EscambiaTiger

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I didn't realize NC State had 2 national titles. was aware of only 1

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The first one with Norm Sloan in 1973-74. The second one with Jim Valvano in 1982-83.

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If they retain McMahon LSU deserves $0 in NIL donations

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This. If McMahon is retained, any NIL donor is just throwing money down the toilet. They'll never see a return on that investment.

I just don't understand why LSU would consider retaining ANY coach who has won just 21 percent of his/her SEC games in four seasons.

The only thing that might make any sense is that if LSU is hellbent on getting Will Wade to return, he'd do it under the condition of staying at NC State for two seasons, which is how long he stayed at Chattanooga, VCU and McNeese.

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He has to let the clock run out on McM

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In what other sport at LSU would the coach still be around with a 15-62 conference record in his/her fourth season?

LSU fans might have forgiven McMahon for such a terrible first year, though I would've thought some of his success with those players at Murray State would've carried over at LSU in year one.

LSU fans might even have thought the program was on the rise after his second season resulted in an NIT bid.

But to say the program has regressed the past two seasons is a gross understatement. There's NIL money to be found for the program. But ask yourself, if you were a men's basketball megadonor, would you be seeing ROI if McMahon is retained? And if you answer hell no, then you understand the talk about McMahon being retained because there's no money to be found but also the need to make a change to be competitive. No change = no new money to build a competitive under a coach who's shown no ability to raise the program out of last place, even given the additional resources he asked for before this season.

But if you look at the influx of $$$ in football from moving on from Kelly to hiring Kiffin, and look at what his hiring has done for the athletic department, the program and the fan base, then you understand why a coaching change -- and most important, the RIGHT change -- could/should bring in more money for men's basketball.

Or nobody cares. Or there aren’t enough people on the PMAC to chant.

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16-51 is absolutely terrible & he should be fired

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In what other sport at LSU would the head coach be allowed to continue with a 22 percent winning percentage in conference games in his/her fourth season? It's past time for McMahon to go and bring someone in (back?) with the ability to revitalize the entire program.

One website lists McMahon as one of 5 coaches nationally in need of a late-season run to save his job. The other four are Adrian Autry, Syracuse; Bobby Hurley, Arizona State; Kim English, Providence; and Porter Moser, Oklahoma. The coaches are listed alphabetically.

Quoting from the article on McMahon: McMahon undoubtedly took the LSU job under difficult circumstances after succeeding Will Wade, a coach with strong results who was fired for NCAA recruiting violations while at LSU. A strong track record at Murray State, who McMahon took to three NCAA Tournaments while coaching Ja Morant as a collegian and earned two March Madness wins, should have portended success but the jump to the SEC appeared to be a bit steep for him.

The Tigers haven't won more than 17 games in a season under McMahon yet and have just one postseason appearance, a 2023 NIT trip, under his leadership and were one of only two SEC teams to miss the NCAA Tournament last year when the conference set a record with 14 bids. Leadership at LSU isn't afraid to pay hefty buyouts after burning over $50 million to fire football coach Brian Kelly in the fall so McMahon could get the axe if he can't get the Tigers into the bubble conversation by the end of the year.

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However the report that will come out will cite the administration changes that took place as reason for him getting another season.

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In what other sport at LSU would the head coach still have job after winning just 24ish percent of his/her conference games into his/her fourth season?

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Just the truth. He will get 1 more season.

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Verge has already said this team must reach the NCAA Tournament. It will be lucky to win one more conference game, at home vs Oklahoma on Feb 28.

So is the head coach. LSU has proven not to have been the right place for him. It’s time to pull the plug. You can’t lose by 30 at home in the fourth season.

The only given is that after tonight, the Matt McMahon tenure has an expiration date. Whether it’s tomorrow or next month is irrelevant. I’m sorry, but you can’t lose at home by 30 in your fourth season, with an overall conference record of 25ish percent, and hope to stay on the job.