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Jay says he mismanaged the roster, rant says he didnt

Posted on 4/18/26 at 1:18 pm
Posted by MONROE
In the belly of the beast
Member since Sep 2015
4342 posts
Posted on 4/18/26 at 1:18 pm
Who should I believe?

There are a few of us who have been saying this for months now while most of you guys just blamed Yorke for everything. Jay made a lot of mistakes. He’s human. It will be worse next year. There’s a lot of competition going after talent in LA, what does Jay do to reverse this trend? When will it happen?
Posted by TigerLunatik
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Jan 2005
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Posted on 4/18/26 at 1:19 pm to
Posted by redfish99
B.R.
Member since Aug 2007
19253 posts
Posted on 4/18/26 at 1:20 pm to
It’s all on lil jj. He not afraid to admit it. Do better bro
Posted by MONROE
In the belly of the beast
Member since Sep 2015
4342 posts
Posted on 4/18/26 at 1:25 pm to
The end will be in the SEC tourney. Maybe then he will have time to get some talent to BR because the little talent they have is gone after this year.
Posted by lsu711
Member since Sep 2003
15177 posts
Posted on 4/18/26 at 1:26 pm to
All he’s saying is Larson should be playing 1B and Mikey Ryan should be playing 2B on this team.

He feels like players he developed are producing for other teams and players someone else developed aren’t producing for him.
Posted by Jack Daniel
Gold member
Member since Feb 2013
29249 posts
Posted on 4/18/26 at 1:30 pm to
But before the season Mascona said this team had the most talent Jay has ever assembled at LSU
Posted by upgrade
Member since Jul 2011
15003 posts
Posted on 4/18/26 at 1:30 pm to
quote:

There’s a lot of competition going after talent in LA, what does Jay do to reverse this trend?


We recruit nationally, if you haven’t noticed.
Posted by GRIZZ
Morgan City
Member since Nov 2009
6160 posts
Posted on 4/18/26 at 1:34 pm to
I’m watching Bama and UT. Besides Larson and Neal, which other former Tigers are starting and doing well for other teams right now.
Posted by AlecRock23
Central, LA
Member since Mar 2015
1991 posts
Posted on 4/18/26 at 1:38 pm to
We need to land some absolute superstars in the portal next season

Both a pitcher and position player
Posted by 0
Member since Aug 2011
17838 posts
Posted on 4/18/26 at 1:42 pm to
quote:

But before the season Mascona said this team had the most talent Jay has ever assembled at LSU


Which was silly because of the talent that was on the the 23 team.

As for this team, it’s hard to completely blame Jay for this years transfers not panning out. Simpson and Yorke both put up video game numbers on smaller teams. I didn’t expect .350 with 25 home runs for either but I didn’t think they would be complete liabilities either.


Dardar and Caraway have been almost exactly what I expected, for better and worse.
Posted by Zachary
Member since Jan 2007
1945 posts
Posted on 4/18/26 at 1:46 pm to
I have no inside information, but it sounded to me like he feels certain of the players just have not bought in, and that he feels guys who start in and stick with the program are more likely to buy in and listen to coaching than are portal mercenaries.
Posted by GeauxtigersMs36
The coast
Member since Jan 2018
13093 posts
Posted on 4/18/26 at 1:46 pm to
Why will it be worse next year? There’s talent everywhere. It’s about evaluating the talent and what fits.
Posted by HonoraryCoonass
Member since Jan 2005
20152 posts
Posted on 4/18/26 at 1:47 pm to
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All he’s saying is Larson should be playing 1B and Mikey Ryan should be playing 2B on this team.


So you think the “two irreplaceable guys” he referenced were Bear and Dickinson?
Posted by vidtiger23
Member since Feb 2012
9446 posts
Posted on 4/18/26 at 1:59 pm to
quote:

There’s a lot of competition going after talent in LA, what does Jay do to reverse this trend? When will it happen?

This team has more Louisiana guys than last years team. There is no trend of concern in that regard
Posted by talmaniandevil_25
Member since Jan 2020
4635 posts
Posted on 4/18/26 at 1:59 pm to
quote:

All he’s saying is Larson should be playing 1B and Mikey Ryan should be playing 2B on this team.


What I took from it as well. Don’t know how conversations went with those guys behind closed doors, but sounds like Jay is regretful on that end. I would toss in Costello as well. Shame the season has gone the way it has. We will learn from it and move on.
Posted by Hester Carries
Member since Sep 2012
25606 posts
Posted on 4/18/26 at 2:04 pm to
quote:

There’s a lot of competition going after talent in LA, what does Jay do to reverse this trend? When will it happen?


Give me the top 10 LSU baseball players of the last 15 years and where they’re from. Go.
Posted by Shooter
Baton Rouge
Member since Dec 2007
9139 posts
Posted on 4/18/26 at 2:05 pm to
quote:

But before the season Mascona said this team had the most talent Jay has ever assembled at LSU


Mascona is a fricking retard. I can't believe people listen to that dude.
Posted by Geauxldilocks
Member since Aug 2018
6094 posts
Posted on 4/18/26 at 2:09 pm to
quote:

But before the season Mascona said this team had the most talent Jay has ever assembled at LSU


As bad as LSU has been this season, Mascona has been far worse:

BK not being fired
Woody not getting fired
Will Wade not coming
Best JJ roster ever

That’s real bad, like time to hang it up bad.
Posted by Jax Teller
Member since Aug 2018
4642 posts
Posted on 4/18/26 at 2:09 pm to
quote:

So you think the “two irreplaceable guys” he referenced were Bear and Dickinson?


Bear and Frey.

He was talking specifically about offensive production and trying to replicate that through the portal.
This post was edited on 4/18/26 at 2:11 pm
Posted by Jd75189
Member since Sep 2019
678 posts
Posted on 4/18/26 at 2:13 pm to
If anyone has ever hired people, it should be no surprise that he missed. It’s the toughest part of any management job. At least in my world, when I find a good one, I can typically keep them longer than 3 years! Lol
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