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The Kiffin Effect: Is LSU Sacrificing Other Sports?
Posted on 3/23/26 at 12:27 pm
Posted on 3/23/26 at 12:27 pm
LSU dumped everything into Lane Kiffin and football, and now basketball and baseball look like afterthoughts. Is this just bad timing, or is the football obsession starting to cost them elsewhere?
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Posted on 3/23/26 at 12:42 pm to Hogattack
He’s certainly loves sacrificing the defense.
Posted on 3/23/26 at 12:43 pm to Hogattack
Basketball has been terrible for years.
Baseball talent is there. Baseball God’s getting some take back from last year and Arky’s choke job in the CWS semifinal sending LSU to the final.
Baseball talent is there. Baseball God’s getting some take back from last year and Arky’s choke job in the CWS semifinal sending LSU to the final.
Posted on 3/23/26 at 12:46 pm to Hogattack
It’s what Ole Miss has started to do. Our baseball program is still decent but it’s no longer elite. The vast majority of our resources go to football and basketball. And that’s honestly not a bad thing to do. That’s where the money is at.
I love baseball and some of my favorite memories are going to State baseball games with my dad as a kid and sitting in right field at Ole Miss in college. But it isn’t the money maker the other two sports are. And investing heavily into that sport instead of football or basketball as an AD or booster is irresponsible
I love baseball and some of my favorite memories are going to State baseball games with my dad as a kid and sitting in right field at Ole Miss in college. But it isn’t the money maker the other two sports are. And investing heavily into that sport instead of football or basketball as an AD or booster is irresponsible
This post was edited on 3/23/26 at 12:50 pm
Posted on 3/23/26 at 12:46 pm to Hogattack
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Is this just bad timing, or is the football obsession starting to cost them elsewhere?
Could be.
I imagine it impacts basketball more, as basketball is more expensive; baseball, maybe? It is weird that they were loaded with talent and #2 in preseason rankings and now are near the bottom in the SEC (a massive drop off from winning the national title just the previous year).
I mean, losing a series to Oklahoma is hardly something to fret over, but losing one to Vandy (barely over .500 overall) and one to Sacramento State (9-15 overall) is brutal. The mid-week losses, which normally don't mean anything, appear to have actually been a warning of just how bad LSU was falling off: McNeese, Northwestern, and Louisiana.
They don't play an unranked SEC team until the South Carolina series at the start of May. That doesn't give them a lot of wiggle room to figure out WTF is going on. They may very well go from winning the title to not even making the playoffs.
Posted on 3/23/26 at 12:47 pm to ManBearSharkReb
What is considered success?
Only one team can win a natty in each sport
A lot of teams are spending a lot of $ to not bring home the hardware
Baseball is the kind of sport where spending $ doesn't necessarily correlate to success. If so, Arkansas probably should have won the CWS last season.
To some extent LSU has not supported men's basketball and it shows.
Football will always drive the engine for any campus athletic dept. If you are not funding football it's gonna show up in other sports down the line if things continue to trend the way they are these days.
Texas Tech football spent a lot of $ to not win the title
Texas Tech softball spent a lot of $ on one player to finish runner up
BYU spent a lot of money on Dybansta not to make it out of first weekend
Ohio St spent a lot of $ last season in football and had more talent than anyone else yet didn't win the title again
Only one team can win a natty in each sport
A lot of teams are spending a lot of $ to not bring home the hardware
Baseball is the kind of sport where spending $ doesn't necessarily correlate to success. If so, Arkansas probably should have won the CWS last season.
To some extent LSU has not supported men's basketball and it shows.
Football will always drive the engine for any campus athletic dept. If you are not funding football it's gonna show up in other sports down the line if things continue to trend the way they are these days.
Texas Tech football spent a lot of $ to not win the title
Texas Tech softball spent a lot of $ on one player to finish runner up
BYU spent a lot of money on Dybansta not to make it out of first weekend
Ohio St spent a lot of $ last season in football and had more talent than anyone else yet didn't win the title again
Posted on 3/23/26 at 12:49 pm to Hogattack
LSU baseball has a lot of talent on paper but I haven't had a chance to watch them. Still, it would be very LSU baseball to dick around until April and then turn it on and end up in the championship game in Hoover.
Posted on 3/23/26 at 12:53 pm to Hogattack
What the frick is Arkansas doing then?
Sacrificing everything for track?
Sacrificing everything for track?
Posted on 3/23/26 at 12:55 pm to Henry Jones Jr
quote:Which is sad because SEC baseball has become a more compelling product than SEC football. I realize that's blasphemy to most though.
I love baseball and some of my favorite memories are going to State baseball games with my dad as a kid and sitting in right field at Ole Miss in college. But it isn’t the money maker the other two sports are. And investing heavily into that sport instead of football or basketball as an AD or booster is irresponsible
Posted on 3/23/26 at 12:56 pm to BevoBucks
quote:I don’t disagree. We’ve had what, 7 different teams win a national title in the last 9 years or something crazy?
Which is sad because SEC baseball has become a more compelling product than SEC football. I realize that's blasphemy to most though.
Should have been 8. Looking at you Arky
This post was edited on 3/23/26 at 12:57 pm
Posted on 3/23/26 at 12:57 pm to HoorahHoorahMizzou
quote:Basketball and it’s worked out pretty well for them so far
What the frick is Arkansas doing then?
Posted on 3/23/26 at 1:05 pm to Hogattack
Reality is men’s basketball does suffer, because there’s only so much cash to go around.
But… baseball is not an issue of money. It’s an issue of a very poor portal class that is underachieving based on expectations. LSU had, on paper, a top 3 transfer class. LSU is just a bad team this year. Can’t hit, can’t pitch, and can’t field. It is what it is.
But… baseball is not an issue of money. It’s an issue of a very poor portal class that is underachieving based on expectations. LSU had, on paper, a top 3 transfer class. LSU is just a bad team this year. Can’t hit, can’t pitch, and can’t field. It is what it is.
Posted on 3/23/26 at 1:08 pm to Hogattack
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now basketball
Now?
Posted on 3/23/26 at 1:09 pm to Henry Jones Jr
I have wondered if LSU has had comittment to basketball since Dale Brown was coaching. They treat it like an afterthought
Posted on 3/23/26 at 1:11 pm to HoorahHoorahMizzou
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What the frick is Arkansas doing then? Sacrificing everything for track?
Basketball in Sweet 16
Baseball ranked top 5
Posted on 3/23/26 at 1:13 pm to PSS101
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I have wondered if LSU has had comittment to basketball since Dale Brown was coaching. They treat it like an afterthought
I feel this is what Arkansas has done as well but only to Football. The sad thing is Football is still my favorite sport..
Posted on 3/23/26 at 1:13 pm to Hogattack
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baseball look like afterthoughts
How many CWS National Championships does arky have since you believe baseball is a priority?
Posted on 3/23/26 at 1:14 pm to skrayper
Louisiana is actually good though. They could beat any SEC teams in a midweek
Posted on 3/23/26 at 1:14 pm to HoorahHoorahMizzou
Funny cause my neighbor ran track at Arkansas
Posted on 3/23/26 at 1:20 pm to Hogattack
Are you serious? Did you not see the basketball team last season? Relax pig, worry about your school.
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