LSU in free fall

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#28
gobravesvols16 said:
Why is the governor making decisions at a school he didn’t even attend? Stay in your lane bro
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Under the logic of taxpayer interest. The taxpayers are on the hook for the buyout if private money doesn’t cover it. I believe the reporting has since confirmed private coverage, but he let his words fly before that.

I do agree with his point on the conflict of interest as it pertains to agents representing both parties negotiating contracts.
 
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95 Vol Alum said:
Under the logic of taxpayer interest. The taxpayers are on the hook for the buyout if private money doesn’t cover it. I believe the reporting has since confirmed private coverage, but he let his words fly before that.

I do agree with his point on the conflict of interest as it pertains to agents representing both parties negotiating contracts.
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Landry knows damn well that will be covered by donors, and in the off chance that it isn't, it'll come out of athletic department funds (which also isn't public money). He's using taxpayer considerations as a cover to justify a more detailed level of involvement in it beyond what you'd normally expect.
 
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05_never_again said:
Landry knows damn well that will be covered by donors, and in the off chance that it isn't, it'll come out of athletic department funds (which also isn't public money). He's using taxpayer considerations as a cover to justify a more detailed level of involvement in it beyond what you'd normally expect.
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Yes.
 
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gobravesvols16 said:
Why is the governor making decisions at a school he didn’t even attend? Stay in your lane bro
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Not disagreeing, but just making a related note. The year before LSU fired Les Miles, he should have been fired THAT year, but their Gov then, Jindal, got involved just enough to keep the ole grass muncher for one more year. Sounds like current Gov is even more involved. 🤔
 
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95 Vol Alum said:
Yes.
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Of course, the irony in the whole thing is that his rant about how dumb it was to guarantee BK's contract, and the relationships between the coaches and agents involved (although he got some of the details wrong), were absolutely correct.

It's just wild that a sitting Governor would 1) be involved at that level and 2) make those statements in a press conference, which is going to make it much harder for them to hire a good coach.
 
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05_never_again said:
Landry knows damn well that will be covered by donors, and in the off chance that it isn't, it'll come out of athletic department funds (which also isn't public money). He's using taxpayer considerations as a cover to justify a more detailed level of involvement in it beyond what you'd normally expect.
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Agree that seemed like an uninformed knee jerk take - even if hes right to criticize the contract and the AD track record. He could have been just as involved behind the scenes.

But I’m not a Louisianan, maybe his constituency supports him
 
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