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How good of a find was Beth Torina?
Posted on 5/22/17 at 4:14 pm
Posted on 5/22/17 at 4:14 pm
I think she has long been considered Alleva's best hire to date but I didn't realize how obscure of a hire she was. She coached at Florida International with no tourney appearances and a so-so record (129-111).
Since arriving at LSU, she has shown an uncanny ability to have the team peaking at the right time and making tourney runs. I don't follow softball that much but was she highly regarded in the softball world and considered a "can't miss" at the time she was hired?
Since arriving at LSU, she has shown an uncanny ability to have the team peaking at the right time and making tourney runs. I don't follow softball that much but was she highly regarded in the softball world and considered a "can't miss" at the time she was hired?
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Posted on 5/22/17 at 4:16 pm to HoopyD
She was Alleva's second choice.
Posted on 5/22/17 at 4:16 pm to HoopyD
Lucky is the correct word
Alleva's best hire was when he had to react the fastest without thinking
Alleva's best hire was when he had to react the fastest without thinking
Posted on 5/22/17 at 4:16 pm to HoopyD
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I don't follow softball that much but was she highly regarded in the softball world and considered a "can't miss" at the time she was hired?
she was a replacement for the dude Alleva hired, who then left abruptly.
Posted on 5/22/17 at 4:17 pm to HoopyD
She was Alleva's second choice after LSU hired the Alabama softball coach, introduced him at an announcement press conference and he changed his mind, back out of accepting the job the next day and returned to Alabama.
Posted on 5/22/17 at 4:17 pm to HoopyD
Don't know, but superior to the previous coach/color commentator. Wow, she and Lynn Rollins are worse than bad as a team.
Posted on 5/22/17 at 4:18 pm to LSURussian
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She was Alleva's second choice after LSU hired the Alabama softball coach, introduced him at an announcement press conference and he changed his mind, back out of accepting the job the next day and returned to Alabama.
I understand that but she still had to be "found". You have to give him a little credit
Posted on 5/22/17 at 4:21 pm to HoopyD
quote:Sure, at least he didn't just promote a defensive line coach after a 3 month search.....
I understand that but she still had to be "found". You have to give him a little credit
Posted on 5/22/17 at 4:22 pm to HoopyD
I also believe Yvette recommended Beth Torina as her replacement after Murphy went back to Alabama.
Posted on 5/22/17 at 4:25 pm to HoopyD
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Alleva's best hire
RA'd for saying something positive about AD
Posted on 5/22/17 at 4:27 pm to HoopyD
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Alleva's best hire to date
Will Wade gonna change that narrative quickly.
Posted on 5/22/17 at 4:28 pm to HoopyD
It's sad, yet fitting, that Alleva had to preside over a colossal frick up to bumblefrick his way to his greatest accomplishment.
Posted on 5/22/17 at 4:31 pm to therick711
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It's sad, yet fitting, that Alleva had to preside over a colossal frick up to bumblefrick his way to his greatest accomplishment.
How exactly did Alleva screw it up? Did he do something to make Murphy change his mind?
Posted on 5/22/17 at 4:33 pm to JustSmokin
Well, Torina wasn't even the second choice if anyone bothered to remember the facts.
Posted on 5/22/17 at 4:36 pm to LSURussian
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Sure, at least he didn't just promote a defensive line coach after a 3 month search.....
Unfortunately, as it turns out, he tried to do the equivalent. Thankfully, Habetz said no. She wasn't even our D Line coach (equivalent). Alleva couldn't even hire Alabama's assistant coach.
Posted on 5/22/17 at 4:49 pm to HoopyD
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I think she has long been considered Alleva's only hire to date
Posted on 5/22/17 at 5:11 pm to Lakeboy7
Realistically, would we have actually done better with Bama's coach over BT?
Posted on 5/22/17 at 5:19 pm to HoopyD
Ummm she was a very known quantity in the softball circles. She coached in Houston and gave private pitching lessons to a friends granddaughter.
People definitely knew her.
People definitely knew her.
Posted on 5/22/17 at 5:22 pm to HoopyD
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I think she has long been considered Alleva's best hire to date but I didn't realize how obscure of a hire she was. She coached at Florida International with no tourney appearances and a so-so record (129-111).
Two time Sunbelt coach of the year.
Posted on 5/22/17 at 8:09 pm to HoopyD
Great great hire and representative of LSU, no two ways about it
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