Brian Kelly contract: $100+ million, 10 years
“LSU’s offer to Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly is a 10-year deal that will take him north of $100 million with incentives,” via The Athletic’s Matt Fortuna.
November 30th, 2021 at 5:09 AM ^
If Charlie Weis can do it, so can Brian Kelly.
November 29th, 2021 at 10:37 PM ^
This is the worst possible news for the Bearcats...undefeated dream season, chance to play for a national championship as a mid-major and now it'll be a non-stop stream of "is our coach going to ND" for the next few months...
November 29th, 2021 at 10:45 PM ^
…but probably pretty good news for the team likely to get matched up with them in the playoffs. ?
November 29th, 2021 at 10:47 PM ^
'Bout time someone brought out the Monopoly money.
November 29th, 2021 at 10:49 PM ^
Will be very interesting go forward. Obviously CFB is now in the wild wild west v NFL. Why not hire Saban at $25M a year if you have the right alum who has money to burn. Nothing matters anymore - you just need 1 billionaire. T Boone Pickens is laughing in his grave. Not sure why Mr. Nike at Oregon doesnt pay $20M a year to anyone he wants now.
Going to be funny to see the NFL coaching scale now that college coaches make more than NFL coaches.
Economic theory is very interesting now.
November 29th, 2021 at 11:01 PM ^
Wait, T Boone Pickens is dead?
November 29th, 2021 at 10:58 PM ^
Bwah ha ha ha! So happy to see ND be a non-destination. Do they get Fickell or does Urban Meyer quit the NFL early.
November 29th, 2021 at 11:20 PM ^
Despite his previous comments about ND being his dream job I don’t see Urban going there. First he would have to admit he failed in the NFL and second he knows the guys in South Bend do have to play skool.
November 30th, 2021 at 1:23 AM ^
Fickell going to ND, then beating Ryan Day in Columbus in his first game at ND, would be pretty awesome
November 29th, 2021 at 11:01 PM ^
Higher inflation is predicted. Long term contracts are mostly for show. The finance guys are looking at 10 year contracts like they are three year contracts from a risk perspective (there is always a buy out at the end if things don't work out and it will be less than most think in terms of real dollars.).
November 29th, 2021 at 11:27 PM ^
Apparently the finance guys at staee aren't too smart as they have to pay Tucker the full amount of the remaining contract as it is all guaranteed, however, his buyout is only $2.5 million and decreases each year.
So if he sucks, he gets the full $95 million, but if he is great, his buyout is chump change and he easily moves on. Excellent lose-lose situation they have up there in east landfill.
Spartans will screw things up!
November 30th, 2021 at 12:07 AM ^
Is this accurate?
November 29th, 2021 at 11:03 PM ^
Brian Kelly killed a man
November 29th, 2021 at 11:27 PM ^
Everyone murders!
November 29th, 2021 at 11:04 PM ^
He won’t live to see the end of that deal.
November 29th, 2021 at 11:10 PM ^
Hope we are calling a few of those recruits we lost the battles on.
November 29th, 2021 at 11:10 PM ^
Hope we are calling a few of those recruits we lost the battles on.
November 29th, 2021 at 11:13 PM ^
wow some major, major moves happening right now...
Lots of talk of Venables leaving Clemson for OU as well.
Some guesses:
Fickell probably leaves for ND if offered.
Freeman goes to Cincy..doubt he goes to OSU if its just to be a DC...
The MSU move set a new pay scale and a lot of schools are reupping people to make sure they don't get their coaches poached.
Honestly surprised Kelly would leave ND, but Cash is King I guess
November 29th, 2021 at 11:23 PM ^
So who takes ND job? Fickell?
November 29th, 2021 at 11:33 PM ^
Marcus Freeman
November 29th, 2021 at 11:30 PM ^
Who would have thought L$U is a better coaching destination than Notre Dame. At least when he loses his temper his purple face will match their uniforms.
November 29th, 2021 at 11:53 PM ^
The last 3 coaches at LSU have all won a NC. ND hasn't won an NC since 1988.
November 30th, 2021 at 12:08 AM ^
In some important ways, LSU is easier job. ND has issues with recruiting due to their academic restrictions, and their independence is a double-edged sword when it comes to the Playoff. This year they're unlikely to make it because the schedule was weak, they didn't have a conference championship, and happened to schedule and lose to a direct competitor. If the expanded playoff reserves byes for conference champions, they're likely to have an even more material disadvantage relative to teams in a conference. Recruiting, and winning at least enough to keep the pressure off, may end up being easier at LSU than ND. At least, when combined with the money and change of scenery. Enough to Kelly, obviously, that it's worth moving.
November 30th, 2021 at 12:52 AM ^
ND made the CFP 2 of the last 3 years.
November 29th, 2021 at 11:36 PM ^
Apparently if incentives are met, it's ~$15 million a year.
with incentives. At roughly a deal of $15 million per year
https://lsutigerswire.usatoday.com/2021/11/29/lsu-football-brian-kelly-…
November 29th, 2021 at 11:47 PM ^
Be funny to see who ND is able to entice. Miserable fan base (steady state as bad as we get during periods of extended BPONE), and I don't think they are going to pay the kind of money that the Kellys/Tuckers/etc. are going to bank this year. Time to pop some popcorn and enjoy the show!!
November 29th, 2021 at 11:51 PM ^
Jimbo, Mel, Franklin, Lincoln, and Kelly gonna be paid over a half a billion combined to coach college football the next ten years. Pretty crazy.
November 30th, 2021 at 4:54 AM ^
Expect ticket prices to go up.
November 30th, 2021 at 8:34 AM ^
I heard LSU will throw in this house as well to one-up the $6 million dollar house Riley is getting from USC (allegedly)
November 30th, 2021 at 10:10 AM ^
I have run across numerous LSU alumni/supporters in my travels, and overall they seem to be a good lot. Decent men who always bought me a drink for talking football with them and Les Miles / Michigan past trivia. Just decent folk. This move surprises me. When I brought up the rumors of Les Miles being less than upright in his relationship with the wives of his fellow coaches at M, they were deeply dismissive. Louisiana money is in the Bible belt, after all, and as a rule they wanted to believe Les was a good guy. I just can't see Kelly working out for them. The big money behind the machine doesn't want a coach who can't at least keep up the appearances of not being compromised. Maybe the leopard will change his spots, I guess....
November 30th, 2021 at 11:58 AM ^
Kelly is a bag of shit!
Being reported that he said goodbye to players and staff via a fucking text! Nothing but a rich fucking coward!
November 30th, 2021 at 11:59 AM ^
There are no longer any destination HC jobs in college football. Yes, good for Kelly for taking the $$ but now bad for ND being in shambles, no tears there, but they have to replace the HC, assistants and lose recruits, good for Michigan.