re: Kara Kopcso (Swimming) breaks two 17 year old Natatorium records.

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take a minute to visit the locker rooms at the 'Nat. Horrible would be too kind of a word.

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Yeah, and those filthy locker rooms are light years better than we had when I was there. I had a rats nest under the rusted out bottom of my locker in that back closet by the roll down door.

LSU doesn't even staff anyone to clean the Nat. It's horrid. The toilets in those original bathrooms were clogged for years. Probably are still clogged.

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What in the world did they do with the $1.8 Million in renovations?

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Pissed it away to someone's "well connected brother-in-law" as most state/government spending is done so. I have no clue why some paint on the cinder block walls and some signage would cost over $50K.

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Feel free to write a 20 million dollar check for a new facility

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Let's be real about this and keep it in perspective. Relative to money being spent on Football, $1mil to $2mil is chump change. It's simply a matter of priorities with the TAF. Football is a cash cow, and **most** of their horsepower and attention goes to that. Football, then Baseball.... followed by the red-headed step children.

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Feel free to write a 20 million dollar check for a new facility

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Actually 5 or 6 would be plenty.

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I'll also point out that anyone who is dismayed with the team results shouldn't take them as an indication that LSU swimming is no good. Here's why: First off, A&M's women (separate program from their men, unlike LSU) are a perennial top 5 team. With the way swimming works, the 20th ranked team in the country, even if it had the meet of its life, will VERY rarely give the 5th ranked team a run for its money. Next -- with regards to the men -- like I said, without rest, a swimmer isn't going to sniff the results they're capable of. And different teams and different coaches have different philosophies on just how much rest a swimmer should have before a dual meet. The LSU staff is stoutly against ANY rest before a regular season meet. On the other hand, A&M virtually ALWAYS swims poorly all year up until the LSU meet, when they always seem to have had a bit of rest. Looking at this year's results confirms this -- I doubt if you'll see many of those A&M kids swim much faster than that at SECs or NCAAs. LSU is a far different story.

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Same BS the Administration has been fed year after year. Sad to see LSU Athletics taken for a ride right under our noses. All you need to know is we are 38th in NCAA and second to last in SEC. The numbers speak for themselves.

The above mentioned quote is the same old BS being pumped out by the current staff and their muses. Mr Alleva, for the love of God, your swim program has been high jacked and LSU seemingly could give a shite.

Have to say though, the BS is very well articulated bunch of blah blah blah. Polished. Lack of knowledge of the sport keeps the administration in the dark.

The #3 in the country LSU Gymnastics Team got to the top with THE crappiest training facility in the Nation. The swim team does not suffer from facility, it suffers from lack of leadership. And we let a proven, over and over again, leader from Clemson just walk out the door. We don't need to spend millions to get the swim program on track, we need to bring in a proven leader and the rest will follow.

It's all here

Many school records are being broken!

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It's all here

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Congrats to the LSU Men !!!!! Broke school record in 800 Free Relay at SEC Championships yesterday. It's all here alright.

For ranters who could give a shite about swimming, Free Relay is our four fastest guys against their four fastest guys in the generic swim stroke, the freestyle.

Our 800 Free Relay LSU Record Breaking Swim actually placed dead last at the meet yesterday. In other words, we got beat by Florida, Auburn, Georgia, Tennessee, South Carolina, Alabama, Mizzou, Kentucy, and Texas A&M.

But we broke a school record. Maybe Geyer will be named SEC Coach of the year.

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Can we get an SEC update on the Tigers performances

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If you don't want to follow the twitter feed: here is the result page from Auburn's website: LINK

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RUKidding

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Good job, coach. To hell with what people say. You're taking our swim team to the top!

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Good job, coach. To hell with what people say. You're taking our swim team to the top!

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SEC Swimming Championships Results

On the Diving side (separate from swimming) we rocked the house.

On the Swimming side, no change on the Men's side from last year, still second to last in SEC.

On the Women's side they finally move up from 7th to 5th in SEC. After 5 years they are finally back to a women's team of the caliber Geyer inherited from Coach Schmitt. Great job ladies!!!!

To the OP, LSU is lucky Louisiana's own, Ms Kopsco chose LSU. She is an asset to our Swim Program.

The numbers speak for themselves.

To the above quote from across the pond, Disney World is in Florida.

Cheers