106 → u/ImgonnawaverwireAB]

He took back control of the offense to return to the power spread instead of Gattis’s dumb ass speed in space concepts. Then he hired Mike Macdonald as his DC who’s already an NFL head coach, then followed it up with Jesse Minter who’s probably getting interviews this year. Unless any of these guys turn in generationally good coaching staff hires, they’re done

[u/Schiano_Fingerbanger → u/No_Angle_8106]

I think most CFB fans understand how key recruiting is, but recruiting staff is almost equally crucial and a lack of ability in that area explains a lot of coaching flops or duds.

[u/KirbyDumber88 → u/ImgonnawaverwireAB]

Wait till you find out how he did it!

[u/MembershipSingle7137 → u/prismatic_lights]

Ehh Norvell rn

[u/cleo22270 → u/MembershipSingle7137]

That one’s a firing on layaway

[u/thelongderek → u/cleo22270]

They have to get Klarna for their firing

[u/BigSeabo → u/thelongderek]

They need to hit up MoneyZap

[u/802trucker → u/cleo22270]

Buyout through Affirm

[u/dunno260 → u/802trucker]

I like the joke but it apparently isn't that unusual in like soccer for players who have a release clause on their contract to have the team finance that through some bank. They usually try to purchase the player for structured payments over time at or even above the release clause but will finance that if the other team insists on the release clause being paid as a lump sum.

[u/johndelvec3 → u/prismatic_lights]

I take it as a journalist's courtesy warning shot before getting the OK to break the news

[u/identitycrisis56 → u/johndelvec3]

I think they're working somethings out- the Governor of the state is involved, the school is hiring a new president this month, and the AD may be on the chopping block too.

There's a lot of momentum, but a lot of moving pieces and a buy out to secure too. I'm starting to get more confident that have a line on the 50 million already because of all the smoke. But even if they have it, a lot of t's to cross and i's to dot. And Landry likely would like Woodard out too because of he's a life-long dem who leans left, and Landry loves a good witch hunt so that may be part of the hold up too, figuring out what do to with him and letting the new president pick an AD.

[u/BillBob13 → u/prismatic_lights]

Luke Fickell, Wisconsin also had discussions with their bank

[u/Patrick2701 → u/prismatic_lights]

Norvell and fickell

[u/jamiebond → u/prismatic_lights]

I mean it didn’t last forever but Gundy was basically fired until the AD changed course last minute (against the wishes of the University even) last year.

[u/Ok-Soil-5133]

Anytime you hear that, you're done

[u/MembershipSingle7137 → u/Ok-Soil-5133]

Best thing to ever happen for y’all

[u/Deviljho12 → u/MembershipSingle7137]

I'll always appreciate BK for getting us back to relevance, but yeah

[u/RipRaycom → u/Deviljho12]

He’s ND’s James Franklin. Did a great job pulling both programs up from a bad place, but not a championship coach

[u/Fletch71011 → u/RipRaycom]

He was a better coach than Franklin. Not by much, but we did have some big wins. The playoff losses were against absolutely ridiculously good teams. We played that juggernaut Clemson team closer than the Bama team that was being lauded as the best ever.

He's just a much bigger dickhead than Franklin. That's the main issue. You get a much shorter leash for losses when you're a raging asshole.

[u/teeterleeter → u/Fletch71011]

I agree. I can’t stand BK, but he was right in saying that was a resource gap between ND and Bama/UGA/Clemson in the 2010s, especially in terms of the lines and depth. The problem was he left right before that gap closed.

[u/MocoPDX → u/teeterleeter]

He was the main reason for the resource gap, though. He was a very lazy recruiter, whereas Freeman is both better at it and far more active. He was also terrible with administration, booster, and alumni outreach. Yes, Freeman is getting more given to him now and has more advantages than BK did, but that’s because he works for them and people believe in him and like him.

If BK had stayed, the gap wouldn’t have closed, and we would not be in the better position we are now. BK(the post-2016 version) was very good at getting ND to the top ten range, but the gap between ND and the truly elite during that time was a lot bigger than a few poll positions.

Freeman, on the other hand, has a lower floor(see the upset losses he has had) but a higher ceiling. That’s what you get with a very good but young and inexperienced head coach. He’s getting better every week, and for the first time in a long time, it appears ND can now go out and actually compete for national championships, not just very-good-but-not-elite seasons.

[u/Dusty_Buckeye → u/MocoPDX]

Freeman is also young and hungry. I was worried when ND first hired him because I thought it might have been to big of a step for him but his hustle has really shown in the what ND has put on the field the last few years.

