Sunk cost and Matt McMahon….

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If a f500 ceo was running a company into the ground, would the board just sit idly by bc it costs a pile to can him?

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That’s the thing. Companies look to make money, so a change would be made.

Every other D-1 basketball program plays to win, so a change would be made.

LSU basketball plays for fun only. Therefore, no change made.

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Does that CEO have a buyout clause?

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CEOs are fired all the time, and often have golden parachutes.

That's rarely a reason to keep an underperforming guy in the job. Get rid of him and hire a better guy. Short term, you might take a financial hit, but long term, you’ll come out way ahead.

So fugn what? Why keep this guy, he’s had 4 yrs and hasn’t even come close to winning anything. Are you kidding me, not one swinging dk on this board is paying to keep him, fire him, or gave up any $$ to the MBB in his four yrs. He sucks, we suck as a program, it’s embarrassing to watch at least for the few that are watching. If we go one more year with McCantWin it shows that LSUs Admin gives not an absolute fk about MBB. To argue to save money by keeping him is one thing but to honestly believe he’s the right Coach for LSU is insane. MBB is the ONLY other money making sport in college sports. Most people on here don’t give anything $wise to make a difference in this situation that faces us. It doesn’t matter if you like Baseball more than MBB, I want LSU to WIN in everything. We don’t know on here who wants to give or doesn’t but if I had the money there’s no way I’d give to this shtshow in the PMAC. If the people that are in charge and have the cabbage to give to MBB will give. But there’s no way anyone with any $$$ would give more again to this program for the same results is retarded. They wouldn’t have the money to start with. How can we do any worse. If the Administration has given up then just say it but don’t piss on the fans leg and tell it’s raining. Either pull the plug or pull the plug it’s already in the toilet anyway.

When we changed coaches after Jones we simultaneously had a huge operating cost drop as well as huge ticket sales increase. These people have no idea what they’re talking about.

Baseball is not consistently in the black.

If we hire Wade, our basketball profit would at least triple, very quickly.

Hard to calculate just how much improving will profit the program exactly but it will jump up a lot compared to what we’ve seen over the last 4 years. In terms of getting to the NCAA tourney, SEC teams pulled in $70 million for the conference last tourney. Each game is worth a unit which is $2 million paid out over 6 years and as you climb your units increase in value. We’re leaving a lot on the table losing the way we are.

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Bama for example made 9 million.

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They grossed 24 million and netted 9 million just to be explicitly clear opportunity cost of sucking again next year.

This thought sounds good until you actually think about it logically. CEO’s get fired by the board because they are losing them money. LSU boosters don’t make money off of LSU basketball. It’s not like boosters get to split the profit that LSU basketball gets for being good.

It's not about sunk costs - it's that LSU athletics is currently facing a $25-$35 million deficit. That more than doubles if they fire McMahon and his staff and hire their replacements this year.

LSU bet on the near-term return of firing Kelly - which is a much easier bet/risk to defend given how much more revenue football generates than any other sport, plus the historical evidence of previous success/championships in football.

Making a similar bet with men's basketball just doesn't make financial sense. Doesn't mean they won't do it - and I hope they can find a way to make it happen. But it would be, by all accounts, a terrible business decision right now.