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This week on Talking Tigs:LSU Baseball continues to grab top portal talent!CWS kicks off in OmahaAnd more!Subscribe, Share, and Geaux Tigers!

This week on Talking Tigs:Baseball portal newsCoach O hits the recruiting trailThanks for listening, Subscribe, Share, and Geaux Tigers!

This week on Talking Tigs:Baseball season ends at HooverCoach Ed Orgeron rehired at LSU!And more!Subscribe, Share, and Geaux Tigers!

This week on Talking Tigs:LSU swept at home in final baseball series vs. FloridaCan the Tigers make a run at the SEC Tournament?Will Wade searches far for next recruitThanks for listening, Subscribe, Share, and Geaux Tigers!

This week on Talking Tigs:Baseball postseason hopes dashed vs. GeorgiaWill Wade finally begins building rosterAnd more!Thanks for listening, Subscribe, Share, and Geaux Tigers!

This week on Talking Tigs:Baseball sweeps South Carolina at home!Any postseason chance for LSU?5 star Ahmad Hudson commits to LSU Football!Thanks for listening, Subscribe, Share, and Geaux Tigers!

This week on Talking Tigs:Baseball extends slide, as Tigers swept in Starkville7 LSU Football players selected in NFL DraftThanks for listening, Subscribe, Share, and Geaux Tigers!

Baseball swept at home vs A&MNo basketball portal newsGymnastics finishes as NCAA runner-upNFL Draft previewThanks for listening, Subscribe, Share, and Geaux Tigers!

This week on Talking Tigs:Baseball gets swept at Ole Miss…No transfer news for MBB, what is Wade working on?Thanks for listening, Subscribe, Share, and Geaux Tigers!

This week on Talking Tigs:Baseball wins second series in a row in Knoxville!Basketball transfer portal opensFinal Four discussionThanks for listening, Subscribe, Share, and Geaux Tigers!

This week on Talking Tigs:LSU Basketball makes huge move, rehiring Will Wade as Head Coach!WBB season ends in Sweet 16 heartbreakBaseball gets first SEC series win vs. KentuckySpring football practice kicks offThanks for listening, Subscribe, Share, and Geaux Tigers!

