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don356 said:
Unfortunately for Lsu most of the guys they would like to have already make a great deal of money, and live in much nicer places than Baton Rouge. Who would want to work for that organization which fires a guy less than 2 years after he won a national championship and they gave him a ton of money? We're not talking about guys here who have limited earning potential or money.
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Does anyone else find this totally ironic to be reading this on a UCONN fan board. We are only a sniff away from Kevin Ollie winning the 2014 NC and we are an organization which fired a guy.

I think both Orgeron and Ollie have the same symptoms. Fully capable to perform part of the requirements of Blue Blood HC in a major NCAA sport; but, not capable to be the Program guy in all components. And LSU will pay the price. I continue to find perplexing the buyout of Ollie - an unpopular opinion whereby other board members yell loudly about violations etc (which, in my historic view, are not hugely extraordinary among hoop programs - hey they paid Kelvin Sampson). The pushback that OIlie was offered a fair resolution makes me a little more sanguine.

Kevin Ollie - my friends - is one story of the last 50 years that is notable. Win a NC. There's no other story like his. And I laugh at posts suggesting it was Shabazz Napier who coached. ok ok ... Orgeron had Joe Burrow.
 
don356 said:
Unfortunately for Lsu most of the guys they would like to have already make a great deal of money, and live in much nicer places than Baton Rouge. Who would want to work for that organization which fires a guy less than 2 years after he won a national championship and they gave him a ton of money? We're not talking about guys here who have limited earning potential or money.
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I know nothing about contracts but how did Orgeron's work? He signed a six year contract in January 2020. He was making an annual salary of around $9 million. Why is he only getting a $16.9 million buyout if he wasn't fired for cause? He is getting a lot of money but I would have expected it to be more. I realize that he failed to report sexual allegations on his watch. Is that the reason why?
 
Nostical said:
He also had Joe Brady as his OC. He and Burrow were a lethal combo for opponents to face.
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And Justin Jefferson that championship team was loaded… I honestly don’t think it was fair Orgeron was fired when two of his best players are out this year. That may have been the reason for the down year.
 
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HCCForever said:
I know nothing about contracts but how did Orgeron's work? He signed a six year contract in January 2020. He was making an annual salary of around $9 million. Why is he only getting a $16.9 million buyout if he wasn't fired for cause? He is getting a lot of money but I would have expected it to be more. I realize that he failed to report sexual allegations on his watch. Is that the reason why?
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huskymedic said:
Printing money…
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Holy crap. Makes whoever is contemplating hiring him think long & hard. Dude making serious bank on that buyout.

I'd say UConn makes a push for him, but some definite yellow/red flags...

Bot to mention, I'm not sure I could handle listening to his "Cookie Monster meets Oscar the Grouch" voice...

Destroy Sesame Street GIF by Rachael Ray Show
 
JustbrewitMan said:
Holy crap. Makes whoever is contemplating hiring him think long & hard. Dude making serious bank on that buyout.

I'd say UConn makes a push for him, but some definite yellow/red flags...

Bot to mention, I'm not sure I could handle listening to his "Cookie Monster meets Oscar the Grouch" voice...

Destroy Sesame Street GIF by Rachael Ray Show
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If he can get us on the right track I'll take that all day long.. "Go Huskies"
 
JustbrewitMan said:
Holy crap. Makes whoever is contemplating hiring him think long & hard. Dude making serious bank on that buyout.

I'd say UConn makes a push for him, but some definite yellow/red flags...

Bot to mention, I'm not sure I could handle listening to his "Cookie Monster meets Oscar the Grouch" voice...

Destroy Sesame Street GIF by Rachael Ray Show
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I would not touch him with a 10' Pole. Guy i think went 0-11, at Ole Miss. He's a rah rah type that won it all with 1st overall pick in the NFL draft and a loaded roster. He can recruit but LSU has bagmen to help with that. He is NOT the type of guy we need. Thankfully he'd never come here.
 
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Pudge said:
Does anyone else find this totally ironic to be reading this on a UCONN fan board. We are only a sniff away from Kevin Ollie winning the 2014 NC and we are an organization which fired a guy.

I think both Orgeron and Ollie have the same symptoms. Fully capable to perform part of the requirements of Blue Blood HC in a major NCAA sport; but, not capable to be the Program guy in all components. And LSU will pay the price. I continue to find perplexing the buyout of Ollie - an unpopular opinion whereby other board members yell loudly about violations etc (which, in my historic view, are not hugely extraordinary among hoop programs - hey they paid Kelvin Sampson). The pushback that OIlie was offered a fair resolution makes me a little more sanguine.

Kevin Ollie - my friends - is one story of the last 50 years that is notable. Win a NC. There's no other story like his. And I laugh at posts suggesting it was Shabazz Napier who coached. ok ok ... Orgeron had Joe Burrow.
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If Kevin merely sucked, he would’ve gotten his buyout. But because Kevin sucked, cheated, lied about it to Benedict, lied about it to the NCAA, got a three-year show cause penalty which would have prevented him from coaching through the end of his contract, he didn’t get a buyout. Most people find it pretty easy to make a distinction between the two circumstances. To be completely honest, it’s hard to see why some struggle with it.
 
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And he’s probably willing to pay Coaches big money as well.
 
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