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re: McMahon's response to report: 'I realize how important the transfer portal is now'
Posted on 2/17/25 at 10:28 pm to geauxpurple
Posted on 2/17/25 at 10:28 pm to geauxpurple
And jay johnson, they are all still adapting.
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Posted on 2/17/25 at 10:49 pm to Jack Crevalle
Why is this damn guy still the basketball coach at a major institution?!?!?
Posted on 2/18/25 at 12:20 am to Jack Crevalle
He’s done well picking up transfers and keeping them focused. Haven’t seen any development. Collins is a hoss. You know where he’s at when he’s in the game. Chest can own the block with more experience. He can push into the lane but needs to improve on his fg % and turnover ratio or learn how to post up. That’s it, the only 2 players development to be graded. Fountain and Williams were held out or sick till conference started. I don’t know if they count
According the the current recruiting info, lsu picks up 2 seniors at guard and guard/wing from the transfer portal and repeat unless coach can pull Cenac. Looks like more frontcourt depth so far. There’s no 5 star guard within regions.
All coach has done is play the portal.
According the the current recruiting info, lsu picks up 2 seniors at guard and guard/wing from the transfer portal and repeat unless coach can pull Cenac. Looks like more frontcourt depth so far. There’s no 5 star guard within regions.
All coach has done is play the portal.
Posted on 2/18/25 at 12:38 am to Jack Crevalle
Are you sure he's not saying nowadays the Transfer portal is important and he realizes that????
As in he realizes how important the transport portal is now. It didn't used to be as important but now it is
As in he realizes how important the transport portal is now. It didn't used to be as important but now it is
This post was edited on 2/18/25 at 12:41 am
Posted on 2/18/25 at 12:42 am to drizztiger
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Posted on 2/18/25 at 1:49 am to Jack Crevalle
Ridiculous comment if true. I'd like to believe this is fake.
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Posted on 2/18/25 at 6:51 am to Jack Crevalle
Hey, at least someone out there asked him a question and he answered. Have not seem or heard much of that lately at all.
Posted on 2/18/25 at 7:08 am to Jack Crevalle
BS, that's why I'm not on the BK bandwagon after this off-season either. His first year is made up almost entirely of portal players, finishes second in the SEC, and now after 2 seasons of subpar performance, he goes back the portal like its some revelation? I also remember a SI article after that season talking about NIL with LSU on the frigging cover. bullshite.
The portal is what it is, if you aren't using it regularly you have no place coaching in today's minor league college athletic programs.
The portal is what it is, if you aren't using it regularly you have no place coaching in today's minor league college athletic programs.
This post was edited on 2/18/25 at 7:13 am
Posted on 2/18/25 at 7:17 am to Jack Crevalle
Maybe we can afford a couple studs. He was working with what he had. Probably means he didn’t negotiate for more NIL and now realizes that he should have demanded it. Still difficult to call it NIL when we’re just paying them to play.
Posted on 2/18/25 at 7:37 am to slutiger5
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Collins is a hoss.
Dude was a consensus 5-star out of high school and consensus top-20 ranked player. Carter was a proven solid Power-5 player at Kansas St. who averaged over 15 points a game there. Not like he failed miserably in the portal. That's two dude a lot of teams that are faring better than us right now would have loved to have gotten.
Posted on 2/18/25 at 8:35 am to Alt26
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I suspect what may be going on is they can’t raise the buyout money and they are trying to save face by saying they are going to keep McMahon (because they don’t have any other choice) with “increased NIL commitment” in hopes that will encourage people to donate.
I think this is correct.
This biggest problem with raising NIL funds for basketball is the passive aggressive neglect of the LSU basketball program from Woodward and LSU athletics. Whether correct or not, that is the perception. LSU basketball is low priority by Woodward.
It's extremely difficult to get people to donate money to a program when the leadership is not bought into said program. The buy in may be in Woodward's words but it's it does not appear to be in his and the athletic department's actions.
Right or wrong, the perception that Woodward does not care about basketball stems for siding with Pat Forde and Dick Vital in the Will Wade debacle. The perception is that he caved and basketball was not important enough to LSU to fight for. Seriously, who cares if LSU basketball gets sanctioned or not because of WW? A really good argument can be made LSU basketball is in much worse shape now than if it would have gotten sanctioned. At least coming out of sanctions you would have demonstrated to LSU supporters you are a fighter and will be a decent fiduciary of our donations.
Maybe upon the announcement of a new indoor area the perception around LSU basketball and its support from leadership in LSU athletics can change for the better.
Posted on 2/18/25 at 8:42 am to GumboPot
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The perception is that he caved and basketball was not important enough to LSU to fight for.