It’s official!  Former LSU men’s basketball coach Will Wade is returning to Baton Rouge to coach the Tigers again next season.  The 43-year old Wade coached the LSU basketball team from 2017-2022 until he was fired following an NCAA probe into improper payments being offered to certain LSU basketball recruits. Back then, the NCAA did not allow schools to pay their players.  Yet. Ironically, Will Wade’s dismissal by LSU in 2022 happened right as the NCAA’s new rules (such as they are) were being implemented to allow college athletes to receive compensation for their name, image, and likeness (NIL).   Wade was simply ahead of his time.  LSU was slapped with five NCAA sanctions and sent the basketball coach to the unemployment line. Will Wade re-emerged at McNeese State University in Lake Charles a year later in 2023.  He led the Cowboys into their first-ever NCAA March Madness tournament in 2024 and, again, in 2025. Wade was then hired to become the head coach at North Carolina State this past season.  His NC State Wolfpack team was selected to participate in the NCAA “First Four” round. They lost to Texas in that game to finish the year at 20-14. While that was happening in the life of Will Wade, LSU’s then-Athletics Director Scott Woodward hired former Murray State basketball coach Matt McMahon to run the men’s program in the spring of 2022.  The Murray State Racers qualified for the NCAA March Madness tournament three times in five seasons under Coach McMahon before he left for LSU. Four years later, coach Matt McMahon’s LSU teams had won only 17 SEC games against 55 conference losses (23.6%).  This season’s Tigers finished dead last in the league with a woeful 3-15 record. Matt McMahon was dismissed this week, but he won’t go away empty handed The ex-LSU basketball coach will receive nearly $8 million as part of his contract buyout provisions.  He joined a growing number of former LSU sports leaders who were fired in recent years but received lucrative going-away presents upon their exit. Former LSU head football coaches Brian Kelly ($54 million – 2025) and Ed Orgeron ($17 million – 2021) along with former AD Scott Woodward ($6 million – 2025) have been paid handsomely to hit the road. When added to Matt McMahon’s $8 million buyout, that is $85 million which LSU’s wealthiest athletics backers have been asked to cover. In exchange, the school’s financial backers demand winners (sooner than later) in return for being asked to pay for so many expensive changes in Baton Rouge. Speaking of money, basketball coach Will Wade’s former school at North Carolina State will receive $4 million as compensation after his abrupt exit following season #1 in Raleigh. NC State Athletic Director Boo Corrigan was understandably miffed at coach Will Wade’s decision to leave his program after just one year. “As far as the resignation letter, it was an email that we received from his agent,” said Corrigan.  “I’m disappointed at how it went down.” Is the LSU basketball job actually better than North Carolina State? LSU has zero NCAA men’s basketball tournament titles.  Long-time coach and fan favorite Dale Brown’s Tigers played in two Final Four appearances (1981 and 1986), but his teams lost in the national semifinals both years. Brown’s successor, John Brady, led LSU to another Final Four appearance in 2006. Same result. Over the past twenty years, LSU was selected for the NCAA post-season tournament just five times.  Three of those occurred during coach Will Wade’s five seasons with the Tigers (2019, 2021, and 2022). After being fired by LSU, Will Wade rebuilt his credibility by turning the McNeese State Cowboys of the Southland Conference into a basketball powerhouse during his two years in Lake Charles.  The Pokes went 30-4 and 28-7, won the Southland Conference title both years, and made two consecutive March Madness post-season appearances. Wade left after two seasons to take the job at North Carolina State of the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Wolfpack already had two national championship trophies in Raleigh. Coach Norm Sloan’s 1973-74 team featured dynamic high-flying forward David Thompson, 7’4” center Tom Burleson and diminutive 5’7” point guard Monty Towe.  NC State defeated legendary coach John Wooden’s mighty UCLA Bruins in overtime in the semifinals and then polished-off Marquette to win the school’s first basketball title. Coach Jim Valvano’s 1983 North Carolina State team won the ACC Tournament and barely qualified for the NCAA March Madness field as a lowly #6 regional seed.  His “Cardiac Pack” thrilled the nation by defeating a series of top teams on their way to the title game against heavily favored Houston.  Hakeem Olajuwon, Clyde Drexler and Houston’s Phi Slamma Jamma team lost to NC State on a stunning last second put-back for the Wolfpack’s second national championship. Given North Carolina State’s national stature in basketball, the job in Raleigh seems to be slightly higher in prestige than the men’s head coaching job at LSU.  Since the turn of the century, the ACC was won ten national titles versus four by the SEC. Coach Will Wade’s first year at North Carolina State improved the Wolfpack from 12-19 last year to 20-14 in 2026. However… North Carolina State recently announced that it is having athletic budget issues A February report indicated that North Carolina State’s athletics department ran a $18.5 deficit over the past 12 months.  The school’s athletic revenues of $126 million did not cover the expenses of $144 million. The report cited increased costs due to revenue sharing with the athletes.  In fact, $18 million was shared by NC State’s athletes over in the past year. The school (like so many others) is now looking at raising ticket prices, holding large concerts on-campus, and other measures aimed to increase revenues without trimming athletic costs. Perhaps Will Wade saw the handwriting on the wall at NC State.  He has moved to a school which has been spending money on athletics like the proverbial drunken sailor. Is LSU becoming McNeese State University – East campus? In the past six months, LSU has looked 130 miles to the west to hire two of its key leaders from McNeese State University in Lake Charles. McNeese President Wade Rousse accepted the vacant top position at LSU in November, 2025.  The new LSU President was rumored to be the top choice of Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry. Yesterday (Thursday), McNeese State University Athletics Director Heath Schroyer announced his departure for LSU as well.  He was named “Senior Deputy AD/Executive Director of External Relations” for the LSU system. Translation – Heath Schroyer will be tasked with raising more money for sports (particularly men’s basketball) while hovering over the shoulders of current LSU Director of Athletics Verge Ausberry. Schroyer had been a long-time college basketball coach.  After becoming the McNeese State University Athletics Director, he brought Will Wade to coach the men’s basketball team in 2023.  The program quickly blossomed into a Southland Conference dynamo. As the week draws to a close, the 2023-2025 era McNeese State University posse of President Wade Rousse, AD Heath Schroyer, and men’s basketball coach Will Wade has been reunited again in Baton Rouge. LSU’s athletics budget was already huge.  What’s a few more million dollars to bring in a new men’s basketball coach and his good buddy, right? Men’s basketball at LSU has been in significant decline in recent years.  However, the men’s basketball team financial income statement is, somehow, still profitable. LSU’s 2025 annual report to the NCAA showed that men’s basketball turned a profit of around $2.5 million despite declining home game attendance. Meanwhile, Coach Kim Mulkey’s very popular women’s basketball team at LSU averaged 10,707 fans per game vs. 7,147 for the men. The LSU women won the 2023 national championship and earned a #2 regional seed in the Women’s March Madness tournament this year.  LSU fans are very proud of Kim Mulkey and the school’s women’s basketball program. Would you believe that the LSU women’s program posted an $8 million loss in 2025? How is that even possible? The compensation (salary, bonus, and benefits) for the LSU men’s and women’s basketball coaches and staff are fairly equal. In case you were wondering, Kim Mulkey earned $500,000 more than men’s coach Matt McMahon’s $3 million last year. Total expenses for the men’s team last year were $11.1 million. The LSU women’s basketball team spent $12.1 million in 2025. However, the LSU women’s basketball program produced total revenues of just $4.137 million (tickets, program donations, and about $500,000 from NCAA post-season tournament revenues).  The women’s team had zero media income from the SEC and other media sources, though.   The LSU’s men’s basketball team posted revenues of $13.625 million!  The Tigers benefited from a $2 million check from the massive NCAA’s men’s March Madness TV contract plus another $7 million received from the SEC and others for media rights. That incremental $9 million for LSU men’s basketball from SEC media sources and NCAA tournament revenues makes a world of difference! From LSU’s perspective, there is still upside potential to increase men’s basketball ticket sales, merchandising, and, of course, NIL fundraising as coach Will Wade returns to the school next year. Ride ’em, ex-Cowboys! Expect the former McNeese State Cowboys’ dynamic duo of Will Wade and cohort Heath Schroyer to join forces to shake every possible money tree in Louisiana on behalf of the LSU men’s basketball program.  Will Wade wants more money to buy better basketball players. LSU’s athletics budget of more than $200 million annually dwarfs the $146 million (and its $18 million annual loss) at North Carolina State.  Coach Wade envisions LSU’s bigger pie and more to share with his players. The increased interest in men’s basketball around Baton Rouge resulting from Will Wade’s return should provide a reasonable boost to season ticket sales revenue.  If Coach Wade is able to transform LSU’s men’s basketball team into an March Madness contender soon, the funding from basketball donors will grow as well. Time to giddy-up and Geaux Tigers! The post Will Wade and the McNeese State Posse Rides into Baton Rouge appeared first on SwampSwamiSports.com.

