re: 2016 NCAA LSU Men's Swimming and Diving Results

nationally ranked doesn't mean they were actually good. there's not that many teams. it's not difficult to be ranked.

smaller sports will never matter in regards to this AD's job. All Joe has to do with that sport is make sure the coach keeps shite in line and nobody gets in trouble. if we ranked all the sports at LSU in order of importance, swimming and diving would be last or second to last even if they were winning SEC titles.

quote:

---

LSU Swimming was on the rise and both Men and Women were Nationally ranked (same facility) when Coach Dave Geyer was named head coach

---

2007-2008 Men - 17th (6th) Women - 17th (6th)
2008-2009 Men - NR (6th) Women - NR (8th)
2009-2010 Men - 19th (7th) Women - 25th (7th)
2010-2011 Men - 20th (4th) Women - 18th (8th)
2011-2012 Men - NR (5th) Women - 23rd (5th) Geyer's First Season
2012-2013 Men - NR (6th) Women - NR (7th)
2013-2014 Men - NR (9th) Women - NR (7th)
2014-2015 Men - NR (9th) Women - 20th (5th)
2015-2016 Men - NR (10th) Women - NR (7th)

Before the Parenthesis is the End of Season National Ranking. In the Parenthesis is the place the team finished at SEC's.

The Natatorium is not exactly a recruiting goldmine and if the primary swimming facility, along with lack of interest from the LSU community, is below par, why would top recruits attend?

Swimming has not exactly been a focal point of our University and our placement in the SEC is more telling than our final ranking, in my opinion. If you are swimming fan, I understand disappointment, but until we taking the sport seriously at our University, then I do not see it changing much.

However, if you are going to look at S&D, look at Cross Country, which finishes at the bottom, but also hurts our team big time at Track Nationals year in and year out. I understand looking at a college sporting event and always wanting LSU to be well represented, but relax.