re: MBB: LSU 66 @UGA 68 | Final | Tigers fall to 3-3 in Conf Play

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Who would be your ideal hire for LSU that was available at the time?

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At the time of the Will Wade controversy, several of us on this board were pointing out how hard it would be to find a coach that was better than the one you were debating getting rid of. It wasn’t necessarily that “Will Wade is the best coach in college basketball”, but more of a combination of factors including “who can you realistically hire that will do as well as Will Wade has?” Smart people knew LSU had no chance at hiring a bona fide elite coach. It was going to be a crap shoot with some coach looking to prove himself.

LSU could have easily withstood a one year postseason ban with the hope of future seasons with Will Wade. But instead Woodward tried to save the football program by firing Will Wade. Woody kept Verge Ausberry though didn’t he? Covering up sexual assault must be more acceptable than paying off a bitter ex girlfriend of a former player.