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re: Who’s Happy with Losing?
Posted on 2/25/24 at 2:35 pm to Sissidog02
Posted on 2/25/24 at 2:35 pm to Sissidog02
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Who’s Happy with Losing?
First, TLDR
Second, LOOK at where this team was picked to finish in the conference before this season. I shared that sentiment at the time too because I didn't think we were good enough in this rebuilding process but NOW, we have a GREAT chance to finish 9-9 in league play in Year 2 and possibly get an NIT berth and host a game. We gave MM a 7-year deal for a reason: to give him time to rebuild after the NCAA buttfricked us over football. NOT ONLY THAT, the cavalry is coming, we'll have the transfer portal and TWO top 60 players committed to us for 2025.
I'm not measuring MM on last night, Moo State's likely the last good team we'll play until the conference tournament and they'll be a 9-10 seed in March Madness. We HAVE to win these final 4 games or at least 3 of 4. Hell, even if we go 2-2, we'll at least finish the regular season with a winning record which is HELLA better than last season.
If we collapse down this stretch, then yes let's set fire to MM's seat and prepare our contingency plan to bring Bucky Ball to the Bayou
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Posted on 2/26/24 at 9:39 am to Gen Patton
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We gave MM a 7-year deal for a reason
McMahon had leverage. I don't think LSU gave him a 7 year deal because they wanted to. But when you have most (maybe all) of the leverage in the negotiations you set your terms. I promise, LSU didn't want to give him a 7 year deal. Those were terms McMahon (understandably) dictated. LSU just accepted them.
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the NCAA buttfricked us over football.
LSU wasn't "buttfricked". The sanctions are very minimal and shouldn't be a hinderance...AT ALL.
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we'll have the transfer portal and TWO top 60 players committed to us for 2025.
You have two players singed. Not committed. Semantics aside, arguably the best thing McMahon has done at LSU is recruit the HS ranks. No, it's not quite on par with the very top teams in college basketball. But not bad. For context, Wade signed 6 top 100 recruits in his first 3 seasons. McMahon has signed 5. Now he has to start producing with them. Unfortunately, one thing McMahon has to deal with that Wade didn't in his first 3 seasons is the transfer rules. That means (for any coach) the great recruiting could blow up in an offseason and leave you with little to nothing. IF he can keep Ward/Reed for their 3rd seasons and Chest for his 2nd, then combine the two HS signees, you could have the core of a potentially good team. But EVERY season their are players who appear to be in excellent situations that choose to transfer (ex. Adam Miller was a freshman starter on a great Illinois team; Jordan Wright was in line to be a key player, perhaps the best player, on a Vanderbilt team that finished last season strong). So a coach can never fully count on his players returning until they do.
Posted on 2/27/24 at 7:30 am to Gen Patton
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we have a GREAT chance to finish 9-9 in league play
No sir. I thought so just a week ago, but the complete collapse Saturday after Ward went out puts into full relief the thinness of the Tiger roster-- complete lack of depth. 6-12 is more likely now than 9-9-- Cook and Ward may not come back at all this season; if they do they won't be at full strength
This post was edited on 2/27/24 at 7:38 am
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