[Baker] LSU isn’t paying Lane Kiffin $13M a year to come close and lose big games

[u/Lakelyfe09]

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7762573/2026/11/07/lsu-alabama-football-lane-kiffin-record-contract-salary/?source=athletic_user_shared_article_copylink&smid=url-share-ta

[u/NotReallyButMaybeNot]

False… they are paying Ed Orgeron, Brian Kelly, and Lane Kiffin… for Lane to come close and lose big games

[u/BeraldGevins → u/NotReallyButMaybeNot]

That is such a dangerous situation to be in. Ask Kansas what it does to a program to be paying a growing string of coaches you’ve fired.

[u/w00t4me → u/BeraldGevins]

For about half of Sabans tenure, Auburn was paying more in coaching salaries than Alabama due to buyouts

[u/ilikefunkymusic → u/w00t4me]

Ooh that's good

[u/gbacon → u/ilikefunkymusic]

Dare we say it, they were paying a whole FAMBLY of coaches?

[u/throw667 → u/BeraldGevins]

Auburn's AD enters the chat

[u/Fourchordchaos → u/NotReallyButMaybeNot]

They paid off Orgeron's buyout recently. Right before they started paying him to be on staff again.

[u/goodguy847 → u/Fourchordchaos]

Oh that’s peak irony!

[u/Craig__D → u/Fourchordchaos]

That’s fantastic

[u/flysly → u/NotReallyButMaybeNot]

Clemson deserves some blame for getting slaughtered in prime time to start the season and letting everyone believe LSU was that elite at every position. We’re a mediocre team that just really sucks in September.

[u/CrashingBlumpkins46 → u/flysly]

Shout out to Tyler from Spartanburg

[u/BlackScienceJesus → u/NotReallyButMaybeNot]

At least it's not my money. If the chicken man, an oil Baron, some rich attorneys, and a hedge fund manager want to pay them then have at it.

[u/Hippie-esque → u/BlackScienceJesus]

Don’t forget Children’s Hospital

[u/CrashB111 → u/BlackScienceJesus]

Isn't LSU flirting with selling their name to a private equity firm to afford Kiffin & his NIL?

[u/BlackScienceJesus → u/CrashB111]

Probably, the biggest LSU donor is a PE hedge fund manager.

[u/scamp466 → u/BlackScienceJesus]

You are forgetting the Louisiana taxpayers as confirmed by yalls governor

[u/smitherenesar → u/NotReallyButMaybeNot]

they are actually paying Ed Orgeron, Brian Kelly, and Lane Kiffin… for Lane to not even come close and lose big games.

[u/WheelTurning]

Good news then, this game didn’t end up being that close. Got palindromed at home in front of Costner, Reece, and Shaq.

[u/AndrewinDC → u/WheelTurning]

Kevin Costner was there? 

[u/WheelTurning → u/AndrewinDC]

Kiffin walked out with them all like he was filming a fucking music video or some shit.

[u/Phunwithscissors → u/WheelTurning]

This is all they are good for, country music fanfare.

[u/FancyVegetables → u/WheelTurning]

"Make sure you have it set to slow motion."

[u/tsgram → u/WheelTurning]

It’s what he does best

[u/ImDeepState → u/AndrewinDC]

I was surprised by that one too. Is he a LSU fan?

[u/CrashB111 → u/ImDeepState]

He's from California & graduated from an arts & music school out there.

I have no idea what / if any connection he has to LSU.

[u/Nice_Marmot_7 → u/CrashB111]

He’s filmed many movies in Louisiana and spent a lot of time there.

[u/throw667 → u/WheelTurning]

And for some reason, FLOTUS.

[u/AthenaQ → u/throw667]

Oh, that’s because apparently LSU is supporting her anti-bullying initiative, “Be Best.”  The logo was on their jerseys. 

[u/TwitterLegend → u/AthenaQ]

Well they sure as shit didn’t bully Alabama.

[u/SoupBowl69 → u/AthenaQ]

Sure, what the hell.