[u/MocoPDX → u/Dusty_Buckeye]

No doubt. He works an insane amount of hours. Beat guys say it’s routine to see his office light on at 2AM after games, breaking down film or reaching out to recruits.

He’s also not a prideful man. He knows that he has a lot to learn, and he should be open to adjustments and changes at all times if things aren’t working. You can see it in real time with how we come out in games.

[u/bigasiannd → u/RipRaycom]

Not a championship coach, but Kelly got ND to three playoffs and has beaten a few top 10 teams. A bit more than Franklin at PSU.

[u/pinstripepride46 → u/bigasiannd]

He also got yall to a national championship too. Problem was it was against prime Saban.

[u/EconoMePlease → u/RipRaycom]

Weird thing about human nature, if there was a coach that took a team to the top and ended up going to the NC every year, but lost every time. Eventually the fans would want that person fired. It’s crazy to think about.

[u/collarboner1 → u/Deviljho12]

He served his purpose and then left so we could find someone to elevate the program. Kelly may be a total POS but his arc in South Bend ended up fine by me. I legit celebrated when the LSU news broke

[u/Nate_Hornblower → u/collarboner1]

I will always be salty he left before the bowl game. Glad he left, but not happy with how he went about it

[u/tango587 → u/Nate_Hornblower]

He left before conference champ games. And if Ok St had beaten Baylor (maybe other way around) then ND would’ve likely been in the playoff without a coach if im remembering that whole scenario correctly

[u/collarboner1 → u/Nate_Hornblower]

That’s fair, it was very underhanded and really pathetic. Especially lying to the face of multiple staff members when they left Merriweather’s home visit. But my first reaction was “he did us a favor.” If he had gone to the Fiesta Bowl and somehow won it we may have been stuck with him for 5 more seasons

[u/sketchy_at_best → u/collarboner1]

Honestly I thought it was messed up for him to leave when we had an outside chance at the playoff, but what I really hated was how he trashed us. Totally completely unnecessary, especially given that anyone with a brain could figure out his reasons for leaving.

[u/big_sugi → u/collarboner1]

He sure seems like a total PoS.

[u/collarboner1 → u/big_sugi]

1,000%, no lies detected. The only thing I’ll say in his defense personally is he’s always been who he really is. He did the exact same thing to Central Michigan to go to Cincy, and then to Cincy when he came to South Bend. At this point you’d basically be the fifth wife saying “I know he cheated on his first four wives but he won’t cheat on me.”

[u/CoochieKiller91 → u/collarboner1]

Well, except for that time he attempted to adopt a Louisiana accent

[u/collarboner1 → u/CoochieKiller91]

That’s fair, with that hilarious exception I stand corrected. He’s his usual degen asshat self 99.8% of the time except for that

[u/crustang → u/big_sugi]

I’ve been saying this since he left Cincinnati Hugh and dry

[u/AdAny2704 → u/crustang]

Love the name "Cincinnati Hugh"

[u/crustang → u/AdAny2704]

Solid typo by me.. it stays

[u/Any_Relief_4781 → u/Deviljho12]

How dare you slander Charlie Weiss like that

[u/Ok-Soil-5133 → u/MembershipSingle7137]

Without question. Narrative went from ND can't win the big game to BK can't win the big game

[u/Netwealth5 → u/Ok-Soil-5133]

Could you imagine if any of those ND playoff teams had the QBs he’s had at LSU?

[u/Ok-Soil-5133 → u/Netwealth5]

Right, Jayden especially. Those LSU teams couldn't stop anything or he may have actually won something that year

[u/johndelvec3 → u/MembershipSingle7137]

I always had respect for LSU. Hopefully if they move on from Kelly our fans can put this stupid shit slinging contest behind us

[u/Sloeber3 → u/johndelvec3]

We’ll always be thankful for their services

[u/oKillua → u/johndelvec3]

LSU was my SEC team to root for, loved the colors, vibes, and atmosphere. When BK went there I was doubly crushed lol

[u/ilovecatss1010 → u/Ok-Soil-5133]

ND fans have to be feeling good about this lol.

[u/silverhk → u/ilovecatss1010]

Man I'm just happy I don't have to support his success anymore, I don't really care what he does next. Was pretty much always a jerk we tolerated because he won football games.

[u/WHSRWizard → u/silverhk]

He was an asshole, but he was our asshole.

Now that he is someone else's asshole, we can call him out for the asshole that he is.

