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Posted on 7/5/25 at 10:10 pm to Rouge
That men's basketball stretch ended about 30 years ago when Dinardo brought back the magic, not 40.
I don't know how old you are, but you'll BLINK and 20 years will go by.
I don't know how old you are, but you'll BLINK and 20 years will go by.
Posted on 7/5/25 at 10:14 pm to tigahlovah
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There was a 10-15 year stretch not terribly long ago, where men's basketball was the king
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That men's basketball stretch ended about 30 years ago
How dumb/old are you?
Posted on 7/5/25 at 10:28 pm to LC4Tigers
1980-95 was the time period that men's basketball was king at LSU. That's 30 years ago, not 40 as the poster stated, so not that dumb. Also 55 years old.
And youngblood (I'm assuming you are), as I said you'll BLINK and 20 years will pass.
And youngblood (I'm assuming you are), as I said you'll BLINK and 20 years will pass.
Posted on 7/5/25 at 10:54 pm to tigahlovah
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tigahlovah
1980-95 was the time period that men's basketball was king at LSU.
79-85 was peak LSU basketball
Had two deeper runs in 86 and 87 with pretty bad teams and then the program simply underachieved with Jackson and O'Neal.
Posted on 7/6/25 at 1:02 am to Rouge
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Losing 8.5 million in one season is not going to cut it in today's college athletics climate. People want to talk about exposure and social media presence, but that is not showing up on the bottom line.
The numbers will be better soon with the new media rights deal going into effect for all sports not named football and men’s basketball.
Posted on 7/6/25 at 1:53 am to Rouge
You are close. 1979-87 was peak LSU basketball. You don't make a final 4 and elite 8 with bad teams. But it was still the biggest sport at LSU from 1979-95.
Now to be fair, football was HORRIBLE from 1989-95, and that contributed greatly to basketball still being top dog.
Once Dinardo and then obviously Saban took over, football was again tops in BR, and I don't think it'll ever move from that spot with how successful we've been over the last 30 years.
Now to be fair, football was HORRIBLE from 1989-95, and that contributed greatly to basketball still being top dog.
Once Dinardo and then obviously Saban took over, football was again tops in BR, and I don't think it'll ever move from that spot with how successful we've been over the last 30 years.
Posted on 7/6/25 at 2:01 am to TigerCub
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Baseball lost money in 2023, what makes you think it’s going to make money this year? And this is coming from as big as a baseball fan as you’ll find.
It’s almost guaranteed the baseball team
Lost money again this year and it’s because of the long Omaha stay.
The the reason they lost money in 2023 was because of the long stay in Omaha and all the hotels they had to buy for team, coaches, support staff.
Baseball is always going to be marginal
Profits in a decent year but it sounds like the Omaha trip (hotel, flights, meals etc.) is going to put them
In the red everytime.
I am obviously good with that if it means NC or close to a NC every time.
Don’t forget Jay Johnson is only like 7th in nation and 4th in SEC in coaches salary— so Woody will most likely have to hike his year salary up at least another million or two in the near future so your looking at even more losses from the baseball budget.
This post was edited on 7/6/25 at 2:05 am
Posted on 7/6/25 at 2:21 am to Rouge
LOL. 8.5M is chump change when it really comes down to it
Posted on 7/6/25 at 9:03 am to Rouge
They need to raise the ticket prices now that they have built the following
Posted on 7/6/25 at 1:50 pm to TigerCub
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No you're incorrect. They lost $1.9 million in 2024. The audit is online anyone can read it. They came close to breaking even (slight deficit of $66,000) in 2023.
They did always make money until recently with the new NIL changes and the increase in lodging and travel.
If the upward trend continues and they continue to make Omaha almost every year they will most likely start marginally losing money ever year.
Also they will have to pay JJ more money to keep him and that will continue the trend of losing money. not 8 million but a few million most likely.
Posted on 7/6/25 at 1:53 pm to Rouge
I don’t think they need 15 coaches along with their wardrobes
Posted on 7/6/25 at 2:29 pm to Geauxgurt
LSU is not getting higher quality students because of these teams. They are getting out of state money and the quality is mediocre. They are increasing enrollment and reducing the overall education quality because of this.
Increased enrollment in higher education is not always and usually not a good thing.
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I personally want to challenge you all to know the facts about what we've done the past 10 years enrollment wise, but even more so the past like 6, before making these blanket statements. The caliber of student that LSU is accepting today, is way better than the caliber student that was accepted in the mid 2000s. We are way stronger of an academic school than we've ever been.
Posted on 7/6/25 at 3:06 pm to MicahTiger
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but even more so the past like 6, before making these blanket statements. The caliber of student that LSU is accepting today, is way better than the caliber student that was accepted in the mid 2000s. We are way stronger of an academic school than we've ever been
I took an 18 year break between my junior and senior year, graduated a few years ago. so I went to school decades ago and also recently.
its correct that the students are higher quality now, at least it was until they went test optional when it ruined everything and the student body went to shite. there are kids on campus now who are morons and do not belong there.
as for the topic, there is no real evidence suggesting that a winning women's team helps anything
Posted on 7/6/25 at 7:56 pm to Rouge
Something to consider in regards to women's basketball budget from this year going forward. The past season was the first season women's hoops got the same 'units' for NCAA Tournament games as the men. The men's $ figure still surpasses the women's, but it is a step towards a better ability to make money on the women's side. The $ from the women's tournament is set to grow each year. LSU got four units this year. It's really a shame that it just went into effect in 2025. If that were there all along, Mulkey would have 2 units from 2022, 6 from 2023 and I would assume something additional for winning the natty, 4 from 2024 and 4 from 2025.
Posted on 7/6/25 at 9:04 pm to MtnBfflo
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Something to consider in regards to women's basketball budget from this year going forward. The past season was the first season women's hoops got the same 'units' for NCAA Tournament games as the men. The men's $ figure still surpasses the women's, but it is a step towards a better ability to make money on the women's side. The $ from the women's tournament is set to grow each year. LSU got four units this year. It's really a shame that it just went into effect in 2025. If that were there all along, Mulkey would have 2 units from 2022, 6 from 2023 and I would assume something additional for winning the natty, 4 from 2024 and 4 from 2025.
Do you know how much a “unit” is worth? Until we do, we won’t really know if it is a significant amount of money.
Posted on 7/6/25 at 9:25 pm to tigahlovah
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1980-95 was the time period that men's basketball was king at LSU
...depends what you mean by king.
Most success? sure (although baseball had taken over by the late 80s and certainly early 90s).
But, football has always and will always be king.
Posted on 7/6/25 at 9:27 pm to Rouge
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People want to talk about exposure and social media presence, but that is not showing up on the bottom line
It absolutely affects the bottom line.
Take LSU's championship season in WBB. If you don't think that generated $10+ million in the long run, then I'm not sure what to tell you.
Posted on 7/6/25 at 9:37 pm to jamarr
It would still lose money. You're trying to minimize the impact by filling up the PMAC. How much do you think filling up that building for WBB and Gymnastics all season adds to the bottom line in ticket sales, concessions, merch sales? You're not cutting that out anyway anyhow off of the budget. You have to have coaches, you have to travel. You have to have a medical and s&t staff, nutrition, scholarships and housing. That shite costs money, it isn't going anywhere even if you put out a winless team that plays in an empty building. If you try to cut corners you'll have a title IX issue on your hands.
Posted on 7/6/25 at 9:45 pm to chadr07
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don’t give a flying shite if Women’s basketball ever wins another game.
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