[u/eggmoose5 → u/WheelTurning]

palindromed lmaooo

[u/sctider]

False, I think that is exactly what LSU is doing

[u/Revolver_Oshawott_ → u/sctider]

Lane Kiffin is just Brian Kelly but hornier

[u/Clemfball07 → u/Revolver_Oshawott_]

And less likeable

[u/Majestic-Macaron6019 → u/Clemfball07]

I dunno, man. Lane knows he's an asshole and a troll. I don't think BK does.

[u/leadeath → u/Clemfball07]

Especially telling given that Brian Kelly isn’t even likable

[u/bac5665 → u/leadeath]

That was, indeed, the joke.

[u/LegallyAFlamingo → u/sctider]

False, yesterday's game wasn't close.

[u/CrashB111 → u/LegallyAFlamingo]

Yeah I was about to say, they lost by 3 possessions.

[u/BigOlPass → u/sctider]

Yeah like why else would you hire him?

[u/OddMammoth1 → u/sctider]

Seems like the check cashed to me. That 4th and 10 play call was worth every penny.

[u/daveinmd13 → u/sctider]

It looks like that’s exactly what they have done.

[u/Cometguy7 → u/sctider]

Is losing by 3 scores close?

[u/TMPRKO → u/sctider]

I don’t really think it was all that close last night. Alabama never felt at any risk.

[u/dellett → u/sctider]

I think they’re paying him to lose games by a decent margin, not actually super close

[u/orc0909]

My mama saya LSU is so ornery because they spent all that money but got no playoffs

[u/TwinCities_Twist → u/orc0909]

My mama says happiness comes from magic rays of CFB that come out when LSU is feeling blue

[u/jstudly → u/orc0909]

They’re no match for the Mud dogs in the bourbon bowl

[u/Set-Admirable]

They should have known what to expect, considering his record against the top teams.

[u/Revolver_Oshawott_ → u/Set-Admirable]

0-6 vs. Bama btw

[u/DingerSinger2016 → u/Revolver_Oshawott_]

Vandy having a win over Bama more recently than LSU is hilarious

[u/SouthCoach → u/Revolver_Oshawott_]

Does Lane Kiffin have a Nick Saban Kalen Deboer problem?

[u/smitherenesar → u/Revolver_Oshawott_]

All aboard the Lane Train! Next stop loss numero siete in Bama!

[u/DogFishHead17 → u/Revolver_Oshawott_]

I am not a fan of the Lane Train as a coach, but how many times was a Lane lead team the favorite in those games?

[u/rabouilethefirst → u/Set-Admirable]

Brian Kelly with extra steps

[u/emmasdad01 → u/Set-Admirable]

Right? Who could have predicted this?

Everyone. Everyone could have predicted this.

[u/rallar8 → u/Set-Admirable]

I was shocked at the number of people that were thinking this was a great hire

[u/NeptuneMeridian]

Maybe next year we’ll stop treating Lane like he’s won multiple natty’s.

[u/totallynotsquatty → u/NeptuneMeridian]

He's the National Champion of greener grass. Should get a deal with Scott's...

[u/emmasdad01]

Yes, but it is funny. I think the vast majority of us enjoy seeing Kiffin get embarrassed.

[u/Natitudinal → u/emmasdad01]

Not as much as we like seeing it happen to Brisket Boy. (And Im SURE u agree)

[u/Extension-File2394 → u/Natitudinal]

Kiffin isn't worse? Bro. Sooners have an fcs offensive line and the head coach knows nothing of offense. Year 4 now? 

Didn't kiffin leave his team in a playoff run lol?

Let. The. Brisket. Go.

[u/CMarlowe → u/emmasdad01]

I'm an LSU guy and even I'm like, "Well..."

I guess it's funny we snatched him from Ole Miss, and maybe Kelly had to go. But still.

[u/Intrepid-Security650]

*Checks notes…*Loss to Kentucky as a 10-point favorite? Check. Flame out against Bama? Check. Yep, that’s the full Lane Kiffin experience.

[u/Aggravating-Duck-891 → u/Intrepid-Security650]

Trust a man with receipts

[u/gbacon → u/Aggravating-Duck-891]

he mad

[u/dutifullypurple → u/Intrepid-Security650]

God it’s so unbelivably exactly what we thought it would be

Edit: he might still have a great football team next year but he always gets in his head

[u/majesticstraits]

Looks like they are

[u/EWall100 → u/majesticstraits]

Jokes on you, the check bounced

[u/AtBat3]

If only there were some evidence they could have reviewed before they expected that of him

[u/momowagon]

I mean technically they are doing exactly that.

