SBC BB Final: Louisiana 3, Coastal Carolina 6

[ZoomZoom]

I read an article a few weeks back and the preoccupations with spin rate just supports pitchers are throwers first. Same thing applies to softball. Both sports on the college level have maybe, on a good day, have shutdown elite pitchers that 9 out of 10 times, they’re money in the bank.

[sportsfanatic21]

You can tell who the new fans are or who the sunshine pumpers are..

This season has been a huge flop. There is no other way to spin in. We returned a ton of talent, leadership and coming off a regional appearance with a weaker overall team.

Underperformed and under-delivered. Missing post season play with this talent and age is unacceptable. But by all means, bicker about semantics. Let’s continue just ignoring the erosion of standards in this program and keep arguing…

#1 and #2 starting pitchers to begin the season done for the year. Best bullpen arm done for the year. The latter two combined to throw about 30 innings all season.

You can say it’s making excuses, but those are facts.

This team, with that issue, finished tied for 3rd in the 5th best conference in the country. They are very similar to Troy, who will likely be an at large team. UL got almost no help from some of the OOC opponents that can usually be counted on to be helpful in the RPI. This season they were a drain. Would Troy be in that at large spot without their 1st and 2nd starters and best reliever? Who knows, but the logical answer is probably not.

The Cajuns are nearly identical to S. Miss other than the fact that USM has Tanner Hall and UL doesn’t. With Hall on the Cajuns staff, they’re an at large team.

As far as Coastal, they are just better than the Cajuns. And S. Miss. And Troy. That team is on the brink of being a national seed.

I noticed last night, their 9 hole hitter has a higher batting average and more HRs than our 3 hole hitter. Think about that for a second. They are just that good.

Without the new editions, the Cajuns would likely have won last years Sun Belt lineup this year. 2nd if not. And would likely be rolling through the tournament right now, even without the pitching injuries.

Do they need to get better to be at the top of the new Sun Belt? Yep. It’s a big boy baseball league now. Is this season a failure in any way? No. Not unless you don’t pay attention.

And by the way, this season isn’t over yet, although the doom and gloomers seem to think it has been for a month.

[Grantvb]

I choose to die on this bill with these guys…Geaux Cajuns

[ZoomZoom]

I’ve been saying this all year

And I cringe every time the “let’s hire insert legacy name” gets brought up.

My goodness, want to talk about USL’ing it? It took decades for even McLeast to learn it fails more often than not. State has done it multiple times and failed. It absurd to think we’ll have a different outcome.

Want to set your program back? Hire a legacy, the issue later becomes hesitancy to fire because the coach is “one of us”.

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AFA Coastal, they’re trying to get a top 8 national seed. Anyone notice where their homers came from? The 8 and 9 hole. I’d say their focus, Tanner Hill is probably the only possible roadblock.

[MWolf]

And I cringe every time the “let’s hire insert legacy name” gets brought up.

My goodness, want to talk about USL’ing it? It took decades for even McLeast to learn it fails more often than not. State has done it multiple times and failed. It absurd to think we’ll have a different outcome.

Want to set your program back? Hire a legacy, the issue later becomes hesitancy to fire because the coach is “one of us”.

Who you got to fix our pitching then? Because it needs fixing.

[ZoomZoom]

Who you got to fix our pitching then? Because it needs fixing.

Not a legacy. It’s up to Deggs and Maggard to search outside the Lafayette MSA.

[JMV JustMyView]

What do we have to do to get BJ Ryan, or Austin Robichaux, or Danny Farquhar in the building? We need a pitching coach who not only knows what he’s doing, but can also offer professional experience and development to these kids. I like the guys Deggs has gotten in the lineup. We need someone for the other side of the hall. Thib ain’t cutting it.

BJ was already here. It didn't work out, Deggs micro managed him.

[Dad04]

Our team ERA of 4.88 is second in the Sun Belt to USM at 4.84.

Average team ERA this season is 6.04.

We are a very close 2nd out of 14 teams. We're there questionable pitching moves? Yes, way too many. However, the raw numbers say the pitching was RELATIVELY good.

Pitching is weaker (ok sucks) everywhere, not just our league.

[UL_Cajuns]

Welp so much for our game today starting at 6:30. Lol.

[Million$Mullet]

I guess there’s only one thing to do…..