re: LSU baseball long term plan..

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Every team in the CWS save one will lose two games. It’s even possible for all 8 teams to lose at least two games. You can even get to the finals and lose three games. Having a record of over 500 at the CWS is extremely hard if you are a frequent visitor

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That kind of logical thinking isn't accepted here. You know what most teams records are in Omaha? 0-0.

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Having said that, most that follow LSU baseball see a dip in the everyday talent and our lineup hasn’t stepped up to help our improved pitching

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Agreed. There are plenty of concerns, but saying LSU was behind 8 people in the SEC before an SEC game was ever played isn't a solid argument to use.

Replace Maineri

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While I agree that the list is short, LSU is the pinnacle of college baseball. There are not many coaches that would turn down LSU if we came knocking with a damn strong offer

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Most of the ones you really want probably would turn it down.

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LSU is financially strong in baseball, but even with TOPS it is hard to use that to a big advantage with the scholarship and roster rules.
With MLB draft changes it will be even tougher to stockpile talent. We will improve for sure, but so will everyone else

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I was replying to the poster who said any coach would just jump at the opportunity to coach at LSU. There are maybe 2-3 with a sustained success rate equal to, or better, than Mainieri. I'm not sure any of them would jump at the chance to come to LSU.

Now, I'm also not saying that there aren't a large number of coaches out there who could do better at LSU than Mainieri has. Those coaches will just be more of a roll of the dice, because they will not have proven it at this level yet. But yes, there are tons of those coaches who would come to LSU.

Mainieri is approaching the level of it being worth the risk, or maybe he is even at it now. It will not happen before next season though, unless he magically retires.

I will tell you what Mainieri himself has said in interviews on the subject. Mainieri has said that he believes he has earned the right to leave on his terms. In a separate interview, very recently, he said that he still has a few years left.

Let's also look at a few facts. There is no dynasty in baseball. Even Vandy with their scholarship advantage can not accomplish a dynasty.

Mainieri is going to look less passionate than Coach O or Wade because baseball is just different. Baseball will always have more conserative fans and coaches.

LSU baseball is no dumpster fire. The talent is there.

Woodward is not going to yank a legendary Coach with a talented team and replace him with someone that has a worse resume'. The risk/reward would not favor Woodward in that situation. If the sucessor was more succesful he would look like a genius, but the odds are low for that. The safest bet for Woodward would be to stick with Mainieri a few more years and still be a upper tier program.

The reality is, Mainieri is not on the hot seat. If he has a miserable season next year, he will be on it. If he wins the Natty, he will retire under his own terms, like he said. The most likely scenario will be that we have a successful season but no Natty and we continue with the status quo.

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LSU baseball is no dumpster fire. The talent is there

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It’s been underwhelming since they were runner up in 17’.

His roster construction has been poor. He went they a whole season without a left handed pitcher lol.

His position player recruiting has not been up to LSU standards either.

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It’s been underwhelming since they were runner up in 17’.

His roster construction has been poor. He went they a whole season without a left handed pitcher lol.

His position player recruiting has not been up to LSU standards either.

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Two years of blah plus a part of a season isn’t going take out PM and his generous contract that we cant afford to eat even if we wanted to do that.

College athletics is in a bad spot. The last thing the AD is thinking about is hiring a baseball coach and eating millions of dollars. Then there’s the rules changes in the overall sport that will cause change.

PM is safe for now. He’s got at a minimum of two seasons unless he decides to step down.

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His position player recruiting has not been up to LSU standards either.

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That seems like it turned the corner this year but I do agree with this somewhat.

But on the other hand I don’t know if it’s the recruiting that’s lacked or the hitting coaches.

However I think Eddie Smith is the real deal and we brought in some stud position players this year. We’ll see if it pays off

Most new AD’s want their own coach...baseball has passed PM. Guessing Blake dean will be new coach

When that time comes I'm sure Woodward will make the position the highest paid. So everyone should be on the table except for Corbin at Vandy in my opinion.