re: Let’s Be Real About Mainieri

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have similar six year stretches like corbin, bianco, and osullivan

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One of these is not like the others

Bianco would kill to have a six year stretch like Mainieri had

I've never seen such a mediocre coach get propped up like he's good on this board as Bianco

When a coach starts surrounding himself with friends and family for assistants it shows that he's gotten too comfortable and he doesn't have that competitive fire anymore. More concerned with his own happiness/ego/comfort/control than winning. The competitive fire has been put out. Ambition is gone. Same thing happened to Les Miles.

It happens to all of us as we get older.

Young coaches are bright-eyed, bushy-tailed and ambitious. They're willing to do anything to win and want to surround themselves with the best people to help them do it. They can relate to the young players they coach and motivate them. We need a Will Wade type in the baseball program.

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The similarities between the Les Miles situation and how it unfolded and how things are playing out with PM are scary

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Because LSU and Louisianians in general, put up with a lot of bulshit and losing to maintain the status quo and be comfortable. We're afraid of change in this State. It's that catastrophe syndrome.

Luckily we have one of the good Louisianians in charge of the athletic department now and he's a bulldog and a winner and has high expectations. Put up or shut up and get out of the way.

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The program is trending downward

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And the fact of the matter is...when the downward spiral starts it's hard to stop and the "stop" usually starts with a coaching change. If those that control this situation aren't careful ..... the next few years LSU baseball will be mid pack in the conference and a post season want to be.

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Look at Van Horn in the dugout. I think he could just look at his players and make them shite down their legs if they screw up and don't play hard.

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You realize DVH is one of the most underachieving coaches in the SEC right?

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You just can’t dominate baseball like football because the playing field is too even

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here is another customary response. "this isn't the 90's." that's called excluded middle. there is something in between skip's 90's results and where pm is now. THAT'S why people are upset.

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basically no one is on par with lsu as i have demonstrated time and again. lsu is absolutely the premier program. essentially the yankees of the sport without the results.

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I don’t get why you keep making a completely false point. It makes you sound even more moronic every time. It’s simply not true

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When a coach starts surrounding himself with friends and family for assistants it shows that he's gotten too comfortable and he doesn't have that competitive fire anymore

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now this is an interesting point. i know someone on the saints staff and i have been told that payton intentionally maintains a tense atmosphere because he wants his staff coaching for their jobs every week. i realize not all orgs work that way but they do to some degree. i don't know that this is the case but it's possible that pm has yes men around him.

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. however, basically no one is on par with lsu as i have demonstrated time and again. lsu is absolutely the premier program. essentially the yankees of the sport without the results.

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I strongly question this. Coastal Carolina won the CWS, little parity in the sport. Maybe PM has done a great job with the talent he has had the past 5 years? LSU pitching depth has been marginal for years. Look at UF et al.