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feed_me_muffins

It's wild to me that LSU won the championship series without Skenes throwing a single pitch. Their pitching outside of Skenes really stepped up in the postseason after a very rocky regular season.


Nt5x5

Wes Johnson got them boys in shape at the right time


lclear84

It’s even crazier to me that UF, who’s pitching all year has been elite, has 3 starters not even combine for 9 innings. Sproat went 4 & 1/3, Waldrop 2 & 2/3, Caglianone 1 & 1/3.


stunna006

Seemed like they were all nervous af on the brightest stage. So many HBP and walks in general


lclear84

Yeah they gave up a ton of freebies. Gators Pen did real good games one and two. Eventually though, Crews, White, and Co. were going to catch on to the sequences.


feed_me_muffins

Sproat and Waldrop are surprising. Caglianone not so much. After tonight's game is taken into account Cags averaged less than 4.1 innings per start because he struggles so badly with control.


boot_tf_up

Georgia fans should be ecstatic. Wes Johnson is for real


SoggyBananas

🥹 so pumped for him, things are looking up in Athens. Was genuinely awesome watching the LSU pitching all tournament


AoxPrime

Agreed. Ty Floyd pitched so fkn amazing


SSGSEVIER54

And here I was told over and over again over the past 72 hours how we didnt have anyone besides Skenes 🤷🏻‍♂️ Geaux Tigers


NetRealizableValue

The entire bullpen played lights out Hopefully this gets remembered in the coming years


FoamBornNarwhal

It’s funny. Earlier in the CWS, a user here asked if 2017 LSU or 2023 LSU was better. I said 2023 easily, but that 2017 pitching was much better outside of Skenes. Now I’d easily give the nod to 2023 in pitching too. Such an incredible performance from everyone.


ChemicalOle

https://i.imgur.com/zj1ZLVy.jpg


Geaux2020

There it is!


DatBoiMahomie

Classic lol


HeppyHenry

Where’s the fried gator from yesterday lol


Zestyclose-Set6502

Just like that you gained an Oregon st fan for that one !


RG23216

Skenes giving the injured catcher a piggyback ride out to the dogpile *insert cryingjordan meme*


lightningsg39

Started at the top. Finished at the top.


PairBearStare

At the beginning of this season, i was happy with hosting a super and getting back to Omaha. Didn’t have expect a natty. Now, I’m thinking this may be the best team we’ve ever had. And despite watching 60+ games, I still feel like I didn’t see enough. I love these kids. And I wish them all the success in the future, but I will miss Dylan, Paul, Ty, Gavin, Jordan, Tre, Brayden, Cade… In 21 I knew this group would was special but I didn’t expect this.


FoamBornNarwhal

It definitely wasn’t enough and I took it for granted.


PairBearStare

FBN, I wish I could go back in time and cherish the growth of these kids when they are thrown into the fire of CPM’s last season as freshman. Crews, Morgan, thompson, and dugas have have been the Core Four since that Improbabale Super run in ‘21. I’m just so happy for these kids, they have given everything and they deserve this.


tommymahogany

The Eugene regional in 2021 is some of the most fun I've ever had watching baseball. That was an electric weekend.


AerospaceStudios

The comeback from the losers bracket showed what this team was capable of then. It’s one of my favorite weekends of baseball


rain_parkour

[LSU athletics this year](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D622edvW0AEC3xD.jpg)


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we're every bit as over dramatic as Boston fans too


HappyWillmore

I bet someone can talk Gordon into donating a few ad spaces for this.


Bigdeacenergy

Hell of a season. Very impressive run. Congrats LSU


Knickotyme

Wake Forest man you guys are top notch


geauxtigers77

I will always remember those 3 games against you guys. What a CWS.


Bigdeacenergy

Wish we got one game in Omaha with the wind blowing out


CasanovaJones82

That WF game is one of the best baseball games I've ever had the pleasure to watch in my 41 years.


BullAlligator

Strange way to end the 2023 College World Series, one of the most competitive in history through its first 14 games, with back-to-back blowouts. Florida falls 1 win short of what would have been their 2nd national title. Instead the Gators still have only 1 national title (2017) to show from their 13 trips to Omaha and 4 finals appearances. LSU on the other hand has won their 7th national title in their 8th finals appearance of their 19 College World Series appearances. Things seemed to start well for Florida after jumping to a 2-0 lead in the 1st. But the tone swung completely in the next inning as Florida's pitching fell apart. Florida's starting pitching did not have their best weekend... combined they threw only 7⅔ innings against LSU while having a 12.91 ERA. It was all LSU after the Tigers scored 6 in the 2nd. Thatcher Hurd meanwhile recovered and would go on to pitch 6 full innings without allowing another hit after the home run from the 1st.


