LSU’s John Brady Fired

Louisiana State University’s head coach has been fired. John Brady, who was in the middle of a struggling season as head coach of the LSU Tigers, was dismissed from his duties. In his place is an assistant, Butch Pierre, who will be the interim head coach, presumably for the remainder of the regular season of play. Brady had enjoyed 10 mostly successful years in Baton Rouge with the Tigers, netting a record of 192-139 over the course of time with the team. He got his Tigers to the NCAA Tournament and even the Final Four back in 2006. However, the past two seasons were a not up to par for the Tigers, and Brady was floundering in a tough SEC schedule this year.

This kind of a firing has to make you wonder. Do you think it is better to get rid of a coach mid-way through a season if you know he’s finished, or do you think it’s better to hang on with him until the end of the season is through? Do you think it is better for the players to get to know a new coach and his system as soon as possible, or do you think that further confounds the problem? We wish coach Brady well in his future endeavors.

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