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re: CMM is getting one more year...
Posted by ellessuuuu on 2/26/26 at 5:07 pm to tarzana
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I don't know this. How do you know this? McMan could go global to bring in stellar talent, and win big next season. What's happening now has no bearing on the future. I think McMan will work hard to upgrade the team knowing he'll be back.
He's 17-52 with 37 double digit conference losses. This year alone, he's 3-12 with a $10MM roster. What indication is there that he is going to figure it out. I have no doubt he works hard, and that is kind of the point. His lack of success is not due to poor effort, which seems to indicate he's just not the right person for LSU.
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re: McMahon endorsed by head of FMOL..safe to say he will be back
Posted by ellessuuuu on 2/26/26 at 3:50 pm to kjacksonp
He has twice as many double digit conference losses as he does conference wins. Coach K took over a program in an era where you had to build with recruiting classes and took over a really bad program.
MM took over a program that had been to 4 straight NCAA tournaments and had the ability to completely remake the roster instantly.
There is ZERO justification for keeping him another year.
MM took over a program that had been to 4 straight NCAA tournaments and had the ability to completely remake the roster instantly.
There is ZERO justification for keeping him another year.
re: CMM is getting one more year...
Posted by ellessuuuu on 2/26/26 at 1:38 pm to EPORE
WW's buyout also drops to $1MM on April 1, 2027. It is currently at $5MM today and will be at $3MM on April 1, 2026.
Again, in the grand scheme, this is not a big deal.
Again, in the grand scheme, this is not a big deal.
re: Bookmark it: Pear is coming HOME
Posted by ellessuuuu on 2/26/26 at 11:43 am to chinhoyang
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The fans in the know don't want Wade back.
:lol: :lol: :lol:
So fans "in the know" don't like winning.
re: McMahon endorsed by head of FMOL..safe to say he will be back
Posted by ellessuuuu on 2/26/26 at 11:13 am to Alt26
If the arena is the motivation for this statement, then that is extremely short sighted. Invest the money into program that is competing at the top of league and in the tournament every year (kind of like things were from 2019-2022), and securing funds for the arena is an easier process.
re: McMahon endorsed by head of FMOL..safe to say he will be back
Posted by ellessuuuu on 2/26/26 at 11:02 am to Alt26
There are only a select few that are still not happy with the decision to move on from Scott, and this is where they are seemingly taking their "stand."
There is no argument for keeping Matt. You actually cannot afford not to fire him at this point. If he comes back, ticket sales and what I'll call the non-guaranteed revenue categories will be terrible next year.
I actually think the majority of the board has made up their mind to move on. This is an attempt (along with Moscona rambling about donor fatigue) to create some controversy over what is a very non-controversial decision.
There is no argument for keeping Matt. You actually cannot afford not to fire him at this point. If he comes back, ticket sales and what I'll call the non-guaranteed revenue categories will be terrible next year.
I actually think the majority of the board has made up their mind to move on. This is an attempt (along with Moscona rambling about donor fatigue) to create some controversy over what is a very non-controversial decision.
re: McMahon endorsed by head of FMOL..safe to say he will be back
Posted by ellessuuuu on 2/26/26 at 10:13 am to LSBoosie
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I mean Moscona isn’t really making a prediction here. He is just saying there isn’t a consensus among the decision makers. Which is pretty clear from the post.
Moscona has been beating this drum for weeks to keep McMahon. He had some national analyst a few days ago to say that firing McMahon this is firing him just because he had bad luck. Next, he's argued donor fatigue (interestingly enough when he interviewed Gordon this week, Gordon had a different take). It's obvious you still have some people that are pissed Scott got canned, and are going to continue to argue to keep MM.
Unless something drastic changes, my read on the situation is the people actually in charge have made the decision to move on after the season.
re: Oh, Clarice, the silence of the negatigers is deafening
Posted by ellessuuuu on 2/26/26 at 10:10 am to tigersbb
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He lost his top two players to season ending injuries and personal issues the past two seasons. There are VERY few coaches , if any, who could compensate for that.
When you have twice as many double digit conference losses as you do conference wins, you lose the benefit of the doubt.
re: McMahon endorsed by head of FMOL..safe to say he will be back
Posted by ellessuuuu on 2/26/26 at 9:43 am to Circle K Beggar
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I called it. They would wait until he (finally) won a game and then release something like this.
