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Aforem7
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Madar, Ugochukwu, Nunez, and Luis are the guards.
Still not convinced that Luis will be ruled eligible, so that leaves you Madar Ugo, and Nunez. Nunez is solely a depth piece. Averaged a little more than 2 assists per game last year and has had a 1:1 assist to TO ratio across his entire career. Ugo is a good player, but again really isn't an every day starter at guard. That leaves you with Madar who has been described by a few international basketball writers as solid but not really someone that you can anchor your offense around. This team is still missing a good ball handler to run the offense and set up the elite front court guys we have
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re: So what went on behind the scenes with this baseball team? Who has the scoop?
Posted by Aforem7 on 5/21/26 at 7:20 am to Jack Daniel
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So 13 teams in the SEC spent more than LSU?
Dont bring logic into this. Also the argument of "jay didnt have enough money for the portal" doesnt work when multiple guys that were here last year regressed.
Its okay to admit that Jay misevaluated some portal additions and coached poorly this year while adding in the fact that the team had a ton of injuries, some bad luck, and no real player leadership.
The "we didnt have enough money" is a lazy argument that gets thrown around for any sport that we underachievers in
re: What did President Rousse say about new arena?
Posted by Aforem7 on 5/18/26 at 10:08 pm to tigerpierre
Rousse quote from an article posted by the advocate: "The arena when I got here was a little different than what it turns out to be now. There is money in that account. Nothing has been spent yet. Where its [going to be spent depends on if we end up getting an arena or not. The EDD has been earmarked in terms of structural issues that it needs to be spent on. You can imagine if you drive our campus and see some of the potholes in our campus and concrete that is broken, that we have a lot of places to spend them." The article also says that Rousse stated that LSU is still "looking for funds for the arena"
So within about 2 years we went from LSU is getting an arena and the developer is paying for it, to LSU is developing an EDD and closing the golf course to build the arena to "we're not sure if we're going to get an arena and we may just spend the extra money on potholes". Meanwhile we continue to have one of the worst basketball arenas in the SEC with the ceiling falling apart and rats in the concourse. This is like the fifth fricking time that the ole bait and switch has been pulled on the fans (I still remember Alleva promising a complete PMAC renovation back in 2018 and promises of renovations wayyy before that). The level of incompetence is infuriating
So within about 2 years we went from LSU is getting an arena and the developer is paying for it, to LSU is developing an EDD and closing the golf course to build the arena to "we're not sure if we're going to get an arena and we may just spend the extra money on potholes". Meanwhile we continue to have one of the worst basketball arenas in the SEC with the ceiling falling apart and rats in the concourse. This is like the fifth fricking time that the ole bait and switch has been pulled on the fans (I still remember Alleva promising a complete PMAC renovation back in 2018 and promises of renovations wayyy before that). The level of incompetence is infuriating
Someone on the board mentioned a while back that some of these international deals are complicated bc of the number of layers to the deals and the amount of hands that the cash has to go through. Part of me wonders if that's where these international outlets are getting their numbers. Not necessarily how much LSU is paying but how much money has exchanged hands between all parties involved in the deal
I was having this issue. Use the "Sign in with One time code". That worked for me
re: Trust the process.
Posted by Aforem7 on 4/26/26 at 4:08 pm to ProjectP2294
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ProjectP2294
Serious question, why do you get so angry/defensive the second anyone calls out this teams crappy performance and the fact that there are players on this team that dont need to be wearing purple and gold next year
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No fan support, even from the getgo.
I strongly disagree. There were plenty times where the fan base gave mcmahon the opportunity. And mcmahon proceeded to squander every opportunity he had. After starting 12-1 in and beating arkansas, the fan base was ready to fully accept him. How did he respond? By losing 14 in a row. Then the next season, you have a chance to build back fan support after an abysmal season, and you start the season off by getting beat at home by nicholls and then in your biggest non-conference home game, you get clapped by 15 against Kansas state. You then go into A&M and beat them once again giving fans hope, only to come back to BR to a good crowd and get beat by a mediocre vandy team. You then have a great game against ranked Kentucky and you once again have the fans right back in the palm of your hand. How did he respond? By losing by 20 at home to Mississippi State. He then finishes the season by once again getting your arse whipped at home in the NIT to North Texas. Go to 2024. Fans are hoping for moment building into the season. You have a great non-conference and start SEC play at home against vamderbilt once again with good fan support? How did they respond? By once again getting your arse whipped at home and then proceeding to go 1-10 to start SEC play. And then we all know how this past season went.
So save me the bullshite about mcmahon "never having fan support". The fans gave mcmahon their support time and time again over the 4 years, and every chance he had he fumbled it. Ive said it multiple times that mcmahon did not do a damn thing for fan or donor engagement. Couple that with losing nearly every game that fans showed out for and this is what you get. The one thing we as fans did have that maybe coaches of the past like Jones or Johnson didnt get was the expectation to make the NCAA tournament. And that expectation was set by wade bc he showed us that it was possible here.
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He didn’t do well with what he had that’s very true. He also didn’t have a 15 million dollar budget.
Mcmahon could have had the budget of the Los Angeles Dodgers and still not gotten above 0.500 in league play
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Why do you pretend to be an LSU fan?
I think its funny how the fans that made excuse after excuse for Mcmahon for FOUR YEARS are now trying to dunk on wade bc he hasn't gotten a portal commitment a week in. Mcmahon got plenty of commitments and didnt do shite with them. Excuse me for not being overly concerned about wades timeline
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Take this for whatever it's worth, but there's only 8 days left.
