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Who would you rather face in Supers?

Posted on 6/4/17 at 12:48 am
Posted by Tres7139
Member since Oct 2011
770 posts
Posted on 6/4/17 at 12:48 am
Of course, I'm betting on LSU winning tomorrow night.

USM or USA?

I think the jury is out on Mississippi St. Even if they win tomorrow morning, facing the loser of the above 2 won't be an easy task and their bullpen will be toast to try and win 3 games in 2 days.

Anyways, I would rather play USM. South Alabama scares me. Scrappy team that reminds me of Stony Brook and for some odd reason, LSU hasn't played well against inferior opponents all season long.
Posted by DeathValley85
Member since May 2011
17164 posts
Posted on 6/4/17 at 12:52 am to
Honestly, I just didn't want to play MS State again. Not that I think we arent better than them or couldn't beat them again...just hate facing the same team again.

Can't blame an LSU fan for hating rematches
This post was edited on 6/4/17 at 12:53 am
Posted by JPLSU1981
Baton Rouge
Member since Oct 2005
26244 posts
Posted on 6/4/17 at 12:53 am to
Based on our recent history of falling to Cinderellas in the Supers (SB, CC), I'll go with SouthernMiss... bigger name with better history. One would hope that we wouldn't get caught napping

This post was edited on 6/4/17 at 12:56 am
Posted by Tres7139
Member since Oct 2011
770 posts
Posted on 6/4/17 at 12:54 am to
While I agree, we also lost to USA this year.

Could you imagine how pumped they'll be to come into Alex Box for a chance to go to Omaha?
Posted by SaintNTiger
New Orleans
Member since Jan 2014
1290 posts
Posted on 6/4/17 at 12:54 am to
Posted by Solo Cam
Member since Sep 2015
32628 posts
Posted on 6/4/17 at 12:55 am to
At this point IDGAF. This team is a national title quality squad. We're going to have to best top flight competition to achieve our ultimate goal. I would rather State because their pitching depth is trash.
Posted by Broski
Member since Jun 2011
70836 posts
Posted on 6/4/17 at 12:55 am to
quote:

While I agree, we also lost to USA this year.



Did you see the pitchers we threw in that game?
Posted by Tres7139
Member since Oct 2011
770 posts
Posted on 6/4/17 at 1:10 am to
I see your point but our bats alone should've won that game. They didn't throw anyone special either
Posted by saint tiger225
San Diego
Member since Jan 2011
35371 posts
Posted on 6/4/17 at 1:43 am to
quote:

At this point IDGAF. This team is a national title quality squad. We're going to have to best top flight competition to achieve our ultimate goal.
You must not be watching the same games as me.

With our unusually shaky pitching and all the errors, we have a lot of work to do to beat "top flight competition".

While it's great our offense has been able to help us out when our pitching and fielding has been subpar (which usually isn't the case), anyone who watched the last 2 games, against the worst team in the tourney, Texas Southern, and our game tonight against Southeastern, and thought "this team is a "national title quality squad" is out of their damn minds.

Sure, the potential is there, but we have faced 1 team that was horrible, although they played 2 scrappy games, and another that's been decent, and we haven't really looked too good. If we were to play like this against teams with a good pitching staff and deeper lineups, we could be in trouble.

Hopefully, these 2 games will be a wake-up call for this team and they'll come out on top of things for their next game. But, we aren't ready to face "top flight competition" if we don't start playing better and definitely aren't a "national title quality squad" as long as we keep playing like we have thus far in the regionals.


Here's to the Tigers waking up and playing to their potential, instead of down to their opponent.
Posted by BallHog
Member since Oct 2009
217 posts
Posted on 6/4/17 at 2:09 am to
quote:

Sure, the potential is there, but we have faced 1 team that was horrible, although they played 2 scrappy games, and another that's been decent, and we haven't really looked too good. If we were to play like this against teams with a good pitching staff and deeper lineups, we could be in trouble.

Hopefully, these 2 games will be a wake-up call for this team and they'll come out on top of things for their next game. But, we aren't ready to face "top flight competition" if we don't start playing better and definitely aren't a "national title quality squad" as long as we keep playing like we have thus far in the regionals.


While its true that we played poorly against teams that outperformed their average quality over the course of this season, we still won the games comfortably by 5+ runs each. UNC lost to Davidson, Stanford got eliminated, etc. shite happens in regionals (although, I should note, rarely to LSU).

If we continue to make the basic mistakes of these past 2 then sure, we can't win it all, but this team definitely has the talent and experience/polish of a natty contender.

How far they go depends on the contributions of the young guns and whether or not their brilliance dries up against elite competition. If Watson Hess and Smith play the way they did tonight in concert with the top of the lineup, we can beat any team in the country.
Posted by say when
Member since Mar 2015
1613 posts
Posted on 6/4/17 at 5:58 am to
The horse goes in front of the cart.
Posted by roguetiger15
Member since Jan 2013
16152 posts
Posted on 6/4/17 at 6:13 am to
If we played a national title caliber squad the last two games we would be 0-2. Bigly
Posted by RedTigerRulz
BFE
Member since Oct 2013
15317 posts
Posted on 6/4/17 at 6:20 am to
quote:

If we played a national title caliber squad the last two games we would be 0-2. Bigly



Glad we won, but you are correct. Lange pitches like that in Omaha, we get cornholed big time.
Posted by supersaints9
Colleyville,Tx
Member since Dec 2009
14146 posts
Posted on 6/4/17 at 6:35 am to
"You're a dumbass"

Posted by RedTigerRulz
BFE
Member since Oct 2013
15317 posts
Posted on 6/4/17 at 6:43 am to
quote:

Who would you rather face in Supers?



Any team we could curb stomp in two easy games!!!
Posted by RealityTiger
Geismar, LA
Member since Jan 2010
20442 posts
Posted on 6/4/17 at 8:34 am to
One thing I've noticed about this team all season long is their struggle to fight complacency. They get a big win and want to go into the next game with an 80% effort.
Posted by roguetiger15
Member since Jan 2013
16152 posts
Posted on 6/4/17 at 8:34 am to
Well that ain't happening so pick again
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