re: Rabalais “CWS less summer leaves many questions about LSU, most are bad

Since LSU won the title in 2009, EIGHT different teams have won a national championship, many for the first time in their history. The only repeat champion was South Carolina at the beginning of this time frame.

The scholarship and roster limits have changed the game. The 1990s are long gone.

However, certain things in the program should be and need to be improved going forward.

That’s a great question. Personally, I think a coach should be a good leader with quality preparation and shows a willingness to put himself out there for his team. Make smart choices and clean up what needs to be fixed at practice. Base running. Plate discipline. Proper coaching by the assistants. It seems like this year we never had a quality leader in the dugout. Very poor decisions were made when we needed to be more forethoughtful. We lost games we shouldn’t have lost considering our talent due to those poor decisions (not walking their best hitter with first base open). I want a quality product on the field. Good hitting, solid base running, etc. The rest will take care of itself. I’ve been a Paul supporter for years but LSU baseball takes precedent. Besides, going to Omaha is fun as frick. Geaux Tigers.

Expectations for LSU program. Normal contract window is 5 years.

5 out of 5 years hosting a regional.

4 out of 5 years hosting a super regional

Minimum 2 out 5 years, make it to Omaha. And not go 0-2 at minimum 1 of those years.

As the program that invests the most money in its program, it’s a failure of a season to not host. And to not be a top 8 team, is pretty much a failure too.