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June
07,
2010
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LSU Baseball Season Ends!
The LSU baseball season ended Sunday with a 4-3
loss to Cal Irvine in the Regional held at UCLA.
The Tigers had won in
miracle fashion against these same Anteaters 11-10.
However, the Tigers
luck ran out and their season ended.
LSU did about like I expected in the Regional.
This team could beat
mediocre and weak teams but had trouble against good
teams.
This was proven out as
they couldn't do much against UCLA on Saturday night
and lost 6-3.
So the 2010 baseball
season comes to an end in Tiger Town.
The season started with
high expectations.
These expectations
looked warranted during the first half of the
season.
However, when the
Tigers started to face the quality teams in the SEC,
they were exposed as a very mediocre team.
This season will be
remembered as a season when LSU baseball
under-achieved.
However, the season is
now history.
It is “wait till next
year.”
If LSU is to return to
Omaha and a chance at another national title, they
will need to find some pitching.
In college baseball
with freshmen and JC transfers playing such a
significant role, things can change in a hurry.
LSU-Eunice just won
their third straight national baseball title in
Junior College division II.
Last year the Tigers
got two players from LSU-E.
It would seem they
would want to develop that school as a “farm” team.
Anyway, the season is over.
It was a disappointment from the expectations
everyone had at the beginning of the season.
As we say “wait till next year”, we also say
“bring on football.”
A Legend Dies
This past Saturday saw the passing of John Wooden
at the age of 99.
In my opinion, John
Wooden was the greatest coach in the history of
American sports.
Even more so than
people like Vince Lombardi or Bear Bryant.
The reason is Wooden
won ten championships in twelve years.
But he did it with
different kinds of teams.
He did it with a
guard-oriented teams.
He did it with big
centers.
And he did it with
forwards.
He did it every way
possible in basketball.
And as they say, “He
did it his way.”
He did it with
integrity and honesty.
He was more than a
basketball coach.
He was a teacher of
men.
And when you can say
that, it says a lot more about the person than about
him just being a coach.
I highly recommend that if you can, read his book
They Call Me Coach.
It is full of good tips on winning
basketball but also on winning in life.
College Football = $$$$
If you want to know why the Big Ten and the PAC 10
are considering expanding, just look at this past
week's meetings of the SEC.
The twelve schools of the SEC just split $209
million. That
is over $17 million apiece.
As they say, “Money talks and the rest
walks.” The
Big 12 is learning this.
Until next time, may the
good Lord bless and keep you.
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