Or maybe he thought he could get a better coach and jettison the baggage that came with Will Wade. Hindsight is 20/20 and we know the hire didn’t work out, but maybe the logic was sound.
Posted on 2/18/25 at 9:20 am to GumboPot
The lack of information regarding the arena is almost worse than keeping McMahon. Almost, but still a huge blunder on Woodward’s part.
Besides winning, fundraising is based on excitement. Crazy ideas.
Besides winning, fundraising is based on excitement. Crazy ideas.
Posted on 2/18/25 at 9:59 am to Jack Crevalle
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McMahon's response to report: 'I realize how important the transfer portal is now'
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And he's just realizing this now???
So you misquoted him? (Or fricking Scott Rabalais did
) Here is his real response:
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"I have always been incredibly appreciative of the support that I have received here, McMahon said. "It's an absolute honor and privilege to coach at a place like LSU, which has had tradition, history, and star power over the years in all sports."
"We are going to continue to fight every day and keep working to get better. I love the recruiting class we signed during the early period. And we all know the importance of the transfer portal as you look at college athletics here in 2025."
This post was edited on 2/18/25 at 10:00 am
Posted on 2/18/25 at 10:07 am to drizztiger
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You mean taking him too literally and verbatim, if that is the quote?
It wasn’t
Posted on 2/18/25 at 10:08 am to JimTiger72
The truth is, coaches that can adapt to ANY circumstances (Will motherflucking Wade), MAXIMIZE the talent on their roster. The losers (McMahon) make excuses, or have them made for them.
Prime example is Wade's coaching career. He inherited a DUMPSTER FIRE at LSU, and had us in the NIT immediately. Then the NCAAs every year after while dealing with all kinds of media biased bullshite while the same media has ignored certain schools cheating for decades.
Every stop Wade has made, he's been successful. Hell, he's taken an absolute doormat of a program in Mcneese, and had them completely dominating their level, when they've had PUTRID results for decades.
Helen Keller and Stevie Wonder can see clearly what the MOTHERFLUCK Wade would do during a second tenure at LSU, and yet we have the handful on the rant who take sniper shots at him constantly.
That SOB is gonna get hired somewhere that cares about basketball, and isn't the least bit afraid of the weak assed NCAA like the schools WITH BALLS are demonstrating REPEATEDLY.
Only betas sit there and take the punishment when there is no real threat from the current NCAA.
Actually that's not completely true. People who are comfortable in their jobs and don't want to "rock the boat" and take the path of least resistance in order to ensure those hefty direct deposits keep coming twice a month react the same way.
Prime example is Wade's coaching career. He inherited a DUMPSTER FIRE at LSU, and had us in the NIT immediately. Then the NCAAs every year after while dealing with all kinds of media biased bullshite while the same media has ignored certain schools cheating for decades.
Every stop Wade has made, he's been successful. Hell, he's taken an absolute doormat of a program in Mcneese, and had them completely dominating their level, when they've had PUTRID results for decades.
Helen Keller and Stevie Wonder can see clearly what the MOTHERFLUCK Wade would do during a second tenure at LSU, and yet we have the handful on the rant who take sniper shots at him constantly.
That SOB is gonna get hired somewhere that cares about basketball, and isn't the least bit afraid of the weak assed NCAA like the schools WITH BALLS are demonstrating REPEATEDLY.
Only betas sit there and take the punishment when there is no real threat from the current NCAA.
Actually that's not completely true. People who are comfortable in their jobs and don't want to "rock the boat" and take the path of least resistance in order to ensure those hefty direct deposits keep coming twice a month react the same way.
Posted on 2/18/25 at 10:10 am to GumboPot
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A really good argument can be made LSU basketball is in much worse shape now than if it would have gotten sanctioned.
This was always my stance at the time. In my opinion, losing Wade as a coach was a worse outcome than a couple years of sanctions. And yeah, I was right. McMahon proved he wasn’t THE GUY in year one, so the administration keeps doubling down on a bad decision, and it keeps LOOKING WORSE!
I don’t blame donors for not wanting to pour gasoline on a dumpster fire.
Posted on 2/18/25 at 10:38 am to JimTiger72
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So you misquoted him? (Or fricking Scott Rabalais did
Directly from Rabalais:
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If tweet fails to load, click here. Posted on 2/18/25 at 10:48 am to Jack Crevalle
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Directly from Rabalais:
Yeah that’s obviously paraphrased from the actual quote.
Rabalais is a fricking moron
Posted on 2/18/25 at 10:59 am to Alt26
Enough of the fricking excuses to explain why Mcloser sucks as a coach,accept it and move on and get a coach that can coach and win games
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