re: For the McManiacs: So McMahon needs how much NIL money

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If this year's team surges late and is able to tournament (NIT?), maybe NIL funding will surprisingly flow in.

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This team will make the NIT by default under the new rules. The top two teams in the SEC that do not make the NCAA tournament get in the NIT and host a game, regardless of record. As of now, there are 13 SEC teams projected to make the tournament which means everybody but South Carolina would then get in the NIT or the NCAA tournament.

We could lose all of our remaining games by double digits and have a sub 500 record and get to take a lap and brag about making the NIT, it is complete crap

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o have a turn around like Vandy has had this year LSU needs $5m

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Is this how much Vandy spent? Do we have these numbers?

I think a good argument can be made that CMM's initial recruiting/portal hauls his first year was better than this one from Vandy's this year at least as rated by folks who rate these things.

I just come here to see who’s lives are the most miserable.

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The only thing I can find is they paid Hoggard around 800k and he was their big investment (other than the coach)

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I find their success this year frustrating as it relates to ours relatively speaking. But the narrative as I take it is - it's because of $$ and we're gonna fix that? Not sure how true it is - but again....I guess we're gonna find out.

Hope it works.

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It also not only helps, but IMHO is critical for McMahon or any other coach to court and actively and effectively cultivate said support.

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Yes, I have been saying that.

It’s like a venture capitalist that needs to sell his ideas, his business to drum up financial support. You have to srll yourself and your program to boosters who are all potential investors.

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roster construction and retention aspects I have concerns about guarantee more $$ magically solves the problems. In other words - I still have concerns about CMM using the extra money efficiently.

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Roster construction is adversely impacted when you are competing with more well funded programs. The talent deficiencies then result in more losses which makes it even harder to recruit. McMahon's teams have generally been competitive even when losing. A player or two that he may have had with better funding might have changed the outcome in some of those games. . Player retention has not been an issue. No player has left LSU and thrived elsewhere since McMahon arrived.

tree fiddy

The deal is simple math in $, while still not giving a shite about MBB at LSU.
Fire McBland = 12mill$ (staff included)
Hire Another Mid Coach = 3-3.5 mill $
Total around 16 mill$
Keep McBland = 5.1mill$ (staff included.)
Devote about 3-5 mill$ NIL still MID
It’s about a 5mill$ saved instead of admitting mistake (SW)
LSU continues to flounder tween 9-16 in SEC, team moves up a few notches and McMen & SW sensationalize the improvement as McBland needed time & support knowing deep down it’s a financial band aid.
Truth is McBland is over his head
SW fkd up not backing WW because of pride & Football allegations
Even with money MM cannot talk the talk that it takes in modern day recruiting
SW throwing sht at the wall and hope it sticks, if it does the McMen & SW says told you so, if not we’re in purgatory of SEC MBB until Buyout is feasible (2 more years)
Real truth WW was not paying players out of his own pockets those were donors $$, the same ones that quit giving to LSU MBB after Wade was canned.

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you sure are stupid.

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It's not my fault that you don't understand the basketball climate in college athletics.

McMahon probably isn't the guy, but let's not act like giving him less than half of what other schools work with is a recipe for success, especially with us coming off sanctions.