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Who is the better coach?

Posted on 6/13/25 at 10:16 pm
Posted by AlecRock23
Central, LA
Member since Mar 2015
1486 posts
Posted on 6/13/25 at 10:16 pm
Jay Johnson or Paul Maineri

I voted Jay Johnson
This post was edited on 6/13/25 at 10:17 pm
Posted by Nado Jenkins83
Land of the Free
Member since Nov 2012
63213 posts
Posted on 6/13/25 at 10:17 pm to
Paul wasnt that good in my mind.

Jay takes more chances imo. I could be wrong.
Posted by NFLSU
Screwston, Texas
Member since Oct 2014
18167 posts
Posted on 6/13/25 at 10:17 pm to
The coach who brought two different programs to the CWS Finals in his first 2 years on the job.
Posted by lsufan1971
Zachary
Member since Nov 2003
22097 posts
Posted on 6/13/25 at 10:37 pm to
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Jay Johnson


And it’s not even close. Paul did a pretty good job here and was a great recruiter. Jay is in another level.
Posted by Jim bean xxx
Member since Sep 2018
7428 posts
Posted on 6/13/25 at 10:39 pm to
Jay
Posted by NFLSU
Screwston, Texas
Member since Oct 2014
18167 posts
Posted on 6/13/25 at 10:39 pm to
Nolan Cain was a great recruiter.

Jay’s ex-players respect him.

Paul’s ex-players laugh at him.
Posted by poncho villa
DALLAS
Member since Jul 2010
18450 posts
Posted on 6/13/25 at 10:39 pm to
Paul was some bad luck away from winning two more natties.

Walker getting hurt during 2017 run and Jake slaughter being a complete moron

Also Poche throwing the ball away to first multiple times. Memory is spotty but that was a massive error that TCU capitalized on.

Ralph Rhymes hitting into 7 double plays doesn’t help either lol.



CPM is goated
Posted by LSUSkip
Central, LA
Member since Jul 2012
22609 posts
Posted on 6/13/25 at 10:48 pm to
Paul won't get the respect he deserves because he only won one natty, but he didn't win with his best teams. He was coaching during a tough era for schools like LSU. I'm so glad the dead bat era is over.
Posted by Tarpon08
Cut Off, LA
Member since Dec 2014
6601 posts
Posted on 6/13/25 at 11:31 pm to
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Paul was some bad luck away from winning two more natties.


Jay is 48 and likely can Coach here for 20 more years. He will win at least one more and I’d actually say he wins 3-4 more.

I know half of our fanbase hates him but he’s got a shot to win a frickton of games and go down as an all time great.
Posted by jgriffith
Paradise Valley, Arizona
Member since Sep 2005
6031 posts
Posted on 6/13/25 at 11:43 pm to
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I know half of our fanbase hates him


Well that half is stupid.
Posted by NFLSU
Screwston, Texas
Member since Oct 2014
18167 posts
Posted on 6/14/25 at 12:12 am to
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I know half of our fanbase hates him

Posted by Sofaking2
Member since Apr 2023
13781 posts
Posted on 6/14/25 at 12:39 am to
Paul was a decent coach, but probably stayed 3-4 years too long. He was burned out and done for the most part. It happens to the best of coaches.
Posted by Tiger1988
Houston
Member since May 2016
28548 posts
Posted on 6/14/25 at 6:35 am to
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CPM is goated

Better than Skip and Jay?
Comparing Paul to Skip is stupid. It is like comparing Orgeron to Saban.
Paul compared to Johnson is like comparing Les to Saban.
Jay = Saban

Paul’s best coaching job was 2017. It was his players and they came out of nowhere. Les had 2011 so there’s that.
You make your “luck” sometimes. Injuries are part of this game like any other. If Jay doesn’t lose Grant Taylor, that team may have had the top 3 picks and not lost an SEC game. That team if it wasn’t the GOAT at LSU, it would have been easily.
This post was edited on 6/14/25 at 6:44 am
Posted by mdomingue
Lafayette, LA
Member since Nov 2010
38734 posts
Posted on 6/14/25 at 6:36 am to
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Paul was a decent coach


He was better than that.


quote:

but probably stayed 3-4 years too long.


Probably.

quote:

He was burned out and done for the most part. It happens to the best of coaches.



I think he also had some physical health issues. I also think a few years off made him want to compete again. Unfortunately for him, he is not starting off that well.
Posted by SulphursFinest
Lafayette
Member since Jan 2015
10120 posts
Posted on 6/14/25 at 7:00 am to
Jay Johnson is better, but PM was no slouch
Posted by Tarpon08
Cut Off, LA
Member since Dec 2014
6601 posts
Posted on 6/14/25 at 8:00 am to
Seriously do none of yall come on this board during games or after losses?
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