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re: The facts surrounding baseball program
Posted on 4/2/26 at 12:19 pm to Mbeloso
Posted on 4/2/26 at 12:19 pm to Mbeloso
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The point is don’t have the money for players that other teams have.
The math says that rev sharing is only a few thousand dollars per player for each percentage point allocated. So basically, a drop in the bucket.
Any "real" money for players would have to come from NIL and the AD isn't directly responsible for that and in fact can't directly pay it, they can only try to help facilitate.
So CJJ and baseball fans/supporters have to step up and make things happen. Bitching about taking money from another program isn't going to help and even if they did cut other programs the money "saved" wouldn't go to baseball players.
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Posted on 4/2/26 at 12:20 pm to The Hurricane
quote:Where are there new club seats?
LSU could’ve used the revenue from the new club seats
Posted on 4/2/26 at 12:24 pm to doubleb
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The problem as I see it is that revenue sharing should be given more so to the programs that bring in more revenues.
The problem is people don't understand the difference in revenue sharing, NIL and total compensation.
With rev sharing capped at $20.5 million total each percentage point is only $205,000 and that has to be split amongst all of the players. Eveny multiple percent shifts are not going to be huge with the roster size.
The extra has to come from NIL, and cutting another sport will not necessarily provide more NIL for baseball.
Posted on 4/2/26 at 12:25 pm to SpartanSoul
The problem could also be the number of scholarships being funded.
Posted on 4/2/26 at 12:35 pm to ProjectP2294
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The problem could also be the number of scholarships being funded.
If that is the case, then it has nothing to do with all of the bitching about rev share or cutting other programs.
That would be able to be funded through restoring football and basketball which is why those moves were made. Football and to a lesser extent MBB are the engines that drive all athletics, a championship level football program will solve a ton of problems. The people crying to cut various sports they don't like are ridiculous.
This post was edited on 4/2/26 at 12:56 pm
Posted on 4/2/26 at 12:35 pm to Mbeloso
Where are you getting this information from? This is not only false, but it's laughable.
I want you to go see where State finished in the baseball transfer portal. Then after that go look at their NIL valuation as a school.
There are VERY FEW teams, if any, out there with more money that they are able to invest in their baseball programs... Miss St is not one of them.
This is in no way a knock on state, great baseball school.
I want you to go see where State finished in the baseball transfer portal. Then after that go look at their NIL valuation as a school.
There are VERY FEW teams, if any, out there with more money that they are able to invest in their baseball programs... Miss St is not one of them.
This is in no way a knock on state, great baseball school.
Posted on 4/2/26 at 12:44 pm to Mbeloso
I thought we were top 3 or certainly top 5 in transfers and NIL. I know we were top 5 in transfer talent.
But a valid point is it’s not all about the money. Player development is a priority for baseball. It’s a hard game to succeed all the way to professional. College teams are going to benefit from MLB cutting back on the minor league developmental farm system.
But a valid point is it’s not all about the money. Player development is a priority for baseball. It’s a hard game to succeed all the way to professional. College teams are going to benefit from MLB cutting back on the minor league developmental farm system.
Posted on 4/2/26 at 12:46 pm to SpartanSoul
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f that is the case, then it has nothing to do with all of the bitching about rev share or cutting other programs.
Right. I'm just talking about what one of Jay's potential gripes could be.
And I don't know if it's even an issue, but from the outside there is no clarity on how many scholarships we're funding vs other schools, or even on a conference level.
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That would be able to be funded through restoring football and baseball which is why those moves were made.
I assume you meant basketball instead of baseball in this sentence and I agree. Growing those two makes the whole pie bigger. That's more important than figuring out the right slices.
Personally, I think they should be figuring out a way to endow the maximum number of scholarships the NCAA allows for each sport. Take that out of the conversation completely. That's a shite ton of money and can't be done overnight, but it should be one of the goals.
Posted on 4/2/26 at 12:47 pm to Mbeloso
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With all of that being said LSU is in the middle of the pack now in regards to NIL money for baseball. A major shift and what teams are committing has taken place.
Are you referencing our baseball team's portion of the $20 mil as it relates to the other teams in the conference. If so you do realize that is not their only source of income?
And that when you figure it all in, we are very competitive with the top of the SEC when it comes to money spent on rosters in 2026.
Posted on 4/2/26 at 12:49 pm to LSURussian
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Where are there new club seats?
Shouldn’t have said club, but the 158 field seats that are broken up into 36 loge boxes.
Posted on 4/2/26 at 12:56 pm to Mbeloso
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Posted on 4/2/26 at 12:59 pm to KevinD
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These baseball posts begging for money are getting old.
