re: Will wade show.. basketball traditions

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We could start with a winning tradition.

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EXACTLY.

I commend Wade for trying to build the program. But all the marketing, promotions, new "traditions" won't mean shite if the team isn't winning.

Dale Brown was a "promoter", but the greatest "promotion" he ever did was turning LSU into a perennial NCAAT team with two Final Four appearances. If Wade starts stringing together winning seasons, the fans will be there and be loud. LSU is not unique in that regard.

I know Wade desperately wants larger, more energetic crowds because he knows the players on the team feed off the energy and recruits want to come to a place where they can also be a part of that excitement. But all the promotions in the world won't do that. Winning will.

If he can navigate this team through a manageable January schedule and have them in the hunt, then mark down 2/9/19 as the date he will have a chance to win over the casual fan when Auburn comes to BR on a Saturday. If he can win that one, then two weeks later Tennessee comes in to BR and the PMAC will be rocking. If he loses, then he's starting all over again...just like when LSU lost in front of a packed house vs. #1 Oklahoma and last year when they lost to Alabama in front of a raucous crowd.