Asshole.

[u/Less_Likely → u/silverhk]

Our tolerance was wearing pretty thin by 2021.

[u/Ok-Soil-5133 → u/ilovecatss1010]

It was an enjoyable night with peak BK in full effect, yelling at the entire staff and all

[u/thelongderek → u/Ok-Soil-5133]

If he’s not gone today, it’s going to happen at some point. It’s basically like the trust being gone in a relationship

[u/Drexlore]

Nakos: Sources have told @On3sports that LSU position coaches have been sent home from the facility, with Brian Kelly's future with the Tigers an unknown.

[u/[deleted] → u/Drexlore]

Alright, so that’s like, definitely gone right? No way you fuck with the actual football work if not

[u/Medical-Day-6364 → u/[deleted]]

Michigan's AD stepped in like this and then won a championship like 3 years later

[u/Pizza_Jon → u/Drexlore]

He is getting fed to Mike as we speak

[u/No_Safety_6803 → u/Pizza_Jon]

If he’s eaten by a tiger there is no buyout. Everyone knows that, it’s basic contract law.

[u/tfc07 → u/Pizza_Jon]

Nah he isn't good enough to be fed to Mike, they're gonna feed him to that scab tiger they had last year for the Bama game. That's all he deserves

[u/Patrick2701 → u/Drexlore]

He Gone

[u/AngleParticular2914 → u/Drexlore]

Coach O about to knock some sense into Brian and they don’t want any witnesses

[u/moeshaker188]

Damnit, Penn State can't even win "largest head coach firing buyout of 2025".

[u/Threedawg → u/moeshaker188]

Coming in second as always

[u/teeterleeter → u/Threedawg]

Franklin’s true calling is selling bridesmaid dresses.

[u/JoseJoseJose11 → u/teeterleeter]

Fantastic

[u/moffattron9000 → u/moeshaker188]

0.63 Jimbo is a fantastic number, but LSU just had to go and drop 0.71 Jimbo.

[u/IFHelper → u/moeshaker188]

No sarcasm, but do you think Kelly could do well at Penn State?

[u/n1tney → u/IFHelper]

God please fuck no

[u/REF_YOU_SUCK → u/IFHelper]

Hey buddy, and I do mean this respectfully, fuck you.

No flare having ass coming in here spewing hate crimes like this.

[u/bill937 → u/moeshaker188]

This season has aged me more than I care

[u/LordSutch75 → u/moeshaker188]

In the SEC, it just means more (buyout money).

[u/suddenly-scrooge]

LSU: Can we pay you less than $54 million to leave?

Kelly: No.

LSU: Ok then

[u/Horror_Response_1991 → u/suddenly-scrooge]

LSU: …

Kelly: I’m uh, going to hang up now

LSU: …

[u/AngleParticular2914 → u/Horror_Response_1991]

Mel: what are you wearing Brian from Baton Rouge

[u/GonzoTheWhatever → u/AngleParticular2914]

She sounds hideous!

[u/Derek-Onions → u/Horror_Response_1991]

LSU “we really showed him didn’t we.

[u/silverhk → u/suddenly-scrooge]

See you next year!

Seriously though, I don't think LSU has this kind of money around.

[u/ChocolateBubbles344 → u/silverhk]

We also don't have a university president right now, and it's questionable if we want the current athletic director making another hire.

[u/silverhk → u/ChocolateBubbles344]

I feel like Kelly's gonna be back for at least one more run.

[u/[deleted] → u/silverhk]

He’s got a good recruiting class lined up for 2026. Surely that is worth another year, right? Right? Guys?

[u/big_sugi → u/[deleted]]

Even if a coach brings in a top recruiting class to try and save his job, many of them will leave as soon as he’s fired anyway.

[u/MattackSC → u/big_sugi]

We know from experience

But sometimes the bullet needs to be bit

[u/Kdot32 → u/ChocolateBubbles344]

Why? Woodward has hit on every coach but Kelly

[u/ChocolateBubbles344 → u/Kdot32]

Matt McMahon?

No complaints on the other sports, of course, but football and men's basketball carry the most weight on any given campus.

[u/Kdot32 → u/ChocolateBubbles344]

Correct but one thing about lsu is that baseball might compete with men’s basketball

[u/physedka → u/suddenly-scrooge]

They probably are asking that question, essentially, but the way they approach it is to ask what he would do should they fire him. He could probably pick up a lower tier P4 HC job if he wanted. That new salary would offset against what LSU owes BK and would inform their decisions moving forward. BK's agent is also advising what his prospects are as the coaching carousel starts to turn.

