re: Why was John Brady fired?

Brady was maddeningly inconsistent. He could go from worst to first to worst again (and did) like no on else. He also had an acerbic personality that made him hard to get along with at times.

He was on the the top of the mountain after he reached the Final Four in 2006. He then immediately tried to leverage LSU for a big raise/extension by claiming interest in the NC State job...which didn't sit well. LSU was ranked in the top 10 to start the next season with Davis, Temple and Mitchell coming back from the Final Four team, along with a decent freshman class. Like clockwork, he went from first to worst that season. However, he was pissed about the criticism he received because of it and felt LSU fans were ungrateful given he had gone to the Final Four the last season. Not really acknowledging it was because he flopped that year.

The next season started poorly again. Particularly SEC play. Honestly, it was because of some key injuries. But LSU was in last place again and Brady had burned through all of his goodwill. He had often escaped firing by having a one-off good season after unimpressive seasons. This time he couldn't and was finally pushed out...to his shock.

Short version: Brady was an arse. People put up with it because he could pop a few timely great seasons. 2000, 2005, 2006. But once he started losing again people were done dealing with it.