This week on Talking Tigs:Baseball continues slide with home series loss to OklahomaWomen's Basketball cruises to Sweet 16!When will MBB make a coaching change?Thanks for listening, Subscribe, Share, and Geaux Tigers!

This week on Talking Tigs:Baseball drops road series at VanderbiltWBB #2 seed in NCAA tournament!Who could be Cinderella this year?Thanks for listening, Subscribe, Share, and Geaux Tigers!

This week on Talking Tigs:Baseball drops 3 games in a week, What's wrong with the Tigers?Men's basketball finishes lackluster regular seasonBrian Kelly gives first post-LSU interviewThanks for listening, Subscribe, Share, and Geaux Tigers!

This week on Talking Tigs:Baseball sweeps weekend behind strong pitchingWill Wade could return as MBB coach?NFL Combine recapThanks for listening, Subscribe, Share, and Geaux Tigers!

This week on Talking Tigs:LSU sweeps baseball tournament in Jacksonville!Who are some of the early-season MVPs?Basketball wraps up seasonThanks for listening, Subscribe, Share, and Geaux Tigers!

This week on Talking Tigs:Big opening weekend sweep for Baseball over MilwaukeeWBB continues losing streak vs. South CarolinaThanks for listening, Subscribe, Share, and Geaux Tigers!

This week on Talking Tigs:LSU Baseball takes the field on opening weekend!Seahawks dominate the Patriots in Super Bowl LXThanks for listening, Subscribe, Share, and Geaux Tigers!

This week on Talking Tigs:Super Bowl picks and previewLane Kiffin hits the recruiting trailLSU Football under investigationThanks for listening, Subscribe, Share, and Geaux Tigers!

This week on Talking Tigs:Cohost Daniel is back with exciting news!Portal King Kiffin continues hot streakBaseball season look aheadThanks for listening, Subscribe, Share, and Geaux Tigers!

