Didn't Matt interview the governor like a couple hours before he made this video?

When he gets to the very end he actually makes the case of good replacements at LSU for President, AD, and next Head Coach.

This has them all embarrassed and so they strike out any and everything.

ChatGPT summary…I'll assume it is accurate because im not watching the video:

Here's a summary of the video titled "LSU FIRES Scott Woodward! Jeff Landry WAR Explodes Program in CHAOS!":



Key Points
1. The video reports that Louisiana State University (LSU) has removed Scott Woodward from his role as Athletic Director amid mounting criticism of his leadership.
2. A major driver is the involvement of Jeff Landry, the Governor of Louisiana, who publicly declared that Woodward will not be responsible for selecting LSU's next football coach.
3. A key context: the firing of head coach Brian Kelly less than four years into his tenure, following a disappointing season (5-3 start, major loss to Texas A&M Aggies) and the looming large buy-out of his contract.
4. Governor Landry cited concerns about costly contract buy-outs and a "pattern" of failures under Woodward's hiring decisions (for example at both LSU and Woodward's prior institution).
5. The result: major shake-up in LSU athletics Woodward is out, the governor intervenes, and the next coach hiring process will be handled differently (via a committee).



Implications
This signals significant political oversight of LSU's athletics department, indicating that state governance (via the governor) is inserting itself into what is traditionally an athletic administration decision.
It raises questions about contract management in big-time college athletics, especially the fiscal risks associated with hiring high-cost coaches and the responsibility of athletic directors.
For LSU, it implies an organizational reboot: new leadership, likely new processes for hiring coaches, and an expectation of stricter performance metrics and accountability.
The phrase "Program in CHAOS" used in the video title reflects both the internal turmoil (leadership changes) and external pressure (public/political scrutiny) facing LSU's athletic department.

Governors getting involved in university personnel issues. Where have we seen that before? Oh wait…

More likely just the opposite. Unlike most places, the coffers of LSU are the same as the state coffers. When the donors to one entity scream, the ears of the politicians bleed. As I've stated prior, Woodward was very well thought of in the sports world and each of his previous stops. He only left here because of this exact kind of political grandstanding by one of our own, taking a pay cut to go to his alma mater. that's why Björk authored the ludicrous guaranteed extension, under fear that Woodward would be vindictive and try to pull Jimbo out from under us. This LSU based commentary is worth the listen.

Jeeper79 said:

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Forum rules. Provide context or the mods take it down.

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Have only seen that applied to f/16.

rgleml said:

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A six-pack or a twelve-pack of Coke counts as one item.

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Yeah, just as long as the cans are tied together by that plastic, roundy thingy that kills fish (as weve been told for decades now). Lol

YouTube's summary

This video discusses the firing of Scott Woodward as LSU's athletic director (0:01). The host attributes this decision to a feud between Woodward and Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry (1:35). The video details the governor's alleged "coup" (1:40) to force Woodward out, despite Woodward's successful tenure, which included hiring national championship-winning coaches like Jay Johnson and Kim Mulkey, and significantly increasing fundraising (7:55-8:59).

The video highlights the governor's perceived overreach of power (5:43) and his vindictive actions (5:54), particularly his disdain for Woodward's political affiliation (11:49) and Woodward's refusal to rehire former basketball coach Will Wade (13:11-14:01). The host argues that the governor's actions are hypocritical, especially regarding the $6.5 million buyout for Woodward's contract, given Landry's previous complaints about Brian Kelly's buyout (9:32-9:58).

The video concludes by discussing the potential negative impact on LSU athletics (19:07) and lists five potential candidates to replace Scott Woodward as athletic director (20:19-26:12):
Verge Ausberry (22:46): LSU associate AD and current interim AD.
J.R. Teague (23:54): Athletic Director at Southeastern Louisiana.
Heath Troyer (24:30): Athletic Director at McNeese State.
Josh Brooks (25:10): Athletic Director at the University of Georgia, with strong LSU ties.
Michael Alford (25:54): Athletic Director at Florida State, also with deep Louisiana ties.

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What's the gist? It seems like all of these LSU homers are just mad that there might actually be some accountability for the absurd athletic spending of a state university in a state that has been bordering on bankruptcy for years.

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lol. It's about doing all this in public rather than not scaring off potential coaches. Thought that was common sense.

DTX_12 said:

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Didn't Matt interview the governor like a couple hours before he made this video?

