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re: Basketball next month
Posted on 10/9/25 at 9:36 am to drizztiger
Posted on 10/9/25 at 9:36 am to drizztiger
Always gonna be hopeful until proven otherwise. PG looks like a good player, we get some leadership returning in Reed, Miller showed some promise late last year and I like the kid from Pennsylvania. Hopefully it comes together
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Posted on 10/9/25 at 9:36 am to Lsuismylife718
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Matt McMahon is possibly the worst coach in lsu bball history.
For the record, McMahon's W/L% is .517. Ol Trent there is .511
Posted on 10/9/25 at 9:42 am to mdomingue
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(can I still hope for Billy Donovan?) for next season.
Donovan hasn't been a college HC for more than a decade now. Certainly, if he wanted to return to college he's had plenty of opportunities over that time period with better programs than LSU (including most recently, Kentucky) and hasn't shown any interest whatsoever.
Recent history has shown there are generally two ways to get a great coach
1. Hit on a mid-major HC that is ready to make the jump up (Oats, Otzelberger, Golden, McCasland, Hurley, etc); or
2. Catch a "fallen star" (Pearl, Sampson, Pitino, Beard, Wade, or even guys like Smart or Barnes)
I guess, theoretically, Donovan could fit into category 2. But the college game he left is nowhere close to the game he'd re-enter if he chose to return.
Who knows? Maybe Dan Hurley gets liquored up, drives into a 7-11 and UConn fires him...with LSU ready to pounce. Either way, I hope Woodward brings in someone who knows what they are doing beyond just looking at a coaches wikipedia page. Sometimes you have to go a bit deeper than just the resume to find the right guy.
Posted on 10/9/25 at 9:42 am to SaveFarris
Posted on 10/9/25 at 9:58 am to Lsuismylife718
Final straw for CMM this year.
3-15 last year in the SEC. What is the target record to in SEC to make the tournament? 9-9?
3-15 last year in the SEC. What is the target record to in SEC to make the tournament? 9-9?
Posted on 10/9/25 at 10:02 am to Lsuismylife718
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Basketball next month
Posted on 10/9/25 at 10:12 am to Madking
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McMahon is 45-53 at LSU.. 45.9%
Just needs more money!!
Posted on 10/9/25 at 10:16 am to FireGoodell
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Because of how bad the program is.
I can't really agree with that, even when we are decent it's a fight for support. Just ask WW.
Posted on 10/9/25 at 10:19 am to Madking
Yeah bro, I truly hope we can put it together and make some type of noise.
It’s funny/interesting to me that the diehard MBB fans are basically told to shut up and sit down by the AD and bystanders.
It’s still October though.
It’s funny/interesting to me that the diehard MBB fans are basically told to shut up and sit down by the AD and bystanders.
It’s still October though.
Posted on 10/9/25 at 10:24 am to Alt26
I hear you Alt, but at least Donovan would make our program interesting instead of this death.
Posted on 10/9/25 at 10:34 am to drizztiger
You’re right
Posted on 10/9/25 at 10:35 am to LSUfonte
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While at NC State some coach is pre-season top 25 in season #1. Not sure how that’s possible! It takes 3.836283 years to build a team according to the McManiacs……
Also worth noting that the reason he took the NC State job was because they promised to spend as much as Duke and UNC on NIL.
Posted on 10/9/25 at 10:38 am to JWill409
quote:Also worth noting that they wanted a good coach.
Also worth noting that the reason he took the NC State job was because they promised to spend as much as Duke and UNC on NIL.
Posted on 10/9/25 at 10:39 am to drizztiger
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I’m fairly open that I think the writing is on the wall and this is going to be a wasted season and a continuation of what we’ve seen. However, I will likely watch every game and cheering to be wrong and hoping the McBouncyball Tigers put it all together for a run in the SEC and NCAAT.
You’re a better fan than me. I’m going to not watch out of spite and wait for the “McMeh fired” announcement
Posted on 10/9/25 at 10:46 am to Lsuismylife718
The #1 2025-26 McMen excuse for when we inevitably are 2-10 in SEC play will be “NIL collectives take time to build up! Can’t expect the moon in just one year. Be patient!” Just watch.
As a diehard MBB fan, the state of the program is just sad to me. The rest of the SEC are making big strides in basketball and we’re just content being at the bottom of the barrel.
McMahon’s tenure has been a failure so far. No other way to put it. Woodward’s apathy is also troubling.
As a diehard MBB fan, the state of the program is just sad to me. The rest of the SEC are making big strides in basketball and we’re just content being at the bottom of the barrel.
McMahon’s tenure has been a failure so far. No other way to put it. Woodward’s apathy is also troubling.
Posted on 10/9/25 at 10:56 am to drizztiger
Reports show Duke spending around double what NC State spent this year but NIL numbers are often false and hard to pinpoint, especially in basketball.
This post was edited on 10/9/25 at 10:59 am
Posted on 10/9/25 at 10:58 am to benoit_BayouBengals
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3-15 last year in the SEC. What is the target record to in SEC to make the tournament? 9-9?
9-9 wasn't enough to make it in 2023. It would have been more than enough to make it last year. It really depends on the strength of the conference this season and who/where LSU wins games.
On paper, LSU doesn't have a good OOC schedule. NONE of the home games will be of any relevance to a tournament resume. LSU will have one true road game (BC) and 4 neutral site games. I think MUST win at least 3 of those 5 games....maybe even 4...to have a reasonable margin for error in SEC play.
If you want to look at a possible baseline resume, look at Texas last year. They were 17-15 (6-12) in the reg season. They only had 5 Q1 wins during the reg season. They picked up two more in the SEC Tournament in what may have been one of the rare instances where a performance in the conf. tournament helped an at-large team. Ultimately, Texas was one of, if not the last team, to make the NCAAT (play in games)
In 9 of 10 years that resume would have given them no shot to make the NCAAT. However, because the SEC had a historically strong season, it was just enough to get them in. The SEC probably won't be as strong this year as it was last year.
I'd say the minimum number of SEC wins LSU would need to even be considered for the tournament is 7. But there is no set benchmarks to = a tournament appearance. The resume is viewed as a whole.
This post was edited on 10/9/25 at 10:59 am
Posted on 10/9/25 at 11:04 am to Circle K Beggar
quote:I don’t think Woodward is apathetic, nor do I believe the CoachMc buyout (fully guaranteed contract) is the issue.
Woodward’s apathy is also troubling.
It’s Woodward’s ego and pride. Instead of admitting a mistake, he made excuses and added $X mil to NIL instead of putting it on the buyout and new coach.
That’s pride and ego and is simply not smart. It’s one of the worst attributes for leadership.
Posted on 10/9/25 at 11:06 am to Madking
quote:Don’t worry, people will be making up numbers left and right to justify some initial contention.
Reports show Duke spending around double what NC State spent this year but NIL numbers are often false and hard to pinpoint, especially in basketball.
Posted on 10/9/25 at 11:07 am to drizztiger
Yep, they’ll be created as necessary for whichever narrative they serve.
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