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Message: [QUOTE="Nostical, post: 5358775, member: 749"] Scott Woodward blew it on his hiring of Jimbo Fisher at A&M and Kelly at LSU. Those salaries were huge but the buyouts were ridiculous. Note: Did you know that Woodward's agent is also Jimmy Sexton? Spin that around for a while. Think it might have had an influence in Woodward advocating/agreeing to those monstrous buyouts? A lot of slight of hand is played down on the bayous. As for LSU itself, I have a good friend whose family is deep into the program. I've been to several Sat Night games at Tiger Stadium (they should be bucket list items). The amount of money down there is unreal. But let’s be clear — that $54 million booster bailout isn’t some guy wiring cash straight to Brian Kelly. He’s [I]donating[/I] the money to LSU, probably through the athletic foundation. Then LSU pays Kelly after papering the transaction to make it look like a legit, "fully charitable donation" and the donor gets a big tax deduction (I was told about $20M). So yes, he’s out the money — but Uncle Sam picks up part of the tab. And Jimmy Sexton orders another Hurricane in "the Quata". [/QUOTE]