re: Tiger Rag: McMahon is “fired up” about transfer portal recruiting

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The mental gymnastics to defend a shitty coach with a 14-40 record is mind blowing

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wasn't defending anything I was saying its possible they could be ok next year with the foundation of Miller and reed and Collins and v Miller. those guys are talented. need a big rebound man, and a PG who can create

We are going to fricking suck again. Embrace it. Also, go look at the recruiting rankings of Florida’s starting 5 when you get the chance. It’s amazing what a good coach can do.

McMahon says hold your horses. Rome wasn’t built in a day, probably looking at two more years before we can properly judge

Hell, McMahon feels he has 5 tears left on his contract to build a winning orogeam and develop a personality!

I think this may have been discussed a few weeks ago, but I recently spoke with someone who is somewhat clued in with some donors who said there are going to be some staff changes (assistant coaches). David Patrick would be back, but 1-2 other assistants/staff wouldn't...at the urging of some of the donors. I got the sense the AD was treating this like football where you will see a HC fire a coordinator to save his own job. I question the logic in that approach when it comes to basketball because the coordinators in football generally have far more control over the gameplay than assistants in basketball. We'll see if that actually comes to pass.

Regardless, IF the (estimated) $8M in NIL funding is true, that would put LSU among the top of the SEC given schools like Arkansas, Kentucky, and even those outside the SEC, like St. John's, only reported estimates of $4M-$7M last year. That means, or at least should mean, the perpetual excuse train is finally over. We should have our answer on the accuracy of the reporting over the next few weeks because if McMahon really does have that kind of money available then LSU should be very much in the mix for multiple top 50 transfers (landing a few). If they aren't, I think we will have our answer that either (A) the significant NIL increase narrative is BS, and/or (B) even with significantly more NIL, McMahon can't sign top talent.

You can't tell everyone you have much more NIL money, then only sign one decent major-conf. player (who has Louisiana ties) along with a few average guys from low/mid-major conferences.

I read someone on here say Trilly Donovan (X insider) saying LSU was sending two assistants packing. If it’s true I feel horrible for Jalen Courtney. He left a great job and stable situation to help his alma mater and matt McMahon.

Jalen Courtney is not the reason we are 3-15 in conference play but I guess some need to hear that

Seasons over and now he’s fired up.

Everyone feeling "fired up" yet?

I know McBundleOfEnergy can't wait!

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Which hot assistants are gonna come join a potential (likely) lame duck staff? And then you’ll be spending more cash to pay off the other guys then hire replacements.

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You could say the same thing about top transfers (with the potential lame duck staff. Unless they are upper classmen
I don’t think many players with multiple years of eligibility left would want that, especially since many of them are transferring BECAUSE of a coach leaving or getting fired

Already posted sources, you haven’t posted a single 1.