This week on Talking Tigs:Indiana squares against Miami in CFP championship!Sam Leavitt leads big wave of transfers to LSU football!Thanks for listening, Subscribe, Share, and Geaux Tigers!

This week on Talking Tigs:Miami to play red hot Indiana in CFP National Championship!LSU starts bringing in new recruits via the Transfer PortalThanks for listening, Subscribe, Share, and Geaux Tigers!

This week on Talking Tigs:Close games and blowouts in CFP QuarterfinalsTransfer Portal opens - Who is LSU targeting?Thanks for listening, Subscribe, Share, and Geaux Tigers!

This week on Talking Tigs:LSU comes up short vs. Houston in Texas BowlLane Kiffin era beginsCFP quarterfinal preview!Thanks for listening! Subscribe, Share, and Geaux Tigers!

This week on Talking Tigs:Takeaways from the CFP first roundFull football coaching staff announced!Preview of LSU vs. Houston in Texas BowlThanks for listening! Subscribe, Share, and Geaux Tigers!

This week on Talking Tigs:CFP Quarterfinal predictionsPrivate equity invests in college sportsTransfer portal updateFernando Mendoza wins HeismanThanks for listening! Subscribe, Share, and Geaux Tigers!

This week on Talking Tigs:Indiana #1 as 12-team playoff field set!LSU coaching assistants on the moveBig in-state recruits stay at LSU during Early Signing DayLSU to play in Texas Bowl vs. Houston!Thanks for listening, Subscribe, Share and Geaux Tigers!

This week on Talking Tigs:Lane Kiffin leaves Ole Miss for LSU head coaching job!What will the Kiffin era look like?Football drops road test at OklahomaThanks for listening, Subscribe, Share, and Geaux Tigers!

This week on Talking Tigs:LSU barely avoids massive upset vs. Western KentuckyLane Kiffin to LSU rumors heat up!Can the Tigers get a final week upset at Oklahoma?Thanks for listening, Subscribe, Share, and Geaux Tigers!

This week on Talking Tigs:LSU Football ekes out 1 pt win over ArkansasWill they make it two in a row vs. Western Kentucky?Latest in the coaching carousel rumorsThanks for listening, Subscribe, Share, and Geaux Tigers!

This week on Talking Tigs:LSU loses at Alabama in first game post-KellyNew LSU President and Athletic DirectorArkansas game previewThanks for listening, Subscribe, Share, and Geaux Tigers!

This week on Talking Tigs:Our sources catch Brian Kelly's last meal in town!Scott Woodward fired as LSU Athletic DirectorFootball vs. Alabama preview!Thanks for Listening, Subscribe, Share, and Geaux Tigers!

This week on Talking Tigs:Football gets blown out at home by Texas A&MBrian Kelly and staff fired in the aftermath. What went wrong?Who are some of the initial replacement candidates?Thanks for listening, Subscribe, Share, and Geaux Tigers!

This week on Talking Tigs:LSU outmuscled by Vanderbilt in NashvilleIs Brian Kelly on the way out?Texas A&M previewCFB roundup!Thanks for listening, Subscribe, Share, and Geaux Tigers!

This week on Talking Tigs:LSU stands behind strong defensive effort to beat South Carolina!Road test at Vanderbilt next for TigersJames Franklin fired at Penn StAnd more!Thanks for listening, Subscribe, Share, and Geaux Tigers!

This week on Talking Tigs:Can LSU bounce back vs. South Carolina?Shocking CFB upsets shake up rankingsNew info on Kyren Lacy accidentThanks for listening, Subscribe, Share, and Geaux Tigers!

This week on Talking Tigs:LSU suffers grinding defeat at Ole MissCan the offense be fixed?CFB recapThanks for listening, Subscribe, Share, and Geaux Tigers!

This week on Talking Tigs:5 INTs propel LSU to win over Florida!What can be done about the offense?Southeastern LA previewWeek 3 CFB recapThanks for listening! Subscribe, Share, and Geaux Tigers!

This week on Talking Tigs:LSU grinds out tough win vs. LA TechWhat can be improved this week against Florida?Week 2 CFB recapThanks for listening, Subscribe, Share, and Geaux Tigers!

This week on Talking Tigs:LSU wins huge season opener at Clemson!What happened in a wild CFB Week 1Week 2 vs. Louisiana Tech previewAnd more!Subscribe, Share, and Geaux Tigers!