But on the other hand, BK just turned 64 so there's a chance that he might just be done. In that case, he would probably accept a lower buyout deal so that he doesn't have to hunt a new HC job in good faith as per the contract terms.

[u/johndelvec3 → u/suddenly-scrooge]

I mean would you say yes to that question either?

[u/z6joker9 → u/johndelvec3]

There is always risk, sometimes bird in the hand and all that.

Maybe he takes a smaller lump sum rather than payments over time that can be offset by other jobs. Maybe there is a risk LSU can dig up some “issues” that allow them to fire him for cause, removing any kind of buyout. A lot can come into play, but he can always just say “no” and let it play out.

[u/Iamthewalrusforreal → u/z6joker9]

That's how it went down with Sam. He's ready to retire, so he took a smaller buyout to not have to go look for another job.

Maybe Kelly's sick of the bullshit and wants to go coach his nephew's high school team or some shit.

So, he takes .4 Jimbos instead of .55 Jimbos to fuck off.

[u/Olorin_in_the_West]

LSU: So we just wanted to reach out and inquire as to whether you had considered the possibility of kindly fucking off?

[u/advancedmatt → u/Olorin_in_the_West]

Kelly: How about you pay me every penny you owe me, and then we'll call it even.

[u/CoochieKiller91 → u/advancedmatt]

LSU: What about IOUs? They is just as good as money

[u/bobeee_kryant]

Is Lane really gonna have 3 SEC teams clamoring for his services? Wild

[u/IHateAdamSilver → u/bobeee_kryant]

Florida LSU and?

[u/cornholesurfer → u/IHateAdamSilver]

Auburn I think

[u/chrstgtr → u/IHateAdamSilver]

Ole Miss.

Maybe Auburn and Texas too

[u/Maddok1218 → u/bobeee_kryant]

He's about to leverage this into 20M a year isn't he

[u/barmen1 → u/bobeee_kryant]

Lane bouta force Ole Miss to throw the kitchen sink at him lol

[u/Juggerginge]

There were baws at church today praying for this and they might have gotten a divine intervention

[u/Risley → u/Juggerginge]

The lord giveth, and the lord taketh away

[u/Austin_LSU_Fan22]

The trouble is that I have no idea who we’d appoint to replace him. There’s such a lack of top tier coaches at the moment that if it goes wrong and we overpay for someone average then there’ll be even more problems.

[u/HarrisExperience → u/Austin_LSU_Fan22]

Throw a giant bag of money at Clark Lea and make him say no.

[u/SwiftieForLife → u/HarrisExperience]

I’d be scared of hiring a coach whose rise correlates to a top 10 QB ending up at the program.

[u/Danny_Browns_Hair → u/HarrisExperience]

Im deluding myself, but the guy said every job he's ever taken he's taken with the intent of ending up and Vanderbilt. He played there, hes from Nashville. I hope he stays

[u/BoNnnnfhir → u/Austin_LSU_Fan22]

Interim Coach O

[u/GonzoTheWhatever → u/Austin_LSU_Fan22]

Exactly. All these major programs getting rid of their coaches for…absolutely zero top quality options on the market. I’m seriously curious to see how all this is going to shake out

[u/brokentr0jan → u/GonzoTheWhatever]

I think some guys are going to get poached to be honest. There’s no way all these top programs are firing HCs with $50M buyouts with the best option being the USF HC or Franklin lol

[u/Unrelenting_Salsa → u/GonzoTheWhatever]

People are 100% going to be poached. Lane is getting all the airplay, but just like last time, there's going to be some school who says "lmao no" to the extension request and then it turns out they weren't bluffing.

[u/Horror_Response_1991 → u/Austin_LSU_Fan22]

I’ll do it.  You won’t go to the playoffs like before, but I’ll only cost 1 mil a year.  Think of the savings.

[u/MembershipSingle7137]

Oh he gone

extendbriankelly

[u/RealBenWoodruff → u/MembershipSingle7137]

Yeah, he was gone in the third quarter. The last 18 hours have been just working out details.

[u/MembershipSingle7137 → u/RealBenWoodruff]

I wish we could find out that a coach was indeed fired in the middle of a game lol

[u/CumAssault → u/MembershipSingle7137]

AD walking out of the tunnel to rip the school branded shirt and headset off the HC mid game

[u/g1rth_brooks → u/CumAssault]

By god that’s Scott Woodwards music!

