re: Radio reporting players only meeting in RF...

Said all the Seniors and Moflfit were leading the meeting

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It’s hard for a pitcher because they don’t play everyday


This is a terrible excuse for why some people are complaining about Moffit trying to become a leader. He's with the team every day and in the dug out every game. He doesn't need to be on the field to be a voice.

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Moffit is also our only pitcher who has a 0.00 ERA this season.

He's contributing bigly this year, IMO.

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they will be in Omaha.

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If they somehow manage to book a Southwest flight that requires them to connect in Omaha, sure.

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Yessir, I'm still smelling a 2019 national title

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I will always hope for the best but what about this team this year has even made you honestly think that?

Are we still saying "it's just baseball" or "it's just a slump?"

To win a national championship, all you have to do is make a regional, then get hot the first 3 weeks of June.

I looked. Today is March 27.

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Smith is probably the only infielder that would be a starter on some of the instate schools

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LSU recruited a legacy, Drew Bianco, and Gavin Dugas, a Louisiana native, last year, both of whom were highly sought after recruits, neither of whom are "small." Brandt Broussard is from Baton Rouge. Chris Reid is from Baton Rouge. Beloso is from Lousiana. Josh Smith is from Louisiana. Excluding Bianco for obvious reasons, LSU has one infielder on the roster who isn't an in-state product. Yes, Hal Hughes is from Oklahoma. But he was also 1st team all-state, the starting SS in the Oklahoma all-star game, and the defensive player of the year in Oklahoma. Just because one infielder on the roster isn't from Louisiana doesn't mean we are ignoring in-state recruits. Hal Hughes also isn't a second baseman, so I'm not quite sure who exactly you're referring to. He's also an exceptional defensive player, which is why he was recruited. The players recruited for their bats simply haven't been producing for whatever reason, but they were all highly sought after guys.

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Players only meeting is useless in baseball. It's not like they could get more physical or come together or sell out on hustle plays. If you cant fricking score a run on McNeese, you can have a meeting every fricking day and it won't matter

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It's debatable. Maybe some first year guys had their eyes opened at UGA recognizing how much mental effort, focus and resiliency might be required to be successful vs better SEC pitching. I made it through 7 innings last night and shut it off. Some of these guys seem to have a poor understanding of the strike zone and don't adapt to some of the shitey strikes the ump is calling. Overall hitting instruction is not getting it done, something has to change/improve. OTOH, I'm sure many of the mid-week games are significantly more important to the visitors and show up more focused compared to LSU, which to an extent is understandable, but not to the extent of what it looked like last night.

I’m starting to think coaching is the problem on this team.

The hiring of former players and not actual experienced coaches is playing a huge role in some of the problems.

We have a pitching staff full of bum arms, and this is not something new.

4 automatic outs in the infield.

Don’t forget catcher dummy,
Smith is the only hitter.

Reid - .269 avg

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I’m starting to think coaching is the problem on this team. The hiring of former players and not actual experienced coaches is playing a huge role in some of the problems.

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I don't disagree with this in principle but it's going to be hard replacing Cain with a hitting coach that also recruits. After all, he's been bringing in great talent. You could argue that we haven't been developing that talent but it's tough to fire the guy that brought in the #1 recruiting class in the country.