- My Forums
- Tiger Rant
- LSU Recruiting
- SEC Rant
- Saints Talk
- Pelicans Talk
- More Sports Board
- Fantasy Sports
- Golf Board
- Soccer Board
- O-T Lounge
- Tech Board
- Home/Garden Board
- Outdoor Board
- Health/Fitness Board
- Movie/TV Board
- Book Board
- Music Board
- Political Talk
- Money Talk
- Fark Board
- Gaming Board
- Travel Board
- Food/Drink Board
- Ticket Exchange
- TD Help Board
Customize My Forums- View All Forums
- Show Left Links
- Topic Sort Options
- Trending Topics
- Recent Topics
- Active Topics
Started By
Message
re: LSU doubling down on McMahon, saying NIL key to future.
Posted on 2/17/25 at 1:37 pm to Codythetiger
Posted on 2/17/25 at 1:37 pm to Codythetiger
you could hand over the Florida roster to McMahon and they’d probably be .500 in SEC play. He’s not a good coach. We all tried to give him the benefit of the doubt, but he just doesn’t have it. 
0
Posted on 2/17/25 at 1:37 pm to mcspufftiger7
quote:
Regardless of what you think about Mcmahon there is no way LSU can compete in the SEC with a $1.5 mil budget . Vandy is at $5 mil. We beat them with Reed. Ark is at $10 mil and we beat them . Ky. Auburn, AL, FL $10- 20 mil. We competed with AL and Auburn and Ole Miss and TAM. With the lowest bball budget in the conference.
Where are you getting these numbers? I'd love to see it.
IF they are accurate (which I highly doubt), then it suggests the donors are not donating to the basketball program. That brings about many questions:
1. Why are they not donating? If they believe so much in McMahon why haven't they been giving money over the last 3 years to keep LSU from having the "lowest bball budget in the country"?
2. If they haven't been donating over the last 3 years then WHY the sudden change now? Is it going to be the sub .500 record over 3 years that will give them hope?
3. If there hasn't been a push for increased basketball contribution by the school/AD over the last three years, then why not?
This post was edited on 2/17/25 at 1:42 pm
Posted on 2/17/25 at 1:37 pm to The Pirate King
quote:
Anyone with common sense can see the incredible talent disparity between LSU and the other teams in the SEC
If there was an “incredible talent disparity” then how did LSU play Ole Miss, Bama, and Auburn close down the stretch? How did LSU beat Arkansas?
Are you saying it’s coaching…because you would be absolutely wrong if that’s your take.
Is LSU more talented than those teams? No, but they have the athleticism and scoring to compete most nights….they should have at least 5 wins with elite or even excellent coaching…and would have pulled off an upset or 2 on the way
Posted on 2/17/25 at 1:38 pm to LSUfan2008
quote:
Who will be funding the increased NIL budget?
Yeah, it won't be me, I would prefer to back football and baseball which I enjoy a ton more than MBB. What is the softball team's NIL budget this season?
Posted on 2/17/25 at 1:39 pm to NorthSider72
I get what your saying but justify to me how paying the current players more money will get better results, it won’t so this is basically saying start all over with better (paid) players with more talent.
Posted on 2/17/25 at 1:39 pm to NorthSider72
Yeah don’t flush the team that’s 2-10 in the sec lol . You’re also losing cam at the end of the year ! Woooo lowest budget in nil supposedly wonder how the hell we gonna improve next year when we losing a guy who scores 25 points a game himself lol with no money and no coach
Posted on 2/17/25 at 1:42 pm to Alt26
I’ve said this many times on the board. Money comes with a promising future and McMahon has been nothing short of a nightmare since day one. We literally do nothing well
Posted on 2/17/25 at 1:43 pm to jbraua
quote:
LSU doubling down on McMahon, saying NIL key to future.
NIL spending amount or lack thereof didn't blow an 11-point lead at home to Ole Miss and allow a 13-0 run, that's coaching ability pure and simple
Posted on 2/17/25 at 1:44 pm to The Pirate King
quote:
Anyone with common sense can see the incredible talent disparity between LSU and the other teams in the SEC.
LSU has been in the top half of basketball recruiting in the SEC the last two seasons yet they’re right there at the bottom with South Carolina. It’s a coaching problem.
Posted on 2/17/25 at 1:44 pm to jbraua
Matt McMahon is the equivalent of New Coke, it won't get better no matter how much more money you put into it
Posted on 2/17/25 at 1:44 pm to jbraua
I wonder how Kim has a team ranked top5 in the country? If the men’s NIl funds are the lowest in the league. I wonder what’s the women’s lol .
Posted on 2/17/25 at 1:46 pm to ForeverLSU5
LSU will continue to be the laughing stock of the conference in basketball.
Posted on 2/17/25 at 1:47 pm to jbraua
quote:
LSU + South Carolina had the least NIL money in the offseason. Both are at the bottom of the SEC standings.
Loading Twitter/X Embed...
If tweet fails to load, click here. Posted on 2/17/25 at 1:49 pm to Alt26
Listen, I get whey your saying
but if there is a direct relationship between NIL and Success, and there appears to be one, I would try that route first before firing the coach
Because, that isn’t going away.
Take the best coach in the country and give him the worst NIL money in the conference and he isn’t winning the conference.
but if there is a direct relationship between NIL and Success, and there appears to be one, I would try that route first before firing the coach
Because, that isn’t going away.
Take the best coach in the country and give him the worst NIL money in the conference and he isn’t winning the conference.
Posted on 2/17/25 at 1:49 pm to burdman
It’s just ole Scott wanting to save his job lol cause if you really think about it he has missed a lot at lsu . He one bad season away in football to have to get another new football HC .
Posted on 2/17/25 at 1:50 pm to Gen Patton
If you think across the board LSU has as much talent as those other teams that were mentioned then yeah you don't know much about basketball. We don't even have an SEC level starting PG. That is the most important part that is missing in addition to maturity. If more NIL $$ allows him to buy better players then maybe they win a few of those games. If they don't then he will be fired and the next coach will walk into a program that has made a bigger commitment to basketball.
Posted on 2/17/25 at 1:54 pm to UnluckyTiger
quote:
LSU has been in the top half of basketball recruiting in the SEC the last two seasons yet they’re right there at the bottom with South Carolina
1) basketball recruiting is not football recruiting. Some basketball classes take 2-3 HS players or less depending on need.
2) if what Shea says about us being one of the lowest spenders in the SEC, pretty amazing we've gotten the top players we have, isn't it?
Posted on 2/17/25 at 1:56 pm to The Pirate King
Congratulations on your big day. I’m sure you feel like we have just won the natty.
Posted on 2/17/25 at 1:57 pm to jbraua
I really want to enjoy college basketball again. I may have to pick another team to follow for a while.
Posted on 2/17/25 at 1:58 pm to Gen Patton
quote:
NIL spending amount or lack thereof didn't blow an 11-point lead at home to Ole Miss and allow a 13-0 run, that's coaching ability pure and simple
Not it did not , but if you do not believe it’s a problem Ole Miss and State have NIL budgets of $5M and LSU $2M you are clueless.
Even if McMahon is fired, we aren’t getting a quality coach with that budget. And yes, Will Wade will demand much more NIL were he to accept.
Blaming the coach alone is a total cop out.
Page 2 of 11
Popular
Back to top
Follow TigerDroppings for LSU Football News