It's the new excuse to avoid accountability...in all sports. "We didn't lose because I did a poor job coaching, or with roster construction, or both, or the players just didn't get it done. We lost because I just didn't have enough money"
Very few, if any programs/people spend more money on baseball than LSU. That's because very few, if any, people care more about college baseball that LSU supporters. The proof is in the results.
This year it just isn't working as well. Probably for a variety of reasons. But that is a potential outcome in an era where continuity is hard to maintain with so much roster turnover being commonplace. It doesn't mean Johnson sucks. Or that the program is doomed to fall into irrelevance. It just means THIS year may not be as good as some prior years.
I would be willing to bet 99% of college baseball coaches would LOVE to get the financial support LSU's program gets
Posted on 4/2/26 at 1:01 pm to Recoveringcajun
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quote:believe it or not, women's basketball gets more eyeballs to your top programs then college baseball nationally
Color me a non-believer.
We’ve had quite a few discussions here about the riding popularity of WBB and tv ratings.
Has anyone compared the ongoing tournament numbers. We have the Men’s tournament going on opposite the Women’s tournament.
On Sunday March 22 we played Texas Tech at home and it was televised by ABC at 2:00pm.
On the same day second round Men’s games were on CBS and seversl cable channels.
Does anyone have access to those ratings, or go the ratings of our game with Duke on the 27th?
Posted on 4/2/26 at 1:05 pm to friendlyobservation
How much NIL money do you think LSU baseball players are getting. I’d love to hear what you think these guys are getting. I can guarantee you’re WAY off on your numbers. LSU has won 2 recent championships due to Louisiana kids on the team that contributed big time and wasn’t focused on the NIL money. You would be surprised how little guys like Anderson, Dugas, Beloso, Guidry, Brown, Jobert, Pearson get in NIL.
This post was edited on 4/2/26 at 1:07 pm
Posted on 4/2/26 at 1:08 pm to ProjectP2294
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I assume you meant basketball instead of baseball
Yes, good catch, I fixed it.
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Growing those two makes the whole pie bigger. That's more important than figuring out the right slices.
That's what so many on this board do not understand. Don't fight over the small pizza, order an extra-large and everybody eats.
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Personally, I think they should be figuring out a way to endow the maximum number of scholarships the NCAA allows for each sport. Take that out of the conversation completely. That's a shite ton of money and can't be done overnight, but it should be one of the goals.
Totally agree and I think it is on the long-term plan. We really need Lane to perform like we all hope/expect. He has already turned the ADs finances around in just a few months and has the potential to create a true monster.
Verge and crew seem to have a long-term plan of sustainablity.
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Our football season ticket sales are off the chart right now. We had 32,000 requests (up to 44,000 now). We are way over. Our corporate sponsors are at about 25 percent over. Our fund raising is way over. We haven’t calculated all this yet, but we have to still act like we’re going to be in a deficit. That’s how we’ll treat it. It is time fiscally to start looking at this anyway. We can’t get out of control, as far as who you hire, how many people you hire. Why are you hiring new people and what are you hiring them for? You don’t always have to hire somebody. I would rather give somebody on staff more compensation and promote from within and sometimes go with one less person. When you hire a new person, then you have another whole benefits package. That doesn’t happen when you promote from within. Instead, spread the salary around and do some extra work. That’s how we have to start looking at things.
Posted on 4/2/26 at 1:10 pm to Alt26
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I would be willing to bet 99% of college baseball coaches would LOVE to get the financial support LSU's program gets
100% - Name me the schools in the SEC or anywhere else that spent more on their roster than LSU on baseball. I can gaurantee you - you can count them on one hand, if at all.
This LSU baseball is underfunded narrative has got to stop. Jay is doing what every coach in every sport should be doing, trying to get all he can for his program. He knows where he is and how fortunate he is.....he's just doing his job as he should in regard to trying to get $$ for his program.
Posted on 4/2/26 at 1:11 pm to Mbeloso
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With all of that being said LSU is in the middle of the pack now in regards to NIL money for baseball
Didn’t we sign a ton of high end players in the offseason portal?
Seems money wasn’t an issue then. The guys signed just haven’t panned out like we thought they would.
Posted on 4/2/26 at 1:13 pm to Mbeloso
It’s women’s basketball that needs to take a back seat
Wins like crazy losses $8m
Wins like crazy losses $8m
Posted on 4/2/26 at 1:15 pm to Pikes Peak Tiger
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Didn’t we sign a ton of high end players in the offseason portal?
None of the portal players we got were at the top of the market at any of their positions.
Posted on 4/2/26 at 1:36 pm to The Hurricane
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Off the dome, Arkansas does and State will not have to share the Palmeiro center once football builds a new indoor.
I thought I read A&M was building something as well. No matter, he's been promised they'll get working on the facility for at least 3 years now and it's been put on hold.
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