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re: Is it possible the LSU baseball job is not as attractive as it used to be??
Posted on 6/15/21 at 10:04 am to ell_13
Posted on 6/15/21 at 10:04 am to ell_13
Agreed! This needs to be the best ballpark in the country. It’s been 13 years since it was built and I don’t think they’ve had any upgrades to it, or am I wrong? It’s about time. New life doesn’t just mean a new coach. We need a new atmosphere. Get the stadium upgrades and get a new event staff. Let the people have some fun man!!
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Posted on 6/15/21 at 10:09 am to tigerbait3488
LSU is a national brand, and attracts players nationwide. Say what you want about the development once they get here, but we still attract the best players from around the country. Alex Box is one of the best atmospheres in America, and the fan support makes the program revenue generating. We have facilities that are among the best. The head coach is a celebrity within the state, where at other schools, a majority of the people will never know his name, let alone pay attention to the team.
LSU is still among the best college baseball jobs in America.
LSU is still among the best college baseball jobs in America.
Posted on 6/15/21 at 10:11 am to tigerbait3488
The job is still attractive. The issue is you have a contingent of people purposely trying to shrink the field to get their boy the job.
Posted on 6/15/21 at 10:11 am to ell_13
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Recruits are typically at SEC games.
I seriously doubt recruits are telling LSU no because they have bleacher seats in the outfield and don’t allow people to BBQ during the games. I get it’s not the best experience for the kids but then you give them a tour of behind the scenes and show them the locker room that is strictly for MLB players to come train in the offseason with you or their own workout facility or the indoor hitting cages or the team room and that would outweigh that.
Posted on 6/15/21 at 10:12 am to TigerinKorea
If you don’t think LSU is still a premier program then why would Bergman and Crews, to name a few, pick LSU when they could’ve gone anywhere else
Posted on 6/15/21 at 10:22 am to tigerbait3488
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Are we overrating the prestige of this job? With the facilities needing massive improvement and the program being average the last couple years, has the program lost some of its shine to hire a big time coach?
No, but I think this is a weird situation.
When you are looking for a coach, it is because the coach left for a better gig (not a factor at LSU), fired, or retired.
Usually when a coach at a top school retires, there is a plan in place when the retirement happens. A coach in waiting. Look at Duke Basketball for an example. Many times it is internal like that.
Also, coaches usually only leave one major school for another, if there is a problem at the first school (Kramer's mom) or an emotional attachment to the new school (Paul).
So we have a coach with an emotional attachment (Bianco) and one or two coaches with potential current-school concerns (O'Sullivan and McDonnell)
It's just a weird situation. Our job is still a top 5 job, but coaches at top 20 schools don't usually jump up to top 5 jobs unless one of those two issues are happening.
Posted on 6/15/21 at 10:22 am to lsutiger2010
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Does anyone actually know what his buyout is?
I don’t know where people are getting high buyout from.
According to link it’s $250,000. Question is would LSU offer him a competitive package while keeping his buyout that low. McDonnell may be one of these coaches who insist on low buyouts in their contracts. I doubt LSU would guarantee him $7M if fired as well as a low buyout. He really has a sweet deal at Louisville.
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Posted on 6/15/21 at 10:23 am to tigerbait3488
No. It's still a, if not THE, top job in college baseball.
And Bianco isn't a top 10 coach.
So this is fricking absurd. Go get McDonnell.
And Bianco isn't a top 10 coach.
So this is fricking absurd. Go get McDonnell.
Posted on 6/15/21 at 10:27 am to tigerbait3488
bingo
Posted on 6/15/21 at 11:51 am to barry
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Also you will play in front of more fans than anyone else
This hasn't been true in a while.
You are blind while these other programs build better facilities that result in more fan support and better environments.
Wake up. You are falling behind.
Posted on 6/15/21 at 12:09 pm to DeltaTiger14
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It's a top 5 job consistently and that won't change. We don't have a Dudy Noble but our facilities aren't garbage. We have great fan support, great brand recognition, and reputation.
Not true. Kristian Garic on WWL Radio said StarkVegas is a dump facility and their coach would jump at the chance to take the LSU job.
Posted on 6/15/21 at 12:12 pm to Weaver
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Well Texas had to settle for David Pierce. They wanted PM.
Is it too late to trade?
Posted on 6/17/21 at 7:59 am to ell_13
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When everything is equal, you look for other things to put you over the top. Fan experience is a part of that.
Fan experience lol, what?
UF must be so good because of their fan experience. This might be the dumbest thing I’ve seen you say.
Posted on 6/17/21 at 8:03 am to tigerbait3488
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Is it possible the LSU baseball job is not as attractive as it used to be??
It is not. LSU fans always overrate the talent, facilities, and program prestige.
There are more options for a baseball coach now.
But, LSU should have enough star power to bring in a solid coach. Since the coach coming in won't get to the CWS every year, the Rant will still call for his firing every year.
Posted on 6/17/21 at 8:13 am to chinhoyang
POLK and SKIP ....showed the other SEC schools that there is another sport out there besides football..
Posted on 6/17/21 at 8:16 am to tigerbait3488
player facilities are great. The fan experience needs work.
Posted on 6/17/21 at 8:18 am to tigerbait3488
quote:What you're seeing is smokescreen after smokescreen. Scott is buying time. It's smart. He'll look at the moment like he's losing his targets, but in the end he lands his big fish.
Are we overrating the prestige of this job? With the facilities needing massive improvement and the program being average the last couple years, has the program lost some of its shine to hire a big time coach?
Posted on 6/17/21 at 8:19 am to tigerbait3488
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With the facilities needing massive improvement
wtf?
Posted on 6/17/21 at 8:19 am to tigerbait3488
No. It’s still probably top 2 in prestige at worst. Only other program I can think of is Texas.
The only potential ‘issue’ I see is that college baseball has grown, and you don’t have to be at a place like LSU to win a title and have a badass program.
The only potential ‘issue’ I see is that college baseball has grown, and you don’t have to be at a place like LSU to win a title and have a badass program.
Posted on 6/17/21 at 8:20 am to tigerbait3488
quote:Very, very few coaches care about this. What does make a difference? Money. LSU pays it. Look at OConnor at UVA...in CWS, multiple times..he makes like 250k
Are we overrating the prestige of this job? With the facilities needing massive improvement and the program being average the last couple years, has the program lost some of its shine to hire a big time coach?
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