re: Unsophisticated Breakdown of The 2024 LSU Baseball Team…

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I already want hime fired. We are 22 days into 2024 and we have yet to win a game. How long does he think the 2023 NC will keep his job safe?

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These are posts I come here for.

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Hoover will be more difficult than any regionals.

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If you do it right, hoover doesnt have to matter

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Don’t be shocked if you lose a lot here

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This is the rant..... Just wait until we lose a midweek game during this stretch

I couldn't agree more. I stay away from here when that happens though.

I think this team has the potential to reach Omaha again, but to expect a repeat is setting yourself up for disappointment.

Winning CWS titles is VERY hard.

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We are quick to say: "we have to play Tennessee, Arkansas, etc.", but many other boards are saying: "damn, we have to play LSU".
We have earned that right, so let's enjoy it.

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Acknowledging that other team we will play are good and will be tough matchups does not diminish our team in any way.

Of course they're going to say similar about us.

Our schedule has like 6 or 7 legit Omaha contenders on it. It's okay to acknowledge that, especially when we have a run of 4 weekends in a row against them.

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LSU won last year with coaching, talent, leadership, and balls (pun intended).
The big question is, "Who will the guys that pull everyone else forward?" Dudes last year had moxie.

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This is a fair point. Last year's team definitely knew they were good and carried that weight. Losing Crews, Skenes and Morgan as talented as they were, just as big of a loss was their leadership. Who will be this years leaders is somewhat up in the air. I think having those guys' confidence was contageous and really helped to steady the ship when the waters got rough last year. We're gonna need some guys to step up in that regard this year.

I could see Travinski and Milazzo taking some of that. I could see Pearson almost filling the Dugas role. White by nature of his talent could fill some of that void too. The new/transfer guys potentially but I don't really know their demeanor. Kling and Jones have potential for that but they're still young, so I wouldn't say that's a given this year.

I personally think you miss the Dugas’s and Cades more than you miss the Crews on O .

That’s right!

I really do think this team can be as good or better than last years team though. Especially the overall pitching staff. If bats come around then this team will be scary.

Made several Fall scrimmages & Travinski, & Milazzo to a lesser but not by much extent, was all over the place, clapping, patting asses, high fiving, showing why he is wearing #8. Milazzo would walk out to the mound, when rookies were pitching, & obviously coaching the young pitchers, out there for several minutes. White, while not dressed out, was all over & around the dugouts. Don't know anything about Hurst's personality but he's earned the right to be a leader of the staff as well. But, #8 & Milazzo were leading their butts off all Fall.