Tennessee recently demolished Iona in three games… 27-1, 29-0, 12-2, or about… So when the VOLS lost to # 1 Texas this past weekend, a lot of LSU/Arky/MSU fans were quick to point out “You’re not playing Iona anymore.” Hence the Iona reference / comparison

For reference/comparison sake, Alabama beat LSU 28-2 in a game in the 1997 regular season series...the same LSU that went on to beat Alabama in the College World Series final to win the national championship. I say that only to reference just how far the program has fallen since it was an elite program in the mid/late 1990s.

The lack of an education lottery in the state has and will continue to limit both Alabama and Auburn (outside of the very rare exceptions...i.e. Auburn in 2019) in college baseball

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Posted by lsufball19

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Posted on 3/11/22 at 9:34 am to Govt Tide

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For reference/comparison sake, Alabama beat LSU 28-2 in a game in the 1997 regular season series...the same LSU that went on to beat Alabama in the College World Series final to win the national championship. I say that only to reference just how far the program has fallen since it was an elite program in the mid/late 1990s.

The series between LSU and Alabama in 1997 was pretty nuts. They ended up playing 6 times: three times in the regular season, twice in the SECT, and in the CWS Title game. They split the games 3-3. It was a nice little rivalry for a few years. The met two years later in the super regionals, where Alabama would win. As I alluded to earlier ITT, Jim Wells never should have been forced out. No coach has even come close to doing what he did for the program since.

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