Re: Comments from a scout ...
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Originally Posted by GoneGolfin
I will try. But in brief, yes ... good teams do experience hiccups. I have never seen that this is not the case.
In baseball, you are going to lose to all manner of teams that you would feel are somewhat inferior. This is not basketball or football. Maybe the best thing to do is to illustrate by example.
Perhaps the best teams the Cajuns have fielded (at least the best postseason accomplishments) are the 1999 and 2000 editions. The 1999 team was one game away from earning a CWS berth and played the entire postseason on the road, first winning the Houston regional knocking off Houston and Texas ... second losing 2/3 to Rice in the Super Regionals. During that regular season, the Cajuns had at least back-to-back losses on seven occasions, with the longest losing streak being four games. Some of the losses that season include @McNeese State (twice), @Lamar, Lamar, Iowa, @Northwestern State, and @Nicholls State. The Cajuns also did not win the conference tournament and finished second in the Sun Belt.
The 2000 season was the most successful season in Cajun history. Yet, the Cajuns had to work through slumps and bad losses that season as well. The Cajuns had at least back-to-back losses on three occasions, with the longest losing streak being six games. The Cajuns had a span where they lost 8 of 9 in the heart of the season. They also lost the Sun Belt title on the final weekend when they failed to win a single game at home against New Orleans (fans thought the world was ending). Some of the losses that season include @McNeese State, Lost 1/3 @SLU, and was swept by a weak UALR team on the road.
Let us also look at an extreme example ... last year's national champion Oregon State. The Beavers lost consecutive games only three times and did not lose more than two consecutive games all season. But they also had a few of what you would consider bad losses. Oregon State lost on the road to a poor UC Davis team that only won 18 games last season ... By the same 2-1 score as the other night I might add. They also lost on the road to a mediocre New Mexico state squad. In late April, Oregon State lost at home to a poor Portland squad that went 15-37 on the season and 3-18 in the Big West. They lost that game 20-13. And this was an Oregon State team that had solid pitching.
The bottom line is that it happens. And typically several times in a season. Even for the best clubs. They key is how they bounce back.
And BTW, Northwestern State is not a bad team. The Demons have played a difficult schedule thus far (more difficult than that of the Cajuns) and have now won three consecutive games (7-9 overall). On that schedule are single games against a good Louisville squad, @Southern Miss, @LSU, two vs. UL (home and home), and three road games against Houston (in which they won 2/3). Houston started well with a win over Baylor and a tough 3-2 loss to Texas A&M. They have struggled since and are 8-9, but they will be fine. The Cougars knocked off Lamar this week 7-1.
The bottom line is that I expect some losses this season against teams that are not quite the caliber of Northwestern State. Unless you have Greg Swindell and Roger Clemens in your starting rotation along with a few major leaguers, it is bound to happen.
Brian
Brian good stuff on Birds Eye View yesterday! College baseball is difficult to cover but you do it better than anybody. Thanks for the input on pagin.
Now to my question, what is the best record anyone has finished with?
Re: Baseball Scheduling (split)
How did Smoke run the program into the ground? He only had one bad year. As the head coach he accomplished:
<br>2002: Regional Championship
<br>2003: SEC Championship; Regional and Super Regional Champions; CWS
<br>2004: Regional and Super Regional Champions; CWS
<br>2005: SEC West Division Champs
<br>2006: Bad year
<br><br>Thats 1 SEC Championship and 2 trips to the CWS in 5 years. The fans didnt like him because he is not Skip Bertman. Unfortunately, the new coach will have the same problem because college sports has turned into a 'what have you done for me lately' business.
Re: Basketball scheduling
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Originally Posted by evangelinetiger
Laval ran the program into the ground quickly. LSU has not recruited the high caliber players it used to get. Also parity comes into to play. When LSU had its big streak, 89-00, it was the only game in town. Now the SEC and the rest of the state schools have made huge leaps and caught up to LSU in terms of recruiting and fan interest.
No one will see domination like that again.
Hopefully the new coach will improve the situation over the yr or two.
ok so it was alright to schedule us when lsu dominated the nation but as soon as smoke started to run the program into the ground his old biuddy skip decided to pull the plug. If that is not chicken _____ i don't know what is. Now if you can't see how that looks then you are not nearly as intelligent as you claim to be my friend!
Re: Basketball scheduling
We probably want to drop LSU next year because of the RPI hit we'll take by playing them. :D
Re: Basketball scheduling
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Originally Posted by CajunAmos
We probably want to drop LSU next year because of the RPI hit we'll take by playing them. :D
Oh gee... like we didn't have enough to get ET all fired up again. Gotta admit, that is pretty funny.
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Originally Posted by Just1More
Oh gee... like we didn't have enough to get ET all fired up again. Gotta admit, that is pretty funny.
Playing them on the road won't tank our RPI too bad. ;)
Re: Baseball Scheduling (split)
Personally I'd rather just not play them at all.... We always have to suffer the "both team's fans are at fault".... "all schools have some bad apples"...
when those that would be honest know exactly what the case is... that you are expected to know your place and simply accept what is heaped upon you and be quiet...for after all you are fortunate just to be invited...
BS.... I love Tony but he should have simply left well enough alone... We don't need them.... they dont want us.... works for me.............
Re: Baseball Scheduling (split)
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Originally Posted by evangelinetiger
Kal claimed that LSU is afraid to play UL. I pointed out that LSU had crushed UL by 20 points the last time they played. In fact, LSU has beaten UL badly every time they have played in the last couple of years. SO my point was and is, why would LSU be afraid to play a school it crushes so easily? There is no logic in Kals claim, other than Kal made it up to make LSU look bad. HE LIED. simply put, he lied about LSU playing or not playing UL.
First of all, don't be an IDIOT. Da tiggas have NEVER beaten UL in baseball by 20 points. THIS WHOLE THING STEMS FROM THE FACT THAT THE CAJUNS HAD THE UNMITIGATED GAUL to BEAT lsuambr in that regional at the kat-box and had to come back and beat the CAJUNS twice, which they did. So YEAH, SKIP IS AFRAID TO PLAY US!!! .~. .~. .~.
Re: Comments from a scout ...
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Originally Posted by Clutch0364
Brian good stuff on Birds Eye View yesterday! College baseball is difficult to cover but you do it better than anybody. Thanks for the input on pagin.
Thanks for the kind words Clutch.
BTW, Jay and I will be doing this on a weekly basis (with a few exceptions) in the Thursday 5:05 -> 5:3X time slot.
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Originally Posted by Clutch0364
Now to my question, what is the best record anyone has finished with?
As far as winning % is concerned, Arizona State finished 64-6 in 1972 for the best winning % all-time. But they did not win the national championship. They entered the CWS with a 60-4 record and won the first four games (yielding a total of one run in those games). But Southern Cal beat them twice and won the NC. Arizona State yielded a total of five runs in six CWS games and did not win the NC that season.
Texas finished 59-6 in 1982 and also did not win the NC (Roger Clemens' sophomore season, Calvin Schiraldi was on this squad as well). They did not even make the CWS finals. Some may remember the 1989 Texas A&M team that had a long winning streak to begin the season and finished 58-7. But they lost their home regional to Ben McDonald and LSU.
Brian
Re: Comments from a scout ...
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Originally Posted by GoneGolfin
As far as winning % is concerned, Arizona State finished 64-6 in 1972 for the best winning % all-time.
OH WOW!!!