It’s the same shite Woodward pulled last year. However, this is not coming from Verge, Rousse, Mallet or the Governor, so this is not by any means the final decision. Just means that there is some differing opinions.
re: Oh, Clarice, the silence of the negatigers is deafening
Posted by ellessuuuu on 2/26/26 at 8:33 am to Brlaf77
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John Wooden couldn’t lead this bunch to an SEC championship- they just need better players !
MM had $10 million to build his roster, if the talent is that bad, then he should be fired for roster management and talent evaluation deficiencies.
There is also a huge gap between winning the league and just being competitive in the league. Less than 20 wins in 4 years is not competitive. He has almost twice as many double digit losses as he does conference wins.
The team LSU put on the court last night was more talented than Ole Miss.
re: Oh, Clarice, the silence of the negatigers is deafening
Posted by ellessuuuu on 2/26/26 at 8:31 am to tigersbb
The hay is in the barn at this point. Beating the 2nd worst team in the league isn’t changing that.
re: Bookmark it: Pear is coming HOME
Posted by ellessuuuu on 2/26/26 at 7:17 am to tigahlovah
These people don’t want to look at logic. Somehow, some way WW hurt their feelings.
The reality he is probably the best coach (from a resume standpoint) LSU can land.
The reality he is probably the best coach (from a resume standpoint) LSU can land.
re: Bookmark it: Pear is coming HOME
Posted by ellessuuuu on 2/25/26 at 10:00 pm to Big EZ Tiger
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Yeah, but he paid the mother of a recruit out of a joint account he used with his spouse's name on it. That was just dumb regardless.
That is incorrect. He was alleged to have made a payment to someone “believed to be associated with a player.“ That person was never going to cooperate with the NCAA, they could never prove that case in the IARP process. The violations were not ultimately issued on that allegation.
If it would’ve been a payment to a recruit’s mom, that would’ve been sufficient information to find a violation. The IARP did not find a violation on that ground, which means it was not a payment to a relative. Instead, it was a payment to someone “believed” to be connected to the player.
FYI. That is how it was done pre NIL. You paid a handler, the NCAA can never prove that the handler was receiving the money on behalf of the player, and the NCAA had no way to compel the handler to cooperate in an NCAA investigation.
re: Bookmark it: Pear is coming HOME
Posted by ellessuuuu on 2/25/26 at 8:52 pm to TSS4LSU
I would agree with you. If Mark Few is willing to come to Baton Rouge, I’m all for it.
If you think LSU is the first school to make a run at Mark Few, you are a moron. He didn’t leave Spokane for UCLA, he didn’t leave Spokane for Lexington, Kentucky, but you’re dumbass thinks he’s coming to Baton Rouge.
You have told me everything I need to know. I challenged you to come up with one name, and Mark Few is the name you came up with. It’s clear, you can’t name one coach that LSU has a good chance of landing that has a better record than will wait.
You just don’t like Will Wade, and you’re willing to say stupid shite to feel better about the fact that he somehow hurt your feelings.
If you think LSU is the first school to make a run at Mark Few, you are a moron. He didn’t leave Spokane for UCLA, he didn’t leave Spokane for Lexington, Kentucky, but you’re dumbass thinks he’s coming to Baton Rouge.
You have told me everything I need to know. I challenged you to come up with one name, and Mark Few is the name you came up with. It’s clear, you can’t name one coach that LSU has a good chance of landing that has a better record than will wait.
You just don’t like Will Wade, and you’re willing to say stupid shite to feel better about the fact that he somehow hurt your feelings.
re: Bookmark it: Pear is coming HOME
Posted by ellessuuuu on 2/25/26 at 8:43 pm to TSS4LSU
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There's better coaches out there than Wade
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How should I know? Im not the AD. Depends how much money we want to commit. But Verge needs to be in the ear of all the agents and see who's interested.
A little crawfishing there? You said there are better coaches we can get, who are they?
re: Bookmark it: Pear is coming HOME
Posted by ellessuuuu on 2/25/26 at 8:27 pm to TSS4LSU
Cool, name one.
Name one coach who would come to LSU who is under 45, has won NCAAT tournament games with multiple teams, has won a P5 conference title, has a career winning % in top 10 of active coaches.