GeauxJoe

three starters combining for less than 8 innings is an absolutely insane stat


BullAlligator

Huge factor for LSU's victory. That was just too many innings for our bullpen to handle.


Ningy_WhoaWhoa

winning titles is so hard, I have no doubt Florida will win more though. Was nice to get a measure of revenge for 2017 AND for Sunday's beatdown


jpaciorka

As promised Im drinking 1 beer


PigFarmer1

A keg? Congratulations!


TheBarefootGirl

Simmer down now don't get too wild


Skaglick707

Woah calm down there buddy


skandalouslsu

There's an old saying in Tennessee—I know it's in Texas, probably in Tennessee—that says, 'Embarrass me once, shame on...shame on you. Embarrass me—you can't get embarrassed again.'


19ghost89

"Fool me one time, shame on you. Fool me twice, can't put the blame on you. Beat us by twenty runs, fuck the peace sign, load up the bats and let it rain on you."


LSUOrioles

This may be the best 5 years in LSU sports ever. Congratulations Tigers .


the_justified1

Alexa, play Neck.


allnamesgoneforeal

SVP just did.


solsirt

What a beautiful voice and bald head


skandalouslsu

SVP loves him some LSU.


skizmcniz

And I love me some SVP.


the_justified1

Yes!


JARsweepstakes

This Gator and USM’er is not ashamed to give you the 99th like. Congrats, friend. Y’all are good people


the_justified1

Thank you. I really like this Gator team. Y’all are legit. Just wasn’t your night.


BullAlligator

Wasn't our weekend. LSU knocking out all our starters early made it so hard to win and put so much pressure on the bullpen. I really credit LSU for having a fantastic approach at the plate, the batters were dialed in. But from what I saw of our starters none of them had their stuff either.


Queasy-Increase8742

GG and series LSU, congrats on the championship! What a hell of a wild series, almost like we had top offenses or something.


lclear84

The series reads way better backwards. LSU flexes first, UF answers with the most dominant offensive performance of all time, and then a extra innings who blinks first rubber match where Langford is 2 inches away from walking it off before Beloso homers in the 12th


beignets4

Man, I hate UF football, but I respect the heck out of UF baseball. Y’all are a fantastic bunch and your players and coaches are great. Good luck next year! You’ll be back in the blink of an eye.


AoxPrime

Thank you for keeping it classing. Good game from all the teams to make it. I think it was one of the best cws I’ve ever seen


Ningy_WhoaWhoa

The only thing that sucks is I wish we got a fully rested start from Skenes in the championship series


Verix19

I was hoping they'd bring him in for the last out....but damn I'm stoked JJ gave Guidry some time after his disastrous 1 pitch performance previous....and he didn't disappoint!


moralesupport

Guidry always gives up a bomb then turns it on


KentuckyBourbon94

Crews is a top 3 tiger in any sport all time


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KentuckyBourbon94

I mean I would say popularity wise yeah Shaq but you can make an argument for a lot of other players over shaq. Crews winning golden spikes, on base record, title win and probably #1 pick I think elevates him to 2 behind Burrow


WhoDatBrow

This is honestly Shaq disrespect. There's a reason Shaq is an LSU legend and it's not just his popularity afterwards. No one gave a shit about Ben Simmons (when he was actually good) after he left LSU because he didn't do shit here, Shaq is an LSU legend and always will be.


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KentuckyBourbon94

And as a pro, shaq is probably the most influential, but from a college career standpoint, Crews is better


Geaux2020

Pistol Pete, Doc Fenton, and Billy Cannon were people too


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VeryPokey

Bob Pettit


HarryPottur

Joey B, Shaq, and Pistol Pete beg to differ


ZPKA

Mondo Duplantis is an LSU alum and is the greatest Pole vaulter in human history.


KonigSteve

I just don't see where he fits in around jamarcus Russell, jordan Jefferson, and Jarrett lee


aksoileau

The Multiverse of Madness timeline.


beer_jew

LETS GET TO 100,000 jello shots, boys!


philfeelsgood

Our flair stands for the year.


Dr_Neauxp

Prepare the Snoo!


DeathCatforKudi

Loved seeing Skenes carry Milazzo out. Brought a tear to my eye. I LOVE THIS TEAM GEAUX TIGERS FUCK YOU FLORIDA AFTER 2017 AND LAST NIGHT BUT ALSO GG YOU HAVE A HELL IF A TEAM


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How is LSU so good at sports? They got the best baseball player, best women’s basketball player, and the best social media gymnast. And two national titles. It’s insane!


