Can someone splain me what happened to our once-poud baseball program?

[Dad04]

Gunner, Cantrelle, and maybe LaHare

Update: I've seen you answer the same time I did. In that case, maybe LaHare only due his attitude.

He's not replacing Adams, Harrison or Butler. 4th outfielder, at best, if he was healthy.

[Turbine]

Who on today’s roster would have earned playing time on the 2014 team? That’s the question here. I’m not sure I can make an argument for anyone. While that on one hand shows how special that team was, it also shows that we’ve done nothing to capitalize on that success.

Can't answer that until you identify how many holes there were to be filled in the 2014 lineup.

[CajunRage]

You can’t compare any Robe coached team to the ‘14 team. Even his CWS team probably wasn’t as talented as the ‘14 team.

We have not met expectations in baseball period. We should be in a Regional every single year. Expecting to make a Super at least every 2 out of 5 years. These are the standards that Robe has set since being the HC here. So when we fail to meet those expectations then criticism is 100% fair and warranted.

He has under achieved lately, no question about it!

I don't think it's fair to expect to have that kind of lineup consistently, but I would expect to have a few players on our team a short 4 years later that would have been able to break into that lineup. We have none. Not a single one. (LaHare has the attitude, but not the talent - he's a good ballplayer but would be 4th or 5th outfielder on that roster)

[anhil8tor]

Who recruited that team vs this team?

[Dad04]

Who recruited that team vs this team?

Mike Trahan recruited most of that team, I believe.

[CajunRage]

Can't answer that until you identify how many holes there were to be filled in the 2014 lineup.

Why? You don't wait for holes to fill. You recruit for the future and to create competition for lineup spots. That's when you see players reach their full potential.

[babysitter]

Mike Trahan recruited most of that team, I believe.

I think a better way of putting it was that Trahan recruited the 2012 team as well ! Matt Deggs went out and got Ryan Wilson, Dex Kerjstad, Seth Harrison, and Caleb Adams within a 2 1/2 month period to come in for the 2013 season. I think [not positive] that he also got Carson Baranik [again not sure]. Nonetheless, he went out and got some studs in a short period of time.

[Turbine]

Why? You don't wait for holes to fill. You recruit for the future and to create competition for lineup spots. That's when you see players reach their full potential.

That's better, looking forward is massively more productive.

Before, you were reverse projecting to fill 2014 holes that frankly weren't gaping.

There is zero doubt that this team does not compare. But identifying holes in a #1 ranked team (5-years on) is fruitless.

[Cajunfanatico]

Just one. Name one player on this team. I can maybe buy Cantrelle playing out of position and Gunner was on that team so I exclude him. We don't have a single player on this team that could have broken into that lineup. 80% of the current coaching staff has led this team from the top of the entire nation to the bottom of the barrel in the sunbelt in just 4 years.

I was not disagreeing with you.

My point is that I expect successs, and then see a coaching staff and athletic department do everything possible to build on the type of success we experienced in 2014. I agree that on a whole, it appears what was gained was mostly squandered away.

[Dad04]

I think a better way of putting it was that Trahan recruited the 2012 team as well ! Matt Deggs went out and got Ryan Wilson, Dex Kerjstad, Seth Harrison, and Caleb Adams within a 2 1/2 month period to come in for the 2013 season. I think [not positive] that he also got Carson Baranik [again not sure]. Nonetheless, he went out and got some studs in a short period of time.

I think you are correct.

[CajunEXPRESS]

Gunner shouldn't even be on this list. He should be in pro ball right now.

But he’s using a portion of a scholarship, so you’ve got to consider him good, or bad.

[CrazyCajun]

2014 was lightning in a bottle, won’t be easy to do again if ever, that team was historic..not just here but in history of college baseball. Right now we need to figure out how to get back to 2005,2007,2010,2015,2016. That seems really far away at this point.