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Has There Been A Worse Year in LSU Athletics?
Posted on 11/21/16 at 7:55 am
Posted on 11/21/16 at 7:55 am
One calendar year ago we started with
-Reeling off 3 consecutive losses leading to the all but confirmed rumors of Miles getting canned. Then F King...
-Basketball becomes a national laughing stock with the #1 player in the country and doesn't make the postseason.
-Miles on the hot seat to start the fall. National media "can't believe we want to get rid of him." Run us through the outhouse once we do.
-The Florida game fiasco. I still can't figure out how the hell were the bad guy there.
O-fer against Bama. Shades of 1/9. Fanbase divided.
-Alleva's emails leaked about UF.
-The Ben simmons thing on ESPN. Really threw LSU under the bus.
-The resurrection of the Florida game. Their players and their coach running their mouths getting a ton of air time after winning a game they had no business even being in late in the 4th quarter like they just proved a point.
-Rumors LSU contacted Dana Freaking Holgerson, which really worries me that Joe was banking on O. Worries me that we're less than 7 days away from having to make a decision and possibly don't even have this thing narrowed down to a few guys.
Ugh. I'm really scared about next weekend. This is about the worst job by an athletic director I can imagine. And LSU really needs to revamp its PR Dept.
Help me Rant. Give me hope.
-Reeling off 3 consecutive losses leading to the all but confirmed rumors of Miles getting canned. Then F King...
-Basketball becomes a national laughing stock with the #1 player in the country and doesn't make the postseason.
-Miles on the hot seat to start the fall. National media "can't believe we want to get rid of him." Run us through the outhouse once we do.
-The Florida game fiasco. I still can't figure out how the hell were the bad guy there.
O-fer against Bama. Shades of 1/9. Fanbase divided.
-Alleva's emails leaked about UF.
-The Ben simmons thing on ESPN. Really threw LSU under the bus.
-The resurrection of the Florida game. Their players and their coach running their mouths getting a ton of air time after winning a game they had no business even being in late in the 4th quarter like they just proved a point.
-Rumors LSU contacted Dana Freaking Holgerson, which really worries me that Joe was banking on O. Worries me that we're less than 7 days away from having to make a decision and possibly don't even have this thing narrowed down to a few guys.
Ugh. I'm really scared about next weekend. This is about the worst job by an athletic director I can imagine. And LSU really needs to revamp its PR Dept.
Help me Rant. Give me hope.
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Posted on 11/21/16 at 7:57 am to elprez00
see 1970's and early 80's
Posted on 11/21/16 at 7:57 am to elprez00
didn't read but yes
Posted on 11/21/16 at 7:58 am to elprez00
at least we arent ole miss
Posted on 11/21/16 at 8:04 am to elprez00
Baseball team fiddin to eat son.
Posted on 11/21/16 at 8:05 am to elprez00
In my lifetime. Absolutely. This football season was beyond disappointing, and while I am not a huge basketball fan, I thought the Simmons experience would be enjoyable.... it wasn't.
Posted on 11/21/16 at 8:08 am to elprez00
You can throw in all the stuff that surrounded Mike's death then kick me in the nuts
Posted on 11/21/16 at 8:15 am to GeauxldenGuy
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You can throw in all the stuff that surrounded Mike's death then kick me in the nuts
Jesus how did I forget this.
Posted on 11/21/16 at 8:18 am to elprez00
1998
Football team was pre season top 10 and won 4 games
Basketball was hot garbage
Baseball was 1 win from its 3rd straight national title appearance and lost 2 straight to USC
Football team was pre season top 10 and won 4 games
Basketball was hot garbage
Baseball was 1 win from its 3rd straight national title appearance and lost 2 straight to USC
Posted on 11/21/16 at 8:20 am to elprez00
Has there ever been a season where we lost 2 games on the very last play like we did this year with Auburn and Florida?
Posted on 11/21/16 at 8:21 am to lsu2006
We didn't take the PR hit in 98. That was all on the field.
Posted on 11/21/16 at 8:23 am to elprez00
quote:
We didn't take the PR hit in 98.
I guess I just don't really care about misinformed people saying stupid things
Posted on 11/21/16 at 8:27 am to lsu2006
To be fair, ESPN actually reported sports at the time too I guess. And there was no social media or websites.
Perhaps this is just the new norm.
Perhaps this is just the new norm.
Posted on 11/21/16 at 8:43 am to elprez00
This has been a horrible year, indeed. It all points to poor leadership by Joe Alleva and F King Alexander. The athletic department is in disarray and a national laughing stock. This will start to impact recruiting very soon.
Alleva is ineffective at his job.
Alleva is ineffective at his job.
Posted on 11/21/16 at 8:49 am to LSUwag
It's been much worse but it didn't feel like it.
The letdown hasn't been worse though. The only people doing their job well in the Athletic dept are the people running the hype. At least in the past when we sucked there wasn't any expectation of good play. Now we think we have the best back in football and can't do anything. Have the best basketball prospect and can't do anything. Are on the cusp of sealing the perfect team in baseball and can't do anything.
So good job PR department, everyone else, you're fired.
The letdown hasn't been worse though. The only people doing their job well in the Athletic dept are the people running the hype. At least in the past when we sucked there wasn't any expectation of good play. Now we think we have the best back in football and can't do anything. Have the best basketball prospect and can't do anything. Are on the cusp of sealing the perfect team in baseball and can't do anything.
So good job PR department, everyone else, you're fired.
Posted on 11/21/16 at 8:59 am to elprez00
There have been plenty worse years. Look at the early 1990's. You think we have coaching problems now? Try watching Curley Hallman coach against Steve Spurrier. If you didn't like watching LSU lose to Fla. on a botched last second play, try watching them lose by 50.
Posted on 11/21/16 at 9:15 am to geauxpurple
Not sure what we LSU fans did to deserve that, but it really has been an awful year.
Posted on 11/21/16 at 9:18 am to lsusportsman2
What do u expect as long as we have Aleva! 
This post was edited on 11/21/16 at 9:20 am
Posted on 11/21/16 at 9:46 am to elprez00
Baseball (much more important than basketball for LSU) almost won a stacked SEC and got a nation seed.
And if you get knocked out it's not as bad if the team that beats you wins it all.
And if you get knocked out it's not as bad if the team that beats you wins it all.
Posted on 11/21/16 at 9:57 am to KamaCausey_LSU
No shame in Losing to the eventual National Champion. That's why baseball wasn't on the list.
Plus this is more about the "everything else" than on the field stuff. You can have bad years on the field. It's the PR hit we've taken that's beyond frustrating.
Plus this is more about the "everything else" than on the field stuff. You can have bad years on the field. It's the PR hit we've taken that's beyond frustrating.
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