re: Manieri's uncomfortable interview in the Advocate

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Sounds like Mainieri could be the next coach in Lafayette with all those excuses.

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Why would UL downgrade?


Roll Louisiana

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Then he segued into some bullshite about some state schools, like Florida and TAMU, having a population advantage. While technically it's true that they have larger populations, they don't have our brand. It kind of pissed me off that CPM is claiming a disadvantage to UF and TAMU.

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UF and A&M have a larger pool of potential players that are eligible for state-based financial incentives; this is important in a sport where the scholarships are limited. I'm pretty sure he was just saying it would be nice if we had more recruits eligible for TOPS.

Everything he says comes off, to me, as whining and excuse making.

I also really hate that he said he doesn't have time to develop a young pitchers 3rd pitch bc they're in situations where they have to win. Last I checked there'd be some games throughout the regular season where you can work on development without costing your team a chance at winning. Also, if you lose a game or two early, but had great pitcher development in the process, what difference does it make?

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It’s not a normal thing for a player to turn down $2 million signing bonuses to attend LSU. But that happens pretty regularly at Vanderbilt. Anybody could speculate to what those reasons are.

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shots fricking fired

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It’s not a normal thing for a player to turn down $2 million signing bonuses to attend LSU. But that happens pretty regularly at Vanderbilt. Anybody could speculate to what those reasons are. I’m not going to sit here and say anything.

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What are you telling me here?

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Jared Poché did not dominate on the mound and the guys we used in Game 3 did not dominate on the mound.

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Threw 1 player under the bus and then half the pen..

So I guess Newman, Norman and Duvall didn't dominate?? Or did they dominate too much so had to be pulled. Bugg did just fine too. It was the dickhead coach that failed THE MOUND.

Asshat didn't take a single ounce of blame anywhere.


Then this to finish it off:

Aaron Nola wasn’t that good as a true freshman.

WTF? I mean he wasn't All American but seriously? What a dick

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2012 SEASON
Appeared in 19 games (16 starts), posting a 7-4 record and a 3.61 ERA in 89.2 innings with seven walks and 89 strikeouts … finished No. 1 in the SEC in fewest walks allowed and in batters struck out looking (40), and No. 9 in the league in overall strikeouts … pitched effectively in Game 1 of the NCAA Super Regional (June 8) versus Stony Brook, limiting the Seawolves to two runs on nine hits in six innings with no walks and six strikeouts … named to the 2012 NCAA Regional All-Tournament Team after defeating UL-Monroe in Tigers' opening game of tournament -- limited the Warhawks to one run on four hits in a career-high eight innings with a career-best 10 strikeouts … defeated Ole Miss (May 6) with excellent seven-inning outing - allowed three runs on seven hits with two walks and three strikeouts … posted win over Alabama (April 15), allowing one run on three hits in five innings with no walks and five strikeouts … recorded nine strikeouts on April 1 start vs. Arkansas - limited the Razorbacks to two runs on three hits in 6.1 innings with one walk and nine strikeouts (no decision in a 3-2 LSU win) … delivered an excellent performance in his second career SEC start on March 25 at Auburn … limited Auburn to three runs on eight hits in 7.1 innings with no walks and two strikeouts … delivered a dominant performance on March 6 in just his second career collegiate start, blanking Tulane through eight innings of work in a 5-0 victory in New Orleans … allowed just three hits against the Green Wave while recording no walks and six strikeouts … Nola fired 78 pitches in the outing at Tulane; remarkably, 62 of the 78 pitches (79 percent) were strikes.

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Sorry, but LSU has a huge recruiting advantage as well with TOPS.

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not everyone qualifies for TOPS, and that only pertains to in state players. Vandy can give VERY generous financial aid packages to anyone from anywhere, not to mention an education at Vandy is a little better sell than one at LSU.

Maybe I'm off base, but I took it as kids that would go to a school like Vanderbilt are more interested in getting their degree and would pass up money to do so.

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It’s not a normal thing for a player to turn down $2 million signing bonuses to attend LSU. But that happens pretty regularly at Vanderbilt. Anybody could speculate to what those reasons are. I’m not going to sit here and say anything.

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I guess he means they qualify for full-ride academic scholarships? Or Vandy buys insurance for them? Or Vandy is outright paying people SMU style?

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Was PM insinuating cheating at a place like Vandy? Sure sounded like it to me.

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not cheating but they sure have an easier time managing their 11.7 scholarships when they can basically give their kids full rides with financial aid packages. makes it a lot easier to convince a kid to turn down a couple million dollars. i think he's basically saying it's a competitive disadvantage and that the ncaa needs to reevaluate how baseball programs provide for their players. maybe it's his way of saying 11.7 limitation is ridiculous and needs to be addressed