This week on Talking Tigs:LSU Football kicks off season at Clemson! Can the Tigers start strong?Week 0 CFB recapWeek 1 games to watchSEC moving to 9-game football conference scheduleThanks for listening, Subscribe, Share, and Geaux Tigers!

This week on Talking Tigs:LSU Football season preview!Record predictions and championship picksBreakout players and what to watch forThanks for listening! Subscribe, Share, and Geaux Tigers!

This week on Talking Tigs:LSU Football starts fall camp!Who are players to watch for the Tigers?And more!Thanks for listening, Subscribe, Share, and Geaux Tigers!

This week on Talking Tigs:10 Tigers selected in MLB Draft!SEC Football Media Days recapFootball personnel updateThanks for listening! Subscribe, Share, and Geaux Tigers!

This week on Talking Tigs:Baseball transfer portal newsFootball recruiting trail updateLSU to have on-field and on-jersey sponsors?Thanks for listening, Subscribe, Share, and Geaux Tigers!

When it is a thousand degrees outside, Elly gets sick on the field and then homers, and we just stay in the air conditioning and curse climate change. Geaux Tigers! Congrats to LSU on their College World Series win, fair and square, unlike the suspicious victory in the Jello Shot Challenge for charity (we're looking at you, Paul and Livy). The Dodgers just have so much going on trying to overcome the bad press about staying mum as the city burns.  They are donating a million dollars, but for what exactly? Did they prevent ICE from entering the ballpark grounds? Nezza disregards the directive and sings the anthem in Spanish. And still no other players speak out. Terry Francona continues to charm, and Harry Caray's grandson reminds us to keep the L in “flag.” Manny inspires Andy to greatness and a new nickname. Woody keeps topping out at 451' homers. Cal Raleigh is quietly shattering records. A horrific foul ball to the dugout incident brings a ballpark together, and we wish Hunter Bigge a full recovery. Please let it cool off before Pride Night in Baltimore.We say,  “When Big Papi calls, you answer,” “no projectiles, no fists,” and “when it's done with jello shots, is it really fraud?”  Fight the man, send your game balls to Meredith, get boosted, and find us on Bluesky @ncibpodcast, on Facebook @nocryinginbball, Instagram @nocryinginbball and on the Interweb at nocryinginbball.com. Please take a moment to subscribe to the show, and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to NCiB. Become a supporter at Patreon to help us keep doing what we do. We now have episode transcripts available!  They are available for free at our Patreon site. Say goodnight, Pottymouth. 

This week on Talking Tigs:LSU wins 8th baseball championship!!How the Tigers defeated Coastal CarolinaWhere does Jay Johnson go from here?Thanks for listening, Subscribe, Share, and Geaux Tigers!

This week on Talking Tigs:Baseball undefeated in wild CWS to advance to finals!Matchup vs. Coastal Carolina preview!Thanks for listening, Subscribe, Share, and Geaux Tigers!

Did you notice that as soon as your favorite team has a series in Tampa or Sacramento, there is a “news” story that sounds like Yelp reviews of the non-major-league facilities? It would have been a 10 if not for the batter's box. Swirling and unpredictable. You get it. Pottymouth swears Junior has a sixth tool but she never comes right out and says what it is. It might be a camp! Or bobbleheads! Her pitching flock has been reduced to Diamondbacks in the rough.  Patti is amused that there are stories predicting that 24 year old Cedanne may one day be the next 23 year old Pete. And is Adley hitting better because of losing the toe tap or because Patti benched him for a game? We ponder the motivation of old guys grinding it out in the minors. The police blotter checks in on the ongoing Wander Franco trial, and the terrible defacing of the Robinson and Miñoso mural in Miami. Geaux Tigers! The takeaway from Nationals Night Out is that if you are going to pitch in heels, for god's sake, PRACTICE in heels.We say, “13 is a lot. 14 is more,” “J. Geils,” and, “It rains on what's already wet.”: Fight the man, send your game balls to Meredith, get boosted, and find us on Bluesky @ncibpodcast, on Facebook @nocryinginbball, Instagram @nocryinginbball and on the Interweb at nocryinginbball.com. Please take a moment to subscribe to the show, and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to NCiB. Become a supporter at Patreon to help us keep doing what we do. We now have episode transcripts available!  They are available for free at our Patreon site. Say goodnight, Pottymouth.