NCAA doesn’t do UL, LSU softball teams any favors
Under ideal circumstances, the LSU and Louisiana-La. softball teams would’ve both been playing Sunday in the championship round of NCAA tournament play.
Under even more ideal circumstances, the Tigers and Ragin’ Cajuns would’ve been on separate fields, at separate sites and playing somebody other than each other.
In fact, there’s a reasonable argument that two of the 16 NCAA regionals should have been in south Louisiana instead of just the one held in Baton Rouge over the weekend.
But, like a lot of the things the NCAA oversees, this weekend’s setup was far from ideal.
It turned out great from the standpoint of Louisiana softball fans in that the state’s two powerhouses played two memorable games to decide who advanced. But that’s also part of the problem.
Why, for the fourth time in six years, was it necessary for LSU and ULL to be grouped together? The NCAA needs to step back and think about separating the two teams that arguably make up the country’s most unique rivalry.
Through the last two decades, and particularly the last six years, the Tigers and Cajuns have provided plenty of proof that both programs are among the elite in college softball.
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By RANDY ROSETTA
Advocate sportswriter
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Re: NCAA doesn’t do UL, LSU softball teams any favors