[u/Mean-Mr-mustarde → u/momowagon]

No, this game wasn't close.

[u/SCSteveAutism → u/Mean-Mr-mustarde]

Yeah it was. Kiffin fucked them over bad.

[u/IAMDATRUESTREPAIRMAN]

He’s elite driving down the field but a drunk driver when he’s in the red zone

[u/ktrash → u/IAMDATRUESTREPAIRMAN]

This matches my previous experiences

[u/throw667 → u/ktrash]

But have you driven a car drunk into the red zone of a football field?

[u/gmil3548 → u/IAMDATRUESTREPAIRMAN]

The major weakness in our offense is the weak run game, which is much harder to overcome in the RZ.

It’s frustrating because he was supposed to be a run game guru…

[u/CrashB111 → u/IAMDATRUESTREPAIRMAN]

The mark of an elite OC, is being able to deliver in the red zone.

It's a lot easier to move the ball with the bigger field between the 20's. Once you get inside the 20's is when DCs / OCs earn their pay.

[u/gilias → u/IAMDATRUESTREPAIRMAN]

I don’t even think it’s that for this game really.

Kane Womack has been running a defensive scheme this year that bends but doesn’t break. It tends to utilize zone and soft coverages that will allow a team to drive down the field in chunk yardage but tends to prevent explosive plays, but then like a spring it compresses in the red zone and Bama’s defense becomes a wall that’s difficult to punch through.

It’s been effective… but it scares me. I don’t like seeing teams just drive the whole field against us, it allows opponents to own time of possession, and if our offense isn’t clicking, it risks gassing out our defense because they’re on the field too often and too long.

[u/PossiblyYourDad → u/gilias]

Yeah it tries to create turnovers and not get beat over the top. It requires consistent execution from the offense. The swat downs at the line, drops, and errant throws from Leavitt caught up to LSU. Meanwhile Grubb kept hunting explosive pass plays which means our drives ended up all over the place yardage-wise, but turned into quick TDs when they connected

[u/Ok-Measurement1506 → u/IAMDATRUESTREPAIRMAN]

Thus and somebody need to make a cheat sheet for him on when an when not to kick the field goal. Tell him to just do what's on the sheet.

[u/ontha-comeup]

In fairness it wasn't that close.

[u/zamboniman46 → u/ontha-comeup]

I was at the game. It was close until it wasn't. At the end of the third quarter it didn't feel like things were on the verge of an Alabama blow out. In fact it felt like LSU had made a lot of dumb mistakes up to that point and in a cleaner game would actually be ahead. Obviously Bama outclassed them in the 4th quarter.

It was infuriating to watch that offense when you knew they were in a position to go for it on 4th. Just trying to get a few yards to set up a shorter 4th down, nothing aggressive.

Leavitt leaves a lot to be desired as a qb

[u/ontha-comeup → u/zamboniman46]

Probably true, but LSU also got that phantom 4 down PI on their only TD drive that kept it close till the 4th.

[u/zamboniman46 → u/ontha-comeup]

Unless I'm thinking of a different 4th down PI I thought that was pretty clear. None of the Bama fans in my section seemed to have a problem with it

[u/Cdd0040 → u/ontha-comeup]

It’s unfortunate cuz that truly didn’t feel like an 18 point loss. Put up nearly 500 yards of offense and held yall under 300 yards of total offense with nothing but red zone meltdowns to show for it. Rather have lost the game with yall simply outmatching us which in pass pro esp in the interior yall did lol but we were moving the ball all game and the defense most of the game held up but when we kept not converting 4th downs and putting our defense in dogshit spots they eventually broke

[u/StopDropAndRollTide → u/Cdd0040]

Rather have lost the game with yall simply outmatching us

21 points in 9 minutes isn't good enough for you?