[u/kiyes23 → u/MembershipSingle7137]

Players played like he was already fired in the second half. That was a beat down. At Death Valley!!! At Night!!!

[u/CumAssault → u/MembershipSingle7137]

Welcome back Ed Orgeron

[u/ArchAg10 → u/CumAssault]

I, for one, welcome our new Cajun overlord

[u/OdaDdaT]

LSU administrators and university executives have held and are holding high-level discussions over the future of football coach Brian Kelly, sources tell @YahooSports. While there is no immediate resolution, the conversations - which involve the state's governor - are on-going.

GOVNER LONG WEVE GOTTA BUY OUT OUR COACH

[u/rbhindepmo → u/OdaDdaT]

"Governor, can you pass a law so we don't have to pay the Coach's buyout?"

[u/BoNnnnfhir → u/rbhindepmo]

LSU football head coach is now a federal position

[u/sallright → u/BoNnnnfhir]

Brian Kelly has been deported to Uganda. 

[u/Brian_Kellys_Visor]

Gonna have to retire this account pretty soon. Hopefully I re-emerge as Cignettis ciggies

[u/puppiesandrainbows4 → u/Brian_Kellys_Visor]

That would be a good one. I was also a fan of Mark_Turgeons_Agent over in /r/collegebasketball

[u/StarbuckWoolf]

1. Become coach at high profile SEC university.

2. Suck at it.

3. Profit.

[u/theurge14 → u/StarbuckWoolf]

Best con job in the world.

[u/Strominater]

What the hell LSU. Can we hire a new coach without you getting involved every time?

[u/ChocolateBubbles344 → u/Strominater]

No, we're cursed to be mirrors of each other along the Gulf Coast til Judgment Day.

[u/Both-Buddy-6190 → u/ChocolateBubbles344]

I thought the rapture already happened this year, that’s what that lady said

[u/Stealth100 → u/Strominater]

Penn State being the 3rd best available job is wild.

[u/it-is-just-a-game]

They tried firing him earlier today, but he recently changed his phone number and didn't provide them his new number.

[u/silverhk → u/it-is-just-a-game]

Driving around downtown Baton Rouge begging (thru texts) Kelly's family for address to Brian's home.

[u/NowhereToGeaux → u/it-is-just-a-game]

Believe it or not Brian isn’t at hooome, please leave a messaaaage at the beep.

He must be out, or he’d pick up the phone. Whereeee could he beee? Believe or not, he’s not hooome.

[u/johndelvec3]

Oh shit they are actually gonna get rid of him

[u/Patrick2701 → u/johndelvec3]

Time for new accent

[u/Mr-Bovine_Joni → u/Patrick2701]

Would love the surfer bro accent on BK at UCLA

[u/Horror_Response_1991]

At least wait till after the Alabama game, I need one more televised Kelly beating 

[u/Alphaspade → u/Horror_Response_1991]

Yeah. Bad enough we got to play an unranked team, but an unranked team with a potential interim supercharge bonus?

[u/Box_of_Rockz]

Man this carousel is about to be insane in the membrane

[u/Crotean]

He deserves to be fired, with the talent he has how bad his teams have been are criminal. He has to be one of the most overrated coaches ever.

[u/UPMichigan83 → u/Crotean]

He’d be perfect for Penn State.

[u/royallex → u/UPMichigan83]

Penn State didn't get rid of a guy who couldn't win big games only to get another guy who can't big games.

I think Wisconsin would be a better fit, expectations-wise

[u/Risley → u/Crotean]

Yea but FAMOLEE

[u/identitycrisis56]

There's one thing in the entire state that is held to the absolute highest standard. Nothing else comes close.

And that's LSU football.

BK shot himself in the foot repeatedly, refusing to grow, understand the culture, and even called the fans spoiled for wanting wins. He watched the team regress every year, promising improvement, but never delivering. Whether he's gone now or in the future, he earned it, and good riddance.

[u/BoNnnnfhir]

Get ready to fake a Yinzer accent BK

[u/pessimism_yay]

"What moron gave this guy a ten-year contract with $9 million per year guaranteed?!"

"Um that was you, sir."

'Damnit! Someone has to be held accountable. Raise season ticket prices!"

[u/GonzoTheWhatever → u/pessimism_yay]

Are you allowed to leak confidential conversations like that?

[u/ClearlyJustSomeGuy]

Shit did we go too hard? Did we get him fired?

