Gm 2 & 3: Louisiana softball vs. Oregon

[jllanclos]

Imagine how surprised #1 seed Oregon will be when they face the real #9 Ragin' Cajuns on that first Thursday in Oklahoma City.

[Boomer]

Imagine how surprised #1 seed Oregon will be when they face the real #9 Ragin' Cajuns on that first Thursday in Oklahoma City.

---I heard the recap or tried to on the radio--can somebody explain what happened on the error -sounded like we almost had the out???

[basinbear]

Routine grounder in bot of 7th to end the game and Haley booted it....Jordan Wallace was nails today boom....feel bad for the kids and Coaches

[Frenchie35]

But man, we're not nearly as good as we thought.

We are the best in the SBC. We recruit to be the best in the SBC. We play to be the best in the SBC. If we want to reach for that ring that the Oregon's and others have, we have to do what's necessary. Go out and find the players to put us in that pool of elites. This series showed that.

[Big Buds]

We are the best in the SBC. We recruit to be the best in the SBC. We play to be the best in the SBC. If we want to reach for that ring that the Oregon's and others have, we have to do what's necessary. Go out and find the players to put us in that pool of elites. This series showed that.

I completely disagree with your statement, Frenchie. This team recruits to win National Championships and it's evident even with the eye test. Look at our history...it speaks for itself. "We play to be the best in the SBC"...wtf?

[RaginScotsman]

We are the best in the SBC. We recruit to be the best in the SBC. We play to be the best in the SBC. If we want to reach for that ring that the Oregon's and others have, we have to do what's necessary. Go out and find the players to put us in that pool of elites. This series showed that.

This weekend certainly hurt, but let's not get too down on ourselves. We are elite. We've been elite for as long as I can remember. We are a national championship contender year after year. Our trip out west went horribly wrong and the Ducks stomped us the first 2 games, but we gifted them game 3. I'm as hurt as anyone else here, but how many teams are capable of traveling two times zones to play the #1 team in the country on the road and even sniff a win? I promise you that if the tables were turned and Oregon came to Lamson, we would be a lot happier right now.

We have the kind of talent that other teams can only dream of. We just have the disadvantage of playing in a conference that doesn't often prepare you to play these kinds of series. We'll still host a regional and take it in stride from there. Let's keep our heads up as fans because these girls certainly won't stay down for long.

[jllanclos]

We are the best in the SBC. We recruit to be the best in the SBC. We play to be the best in the SBC. If we want to reach for that ring that the Oregon's and others have, we have to do what's necessary. Go out and find the players to put us in that pool of elites. This series showed that.

I'm not sure Mike recruits to be the best in the SBC. I believe Mike believes this community and university is capable of a national championship.

I believe some young girls made a bunch of bad plays in a pressure situation. Better now than one month from now.

[basinbear]

I'm not sure Mike recruits to be the best in the SBC. I believe Mike believes this community and university is capable of a national championship.

I believe some young girls made a bunch of bad plays in a pressure situation. Better now than one month from now.

[basinbear]

This program is a top twenty program. That makes it an elite program

[roarman]

We are the best in the SBC. We recruit to be the best in the SBC. We play to be the best in the SBC. If we want to reach for that ring that the Oregon's and others have, we have to do what's necessary. Go out and find the players to put us in that pool of elites. This series showed that.

Hey Frenchie, Just to show you how off base you are, Oregon doesn't have a championship ring. DUH! They've only made it to the WCWS twice. The Cajuns have been there six times!!!!!!!

[ragin50]

Really surprised by all the errors over the weekend. Very uncharacteristic of this team. Winning that 3rd game might have gotten us into the top 8. Feel really bad for Haley.

[lcitsh]

I completely disagree with your statement, Frenchie. This team recruits to win National Championships and it's evident even with the eye test. Look at our history...it speaks for itself. "We play to be the best in the SBC"...wtf?

You may disagree with it, but there is some accuracy to his statement. Look at the recruits of our other sports. We ask the question of our other recruits, "What other programs were recruiting them," "Who was on their finalist list," "How many stars do they have," etc. If you look at where our softball recruits come from, very, very few of them are even noticed by programs that vie for the national title, much less get recruited by them.

The one benefit that separates our program and all others is absolutely Michael Lotief. But, no matter what improvements he is able to make in them, the lack of experience against top flight competition will eventually show through when they finally face enough of it. You cannot go from a day on the beach (Appalachian State) to the middle of a burning house (Oregon) and expect to react the same. That doesn't mean the Cajuns can't beat that level of competition, but the odds are against them more often than not.