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Who is tuning in for LSU beach volleyball in the Elite Eight

Posted on 5/5/22 at 6:42 pm
Posted by SpitzFan
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Posted on 5/5/22 at 6:42 pm
LSU beach volleyball faces UCLA in the Elite Eight on Friday: LINK /
Posted by LaBR4
Baton Rouge
Member since Sep 2005
52850 posts
Posted on 5/5/22 at 6:42 pm to
Let's Geeeaaaux
Payback for the 2006 Final Four and 2010 Los Angeles Regional
This post was edited on 5/5/22 at 6:46 pm
Posted by texastiger15
Phoenix, AZ
Member since Jan 2019
696 posts
Posted on 5/5/22 at 7:28 pm to
Noon on ESPNU for those who don't want to click
Posted by mikelbr
Baton Rouge
Member since Apr 2008
48651 posts
Posted on 5/5/22 at 7:43 pm to
I'm admittedly not a fan who follows the Beach Volleyball team closely but I'm fascinated by their success.
We're not very good at regular volleyball at LSU but somehow exploded on the Beach Volleyball scene from day one.

How in the hell are we in the national title mix with these California teams and Florida State each year?

I followed the girls from this time last season and would LOVE to see LSU win a Beach Volleyball National Championship. Just typing that makes me laugh. But Like Garth said last Saturday, "At LSU it's like y'all are national champions at EVERYTHING."

This post was edited on 5/5/22 at 7:44 pm
Posted by junkfunky
Member since Jan 2011
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Posted on 5/5/22 at 7:50 pm to
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How in the hell are we in the national title mix with these California teams and Florida State each year?


Tim opened Mangos a couple decades ago and it's just gotten more and more popular in BR since then.
Posted by mikelbr
Baton Rouge
Member since Apr 2008
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Posted on 5/5/22 at 7:57 pm to
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Tim opened Mangos a couple decades ago and it's just gotten more and more popular in BR since then.




I've been here in Baton Rouge my whole life. I remember Mangos opening. I remember being in high school and some friends' parents started playing at Mangos. We thought beach volleyball was soo weird back then. At 15 we couldn't figure out why 'old' people would play Beach Volleyball in Baton Rouge.
So I get that part of the beach volleyball culture in Baton Rouge.
But is that really enough to recruit the best players in the country? These elite players aren't from Baton Rouge.

This post was edited on 5/5/22 at 7:59 pm
Posted by Genestealer55
ARLINGTON
Member since May 2017
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Posted on 5/5/22 at 8:07 pm to
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How in the hell are we in the national title mix with these California teams and Florida State each year?


Well..TCU is the best team right now…they will win it all
Posted by Tigeralum2008
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Member since Apr 2012
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Posted on 5/5/22 at 8:57 pm to
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How in the hell are we in the national title mix with these California teams and Florida State each year?


There is great local fan following. The beach volleyball coach is 10 times better than the previous volleyball coach and the new indoor coach.

LSU very intelligently converted their old tennis stadium into one of the best beach volleyball complexes in college today
Posted by Turf Taint
New Orleans
Member since Jun 2021
6010 posts
Posted on 5/5/22 at 9:52 pm to
Fun to watch! Tigers are real good.
Posted by Not Cooper
Member since Jun 2015
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Posted on 5/5/22 at 10:18 pm to
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So I get that part of the beach volleyball culture in Baton Rouge. But is that really enough to recruit the best players in the country? These elite players aren't from Baton Rouge.

It isn’t just a BR thing, Mangos is well known in the beach volleyball circle around the country. There’s a reason the LSU beach team used to play there until we got the complex built.

Now it isn’t Hermosa beach or anything like that, so the west coast schools will always have that advantage, but Tim and Mangos absolutely helped build that culture here
Posted by Big Gorilla
Bossier City
Member since Oct 2020
5952 posts
Posted on 5/6/22 at 6:17 am to
I can’t be the only one that came here for pics.
Posted by BeachDude022
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Posted on 5/6/22 at 8:34 am to
We have a beach volleyball team? Bad arse. Guess I'll be checking it out now.
Posted by BhamTigah
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Member since Jan 2007
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Posted on 5/6/22 at 8:43 am to
Keep a close eye on the competition.

Posted by mtemplet
Baton Rouge
Member since Sep 2006
1636 posts
Posted on 5/6/22 at 8:45 am to
Are 13 and 31 twins?
Posted by BhamTigah
Lurker since Jan 2003
Member since Jan 2007
16124 posts
Posted on 5/6/22 at 8:49 am to
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Are 13 and 31 twins?


In the fantasy I just shared with them, they were.
Posted by Big Gorilla
Bossier City
Member since Oct 2020
5952 posts
Posted on 5/6/22 at 8:50 am to
Is that toe I see?
This post was edited on 5/6/22 at 8:52 am
Posted by Le Tenia
Member since Feb 2015
4900 posts
Posted on 5/6/22 at 8:51 am to
Solid twins fantasy is in play.

ETA: Bham beat me to it. Literally.
This post was edited on 5/6/22 at 8:54 am
Posted by BhamTigah
Lurker since Jan 2003
Member since Jan 2007
16124 posts
Posted on 5/6/22 at 8:54 am to
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Is that toe is see?


Definitely see it in this one. It's like a pinky toe, but still toe.

Posted by Big Gorilla
Bossier City
Member since Oct 2020
5952 posts
Posted on 5/6/22 at 8:55 am to
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pinky toe


Haha. Well played.
Posted by jawnybnsc
Greer, SC
Member since Dec 2016
5547 posts
Posted on 5/6/22 at 10:48 am to
But four pinky toes?
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