8 days left to enter the portal. Players can still sign with a team long after the portal closes
re: Bella Hines to the portal
Posted by Aforem7 on 4/9/26 at 11:06 am to timlan2057
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claims there is “something more” to the story of his daughter transferring.
I've noticed this is a theme when they get pushback/called out for a decision they make. When they don't get the response on social media that they want or were looking for, it turns into "well you don't know the full story" when the full story is literally just that they're chasing a bag that they're not going to get. Not the first player we've heard it with and probably won't be the last
re: Bella Hines to the portal
Posted by Aforem7 on 4/8/26 at 9:48 am to Datbayoubengal
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When people say this do they forget coaches do this shite literally all the freaking time? Yes the grown arse adult gets to lie to the 20 year olds and everything is okay, but let a 20 year old, in the age range where most indecision and impulsivity happens, change their mind on their future plans, and people act like it's some new age thing that shows lack of character.
You play the game how it goes. Sometimes your side wins and sometimes the other side wins.
The difference is a coach is contractually obligated to a school. If they choose to leave, the school has a buyout in place which they can then use to get another coach. If a player decides to hit the portal, you get nothing. Theres no trade, no buyout, nothing. Just an empty roster spot that you weren't prepared to need to fill because you were lied to by the player. College athletics is the only league where a player can essentially be a free agent every single year with no contractual obligations, teams have little to no leverage, and any attempt to provide the school leverage is met with lawsuits.
re: LSU WBB - Bella Hines enters transfer portal - commits to TCU
Posted by Aforem7 on 4/7/26 at 6:01 pm to Tigerbait357
I will never understand this. You go to a very talented team, but then fricking bitch and moan that you have competition for a starting spot BECAUSE THE TEAM IS TALENTED. But then if the team sucks, you hop in the portal anyway because you "want to play for a winner"
And then the best part, when they or the agents or the shitty parents that are just milking their kids talent for every dollar they can get get called out on their bullshite, its "bUt ThEyRe JuSt KiDs"
And then the best part, when they or the agents or the shitty parents that are just milking their kids talent for every dollar they can get get called out on their bullshite, its "bUt ThEyRe JuSt KiDs"
If Kim ends up retiring earlier than expected, its not going to be because anything with will wade like people tried to make up. Its going to be because this is the shite that coaches have to deal with in college sports now. A true freshman plays a bunch, is on a winning team with tons of fan support, and is expected to get a ton of playing time moving forward tells the HC that they are staying and then one week later changes her mind
re: Women’s BBall vs Baseball
Posted by Aforem7 on 4/6/26 at 2:17 pm to Yeti_Chaser
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That's exactly what choosing means
Again, if donors, who have the freedom to choose what they do with their money, choose to fund WBB over baseball (which again I don't think is a decision most boosters are facing) that would disprove OP that no one cares about WBB over baseball
re: Women’s BBall vs Baseball
Posted by Aforem7 on 4/6/26 at 1:27 pm to SpartanSoul
This is what I've been saying. If Jay or LSU fans feel that the baseball program doesn't have enough money to get players, then a few percentage points in the rev share isn't going to change that (rev share is capped at $20.5 mil. Lets say baseball gets an additional 3%, thats $615,000 or 6% of their current expenditures not including NIL). Their issues lies with their donors. And I gurantee that WBB donors are for the most part not the same pool of donors as the baseball donors. So it sounds like the baseball donors need to nut up.
And lets just pretend that the donor pool for the two is the same and the donors only have a limited amount of dollars to give out and they choose to give it to womens basketball, then not only is that their decision but that also shows that OP is completely wrong
And lets just pretend that the donor pool for the two is the same and the donors only have a limited amount of dollars to give out and they choose to give it to womens basketball, then not only is that their decision but that also shows that OP is completely wrong
re: Women’s BBall vs Baseball
Posted by Aforem7 on 4/6/26 at 1:10 pm to Tiger Ugly
Its sad that this is where we are at with college sports. As lsu fans we should be rooting for all programs to be successful and represent lsu well. Instead this rev share bullshite has people fighting eachother over which programs we should defund over a few rev share percentage. What the frick are we even doing anymore
re: UNC to hire Michael Malone
Posted by Aforem7 on 4/6/26 at 1:01 pm to longhorn22
Other than age, how is this not similar to the belichick hire? A successful pro coach who was fired from their last job and has never coached at the college level or recruited? Maybe im missing something
What a weird hire. Has never been a HC at the college level. Has no ties to UNC. Has been in the pros since 2001. Did they learn nothing from Belichick?
re: Women’s BBall vs Baseball
Posted by Aforem7 on 4/6/26 at 12:50 pm to Kingshakabooboo
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Who cares what the national audience wants. I care what LSU fans want. I’m pretty sure at LSU, there are more diehard baseball fans than women’s basketball fans.
As someone said in another thread, big money sponsors dont care that LSU fans specifically care more about baseball over WBB or vice versa. They care about marketing and views on their product or logo. So "who cares what the national audience wants"? The large corporate sponsors and TV media rights that fund your athletic department
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Iowa-LSU sets women's NCAA hoops ratings record with 12.3M viewers
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Monday’s Game 3 of the Men’s College World Series Final (LSU-Florida) averaged a 1.9 rating and 3.59 million viewers across ESPN (3.43M) and ESPNU (158K), marking the largest College World Series audience ever on the ESPN networks
About 9 million people would disagree with you
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