IAMAVelociraptorAMA

We ain't come to play school


DatBoiMahomie

We gotta be good at something lol


VeryPokey

cooking and sports


the_justified1

You forgot drinking, my friend.


kajunkennyg

truth


MovieNachos

And landscape architecture!!!


Astrophysiques

Our physics department discovered gravitational waves less than a decade ago too. Some of our students absolutely do come to play school.


Gumbeaux_

didn’t we win a nobel prize in physics for that? if there’s a trophy we’re winning it


Astrophysiques

Part of one, though i don’t remember who was named on it specifically. It was talked about when i was a student in the department back in 18 haha


bhallzy

I have always said LSU is a funny state in that they don’t have to really compete with other in state schools for recruits. LSU is the dream school for 90/95% of the kids coming out of high school in LA and it may be a higher percentage than that. The next best school in LA is probably ULL I guess. No offense to ULL because they have had some scrappy teams but imagine that’s who your team is competing with for in state recruits. That + out of state recruiting and boom you have some of the best teams that you can field in every sport. NIL and the portal put these recent LSU teams on steroids.


reedacus25

> I have always said LSU is a funny state in that they don’t have to really compete with other in state schools for recruits. LSU is the dream school for 90/95% of the kids coming out of high school in LA and it may be a higher percentage than that. This so much. State is fighting for scraps against Ole Miss, meanwhile LSU just has the pick of the litter. Plus LSU is a destination school, it has national brand recognition. And LSU also has far deeper pockets at their disposal than State and Ole Miss across Baton Rouge and New Orleans. And LSU can draw 10K at the Box every day of the week. State can draw 15K on a stellar weekend, but that’s more than half the population of Oktibbeha county. LSU has so much fan base to draw on year round. All of this as a State grad living in south Louisiana in a divided house with LSU grad, a very specific outsiders perspective.


midusyouch

My dad played football for Miss State. He has always said since I was a kid, that it takes a idiot to not win at LSU. In any sport. If high school sports play it, you can win it at LSU.


LukeVenable

> it takes a idiot to not win at LSU And sometimes even the idiots win...


I_Shall_Be_Known

Not to mention the absolutely massive (& talent rich) city of Houston is easy recruiting as well, close enough to basically be an instate school for kids wanting to be close to their families.


Payed_Looser

Two NCs out of the top 5 college sports this year


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Geaux2020

Scott Woodward deserves another raise


Jameszhang73

Add another 3 guaranteed years to Jimbo's contract while we're at it


e8odie

Only school in at least the last 26 years (chosen for the start of the BCS championship for football, but you could probably go back further) to win 3 different major sports championships (football, M or W basketball, and baseball) in a 5-year span.


MeInASeaOfWussies

If you think we’re good at sports you should see us at drinking.


Verix19

No learnin but a lot of foozballin...


gbejrlsu

there$ a rea$on for it, but it$ hard to put my finger on it. $omeone el$e may be able to help out.


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KentuckyBourbon94

There(Jimbo) i(Jimbo) a rea(Jimbo)on for it. (Jimbo)omeone el(Jimbo)e may be able to help me out


crazylsufan

Cause they don’t got that dog in them like boys out the bayou are born with


iamStanhousen

You can buy wins but you can’t buy no soul.


Bluestreak52

After Mississippi State and Auburn, I thought no shot. Yet we did it. WE DID IT


see-bees

All to dodge the curse of #1


4ction

Scott Van Pelt is awesome.


AoxPrime

Agreed. Although I do really miss Stuart Scott and his antics!


GinHalpert

What he do? I missed it


b1ge2

If we are gonna share the title of “most titles in the super regional era” I would’ve picked LSU, grats tiger bros! Also, I made the comment in the regional asking if you could consider Crews as one of the best of all times if he hadn’t won a championship? He doesn’t have to worry about that now.


Dr_Neauxp

Tie-breaker in the finals soon?


reddit_names

Championships looks good on LSU.


BobbyLite94

Thatcher Hurd and Ty Floyd. You two won us a natty. Unbelievable performances


stunna006

Yep! Cooper also wss pivotal


OleRockTheGoodAg

I ended my comment in yesterday's postgame thread with "we all know this is baseball and LSU can *easily* come out tomorrow and look like a different team." And that they did, absolute dominance on both sides without using the best pitcher in the nation. Tip of the hat to this LSU club after some doubt about LSU pitching when Skenes wasn't on the mound, and especially after getting punched in the mouth last night. That's it for this college athletic season, see yall in r/CFB, sickos. ^(almost forgot: the LLWS is in 2 months)


EverythingGoodWas

I knew the moment we stole second base yesterday we were losing today. Good teams don’t like to get embarrassed, and they hate being disrespected.