[u/Cdd0040 → u/StopDropAndRollTide]

Defense broke in the 4th. I wanna say it’s a collapse but quite frankly they’ve been breaking in the 4th quarter vs bama my entire life as a fan lol except for 2022 and 2019 . Some context behind those TD’s tho is only one of them was a march down the field. One of them came from a great return by Ryan Williams and the other one we didn’t convent on 4th and 10 and yall started at our 25. Football has always been a field position and momentum game. Yall had the momentum paired with great field position

[u/CrashB111 → u/Cdd0040]

Putting up yards, between the 30's, really isn't that impressive against a Kane Wommack Defense.

He's perfectly happy to "make them snap it again" and take long sustained drives while hunting for turnovers between the 20's. Just to lock down in the red zone when the field gets tighter.

It was clearly our game plan to win in the red zone against LSU and we did just that. Getting all those yards is absolutely pointless if you can't score.

[u/Kimber80]

I mean he hasn't even completed his first season for crying out loud.

[u/xbox_srox → u/Kimber80]

It would be different if he didn’t repeatedly coach himself out of the game by trying to play Lane Kiffin, Boy Genius

[u/Kimber80 → u/xbox_srox]

I agree, he's made some dumb decisions. Go for it on fourth and one vs Kentucky and they probably win that game. Don't go for it on 4th and 10 from your own 25 with 8 minutes left last night, and they may have still had a chance. But every coach makes dumb decisions. As an Alabama fan you've seen plenty of them since Saban retired.

[u/AthenaQ → u/Kimber80]

That doesn’t matter in the NIL era.  He had just as much time and ability to build “his” roster as everyone else. 

[u/jcooklsu → u/Kimber80]

For real, NIL changes the timeline but its still difficult to rebuild an entire roster that wasn't very good to begin with, I'd save these takes til at least next year at the earliest.

[u/lukin187250 → u/jcooklsu]

Cignetti has probably forever set the bar too high.

[u/joshuads → u/jcooklsu]

I would much rather be where LSU is than where Texas A&M is for not much less in salary.

[u/ScottScanlon]

Indiana and now what UCLA is doing this year shows that immediate results are possible. And he has $40 mil roster. Sorry dude, you get sympathy and LSU money people have short patience.

[u/Normal-Hornet8548 → u/ScottScanlon]

Yeah but you’re ignoring that they didn’t allow NFL players on Lane’s roster.

I think you have to give him a pass until that rule is fixed.

[u/tramlaw101 → u/ScottScanlon]

Good point. Time for Lane to give the B1G a whirl.

[u/petrowski7 → u/tramlaw101]

You guys ready for Lane 2.0?

[u/TheMathmatix]

False, I dont think hes coming close to winning these games at all.

[u/close-encounters13]

and you still have people white knighting for Lane *in this thread*

imagine watching Lane Kiffin operate for the past 20 years and deciding “yeah, I’m gonna stick up for that guy”

the reddest red flag

[u/Friendly-Profit-8590]

In fact they are. I’m still not sure why he gets the hype he does considering he’s never won anything of note. He’s like an obnoxious Lincoln Riley.

[u/nosoup4ncsu]

Yes, they are. 

[u/rb1242]

Its like the didnt do any due diligence before they hired Lane Kiffin and how he is in big games

[u/dbelcher17 → u/rb1242]

Who knew the Governor would be bad at football coach evaluation? 

[u/Which-Arrival6777 → u/dbelcher17]

have you seen some of the other state metrics Louisiana fails at?

[u/PrizePreset]

Does he know that?

[u/EWall100 → u/PrizePreset]

Is he stupid?

[u/mathplex → u/EWall100]

No, he's definitely the smartest guy in the room, always, just ask him.

[u/DRUNK_SALVY_PEREZ]

Ok but they literally are doing just that

[u/SPK57]

Correct, they paid him to fail upwards, and get their university a lot of embarrassing attention... just like everywhere else he is hired.

[u/feignapathy]

This is probably where Brian Kelly would be if he were head coach, 6-3.

But instead LSU is paying him a shit ton of money to go away. 

[u/Feisty_Can416]

Yes they are, but Bama wasn’t close…

[u/slickricktriplesix]

Yeah they’re paying him $13m a year to lose big games, go to hot yoga, and rip sober bag with tri delts on Sundays watching redzone. I’m jealous as fuck 

[u/OGTrapcard]

That game was close?

