PP7 for heisman

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First of all absolutely no one thinks we will be natty bound next year. But will wade had LSU as a top tier sec team while he was here.

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This. I know the conference is better now, but that also means it attracts better talent overall.

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He was one player away from being there I can guarantee you that.

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And every single season (outside of 18/19) he was here, he would lose at least one recruit (usually more) on the eve of their signing/commitment because of hit pieces.

Just off the top of my head, he lost:

1. Nfale Dante (2x All Pac12, NBA player)
2. Lester Quinones (NBA player)
3. Moussa Cisse (AAC freshman of the year, Big 12 Defensive player of the year, 2x Big 12 All Defense, NBA player)
4. Blake Wesley (1st round pick, NBA player)

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We will be competitive and we will be in the big dance more times than not that’s all that we care about.

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All that you can ask for as an LSU fan.

Unlike baseball (national power) and football (national power and extremely fertile recruiting ground), the basketball program has to bootrstrap more than any other major program on campus. You can't just rely on Uhigh pumping out 4 NBA players every other year. You have to work your arse off and be unapologetic about it. Wade did that, and I think he'll do it again.

My cousin did it 10+ years ago. Was about 6'3 and was a former lower level D1 player, who after one year of playing lower level ball, wanted to just come be a student at LSU.

It may have changed, and I may be slightly off on the details, but I believe they were given a small stipend and afforded some of the athlete benifits (maybe access to Cox Center, athlete dining, team gear, facility access, better ticket access).

I do not believe they traveled with the team at that time. I would imagine Mulkey takes care of them better than Fargas did.

He did tell me (a pretty humble guy mind you) that he was by far the best player on the floor when he would practice with them :lol: He would tear up the UREC.

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Lied about what?

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SW asked him about paying players when he was reinstating him. He had his back regardless of the answer.

Again, I don't blame Wade, but it is what it is.

I also couldn't be happier that he's back. Maybe my all time favorite coach, regardless of sport, regardless of level.

This is all factually true.

I don't blame Woodward, but I also don't blame Wade. His own AD (Alleva) railroaded him based off of articles just before that. He had every right to be paranoid.

Looks like Allen had some pretty serious knee injuries his freshman year that required multiple procedures and sidelines him for 2 years.

Left Dayton after last season and signed with Utah Tech, but he doesn't appear on the roster or in the team picture.

He was an absolute super star his junior year of HS and was going to reclass to come to LSU. Looks like he went to Montverde as a senior instead, but barely played.

Now I'm wondering if he had lingering knee problems that just kinda wrapped things up for him.

Yes.

Pat Forde (funny enough, this is him reposting his old Yahoo pal Pete Thamel's article - who also hates LSU and Wade):

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News: LSU is near completion of a clumsy courtship to bring back coach Will Wade. The move has ties all the way up to the Louisiana governor’s office, as the dominos fall. LSU will owe McMahon more than $8 million, as LSU’s spending spree continues.

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Jay Bilas:

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Hey NCAA, us more about players that don’t show “loyalty,” don’t want to go through “adversity” and how player movement impacts stability. Tell us more about “tampering” and “poaching.” The Coaches Portal is ALWAYS open. Funny how silent coaches and administrators are about that.

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Seth Davis:

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The bottomless spending spree at
@LSU
is a perfect example of one of life's great truisms. When people ask for more money for health care, infrastructure, education et al, and the politicians say there's no more money ... there's always more money.

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Pat Forde, in his own words:

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Column: Will Wade and LSU. A strong-arse love story.

Multiple reports this morning that the reunion is happening … even if they haven’t told Matt McMahon that he’s fired yet. The course of true love never did run smooth.

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You know what my reaction is to these posts?

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JoeyP239

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So you dislike both Jay Johnson and Will Wade.

Real brilliant mind you've got there.

ETA: and you also dislike Kiffin :lol: :lol:

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Deuce's son

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You mean the 6'4 freak athlete who was the MVP of the basketball state championship as a freshman and has done nothing but dominate his competition in 2 years of HS football at a small school?

Yeah why would Lane want to get in early on a kid who can do this?

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First 2 rounds - Alario Center
S16/E8 - Pontchartrain Center
F4/NC - Cow Palace

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Nothing in my post is untrue.

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Your post was made when LSU was getting blown out by Vanderbilt. LSU came back and took the lead, then a fair Jake Brown HR was called foul. Vanderbilt won in the next inning.

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But we have to listen to my muh baseball bullshite through out the year. And you’ll talk like you know the game but don’t really know shite. And I find that funny

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:lol: Ok man.

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Playing for Catholic league is different than 5A.

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1. Catholic League is 5A.

2. While I agree that they are not playing a 5A football schedule, Country Day routinely has one of the better basketball schedules in the state.

For example, this isn't your classic small school schedule, not even counting the out of state games played. They played 3 in class games all year, all of which being district games.