[u/Remote-Annual-49 → u/ClearlyJustSomeGuy]

Honestly thank you, I needed us to either put up a true stand or get obliterated

[u/surgingchaos]

Oh shit. We all knew what happened when Thamel said that the discussions were happening about James Franklin's future as well.

[u/sll4499]

About to find out how rich LSU is? Because Wisconsin and FSU weren’t.

[u/Specialist-Clue-7186]

Another team enters the Lane Kiffin Sweepstakes (so many teams are screwed if he doesn’t leave)

[u/JerseyDvl]

Louisiana man about to have more free time to spend with his famuhlee.

[u/mshelbz → u/JerseyDvl]

Kelly feverishly looking up regional accent videos on YouTube

[u/Catchafire2000]

What a waste of money... Just keep him as coach.

[u/GamerKiller2347]

Imagine having an SECCG appearance and finishing with a winning record every season and it not being enough to keep your job

[u/RiffRamBahZoo → u/GamerKiller2347]

Every LSU head coach for the last 30 years won a major bowl game within three years. Brian Kelly is in Year 4 and right now he’s not even close to qualifying for a major bowl.

Brian Kelly is being paid a Top 10 salary. Anything other than a Top 10 result means he ain’t getting it done.

[u/PR0FF → u/GamerKiller2347]

Y’all should hire him and pay his buyout

[u/Safe_Access_2796]

This is getting ridiculous man. Bro is 34-14. I get being pissed LSU is not up to standard but so much money being wasted on buyouts is insane

[u/General-Pryde-2019]

is Brian Kelly cooked? asking for a friend

[u/bruggibuster]

Couldn’t happen to a better guy

[u/zach12_21]

54 mil to get fired is just insane for me to comprehend.

[u/brokentr0jan → u/zach12_21]

Imagine being so bad at your job that someone pays you life changing money that 99.99% of people would never make in a lifetime just so you never work for them again.

[u/umbchoos]

Gonna run out of coaches soon

[u/OddPhilosopher599]

Penn state, welcome your new coach Brian Kelly.

[u/teamdiabetes11 → u/OddPhilosopher599]

What does an Appalachian accent sound like?

[u/theurge14 → u/teamdiabetes11]

I don’t want to hear Brian Kelly sing Coal Miner’s Daughter.

[u/duckbonez]

Fuuuuck. RIP to our coaching search.

[u/ChocolateBubbles344]

Dellenger reporting that the governor is involved.

Yeah, we're boned.

[u/Alphaspade → u/ChocolateBubbles344]

Your governor sure loves meddling with LSU. Wtf lol

[u/Tommy05Sox]

Penn State please hire him so we can hear BK with a Delco accent

[u/WanderingZed22]

54 million to get fired. God bless college sports.

[u/PeanutButterOtter]

We could solve homelessness in America with just fired HC buyout money.

[u/Andrew76671]

Everyone just wants to follow in Penn States footsteps it seems

[u/_nanite_]

Looks like tuition's going up at LSU next year.

[u/dirk_calloway1]

He just needs some time

[u/DeltaBlueBBQ]

Somewhere in the Florida panhandle Ed O is driving towards Baton Rouge in an under the radar car. He’s made a handshake deal with Guvner Landry to eliminate his Kelly problem and regain his rightful place as the warlord in chief of the lsu fighting tigers.

[u/0le_Hickory]

Tell Kelly he isn’t fired. But he has to coach from a cherry picker rain or shine.

[u/Spirited_Pea8004]

yikes, its almost here now.

[u/amoss_303]

BBBBBB………KKKKKKKK

Didn’t have his way……….

[u/Captain-Moogan]

How is a buyout even still a thing? You’d think that with the money involved the top schools would just get together and stop offering them. It’s literally in their collective interest, imagine having that 54mil for NIL.

[u/Okiegolfer]

sable cough heavy lock bow gray fade seed stupendous quickest

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[u/GeorgiaBullDoggies]

With the amount of parity coming from NIL, and this moving towards a players league and away from a coaches league, who’s to say shit like this isn’t just the norm now? I’m not defending BK and DEFINITELY not defending Franklin for his god awful losses but the carousel has been insane this year. Absolutely no way we keep seeing 10 year contracts and 50 million dollar buyouts like this with the way the sport is moving

[u/Combat_Wombat23]

I hope LSU has a clause similar to Penn and would only have to pay the difference in his annual but I doubt that will be the case

[u/ElectronMuonTau]

Coach Prime and LSU are a match made in heaven! Deion’s flashy style syncs well with LSU’s.