re: Seeing Will Wade at another SEC school would kill me.

He interviewed with NC St. today. He told them earlier this week he would not talk until after the SLC tournament, that’s where reports about him saying no came from.

Just listen to his post game presser last night. He basically said I’m going to take the next few days to talk to people, but I didn’t before this game.

He’s made it known Texas is his first choice. That may be a timing issue. They can’t fire Terry until he loses out of the SECT or if he loses in the first round in the NCAAT. NC St is probably not going to wait for that to play out so he’ll have a decision to make.

The wildcard is IU. Hard to tell if he’s in the mix there or not.

If for whatever reason none of these three work out - assuming other big jobs don’t open up - I could see him back at McNeese for another year. Could give LSU a chance to get our head out of our arse (I know it’s not going to happen, but I can still hope lol).

If Wade takes Texas to the Final Four or even has them at the top of the league in his first 2 years, it will be very unpleasant around here for Woodward.

Yep. At least Texas is pulling the plug quick and going to get the best name out there (assuming Terry doesn’t make a run). Instead of at least attempting this, Scott is just ignoring the program.

ETA. It is interesting that Beard’s name didn’t surface in the IU search or even the Texas search. Have to think there’s a ceiling at OM.

Agreed. Basketball alone won’t be his downfall. But Wade having quick high level success will draw criticism.

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ETA. It is interesting that Beard’s name didn’t surface in the IU search or even the Texas search. Have to think there’s a ceiling at OM.

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Maybe he is holding out for the LSU job to open up next year. Or Arkansas next year.

Our fans are too stupid and too biased to understand anything which is why we’ll never be what we should or what their delusion of LSU is. They sit here puffing out their chest about baseball and women’s basketball, both don’t turn a profit, when men’s basketball makes more than those two and every other sport combined save football. Last year Football made 9.9 mil which was down from the previous season and basketball made just over 1mil which is a decade low. Every other program leaches off those 2 and both had down years, basketball is sinking like a stone. So with those 2 carrying everyone else and operating costs increasing, having basketball bleeding out 4-500k per year during McMahon’s tenure and dropping Woody has a real problem on his hands.

True. Ole miss, right know is ranked higher than any of Wades LSU teams were… ever

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He did all that before his 40th birthday. Can you name any coach EVER that had this level of sustained success at multiple schools at such a young age. The dumbasses that say crap like this have no clue how impressive it is to do what he did so early in his career. His ceiling at LSU with any support at all from the athletic department would have been a top 15 program.

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Branch McCracken: Led Indiana to the 1940 national championship at age 31.
Bob Knight: Made his first Final Four appearance at age 32 in 1973.
Brad Stevens: Led Butler to the Final Four at age 33 in 2011.
Danny Ford: Won a national championship at age 33.

Shaeem Holloway
Jeff Capel
Drew Valentine
Jon Scheyer
Fred Taylor
Todd Bozeman


Bonus: Pat Summit

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Branch McCracken: Led Indiana to the 1940 national championship at age 31.
Bob Knight: Made his first Final Four appearance at age 32 in 1973.
Brad Stevens: Led Butler to the Final Four at age 33 in 2011.
Danny Ford: Won a national championship at age 33.

Shaeem Holloway
Jeff Capel
Drew Valentine
Jon Scheyer
Fred Taylor
Todd Bozeman


Bonus: Pat Summit

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Thanks for making my point. Lots of hall of fame coaches in that list and not many of them peaked before 40. What would have happened if LSU supported and stuck with him?