Baseball proves you can have a ton of talent, but that doesn't always equate to success!

In sports, most fans think a lot of talent will automatically turn into wins, but that's not always the case. The teams that have good leadership, chemistry, talent, experience, confidence, drive to win and the "it" factor are much more likely to beat a team that is supremely talented almost every time!

Last year's LSU baseball team had all that, with the most important part of that formula is having the "it" factor. Talent is nice to have, but it takes a lot more than that to win consistently. When last year's team was in a close game, you knew they were going to somehow find a way to win. This year's team doesn't have that confidence, leadership, strong desire to win and clearly don't have the "it factor."

This year's team has talent, but it's void of a lot of the other key factors that are needed to be elite. I believe this year's team has the makings of becoming a great team down the road, but the only problem with that is the NIL/transfer portal almost guarantees there will be a lot of new faces on the team next year.

I guess, it is what it is!