re: LSU a baseball school? My friend says that's how he sees us.

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What has defined Louisville sports success? Basketball. A BCS bowl berth or CWS appearance doesn't change that.

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The difference is that LSU isn't just sometimes making an appearance in the CWS, we have 5 championships and regular success well into the post-season. Football has 3 championships and also is regularly one of the top programs in the country.

Comparing that to an occasional BCS berth or CWS appearance is not the same thing.

How bout this gentlemen. Baton Rouge is a drinking town with a baseball/basketball/football problem! Geaux Tigers!!!

Are we not allowed to be a school that just supports the athletics of the university?

Depends on when you were born really... I was born in 1984 and I've always known LSU for its baseball... Now if you were born in the 50's, it's prolly more of a football school... but from 1984-2000 LSU baseball is what made LSU.

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Depends on when you were born really... I was born in 1984 and I've always known LSU for its baseball...

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No, depending on when you were born might be what YOU know LSU for. But it doesn't have anything to do with the fact that LSU is a football school.

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Now if you were born in the 50's, it's prolly more of a football school...

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No, it's a football school because it's a football school to the university and the state.

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but from 1984-2000 LSU baseball is what made LSU.

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One of the most ridiculous things I've read on this board.

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Now if you were born in the 50's, it's prolly more of a football school..

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There's no "prolly" about it and it doesn't matter when you were born. LSU is a football school, period. I don't understand why it's even up for debate.

how about during baseball season we are a baseball school and during football season we are a football school.....

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Uh...2 BCS National Championships, several SEC championships...I think Football may be in there somewhere...

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Really? How stupid of me to leave those NC's out from 1984-2000.

And how is that ridiculous? If LSU was established in 1983, do you not think it would be considered a Baseball school? I'll admit, recently the tides have turned and it is pretty much an all out Football school, but from 1984-2000 LSU baseball ran LSU sports... and you're an idiot if you think otherwise. And I didn't mean it made LSU what it is today, I meant during the 80's and 90's LSU baseball was what LSU was known for.

LSU is an academic school that has top notch research facilities. It also has an excellent fan base and supports all of its' athletes with excellent educational and sports facilities. This is why it's known as one of the premier campuses in the country for almost any event even tailgaiting. The fact that is has won multiple national championships in almost all major athletic sports prooves that it is known as a multi sport school similar to Florida.

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There's no "prolly" about it and it doesn't matter when you were born. LSU is a football school, period. I don't understand why it's even up for debate.

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Exactly. It's not about championships. UNC Women's Soccer team has won basically 3/4 of the championships in the past 20 years, including almost every one in the 1990s. But do you really think UNC considers itself a womens soccer school? Of course not. It's about fan base, money, and perception of identity.

1) Fan base:

Do you really think if they found a way to host an LSU baseball game in Tiger Stadium (or some fictional venue), they'd drawn 91,000 fans to every game? Of course not. There's a reason that when the new Box was built, it was designed to seat around 10K, and not 90K. Believe me, if the Athletic Dept felt it could sell 90,000 seats a game, they'd have built a massive, Major League-sized stadium. Contrast this with football, where every game is a sellout and good tickets to the Florida, Georgia, or Tennessee games can be scalped for $500+.

2) Money:

It's been pointed out that football brings in the bulk of the Athletic Dept's $44M budget. 'Nuff said. Money talks.

3) Perception of Identity:

Since baseball enjoys only a cult, regional following throughout the nation, the bulk of the country's sports fans have no idea that LSU is any good at baseball. Most sports fans have a pretty good idea that LSU is a major force in college football. Most sports fans, however, cannot name the dominant powers of college baseball. In fact, I bet the average sports fan, even most hard-core sports fans, can't tell you who the reigning CWS series champion is, much less who the big name teams are.