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Yes, and according to the comments on OP's video, it sounds like Matt gave a softball interview to the governor and then Matt only said every critical counterpoint and fact-check after the governor was gone in OP's video. Lol

Ol_Ag_02 said:

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If I wanted to spend 30 minutes watching someone trash LSU I'd just rewatch the second half Saturdays game.

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Kudos to you sir. I think I will go watch the 2nd half again.

Thanks for the post. Don't mind the wanna be moderators.

A governor who's probably never coached, hired, played, or did much athletically is running your program what could possibly go wrong with that?

Politicians should be supporting not running athletic programs.

This is so dumb if this **** fails he'll be hated forever and his political career will be over, if I were him I'd hire professionals to handle this.

Right, not sure the governor is smart enough to realize there is very little to be gained and a whole lot of downside wrt political capital.

Not to mention that he makea clear the Mickey mouse organization that is the state of Louisiana

Matt is essentially their Billy Lucci,

I thought it was a little disingenuous that he abstained Scott Woodward from being the one responsible for Jimbo's buyout and put it all on Bjork. Bjork technically gave Jimbo the extension but the original contract was $75M/10 years guaranteed…we still would've owed Jimbo $30M to buy him out if we fired him in year 6 without extending him.

He seemingly tries to take all fault off of Woodward I guess because he likes him, but Woodward was the reason we got Jimbo in the first place.

Otherwise the video is a pretty good look under the hood of the LSU program. Thanks OP.

What are y'all, slow? Watch it on 1.5x or read the transcript or maybe don't do either and quietly move on.

I finally saw a snip of the Louisiana Governor press conference. So bizarre.... Couldn't happen to a better fan base. They think they are making coaches want that job now?

King of the Dairy Queen said:

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Im not really understanding why everyone is mad at OP for not momma birding information to them. Watch it or dont. Who cares? Its not his job to digest information and provide you with concise talking points. Learn to use AI.

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It's really this simple. But the entertainment! This is why I come back….

" Forum rules. Provide context or the mods take it down."

Wrong.

OregonAggie said:

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I thought it was a little disingenuous that he abstained Scott Woodward from being the one responsible for Jimbo's buyout and put it all on Bjork. Bjork technically gave Jimbo the extension but the original contract was $75M/10 years guaranteed…we still would've owed Jimbo $30M to buy him out if we fired him in year 6 without extending him.

He seemingly tries to take all fault off of Woodward I guess because he likes him, but Woodward was the reason we got Jimbo in the first place.

Otherwise the video is a pretty good look under the hood of the LSU program. Thanks OP.

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I'm not sure they realize how much a rebuild this is going to be and to your point you are not doing yourself any favors by creating a political circus for no apparent reason

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OregonAggie said:

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I thought it was a little disingenuous that he abstained Scott Woodward from being the one responsible for Jimbo's buyout and put it all on Bjork. Bjork technically gave Jimbo the extension but the original contract was $75M/10 years guaranteed…we still would've owed Jimbo $30M to buy him out if we fired him in year 6 without extending him.

He seemingly tries to take all fault off of Woodward I guess because he likes him, but Woodward was the reason we got Jimbo in the first place.

Otherwise the video is a pretty good look under the hood of the LSU program. Thanks OP.

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I'm not sure they realize how much a rebuild this is going to be and to your point you are not doing yourself any favors by creating a political circus for no apparent reason

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There are no rebuilds in the portal era if you get the right coach.

Simply to provide context, because I share your frustration regarding the buyout… $7.5 million a year with some level of buyout was/is right in the wheelhouse of the top coaching echelon and not an outlandish offer. The re-up of the extension and 100% guaranteed buyout paid through 2031 is what wipes out our patience.

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Bag said:

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OregonAggie said:

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I thought it was a little disingenuous that he abstained Scott Woodward from being the one responsible for Jimbo's buyout and put it all on Bjork. Bjork technically gave Jimbo the extension but the original contract was $75M/10 years guaranteed…we still would've owed Jimbo $30M to buy him out if we fired him in year 6 without extending him.

He seemingly tries to take all fault off of Woodward I guess because he likes him, but Woodward was the reason we got Jimbo in the first place.

Otherwise the video is a pretty good look under the hood of the LSU program. Thanks OP.

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I'm not sure they realize how much a rebuild this is going to be and to your point you are not doing yourself any favors by creating a political circus for no apparent reason

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There are no rebuilds in the portal era if you get the right coach.

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that is proving to be a big if