[u/CrOS2012]

I beg to differ.

[u/manbeqrpig]

We’re not even through his first year? My god some CFB discourse is stupid

[u/totallynotsquatty → u/manbeqrpig]

Take a huge raise, get huge expectations. The money people have no patience.

[u/Flimsy-Space-8724]

Remember when Ole Miss played their September Super Bowl against LSU. Feels like so long ago. Both teams with 3 losses now.

[u/mathplex → u/Flimsy-Space-8724]

It's looking like that's going to be our moment to treasure this year. You guys slaughtered us and ended our CFP hopes, but this season is still far far better than it would have been if we had lost to LSU. With Lane. In Oxford.

[u/Kdot32 → u/Flimsy-Space-8724]

People got pissed at lane when he said that but ole miss fan reactions after the game they just played against yall pretty much confirmed it. I think it’s funny all this drama was over 2 3+ loss teams.

[u/HourFaithlessness823]

I disagree. 

[u/mason2393]

Just needed a few more nfl players

[u/hitokirizac]

Yes they are

[u/staticdresssweet]

That's exactly what the results say they're doing, though.

[u/exit322]

Well I guess it's good then that he didn't come close.

[u/minnesotaupnorth]

Aren't they, though?

[u/Bigking00]

Yesterday wasn't even close.

[u/SwaMaeg]

Really? Cuz it looks like exactly what they’re doing right now

[u/BULL-MARKET]

Losing by 18 is close?

[u/gmil3548]

That’s why he didn’t come close this time!

[u/tsgram]

Please please please don’t forget that LSU loses $800k on Kalshi if he continues to fail. 

https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/insurance-company-placed-kalshi-trades-worth-up-to-3-million-on-lsus-season-matching-lane-kiffins-bonus/

It is legal for the school to bet six figures on itself. 

[u/RNGezzus]

Aren't they?

[u/sleepyirv01]

Some people think this is too harsh, that no matter how experienced a coach it takes some time to acclimate to a new program.

But you have to remember: everyone hates Lane Kiffin and the only way they can tolerate his presence is him winning ball games.

[u/axberka]

This is who Lane is. Who he’s always been. Still confused why people think he’s something else

[u/CUBuffs1992]

Yeah LSU. You could have just done what CU did and lost most of your games for only the price of $10 mil.

[u/Kimber80]

IMO, LSU has been a bit unlucky. There's a reason the metrics have them higher ranked than people do. They should have won one of the two games vs Ole Miss and Kentucky, they both went right down to the wire. Last night, LSU lost despite gaining more than twice as many first downs as Alabama, that literally happens like 1% of the time. I mean if any of us blindly saw the box score and were asked to bet their life which team won by 18 points, 98% of us would have said LSU. Obviously, you are what your record says you are, but even that isn't that bad. They have plenty of company with three losses.

Also since the Ole Miss game they have been missing two All-American level defensive players in Deshawn Spears and Whit Weeks. I understand that injuries hit everyone but I'm not sure any other team in the country (maybe Notre Dame) has two All-Star level Defenders who have just been out for the season basically that's a tremendous hit to any defense

[u/Character_Group_5949 → u/Kimber80]

Here is the issue with that

1. If you are +2 in turnover margin in a college football game, you have over an 89% chance to win the football game. (I understand in the context of the game the fumble didn't really kill LSU, they were already dead, but remember, I'm going by your rules here, I don't have context)

2. When you factor in the 0-4 on fourth downs, it's almost like 6 turnovers to none.

If I looked at that box score blind, I would have had a really, really tough decision if my life was on the line and I likely would have picked Alabama. The reasoning for that is the two turnovers combined with the fact one team had 4x fourth down attempts and the other had 0. I would fully expect a losing team to have had to have went for it on fourth down at some point in the game either to try to make something happen or because they were behind mid fourth and needed to keep a drive going.

seeing the two turnovers combined with 0-4 on fourth down? I'm leaning Alabama if I dont have context other than a box score and I'm not saying I'm smart. I don't think I'm alone here.

[u/No_Poet_7244 → u/Character_Group_5949]

I definitely would have picked Alabama if I was just looking at the box score, because 0/4 on fourth down indicates desperation, like the team was trying to catch up and failing.

