Which Championship run was the more enjoyable, 2023 or 2025?

2025 was less expected, we had a good team but I would’ve understood if they fell a little short.

2023 was more stressful because we had a superteam and it felt like if we didn’t win we maybe wasted something — despite the fact that wake forest and Florida were also really good.

Also was’s jays first here so felt like there was more outside pressure

I feel like 2025 was more due to JJ's coaching and recruiting/transfer portal signings than was 2023. Both were great teams.

2023 felt like watching Burrow, Chase, Jefferson, etc. You knew you were watching stars who would transcend the regional, niche world of college baseball.

2025 felt like watching the 2003 Saban LSU champions. Absolutely elite defense that proved levels better than any unit on any other team. Quality offense that stepped up in spots on the biggest stage.

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2025 was less expected, we had a good team but I would’ve understood if they fell a little short.

2023 was more stressful because we had a superteam and it felt like if we didn’t win we maybe wasted something — despite the fact that wake forest and Florida were also really good.

Also was’s jays first here so felt like there was more outside pressure

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See that’s how I feel/felt if you switched 23 and 25.

23 felt like the super team with just some hiccups in the losers bracket that we fought out of.

This year the team seemed promising but took a while to feel dominant but they got hot at the perfect time.

In addition to all the other reasons listed, i was way more emotionally attached to the players on the 2023 team. We watched guys like Dugas, Beloso, Thompson, Morgan, Floyd, and Crews battle for 3-5 years and continue to come up short. They stayed through injuries and coaching staff changes. Some of them slumped and struggled at times. Some were loved from day 1. And Crews talked so much about coming to LSU for the experience and I would've felt like LSU let him down if he didn't get a championship before he left.

I mean its 23 and its not close. It was with a group of guys that had been around for awhile (Crews, Thompson, Morgan, Dugas, Beloso, Travinski) and we had watched grow for 3-4 years. It was the first one in 14 years. And it was done against 2 of the toughest teams in recent Omaha memory in Wake and Florida. Plus the whole facing elimination, bullpen stepping up when you needed them, skenes vs lowder, Tanks walk off. IMO that was the best college world series in history along with the most magical LSU CWS run in history and im still mad that i wasnt there. I still watch the documentary on youtube every now and then

25 felt like once we won that first one against Arkansas it was over. And i know alot of fans probably dont want to admit this but i do think the field was as weak as its been in awhile this year. That's not to diminish LSUs win. I think 25 will be remembered by maybe the best 1-2 punch in LSU history in Kade-Eyanson and also for the arkansas walk off

2023 was more intense because it was clearly the best team we've had in a while and it was starting to feel like "if not now, when?" It was such a super team that anything less than Omaha would've been a serious let down. Plus Omaha was a freaking ride with those heavyweight battles with Wake Forrest and Florida. You could put any of the 3 Wake games and game 1 with Florida and put MLB jerseys on them and anybody would've called those classic games. Also, we had an absolute studs who were gonna be pros but just as many Louisiana guys who were playing their last games and had given 3-5 years to the program, made the bridge from Mainieri to Johnson, and we wanted a win for those guys so so badly.

2025 was so strange. It never felt like we were this dominant championship caliber team. It was like no team came out and said "we're those guys" and just took it. It feels more like we're the last team surviving instead of beating everyone else by being vastly superior to them.

Beating UF for the Championship was soooo enjoyable.