I come to bury Coach Schnall, not to praise him.

That is a Coastal Issues not LSU. LSU is the champs and would be with or without his ejection.

The way the kids left the presser was grim. He let them down and wouldn't be surprised if there weren't a hefty amount of entries into the portal.

He tried to intimidate and bully the umps right at the get go. The umps wouldn’t have any of it. He still won’t admit he was wrong.
His players for the most part imitate his behavior. Like Playground baseball punks.
He should be disciplined or let go by the university.

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All of this is wrong and colored by your fandom.
First- my team won and I’m damn happy about it but every time I think about that situation I get more pissed. So I’m going to lay out why it was an abomination and terrible job of umpiring a game.
TLDR: My conclusion -Angel Campos started the problem with a ticky tack warning, amplified the situation with his piss poor communication, and should never call another CWS game.

First off, let’s discuss how it got started. Angel Campos lit off this whole fuse himself when he issued the first warning. The strike zone was bad in the 1st and the pitch that set everything off was a terrible call. It was both high and inside. So much so that everyone was shocked it was a strike. That’s why they asked for clarification on the count.( It’s common for coaches to miss the ball/ strike indication on steal plays as focus shifts to the runner). At that, the first base coach walks forward a few steps and says something about the call as he’s facing the infield and putting his hands on his knees to prepare for the next pitch. He wasn’t causing a scene or showing up the umpire. (Umpires are the only officials in major sports who seem to be affected so deeply by criticism.)
When he stepped out, called time, and warned the first base coach a fuse was lit that could not be stopped. At that moment, there was only 1 person who could keep the game from spiraling- Angel Campos.

That’s when he throws gas onto the lit fuse. You just warned an assistant coach- and therefore the entire team in the first inning. That’s a big deal. As mentioned earlier, you did so when it wasn’t t even obvious that anyone was arguing with you. You just chose to whip it out and start off the dick measuring contest right here and now. The head coach in that situation is well within his rights to ask the umpire for what they are being warned, and to receive a professional explanation. A good umpire, intent on maintaining control, trust, and rapport, will tell the coach what the issue is. A good coach will make sure it doesn’t happen again while also subtly getting his point across. In fact, good umpires will tell you “it’s my job to keep you in the game, it’s your job to keep your assistant’s in the game”. They do so by communicating. Angel chose to wave off the coach’s inquiry. Last chance to diffuse probably gone.
Instead, he chooses to wave him off again and point and yell at him. Fuse end reached bomb goes off.
From there he scurries away from Schnall forcing Schnall to chase after him. Then the Barney Fife clown runs in and trips on his partner, gets up and issues a 2 game suspension for warning. Now the bomb has hit a cache of stored weapons! At that moment the argument shifts from the quick hook of the plate umpire to head coach having to defend himself from a 2 game suspension for “bumping”.
So now Angel and crew have created a situation where the coach is not leaving the field without arguing 2 valid points (both that he’s right on) and they can justify “prolonged” arguing.

This was atrocious officiating all the way around. Angel started it off with bad calls, escalated it once with a quick and unnecessary warning, then again with a refusal to communicate with the only person he demands communication with (HC), and again with a quick ejection that he baited. The crew further exacerbates the situation with failed gymnastics routine and then has the audacity to whine that the coach was to excessive.
At the end of the day be careful what you wish for. Like Clemson last year, Coastal this year, and 2 other teams in the previous 2 seasons, your team’s turn will come too If we do t fix the umpiring issue in this game

Open the door, get on the floor, everybody walk the dinosaur

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This was atrocious officiating all the way around.

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In the end that's irrelevant. What Schnall continued to do after being warned takes precedent over balls and strikes. LSU had plenty of bad calls in Omaha, but you never saw CJJ completely become unglued and try to intimidate an Umpire. Schnall had a reputation, and every Umpire there knew about it.

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AD should send him packing.

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That would have been appropriate, but, NOPE: the AD/University support him:

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"The ejections of head coach Kevin Schnall and assistant coach Matt Schilling in the bottom of the first inning drastically altered the trajectory of a must-win game for our team,” Miller’s statement reads. “These decisions were made with an alarming level of haste, without an attempt at de-escalation, and deprived our student-athletes of the leadership they have relied on throughout a historic postseason run.

“This is not about a single call – it’s about process and professionalism. In the biggest moment of the college baseball season, out program and its student-athletes deserved better. The NCAA must re-evaluate how it trains, assigns and review umpires in championship environments.

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Their tune may change if players hit the portal.

The difference is Jay plays within the rules. That’s why he’s the best in the game. He could have argued what was a much more flagrant screw up by the refs (Dickinson hbp) in the first game but he knew keeping his composure was more important. The good news for coastal fans is they can lay their head in the pillow at night knowing that situation had absolutely no bearing on their chances to win the championship. LSU was the better team by a very large margin and would have won that series 9/10 times.