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Post by messi on Jun 3, 2018 20:54:44 GMT -8
been waiting for this since 2012
Now, bring on the gophers.
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Post by irimi on Jun 3, 2018 20:57:48 GMT -8
How do we match up? Does anyone know anything about the Minnesota team?
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Post by wilkyisdashiznit on Jun 3, 2018 21:21:26 GMT -8
been waiting for this since 2012 Now, bring on the gophers. Oregon State's win over LSU in 2017 was the Beavers' first ever win over the Tigers. Oregon State's two wins this year are the first "series" victory ever. |
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Post by nforkbeav on Jun 3, 2018 21:34:00 GMT -8
been waiting for this since 2012 Now, bring on the gophers. They have one heck of a home field advantage. Schultz's performance in Baton Rouge still seems like yesterday, but the odds were stacked against us. I think they found out this weekend we have a pretty good home field advantage too ; )
In the future I prefer we play LSU in Corvallis from now on and if on a neutral field, there be neutral conference umpires. They're too good a program to concede any advantage.
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Post by grackle on Jun 4, 2018 5:48:17 GMT -8
I watched every inning of all of LSU's games in the regional this weekend (2 OSU, 1 NW State, 1 SD State).
Game after game, two overarching factors were immediately obvious: (1) They are poorly coached. For example, LSU doesn't understand, or is unable to execute the short game. This hurt them during the regional a number of times, and could very easily have cost them the game against a vastly inferior NW State. In addition, their base running skills and plate discipline are practically nonexistent. Had they ever managed to play the Beavs closely, these could easily have been difference makers; (2) LSU's defensive skills, even some of the most basic, are glaringly deficient. This factor popped up again and again during every one of their games.
So what's going on here? I suspect that most years their talent level is so over the top that the Tigers can get away with these deficiencies and still win in the SEC. But not this year...I'm convinced that as things stand now, they would likely lose series to CAL and Arizona as well as UCLA, UW, and Stanford. With good coaching, they likely could give a better account of themselves.
How they made it all the way to to the SEC championship this year is puzzling.
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Post by ochobeavo on Jun 4, 2018 6:32:44 GMT -8
I watched every inning of all of LSU's games in the regional this weekend (2 OSU, 1 NW State, 1 SD State). Game after game, two overarching factors were immediately obvious: (1) They are poorly coached. For example, LSU doesn't understand, or is unable to execute the short game. This hurt them during the regional a number of times, and could very easily have cost them the game against a vastly inferior NW State. In addition, their base running skills and plate discipline are practically nonexistent. Had they ever managed to play the Beavs closely, these could easily have been difference makers; (2) LSU's defensive skills, even some of the most basic, are glaringly deficient. This factor popped up again and again during every one of their games. So what's going on here? I suspect that most years their talent level is so over the top that the Tigers can get away with these deficiencies and still win in the SEC. But not this year...I'm convinced that as things stand now, they would likely lose series to CAL and Arizona as well as UCLA, UW, and Stanford. With good coaching, they likely could give a better account of themselves. How they made it all the way to to the SEC championship this year is puzzling. Mainieri has won something like 1300 or 1400 games in his career, so I don't think he forgot how to coach this weekend or this season - but I do think there's absolutely something to be said re: being mentally tough on the road. Clearly they weren't and Goss got'em. Body language of their kids was telling in both games. Maybe they'll start leaving their zip code in non-conference a little more frequently now. Haha just kidding, no they won't. |
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