re: Mr. McMahon's Introductory Press Conference (Live Link)

I agree. For a few years after I left Baton Rouge I still listened to 104.5 daily via the app. I'm not a huge fan of Jimmy Ott but I loved Sports Today. Those two were good together.

I tolerated OTB.. but I couldn't even tell you what their lineup is now tbh.

I usually listen to Hannycast and LSU Daily (w/ Moscona) and that gives me about everything I need to know.. that and tRant, of course

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I don't want to be a pessimist but I am legit just slightly concerned. About a 3 out of 10 concerned about the energy M Mac is showing in this press conference. Idk. Don't want to rag on him without seeing him actually working but man he certainly doesn't have the same sort of high energy that Wade had

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You should be concerned. McMahon was brought in and given a long term contract to make sure he stays squeaky clean...winning is a distant second on Woodward's list.

Woodward has made it clear, he's not interested in investing in basketball. He just wants to make sure basketball never bleeds over to football.

We will be in the bottom half of the conference in recruiting and at best middle tier on the court.

5-10 year set back after firing Wade...

And by keeping Wade and fighting the NCAA we were probably looking at a 2-4 year setback. But the upside would be greater IMO.

Yeah wade pumped up the fanbase at that presser. It was impressive.

And both are ok, we don’t need to know everything. I just thought the Morant recruiting story was unique but I get it, this is about LSU not Morant.

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Yeah Hanny got out of the NIL game pretty quick.

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Matchpoint seems to be 90% Sarah Edwards based so I could see why someone would get out of that

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He also dodged the question about the sanctions and how that may affect recruiting/the portal, etc...

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To be fair CMM does not know what the sanctions will be. No one does.

But he could have said he doesn't know and will adjust as required.

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the money came from his wife's checking account, so it was all good!

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He sounds like he has a plan and the guy can coach. I don't care how well he gives a sound byte. I care about how he recruits, develops players, and wins games. He's done that.

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I don't disagree. I don't care if McMahon ever gives another press conference...as long as he wins. But go back and listen to Wade's introductory press conference. Forget the venue (student union vs. Lawton Room), Wade came out like a bat out of hell saying exactly what he planned to do. Particularly, that they were going to be aggressive in everything they did. And they were. Unfortunately the overagression on the recruiting trail ended his career here. I remember thinking after boring Trent Johnson and just happy to be here Johnny Jones that it sounded like LSU had someone with a plan, vision and excitement to not just win, but win big.

Everyone has different personalities. And it appears McMahon is far more low key. I'm not saying that is a bad thing. Just different. He sounds like a guy that is probably a little bit overwhelmed right now. Which is understandable. But you have to admit the press conference did not instill a feeling of "we're going out there to kick arse!" It was more of a "I'm happy to be here....now can I get to work please?"

Fair or not, he's going to be compared to Wade. Wade may not have reached the pinnacle of the sport at LSU. But in terms of program success it was the most consistent in 30 years. Expectations are, and should be raised.

I didn’t mean it as a criticism, it just struck me as odd because the story is cool and they directly asked about it.