Softball threads are the most bizarre out of all the sports. We have posters who haven't posted in years randomly show up and start attacking, as well as random accounts made within the last month with less than 5 posts. It's weird because a lot of other sports, the criricism of a players performance gets you banned, but in softball threads, we have people ripping into the player because of jealousy. We have people claiming that certain players are black mailing the coaches. We even get much further as these attacks start going at these players families. LSU softball threads are beyond disgusting now a days. Hiring Torina was truly a blessing in disguise, I love it that she owns Murphy now haha.

If it were up to some posters, Beth Torina would be fired.

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Posted by Got Heeem

Georgia

Member since Sep 2012

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Posted on 2/25/17 at 4:43 pm to Tigerbait357

Agreed. Makes no sense. Enjoy the ride.

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Posted by LSUAshlyn

Baton Rouge

Member since Jul 2013

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Posted on 2/25/17 at 5:03 pm to Tigerbait357

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It's weird because a lot of other sports, the criricism of a players performance gets you banned,

I don't know Bait, have you been on the football threads and seen some of the harsh critiques of players? Jordan Jefferson, Anthony Jennings, Brandon Harris, DJ Welter, Quinn and Dupre with the drops and a host of others have been absolutely toasted by dozens and dozens of posters. Many turning pretty personal.

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We have people claiming that certain players are black mailing the coaches.

This is certainly not just softball. Remember the "Jordan Jefferson has something over Miles" and DJ Welter's dad is involved in why he was playing. I don't think it is isolated to just softball. Fans have opinions and sometimes they are stupid but nonetheless they are free to express them.

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We even get much further as these attacks start going at these players families.

Short of educote I haven't really seen families or players for that matter get "attacked". Educote always had harsh things to say about Papa Griggs and Papa Dawson but that guy is mentally ill and not the norm on the board. If there have been other personal or family attacks I don't remember seeing them. Not saying they are not there, I just don't remember reading them. We did have a newbie poster this week logging in just to make snide remarks about a current player but those types seem pretty isolated.

Beth is a blessing and this staff is better than anyone could have imagined on hiring. But I don't believe that should make all decisions critique free. I also think it's fair to assess player's performance, good or bad, as long as they are not personal attacks. I think it is just as bad when fans get in a tissy because someone actually negatively critiques a coach that they happen to admire or agree with. I'd say of the "major sports", and I consider softball one of those even though not many do, Torino is probably the least critiqued or challenged.

You know the old LSU saying about fans, the perfect year is you win the National Championship and the Coach is fired right after the season.

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