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re: Was WW placed on an island by LSU?

Posted on 3/15/22 at 10:24 am to
Posted by geauxtigers33
Baton Rouge
Member since Jan 2014
13735 posts
Posted on 3/15/22 at 10:24 am to
His issue was not the fact he lacked boosters. It’s that he was the one making the deals. You put that on your assistants so if they get caught you can deny it and just get a slap on the wrist.
Posted by memphis tiger
Memphis, TN
Member since Feb 2006
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Posted on 3/15/22 at 10:24 am to
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There was only a program to bring down because he built one. He inherited a pile of rubble, built a cathedral and now the cathedral is on fire.



A cathedral??? Come on. He built a decent bit wildly inconsistent program that was still light years away from anything more than a sweet 16 run.

His game day coaching was at best average.

Yes I think he got a raw deal and the NCAA and media chose to focus on him rather than more prominent coaches doing similar things. But let’s not act like he was on his way to be king the Nick Saban of SEC basketball. Not even close.
Posted by justice
Member since Feb 2006
55383 posts
Posted on 3/15/22 at 10:25 am to
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Find better heroes.
like yours that brought down the football program and will frick anything? Lol. Wade came from UVA huh lol. No wonder you’re a drunk
This post was edited on 3/15/22 at 10:26 am
Posted by RogerTheShrubber
Juneau, AK
Member since Jan 2009
295457 posts
Posted on 3/15/22 at 10:26 am to
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Find better heroes.
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like yours that brought down the football program


I don't have one.

I supported a national championship coach in 2019. you're supporting a fraud.
Posted by mdomingue
Lafayette, LA
Member since Nov 2010
42397 posts
Posted on 3/15/22 at 10:27 am to
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like paying from a personal account.


Pretty sure that happened before he was at LSU.

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but was very unlucky to have been brought the forefront in the FBI sting ops


Because he was being his own bagman before the investigation broke and was caught in tape discussing an offer.

Posted by justice
Member since Feb 2006
55383 posts
Posted on 3/15/22 at 10:28 am to
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don't have one.
alcohol seems to be one huh

You worshipped a coach that finished dead last in the west and made LSU football a national embarrassment.
Posted by Bert Macklin FBI
Quantico
Member since May 2013
11760 posts
Posted on 3/15/22 at 10:31 am to
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wildly inconsistent program


They have finished top 5 in the SEC in 4 out of his 5 years and went to the NCAA tournament every year it was possible outside of his first year.

That's more consistent than any basketball coach we have ever had outside of maybe Dale Brown but even he took a while to get going.
Posted by mcspufftiger7
Member since Oct 2020
3136 posts
Posted on 3/15/22 at 10:41 am to
LOL. Brought it down from what? Where HE built it?
Posted by RogerTheShrubber
Juneau, AK
Member since Jan 2009
295457 posts
Posted on 3/15/22 at 10:42 am to
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You worshipped a coach that finished dead last


Nope. Drama queens being drama queens.

Wade is a fraud. Get over it.
Posted by Superfluous Tiger
Houston
Member since Nov 2021
906 posts
Posted on 3/15/22 at 10:45 am to
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Or, was Wade trying to play the game other schools were playing but was having to do it all by himself?


I think you hit the nail on the head. People calling Wade “dumb” seem to think it’s a no-Brainer setting up a multi layered infrastructure between the coach and the recruit to launder the process of funneling money. They think it’s a simple as buying a burner phone from Walmart (like the FBI has never heard of anyone doing that before).

Maybe at this stage of the process, this is EXACTLY what it looks like. Ugly and hands on. How the hell do we know it’s not? Maybe it takes a really long time with a ton of booster support to build a system like Duke has.

One thing we should know for certain: if this is what it takes, a coach at LSU BETTER be doing it or he’s not going to be meeting our expectations and his butt will be out the door.
Posted by Topwater Trout
Red Stick
Member since Oct 2010
69493 posts
Posted on 3/15/22 at 10:46 am to
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built a cathedral and now the cathedral is on fire


who set it on fire?
Posted by Choupique19
The cheap seats
Member since Sep 2005
64545 posts
Posted on 3/15/22 at 10:47 am to
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He built a decent bit wildly inconsistent program that was still light years away from anything more than a sweet 16 run.


Most consistent team in the SEC the last four years not named Kentucky

Check our the recruiting class Wade had coming in to go along with what LSU was going to return. “Light years away from anything other than a Sweet 16 run” is not accurate at all.
Posted by GumboPot
Member since Mar 2009
138911 posts
Posted on 3/15/22 at 10:49 am to
All of Wade's troubles are pre NIL.
Posted by deathvalleytiger10
Member since Sep 2009
9031 posts
Posted on 3/15/22 at 10:49 am to
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Wade is a fraud.


What is your definition of a fraud? You liked O as long as he was winning yet his program was paying players. Was O not a fraud as well?

Posted by RogerTheShrubber
Juneau, AK
Member since Jan 2009
295457 posts
Posted on 3/15/22 at 10:52 am to
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What is your definition of a fraud?


Someone who's game isn't smoke and mirrors.

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You liked O as long as he was winning


Yep. O did some really stupid shite in 2020 though, and deserved to be fired.

Posted by ellessuuuu
Member since Sep 2004
9067 posts
Posted on 3/15/22 at 10:55 am to
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Someone who's game isn't smoke and mirrors.


What about Wade's coaching was smoke and mirrors?

He made great offseason adjustments and completely turned around our defensive efficiency.

He adjusted style of play this year after Miller went down to better utilize the talent we had.

What part of making 4 NCAAT's is smoke and mirrors?

What part of more SEC conference wins than any other program over the last 4 years is smoke and mirrors? Did we not win all those games? Did he pay the other teams to lose?

If we did it on talent alone, then surely LSU leads the conference in number of lottery picks over the last four years, right?

Come on, Roger, your better than this? Or maybe not.
This post was edited on 3/15/22 at 10:58 am
Posted by deathvalleytiger10
Member since Sep 2009
9031 posts
Posted on 3/15/22 at 11:11 am to
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Someone who's game isn't smoke and mirrors.


WTF does that even mean? What a stupid post.
Posted by Rougarou4lsu
New Orleans
Member since Oct 2003
3100 posts
Posted on 3/15/22 at 2:57 pm to
-So Was Wade Stupid ?-]

He was young and he was brash boarding on arrogance. That was part of his charm.
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