Will Wade knew that NC State fans would be (rightfully) upset after the former LSU head coach left Raleigh to become, well, LSU’s head coach. It’s understandable: Wade had mentioned numerous times that he was in it for the long haul with the Wolfpack. But after returning to Baton Rouge, he rankled not only fans, but NC State head coach Boo Corrigan.
Wade doesn’t share the same feelings, though.
“Their fans are incredible,” Wade said on the “Tingle and Co.” podcast on Thursday. “They’ve got an incredible fanbase, they’ve got an incredible passion. They have an SEC-type fanbase; most of the ACC is not that … they deserve to win big in basketball. They care about basketball like LSU cares about football.”…