Ire of the Tiger

LSU head coach Will Wade, center, talks with his players, from left, Charles Manning Jr., Darius Days (0), Skylar Mays, partially obscured, Trendon Watford (2) and Emmitt Williams (5) during a timeout in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game, Saturday, Nov. 16, 2019, in Baton Rouge, La. LSU won 75-65. (AP Photo/Bill Feig)FAYETTEVILLE -- LSU Coach Will Wade had a stern message for his team after East Tennessee State -- coached by Southern Arkansas University graduate Steve Forbes -- came into the Maravich Assembly Center and beat the Tigers 74-63 on Dec. 18.

East Tennessee State is 13-3 and favored to win the Southern Conference, but the Buccaneers led LSU by as many as 23 points…