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Tired of LSU baseball being penalized for successful HS recruiting

Posted on 6/2/26 at 9:30 am
Posted by Tigernomics
Member since Jan 2024
1209 posts
Posted on 6/2/26 at 9:30 am
I know it’s the way it has been and will be.

But man it sucks when we recruit studs out of HS and we lose so many to the draft.

They need to move the draft before the portal man. It’s too late and you lose guys and then you’re stuck scrambling. Or you’ve got guys in the portal and they go to the draft or you expect someone to be back and they go.

Just all sucks. The timing of the college calendar is just terrible across all sports.
Posted by Jim Hopper
Ocean Springs Mississippi
Member since Sep 2019
5468 posts
Posted on 6/2/26 at 9:33 am to
LSU has actually done pretty well in getting top players to campus in Jay’s tenure.
This post was edited on 6/2/26 at 9:33 am
Posted by pgaddxn
between here and there
Member since Jul 2008
3516 posts
Posted on 6/2/26 at 9:33 am to
The intelligent rantards will be around here shortly to tell you how stupid you are. I can’t wait to hear how they spin this into Jay being a terrible talent evaluator.
Posted by nicholastiger
Member since Jan 2004
57893 posts
Posted on 6/2/26 at 9:36 am to
they might get 1/10 on that list
Posted by jmarto1
Houma, LA/ Las Vegas, NV
Member since Mar 2008
39405 posts
Posted on 6/2/26 at 9:40 am to
NIL money will help alleviate that
Posted by Lester Earl
3rd Ward
Member since Nov 2003
292062 posts
Posted on 6/2/26 at 9:45 am to
That’s baseball
Posted by IM_4_LSU
McKinney, TX
Member since Mar 2014
15061 posts
Posted on 6/2/26 at 10:01 am to
There are players that have gotten to LSUs campus that we got pretty lucky with so hard to complain.

Serna, Bide, Kade Anderson, William Schmidt, Dylan Crews, Curiel, Braun.

Sure we will continue to miss but I’m not concerned with the HS recruiting. We’ve gotten some studs.
Posted by LSUFanMizeWay
Picayune MS
Member since Sep 2014
6773 posts
Posted on 6/2/26 at 10:09 am to
Sounds like Turtle Thomas all over again
Posted by Tigershine
New Orleans
Member since Dec 2015
2337 posts
Posted on 6/2/26 at 10:24 am to
I doubt MLB is gonna move the timing of the draft to better accommodate college baseball. That isn't nor should it be their priority.
Posted by Whataburger
95.60 Longitude 30.20 Latitude
Member since Jan 2018
960 posts
Posted on 6/2/26 at 10:26 am to
Downvoted before I read it. Ridiculous. LSU chooses to recruit those guys.

Maybe we should prioritize determination, baseball IQ and work ethic above talent.

Who knows...we may be hosting a super like Troy.
Posted by mikejsjr0912
Member since Jun 2024
945 posts
Posted on 6/2/26 at 10:36 am to
You have to recruit those guys. You never know when a kid may change his mind, or slip in the draft.
Posted by mikejsjr0912
Member since Jun 2024
945 posts
Posted on 6/2/26 at 10:37 am to
Exactly, you recruit 20 and hope to get 8-10.
Posted by minimal
Member since Feb 2007
1045 posts
Posted on 6/2/26 at 10:39 am to
How many ships does troy have
Posted by Hold That Tiger 10
Member since Oct 2013
25999 posts
Posted on 6/2/26 at 10:46 am to
It has been this way WAYYY before NIL and transfer portal. Thats just the way HS baseball recruiting works. Its not just LSU that deals with it. And JJ has navigated this much better than most.
Posted by Hot Carl
Prayers up for 3
Member since Dec 2005
63177 posts
Posted on 6/2/26 at 11:22 am to
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How many ships does troy have


1,000 foreigners
Posted by Clockwatcher68
Youngsville
Member since May 2006
8502 posts
Posted on 6/2/26 at 11:26 am to
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Tired of LSU baseball being penalized for successful HS recruiting


It’s been like this for 35 years for LSU, as you described. Too bad MLB gives zero fricks about college baseball, or entertaining any changes that don’t clearly benefit MLB’s bottom line.
Posted by jrctiger84
New orleans
Member since Aug 2013
780 posts
Posted on 6/2/26 at 11:31 am to
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Sounds like Turtle Thomas all over again


Yeah Smoke used to put all his eggs in the high ranked, and got burned a few times.
Posted by TheRouxGuru
Member since Nov 2019
14873 posts
Posted on 6/2/26 at 11:39 am to
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nicholastiger
quote:

they might get 1/10 on that list


Yea, you should go ahead and quit on next years team right now
Posted by Penrod
Member since Jan 2011
57986 posts
Posted on 6/2/26 at 12:08 pm to
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1,000

Launched by Helen’s face.
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