I’ll hang up and listen.
Still waiting for you to identify this magical coaching list with a better resume than WW…
Name one coach who would come to LSU who is under 45, has won NCAAT tournament games with multiple teams, has won a P5 conference title, has a career winning % in top 10 of active coaches.
I’ll hang up and listen.
Still waiting for you to identify this magical coaching list with a better resume than WW…
re: NC State insiders are concerned about Will Wade returning to LSU
Posted by ellessuuuu on 2/25/26 at 8:26 pm to ChestRockwell
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They run off a coach for violations, and could probably bring him back. Thats so what LSU basketball is, a total clown show. I told yall they will never take the program seriously. He'd be stupid to leave NC St.
Violations were an excuse. Scott and Tate wanted him gone, period. Scott was arrogant enough to think he could replace him, like most of his decisions, he was wrong and cost LSU a ton of money.
re: NC State insiders are concerned about Will Wade returning to LSU
Posted by ellessuuuu on 2/25/26 at 8:20 pm to TigerBait2008
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I never said McMahon shouldn't be fired I'm against replacing him with a cheating scumbag
What exactly makes him “scumbag”? Paying kids who are generating millions of dollars for everyone else? Getting caught doing exactly what everyone else did? Getting caught doing what is now within the rules?
Ahh. I see. You’re just melting. Cool, enjoy the melt.
re: Bookmark it: Pear is coming HOME
Posted by ellessuuuu on 2/25/26 at 8:16 pm to Spankum
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I hope not…I don’t think he deserves to coach here again because IMO, he is responsible for wrecking our program
You can’t be this stupid. Woodward did far more damage than Wade. Even if you justify firing Wade, Scott hired McMahon when Golden was available.
re: Bookmark it: Pear is coming HOME
Posted by ellessuuuu on 2/25/26 at 8:15 pm to tigerbait2010
I choose to believe, just because. lol.
In all seriousness, there is a lot of smoke. Listen to Moscona’s interview with Gordon yesterday. He was specifically asked about Wade and you could tell he didn’t want to answer, but basically said the people in charge want him pretty bad.
In all seriousness, there is a lot of smoke. Listen to Moscona’s interview with Gordon yesterday. He was specifically asked about Wade and you could tell he didn’t want to answer, but basically said the people in charge want him pretty bad.
re: I'm really trying to understand why McMahon's teams are so bad
Posted by ellessuuuu on 2/25/26 at 7:00 pm to Lucado
His teams at LSU have consistently given up a very high three-point shot percentage. The biggest factor in this equation is that we cannot stop a straight line drive. This leads to defenders collapsing, leaving wide open shooters on the perimeter. In general, we are not very tough defensively. We have also lacked toughness on the boards.
His team in general are soft. This doesn’t mean they don’t play hard, he generally gets good effort from his players. There is a difference between being tough and playing hard.
Teams tend to take on the personality of their coach. McMahon appears to be a very passive individual. His teams seem to play with that same lack of urgency, intensity, and aggression.
Talent is not the biggest issue for this team, and has not been the biggest issue for this team over the last four years. We have not been the most talented team in the conference, but based on recruiting rankings, we certainly are not the worst. On talent, alone, we should have more than 14 wins over a four year Conference stretch.
McMahon seems to be a really good person and has proven at other stops he’s a good basketball coach. He just doesn’t have the personality to be a head coach at this level. Wish him the absolute best once he moves on, but it was obvious from year one that he was not the answer here.
His team in general are soft. This doesn’t mean they don’t play hard, he generally gets good effort from his players. There is a difference between being tough and playing hard.
Teams tend to take on the personality of their coach. McMahon appears to be a very passive individual. His teams seem to play with that same lack of urgency, intensity, and aggression.
Talent is not the biggest issue for this team, and has not been the biggest issue for this team over the last four years. We have not been the most talented team in the conference, but based on recruiting rankings, we certainly are not the worst. On talent, alone, we should have more than 14 wins over a four year Conference stretch.
McMahon seems to be a really good person and has proven at other stops he’s a good basketball coach. He just doesn’t have the personality to be a head coach at this level. Wish him the absolute best once he moves on, but it was obvious from year one that he was not the answer here.
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