Next BB hire

I’ll be surprised if we fire MM

The same naysayers were posting we’d never fire BK or hire Lane Kiffin. Lots of smoke on Will Wade, likely true no matter the pushback.

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The same naysayers were posting we’d never fire BK or hire Lane Kiffin. Lots of smoke on Will Wade, likely true no matter the pushback.

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Some poster called all this way before Lane Kiffin was hired. He said Verge would be your AD and Rousse your President. That the powers at be were bringing them in to hire Kiffin AND Wade. So far he's been correct on everything. Cant remember his name.

I don’t think it makes sense for Wade. But Tate and especially Woodward being home makes it a lot more possible. I’ll certainly admit that

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I don’t think it makes sense for Wade.

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His base salary at NC State this year is less than McMahon's. Even if LSU just moderately bumped up what they were agreeing to pay McMahon it would represent a raise for Wade (though obviously NC State would respond in kind).

Also, regardless of how well he does at NC State the rest of the year his entire roster are "free agents" and he will likely have to put together a significantly new roster next year even if he stays at NC State. So it is not like he would be leaving a "loaded" roster to come face a multi-year rebuild at LSU. Hell, he could just take the guys he wants at NC State to LSU with him. That's commonplace with coaching changes now. Hell, even MM took three Murray State players with him to LSU.

The SEC, as a whole, is in much better shape financially than the ACC and that is unlikely to change. Particularly when you have big football draws like Clemson and FSU actively trying to get out ASAP. Yes, there is a great pedigree of basketball in the ACC. But those days are fading relative to the SEC.

There may be a power vacuum developing in the SEC. Bruce Pearl is gone. Rick Barnes is probably not that much further behind. Cal is doing well in a new spot, but he's getting older. Kentucky is not really terrifying the rest of the league anymore with Pope. Basically, the SEC has Oats and Golden really carrying the flag for the foreseeable future at the top of the league.

NC State is a good job. Anyone who says otherwise is fooling themselves. But it's not a "do no leave under any circumstances" job. Wade returning to LSU would be unique in one very important aspect. He'd already have relationships with donors established on day 1.

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JimTiger72

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I would be very surprised if he leaves NC State

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You saying that means we’ve got a great shot of bringing him back since you’re so wrong all the time.

BB…basket or base? Some of us don’t watch either.