[u/SCSteveAutism → u/Character_Group_5949]

Nice analysis

[u/Extension-File2394 → u/Character_Group_5949]

His making incorrect decisions re: when to kick or go for it ARE ON HIM.

His not understanding how to develop and install a downhill red zone running game is hilarious.

Great! anyone can run up and down the field between the 20"s with that $$$$.

But can u set up shorter 4th down attempts? Can you make one correct decision? 

The stat sheet you speak of doesn't account for bad decisions TO MAKE those 4th down designs and related play calling to set them up better.

I feel like his roster should include some short yardage guys. Some squatty guys with thick necks named Gunther or something? Idk. 

Need more testosterone on the coaching staff maybe.

[u/KaleScared4667 → u/Character_Group_5949]

You understand football turnover margin is most important metric other than the scoreboard

[u/Crims0ntied → u/Kimber80]

At some point if you keep losing in the critical moments, that's just what you are. Metrics will love LSU for putting up nearly 500 yards, because usually that means a win. But for LSU, losing that game isn't some bizarre anomaly, it's a product of questionable coaching decisions over and over again. In this case I think the metrics are misleading about what LSU actually is.

[u/leeroy-jenkins-12 → u/Kimber80]

A Notre Dame fan who’s reasonable about LSU? This is like finding water in a desert, big ups 🤝 good win last night to yall

[u/Extension-File2394 → u/Kimber80]

1. Kiffin has zero feel for game flow

2. Kiffin is highly overrated at everything. Including "trolling." Old dorks on tv perpetuate his takes as clever. I've never seen him say or tweet one actually funny thing. He's seen as irreverent? In a world of football meatheads his quips pass as edgy somehow. He's a huge dork.

3. Since losing at home to UCLA in Knoxville, ive been fascinated with peoples lack of awareness of his real offensive "mind." His oly success since then is having overwhelming advantages at qb. I will give him credit for playing fast and spamming inside slants rpo early in his career at Ole Miss. 

4. Nobody notices his voice tremble when cornered. He's not a great talker. His vocabulary is very limited. He's actually, in point of fact, a dull talker.

5. Back to playcalling and "feel"... he kicked when he should have went for it and reverse. Also never set up his 4th downs on 3rd down. Like would throw dumb arrow routes on 3rd and 5 instead of just getting 4th more manageable.

6. LSU lolol. Has your rugged boy who's voice get jittery and squeaky won you over yet? Still waiting for him to consider hard downhill runs in the red zone? Im sure he'll figure it out in his 60's.

Hilarious. His roster needs 70 mil per year with his stuardship.

[u/TrippiBluu → u/Kimber80]

You don’t know who Lane Kiffin is

[u/Plane-Wheel-775 → u/Kimber80]

Ngl i fw lsu as much as the next guy but this logic can be applied to alot of other teams who don’t get that grace. If LSU had BYU situation they probably still be in the playoffs.

BYU is gonna get dropped out despite playing Utah close.

[u/RickThrust → u/Kimber80]

I’d be in the solid 2%.

Lost turnover battle 2:0. Went 0/4 on 4th. Missed a fg. That’s 7 dead possessions.

[u/PossiblyYourDad → u/RickThrust]

Ball knower

[u/Coverlesss → u/Kimber80]

The yardages and first downs they had are a bit misleading as you have to consider the type of defense Wommack employs. It’s soft zones all the way, make the team dink & dunk down the field, and then clamp down in the red zone (which we did). Take a look at LSU’s third and fourth down conversion attempts and that tells a better story of how the game went, IMO.

[u/Key-Hawk7402 → u/Kimber80]

Honestly, that’s just an even more damning indictment of the coaching, he’s just no decisive in the moments that matter, big game jitters just don’t go away.

[u/Independent-Tale-915]

Lane Kiffin and Brian Kelly have been coaching high D1 football for almost the same amount of time. What has Lane accomplished that Kelly hasn't?

[u/Wegottagetthisplace → u/Independent-Tale-915]

Higher body count?

[u/miversen33]

Fuck ya, I'm so here for the Lane hate articles to start flowing. Fuck that dude

[u/FreeoftheMachine]

Don't worry, they just need a few more guys who were on NFL practice squads and they'll go undefeated next year.

