Stands is back in the SEC

[Coach34]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">BREAKING: Former LSU head coach Johnny Jones and ex-Mississippi State head coach Rick Stansbury to be on Will Wade?s staff at LSU.<a href="https://t.co/8arUVSwrT6">https://t.co/8arUVSwrT6</a></p>&mdash; Glenn Guilbeau (@SportBeatTweet) <a href="https://twitter.com/SportBeatTweet/status/2038660775753965849?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 30, 2026</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

[NCMSTFAN]

Will Wade got 2 really good Assistants

[Coach34]

Stands has tried so hard to get a head job and just couldnt. Did all he could for Ga Tech

[EdwardDrayton]

He's sixty-six years old. Why would he do this??!!??!!

[Skydawg1]

"Little Ricky Stansbury" - Dale Brown.

[Coach34]

He's sixty-six years old. Why would he do this??!!??!!

Wants to remain relevant
Coach in the bigtime one more time
Will probably make around 500K
Will Wade needs another recruiter/bagman type to sell the program

[EdwardDrayton]

Relevant for what??!!
As an assistant to WILL WADE at this stage of his career??!!??
Does he need the money that bad??!!??
I GET the value to Wade. Just seems a little embarrassing for Stans.

[Coach34]

Just seems a little embarrassing for Stans.

Why? It's literally the best job he can get other than HC at Delta St or a ULL if he could even get that

[somebodyshotmypaw]

Why? It's literally the best job he can get other than HC at Delta St or a ULL if he could even get that

I’m not going to be working at 66.

[EdwardDrayton]

I’m not going to be working at 66.

It just seems he is unable to read or accept the cues and exit gracefully stage right.

[StarkVegasSteve]

He's sixty-six years old. Why would he do this??!!??!!

This is what I do not understand. His health was not the best during his last 2 years at WKU and now you are going to ask him to be on the road recruiting 9 months out of the year and being back in the grind of college basketball? My guess personally? His son wanted P4 assistant job and the only way Wade would take him is to have Rick come on board as well because it was rumored he was headed to NC State if Wade had stayed. Noah was just let go with that staff at ULM and was not brought with Wade from McNeese.

[EdwardDrayton]

This is what I do not understand. His health was not the best during his last 2 years at WKU and now you are going to ask him to be on the road recruiting 9 months out of the year and being back in the grind of college basketball? My guess personally? His son wanted P4 assistant job and the only way Wade would take him is to have Rick come on board as well because it was rumored he was headed to NC State if Wade had stayed. Noah was just let go with that staff at ULM and was not brought with Wade from McNeese.

OK this is starting to make a little sense if Noah is coming on with Rick. But I'm still a little confused because I thought Isaac was the one at McNeese and NC State with Wade?? Or do I have that wrong?

[StarkVegasSteve]

OK this is starting to make a little sense if Noah is coming on with Rick. But I'm still a little confused because I thought Isaac was the one at McNeese and NC State with Wade?? Or do I have that wrong?

I could be wrong on which one. I did not research that at all. I have gotten those kids mixed up their entire lives.

[BeardoMSU]

I could be wrong on which one. I did not research that at all. I have gotten those kids mixed up their entire lives.

Shadrach or Meshach?***

[Extendedcab]

It was his other brother Abednego! ***

[Ranchdawg]

I hope Stans has some strong soap to wash off daily the stench that will be with that program down there.

[Coach34]

I hope Stans has some strong soap to wash off daily the stench that will be with that program down there.

Hilarious. Stands was hired because of his dirty deeds. He was one of the SEC's early bagmen to become an actual HC. Same with Johnny Jones. Bagman turned HC at LSU

[EdwardDrayton]

Shadrach or Meshach?***

LOL!! Well played Beard! Yeah I get confused too cuz I think he has three sons and I can never remember all three names or who's where!!!

[EdwardDrayton]

It was his other brother Abednego! ***

LOL!

[EdwardDrayton]

I could be wrong on which one. I did not research that at all. I have gotten those kids mixed up their entire lives.

Yeah I can never remember all the details either.

[EdwardDrayton]

I hope Stans has some strong soap to wash off daily the stench that will be with that program down there.

Truth!!!

[was21]

Always thought it was Shadrack MeShack and a Mexico...never saw it in writing just heard about it

[Coach34]

I thought one of them was named Nebuchadnezzar or something like that