re: Coach Maineri is not the problem

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I am so tired of seeing this from the people who do nothing but sit on this website all day and just got interested in baseball because they're obsessed with defending any current LSU coac

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I am so tired of people who believe they know more than far more qualified coaches. I'm tired of people who declare that every LSU team is of national championship caliber and would win one but for the "inept coach."

I'm tired of people who don't realize that there are plenty of good competitors. And, when the coaches win an NC, it is always "a monkey could do it with the talent."

It takes a real arse to give the coach no credit when they do well and full blame when they aren't having a great year.

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CPM has been underwhelming for the last few years.

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he set a school record for wins 2 years ago then replaced all but one player in that lineup and got another national seed last year, far exceeding expectations going into the season

Our fans have a very inflated sense of self when it comes to the baseball program.

you as a poster is the problem. congrats on holding the downvote record

You have a slight misunderstanding of what mediocrity is

Winning every game should absolutely not be the goal.
I'm concerned that I continue to see a trend where we allow relievers to come in with a lead, walk and/ or fall behind hitters, and stay in the game until they blow the lead.
They can't pull themselves from the game so who's responsibility is it? Whomever that person is, he should feel like he's a significant contributor to any "problem" with this team.

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I am so tired of seeing this from the people who do nothing but sit on this website all day and just got interested in baseball because they're obsessed with defending any current LSU coach

The truth about the program right now is that it's still flying high off of its (relatively, in the sports world) recent historic run under Skip and has a great deal of prestige to potential recruits. We have the biggest college baseball fanbase in the country and great facilities, among other things. That being said, we sign a lot of quality recruits every year, and every year we have a mass exodus of talent. This is a Mainieri issue IMO from everything I've heard from the many people I've talked to over the years who are close to the program.

We have an elite level of talent and resources, a mediocre level of coaching, and a below average level of depth ESPECIALLY for a program as prestigious as LSU, and it's been like that for a while under Mainieri for obvious reasons. This averages out to good but not great results and a total breakdown in the postseason where depth is paramount. When he has guys like Mac Marhsall, Latz, and Godfrey all transferring out in the same class, that's a sign that he isn't a players' coach even if you don't know anything about him behind the scenes. It's true that you don't win all games in baseball, but a shitty team doesn't usually lose all of them either. Mainieri teams have specialized in beating up on crappy opponents and they can't get it done against good ones (televised record of 3-10, untelevised record of 16-2, put 2 and 2 together there) and it's old to a lot of fans who understand what they're looking at. Granted, we always have the talent to possibly go on a run, but Mainieri seems to be too in his guys' heads year in and year out to let that happen consistently and our players just don't play with confidence or swagger.

We can, and should, do better than Mainieri. A fricking monkey could've won the national championship in 2009 with the insane level of talent on that team, it's no different than what Miles did in 2011 with a team stacked full of future NFL all-stars. LSU baseball has an underachieving and depth issue lately, compounded by Mainieri's poor hiring of assistants and poor in-game decisions. I'm hoping that we move on in a few years from his boring arse brand of baseball so I can enjoy going to the games again.

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Great post and spot on!

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Most coaches won't as the odds are slim - more so in baseball than football.

The LSU program is not 1/2 as great as you think it is.

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Fact Number 1 - PM will never get close again. Why do we keep him?

Fact Number 2 - LSU not half as great a program as I think it is? Answer more this....

What program spends more than LSU?
What program makes more than LSU?
What program has lead in attendance for the last 20+ years?
What program has won the most National Titles since the 1990?
Name 5 programs that have better facilities than LSU?
How many teams in the history of college baseball have won more national titles than LSU?
How many have won more national titles than LSU since 1990?
Since 1986, how many teams have more CWS appearances than LSU?


Answer these questions and then explain to me how LSU is not "half as great as I think it is"

I look forward to your response...

Not you again.

Oh yeah. With a fanatic zeal.

there you go, when was the last time he got credit from this board for a win?
it is a team sport...blame is to be shouldered by everyone, but the coach gets the most blame, as it should be, but he can only do so much...I very seldom agree with CPM's decisions, but I don't openly criticize him or the players for their lack of success in these situations...
I am a fan of the game & I want the Tigers to win them all, but, I do understand that we will never do that...
Firmly believe in the ole saying, "let the players play, & the coaches coach, & give hell to the umps"...