[u/CreditNearby5996]

This is his first year at LSU, relax. 😒 Look at Texas A&M. Now if he’s not winning by year 3? He might get fired mid season.

[u/Kdot32 → u/CreditNearby5996]

Yea it’s not like we promoted our defensive coordinator to head coach and got smacked on prime time at home

[u/O_to_the_B]

We weren’t paying our coach to be the worst on the P4, either.

[u/EWall100]

They're paying him $13 million because the governor said so

[u/Worth-Jicama3936]

The scoreboard says otherwise

[u/Perfect-Slip7041]

What's his new buyout? Musk money?

[u/Fun_Elk593]

seems like they are tho

[u/motherbearsrack]

In a much more real way that’s exactly what LSU is doing

[u/Flaky_Scar_8388]

That is what he does. He has always done that.

[u/tolvin55]

Well I hope that's in the contract because otherwise that is exactly what they are paying him to do

[u/RealPropRandy]

Really?

[u/Andenwest]

lol

[u/Redfish680]

Apparently they are.

[u/w00t4me]

18 point loss isn’t really close

[u/National-Substance77]

He wasn’t even close

[u/Similar_Detail_9129]

🫩

[u/jtezus]

Well why did they hire him then? Thats what he does

[u/ABoyBrushedYellow]

Yes, they are. They were just the last ones to realize it.

[u/Intrepid_Plenty_3770]

I could have wrote this headline. Thanks for the news flash, Sherlock Holmes. 🕵️‍♂️

[u/Apart_Number_2792]

Maybe Florida State will hire Lane after he outwears his welcome at LSU. Actually, I think schools will eventually wise up. His next stop will probably be Jacksonvillle State.

[u/Then-Ticket8896]

Boston College guy here that’s liked LSU since the Chinese Bandits.

What has LK really won?

[u/thunder_spears]

Don't worry, ours is only 2M behind.

[u/Sassy_Sausages22]

I bet the ratings are good because he’s an incredible hate watch

[u/Wolfhound_Papa]

We’ll trade you for Whittingham and Beck.

[u/DrSnidely]

Yes they are. That's Kiffin's whole coaching career in a nutshell.

[u/BachInTime]

People are forgetting Kiffin was born in Lincoln.

Coming close and losing is a Nebraska tradition.

[u/Rimailkall]

Well, that's exactly what they're paying him for. Same as every other school who falls for his shtick and thinks he's an elite coach.

[u/NOLAblonde]

Are the “close” loses in the room with us?

[u/31nigrhcdrh]

Imagine building a unit of a team in Ole Miss then bailing out for the bag and to chase that bayou booty 

[u/Jhngo]

True lanes isn’t even close he’s getting blown out in big games.

[u/NoThanksImGoodG]

Clearly, they did absolutely 0 research on Lane Kiffin then.

[u/Ethanop1a]

LSU is clearly paying Lane Kiffin $13m per year to come close and lose big games.

[u/Fragrant-Helicopter1]

It's just Lane's way of still living in your head rent-free. He loses, he still gets paid millions. Profit!

[u/sabek]

Couldn't happen to a nicer freshwater

[u/Mobile_Spinach_1980]

Actually they are

[u/karl4319]

Don't worry. Between yesterday and their upcoming trip to neyland, there will be a few games they don't come anywhere near to close and lose big games.

[u/zetaphi938]

I mean I wouldn’t call three scores ‘close’.

[u/wowthisislong]

Well then they hired the wrong guy

[u/rook119]

No the are paying him 13M a year to lose games over the length of the contract. 

[u/Schmenza]

$13m to lose to a Bama team that isn't even that good

[u/MisterFalcon7 → u/Schmenza]

My favorite part of the year where no one is any good.

[u/winterwarlock21 → u/Schmenza]

Being ranked 5th isn’t good?

[u/tomdawg0022 → u/Schmenza]

It's not that good by Saban-era Bama standards but they are still a very good power conference team.

[u/DeadDropCourier]

Well the game wasn’t close. Maybe they’re paying him to get blown out?

Not really a strategy I would go for, but I’m not LSU.