LSUDad Posted March 12, 2022 Share Posted March 12, 2022 (edited) Word out, Wade is out. https://www.al.com/sports/2022/03/will-wade-out-as-basketball-coach-at-lsu.html?outputType=amp Edited March 12, 2022 by LSUDad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dachsie Posted March 12, 2022 Share Posted March 12, 2022 Well darn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSUDad Posted March 12, 2022 Author Share Posted March 12, 2022 From Woody! LSU Community: Today, we informed Will Wade that he has been terminated for cause, pursuant to the provisions of his amended employment agreement as the Men’s Basketball Head Coach at LSU. Bill Armstrong has also been terminated as Associate Head Coach. For more than four years, the University has patiently allowed the NCAA investigative process to unfold, jointly working with the NCAA Enforcement Staff and, subsequently, with the Complex Case Unit (CCU), to ensure the evidence collected was as thorough and fair as possible. Throughout that time, the University and its men’s basketball program have operated under an exhausting shroud of negativity. As requested, and as required by state law, the University is releasing a redacted copy of the Notice of Allegations received from the CCU of the Independent Accountability Resolution Process (IARP). The Notice contains serious allegations, including multiple charges alleging Coach Wade’s personal involvement in—or awareness of—Level I misconduct. After receiving the Notice earlier this week, we took several days to fully evaluate it and engage in deliberate and thoughtful discussions about our next steps. We can no longer subject our University, Department of Athletics, and—most importantly—our student-athletes, to this taxing and already-lengthy process without taking action. Our responsibility to protect and promote the integrity and well-being of our entire institution and our student-athletes will always be paramount. Notably, our decision to terminate Coach Wade and Coach Armstrong is not an acknowledgement of agreement with any of the allegations. The University will determine its positions on the allegations after an exhaustive and objective examination of the relevant facts and applicable NCAA regulations. We will immediately initiate a national search for a new head coach. Assistant Coach Kevin Nickelberry will lead our team for the remainder of the season. We know that the LSU community will rally around our program and our student-athletes, none of whom are alleged to have been involved in any misconduct. Per NCAA rules and procedures, we are unable to provide further comment on the IARP process, the contents of the Notice of Allegations, or today’s decision. Sincerely, William F. Tate IV President Scott Woodward Director of Athletics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herb Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 I was doing family things this afternoon and evening and this somewhat caught me off guard. LSU's 1st order of business is damage control and to do whatever is necessary to mitigate and lessen potential penalties. I think Woodward and Tate will spring into action to provide a narrative to countermand any "lack of institutional control" charges. Their joint statement puts them in front of the narrative and the message moving forward that I'd try to paint is as follows. Any lack of institutional control was the direct fault of the previous AD and sports programs. A shit cloud followed Alleva from Duke to LSU that resulted in controversies arising from the major hired of Joe Alleva: Will Wade and Ed Orgeron. When Woodward was hired, he started cleaning the programs up and ultimately terminated both the head football coach and the head men's basketball coach. All of the incidents (except for the incident involving OBJ in the Championship Game in January 2020) happened prior to Woodward and Tate being in command. The LSU athletic department then and the LSU athletic department now are 2 completely different organizations. If Woodward can establish a series of actions of improving internal compliance protocols and staff, it could demonstrate to the NCAA that LSU has significantly made changes to ensure that these types of transgressions won't happen again. The NCAA seems to favor and accept self-imposed sanctions to mitigate penalties the NCAA itself hands down. The NCAA also does not want to risk being overly punitive and risk being taken through the courts again (after losing the whole NIL challenge). Firing Wade on the eve of the NCAA tournament is a pretty strong self-imposed action. Many people question the timing, but making a stance that institutional ethics matter way more than wins and losses helps LSU's cause. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herb Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 On the hiring front, LSU does not owe Wade a dime and that gives LSU some breathing room in terms of offering Woodward's next home run hire a contract. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSUDad Posted March 13, 2022 Author Share Posted March 13, 2022 Will Wade, Bill Armstrong fired from LSU LSU head coach Will Wade(WAFB) By Kevin Foster Published: Mar. 12, 2022 at 2:13 PM CST|Updated: 6 hours ago BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - LSU has fired head basketball coach Will Wade and associate head coach Bill Armstrong on Saturday, March 12, university officials said. This comes after LSU confirmed on Wednesday, March 9, that it had received the NCAA notice of allegations. Those NCAA violations have reportedly occurred since 2017, and are related to an FBI wire-tapping scandal involving Wade and were later combined with allegations targeting the football program, which led to a self-imposed bowl ban in 2020. University president William Tate confirmed the news in a statement. Tate said, “The Notice contains serious allegations, including multiple charges alleging Coach Wade’s personal involvement in—or awareness of—Level I misconduct. After receiving the Notice earlier this week, we took several days to fully evaluate it and engage in deliberate and thoughtful discussions about our next steps. We can no longer subject our University, Department of Athletics, and—most importantly—our student-athletes, to this taxing and already-lengthy process without taking action. Our responsibility to protect and promote the integrity and well-being of our entire institution and our student-athletes will always be paramount.” LSU assistant basketball coach Bill Armstrong(WAFB) LSU leadership confirmed it will “immediately initiate a national search for a new head coach.” University leaders said, “assistant coach Kevin Nickelberry will lead our team for the remainder of the season.” The university was unable to provide additional details “per NCAA rules and procedures, we are unable to provide further comment on the IARP process, the contents of the Notice of Allegations, or today’s decision.” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchertiger Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 If the allegations are true WW was a busy man. With NIL not likely to see as much of this stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herb Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 2 hours ago, Hatchertiger said: With NIL not likely to see as much of this stuff. This may have bearing on the penalties also. With NIL, there is little need for this type of violation. However, it was still against the rules at the time. Unlike others, Wade was not arrested, tried, and convicted. I assume that has some bearing on what kind of evidence is there? It also sounds like LSU is going to fight almost all of the allegations but they exercised the option to fire Wade with cause once the Notice of Allegations was handed down. At this point, these are still allegations only despite what the vultures in the press want to portray. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nutriaitch Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 2 hours ago, Herb said: This may have bearing on the penalties also. With NIL, there is little need for this type of violation. However, it was still against the rules at the time. it’s against the rules now too. the school and coach cannot be directly involved in NIL. Let alone so involved that the coach is the guy paying the NIL deal. 2 hours ago, Herb said: Unlike others, Wade was not arrested, tried, and convicted. I assume that has some bearing on what kind of evidence is there? not relevant in NCAA eyes. these are level 1 violations. 2 hours ago, Herb said: It also sounds like LSU is going to fight almost all of the allegations but they exercised the option to fire Wade with cause once the Notice of Allegations was handed down. i’m just extremely thankful we have Woody and not Alleva at this point. 2 hours ago, Herb said: At this point, these are still allegations only despite what the vultures in the press want to portray. if the money truly came from his checking account and the extortion from the broad happened via text on his cell, there will be paper trails. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herb Posted March 14, 2022 Share Posted March 14, 2022 Every LSU fan should read this. Hammer, meet nail:https://www.andthevalleyshook.com/2022/3/14/22976282/im-not-sorry-will-wade 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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