re: Zero upside to the actions JA is taking... all downside.

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When your boss tells you to show up, you show up. If you don't, you get suspended, or fired.

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JA knew that Wade wasn’t in a position (on advice of his attorney) to tell him anything. Which tells me that the decision to suspend Wade had been made whether Wade showed up for the meeting or not. His refusal to show just gives JA cover for doing so.

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If there are issues,

:lol: :lol: :lol:

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I see somebody does not understand our legal system.

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Will Wade lied and then refused to meet with LSU admins to talk about it.


You've obviously never been in a position to make important decisions.

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You’re a fricking joke, and at least this bullshite has outed you, Roger, First Cut, etc as the shill counts you are so no one ever bothers responding to your bullshite ever again

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your argument assumes LSU didn't know we were paying for players, which is a fricking laugh. if we assume reality (that LSU knows they have to pay to play), then how is WW supposed to know every piece of evidence that may come out against him when he doesn't have access to that evidence?

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I’m sure they do know. They probably don’t know details though. When it comes public they need to know details to best protect the school and even Wade himself. I don’t think they were trying to incriminate him at all.

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he didn't know about this specific conversation being tapped, he didn't mislead LSU about his knowledge of what other facts may come ou

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I hate when people use the straw man angle on here but that’s it right there if I’ve ever seen it

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do you want the entire upper echelon of the LSU Athletic Department to be subpoenaed to the federal trial and forced to testify about how dirty our program is? if you don't, then you don't want WW talking to them about it

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Like they wouldn’t be involved either way

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What did he lie about Lesterearl? Specifics?

They should also have a level of respect that he’s dealing with the FBI over this matter.

What are they trying to prove here by rushing to judgement yet again. I assume you rather enjoyed Alleva’s handling at Duke as well?

Honestly, there is no point whatsoever in putting him in this position during the end of the season.

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I sometimes wonder if Lester actually believes half of his own bullshite.

He enjoys playing the contrarian. It’s his schtick.

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I’m sure they do know. They probably don’t know details though.

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that's my argument. glad we agree

neither Wade nor LSU can know "the details" at this point, so Wade saying that he doesn't know of anything else coming out is valid

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Like they wouldn’t be involved either way

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if the public story is that they're ignorant, then they won't be until they're made knowledgeable

that meeting is the way they implicate themselves and stop being ignorant

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Lester seems like a guy who normally preaches don’t rush to judgement, be patient.

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I am, that is why they suspended him. this isn't that hard to understand

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He enjoys playing the contrarian. It’s his schtick.

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nah, i just dont think like an emotional homer.

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see not only did you lie about what i said

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here are the lies or fabrications you have made ITT

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if he didn't know about these specific taps, he didn't lie

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Will Wade knew about three conversations he had with Dawkins. Will Wade knew he negotiated pay-for-play for Smart. Trying to pretend he may have forgotten or whatever excuse is dishonest or being a homer, take your pick

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LSU AD leaked a story to cover its arse. this is their talking points to try to get cover with fans and the media

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This is completely made up. You can not provide anything to substantiate this statement. Nothing. This is what you have created to justify your opinion on the situation


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Wade can't really talk to them b/c of the trial. he can't really talk to anyone about this other than his lawyers. he's subpoenaed for a trial and the LSU AD knows this, and they know that he can't talk to them about this (for many legal reasons)

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Wade is not on trial. Wade can talk to anyone he wants. Wade could have his lawyers present during a meeting to stop him if he starts saying things he shouldn't. There's a better reason for him not talking to Alleva and it has nothing to do with the trial. Again, this is you trying to spin things in Will Wade's favor when he is clearly in the wrong in all of this


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hell it's likely the story isn't even 100% true. LSU AD clearly leaked information to frick over Wade yesterday

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Again, made up information from you because you want it to be true


Like, if you are going to make up conspiracy theories, at least be fricking consistent. You can't on one side say it's bullshite to assume things about Wade and then on the other assume a bunch of other things about different parts of the situation, which is EXACTLY what you're doing in here. So stop, step back, think about what we know and what we don;t know, and it would be pretty clear to you, as it is any non-LSU fan, that Wade is the one at fault here. He did what he did and will now have to live with the consequences.

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the problem is the story is already public. They can't just pretend its not there

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There are a lot of our fans that just don't understand this. They think we can just play chicken with the NCAA and that's actually the smart and pragmatic approach to take. I think there are also others that would trade one good (and later vacated) season for probation and a decade of suck.