From "Will they even make the conference tournament?" to West Division Champs

[CajunJeaux]

He didn't brag about making a conference tournament.

Yes he was...and that’s exactly why you ran straight to this site to post it...

[CajunPride]

"Thin skinned people should stay off all forms of social media" by CajunPride 5-19-18

[RaginScotsman]

They didn’t win a series until April, started 3-6 in conference and had one of the worst BA in the nation. This is out of 200 plus teams. They couldn’t hit a beach ball.

They are playing much better and turned around their season. It is a heck of an accomplishment to win the West. All that aside, the answer is indeed no. In March it did not look like they were making the tournament.

[LouisianaB]

MAT, any time something like this happens on social media, the offending parties get all ____ hurt and try to find ways to justify what they've done or criticize those who are critical.

You can tell who the guilty parties are on here by their responses to HM's tweet.

I'm sure Robe wasn't happy with the tweet. He wants his players to ignore the doubters, not lower themselves to their level.

Yes, because having an opinion makes us butt hurt. Get out of here.

[ManAboutTown]

They didn't win a series until April, started 3-6 in conference and had one of the worst BA in the nation. This is out of 200 plus teams. They couldn't hit a beach ball.

They are playing much better and turned around their season. It is a heck of an accomplishment to win the West. All that aside, the answer is indeed no. In March it did not look like they were making the tournament.

Looking at March and drawing any conclusions from March as it relates to the end of the conference season, is not a very smart bet.

Also occurring in March: Beat LSU, Beat Vandy, SHOULD have taken the series from UT at UT, SHOULD have beaten a 40 win Wright St, SHOULD have beaten Miss St.. Played the 4th best NC schedule in America and damn near came out .500, with major injuries and and virtually no offense.

[Turbine]

“Are they even going to make the conference tournament?”

— Handsome Monica (@HandsomeOVO) May 19, 2018

Legit question earlier in the season. I love the rebound second half surge, answer to the question.

Fans remember a Robichaux coached team that incidentally hit better than this one, missing the tournament while hosting.

It was a legit question, I love the answer. And I am thrilled the team took inspiration from the question.

This team has heart.

Love the tweet.

[RaginScotsman]

Looking at March and drawing any conclusions from March as it relates to the end of the conference season, is not a very smart bet.

Also occurring in March: Beat LSU, Beat Vandy, SHOULD have taken the series from UT at UT, SHOULD have beaten a 40 win Wright St, SHOULD have beaten Miss St.. Played the 4th best NC schedule in America and damn near came out .500, with major injuries and and virtually no offense.

Valid points. Now I didn’t say it was smart, but think with your heart after conference losses and it’s easy to jump to UL not making the tourney.

While it wasn’t technically a conference series, they lost at home to South Al too. It was not true in the standings, but from a fan point of view the Cajuns were 4-8 against their peers and were 0-4 in series. It’s not an unreasonable conclusion to think their chances of making the post season were in jeopardy at that point because they flat out couldn’t finish in the weekends.

[Turbine]

When my wife and I were looking to buy a house, she liked a certain place. I thought it was "meh". We looked at a lot of houses. She kept coming back to that house....finally I agreed and we bought it.

What was the difference? I saw the house as it was. She saw the house as what it could be.

I NEVER thought we'd miss the conference tournament. That doesn't make me better than anyone. That simply shows some of us saw this team as what it could be.

I have always wondered what my wife saw in me.

Thanks for answering that question for me today.

[Turbine]

I disagree. That was the current picture at the time, not the big picture.

There are two big pictures and both resemble a giant funnel.

The small tip of the funnel represents where you are currently in time, and is your vantage point of the big picture.

Right now, being in the tournament the early season "questions" seem far off, spread out and less relevant.

Earlier in the season the funnel tip and mouth (big picture) were much closer together and thus much more relevant. Today's view wasn't in the actual picture, but admittedly a rendering of now was being projected through a legitimate question.

I like the current big picture better.

[talktomewillis]

Yes, because having an opinion makes us butt hurt. Get out of here.

Yes, sir. Leaving now, sir.

[Turbine]

Whatever motivates them! I don't take it personally because of what was stated here on the fan board. This is a fan board, parents and athletes should not read it. Now if someone is out tweeting back to athletes negative comments, well you should have expected this was going to come eventually.

For players who hope to make it in the big league, RP is must read preparation for families, players, coaches, administration.

Otherwise they will leave totally unprepared for the "pro" fan.

[Turbine]

Btw, his message didn't say "HEY CAJUN FANS..."
The message encompassed all people saying they wouldn't make the conference tournament.

How can this fact escape anyone's notice?

Loved the tweet.

It couldn't be answered with finality (seeding) till last night.