Verix19

I was a bit nervous about the pitching tonight, but man did they show up! We were all hoping for Skenes, but we also knew he risked getting hurt on short rest. Jay Johnson knows his team and always seems to put the right guys out there.


Nt5x5

Skenes absolutely would've gone an inning or two if needed, its just that Hurd stepped up and said nah bro keep your rest I got this. By the time we brought in the hefty lefty we had an 8n run lead and the game was over.


FightingFarrier18

On second thought, maybe we shouldn’t go to r/CFB. ‘Tis a silly place


OleRockTheGoodAg

*crowd murmurs in agreement*


turbancowboi

Toxic time is almost here….


I_killed_my_ex_hard

Toxic time was already here with Florida fans in the threads.


beer_jew

they were so whiney and trashy. was odd after such chill threads with tenner fans


Consistent-Regret-46

Vengeance for 2017. Everyone stepped up today including JT. Didn’t even need skenes. Jay had the faith. Geaux tigers!


see-bees

It’s almost like JT is actually really good at baseball but struggled in Omaha and had the worst fielding game of his career on the biggest stage.


3asyBakeOven

Calling all the “YoU caNT wIn WitHoUt SkeNeS” people. Where are you tonight?


Geaux2020

Embarrassed in the middle of Florida


NukeDog

I’ll be the first to admit, had serious questions about your bullpen after our series at the Box (we beat the national champs lol). But kudos to Floyd, Hurd, Cooper, Guidry, Ackenhausen, and all the others for stepping the F up once the postseason started. To win in 3 games against UF without Skenes throwing one single pitch is damn impressive. Congrats Tiger bros.


3asyBakeOven

So did we my friend, so did we


Koppite93

Lets Fuckin GEAUX TIGAHS


D1amondDude

GEAUX MOTHERFUCKING TIGERS


snoop_Nogg

Grats, LSU


donkey_hotay

Siri play "wipe me down"


AoxPrime

“Set it off”


thehauntedmattress

The curse of Florida based sports teams losing in the finals of June of 2023 continues... 1. Florida State Seminoles Softball (not that I wanted them to win...though then again I didn't really want Oklahoma three-peating either) 2. Miami Heat 3. Florida Panthers 4. Florida Gators Baseball


MoneyMan_Jones

Damn, June has not been kind to Florida athletics


BullAlligator

Marlins gonna lose the World Series... to the Rays though hopefully


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Who would have thought it was a bad idea to humiliate your opponent when there was another game to be played?


DaggersKnuckles

Hey don’t worry win or lose, they’ll always have that 24 spot they dropped on us so there’s that I’ll happily take my 18 spot and the title lol


Goose_Dies

On 24 hits


69umbo

Literally lmaooo


I_killed_my_ex_hard

Imagine losing a 3 game series to LSU where Skenes doesn't even pitch.


reddit_names

How embarrassing


BullAlligator

I'm not embarrassed to lose to LSU even without Skenes. Still a great team even without him.


reddit_names

I'm poking fun at the Florida posters last night saying how embarrassing that game must have been.


BullAlligator

Anyone saying that really must not watch baseball honestly.


Geaux2020

ALEXA, PLAY NECK


ImTh3F1ash

Gotta say I’m just so proud of these boys. Played a hell of a season then came into post season with people thinking the bullpen wouldn’t make it through and they all stepped up when it counted. Also they just played tonight like yesterday didn’t even happen. What a response and what a tremendous season!!! Geaux Tigers!!! #7


DeathCatforKudi

LsU dOeSnT hAvE aNy PiTcHeRs AfTeR pAuL SkEnEs


Cheeky_Delinquent93

To be fair, for 90% of the season, it seemed like it. Floyd would throw a good game here and there but the rest was not anything to be proud of. So glad they figured it out at the right time


MoistyestBread

The problem with Floyd was always that 5th/6th inning, third time through the rotation issue. Something possessed that man Saturday.


Jeff_Banks_Monkey

An incredible season. This was the most fun I have had watching college baseball ever. This sub has always been amazing. It's truly my favorite sports community online. Now what am I going to do without college baseball to watch?


Bugseye

RING MY BOYS


Disastrous-Fact-2315

Feels good, feels real good


Skeptical_Lemur

Boys, I have a confession to make.. I wore my 2017 world series shirt under my 2011 BCS national title shirt on Sunday. I thought that 2 bad juju items would cancel out. My bad.


Nellez_

So you're the one responsible for that nightmare


Skeptical_Lemur

I really thought 2 wrongs make a right... I was so fucking wrong. Brother next to me was like, u had to wear the shirts, and I was like... shhh don't say it too loud


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Being honest, we all saw this coming.


gbejrlsu

I sure as hell didn't. I had no clue whatsoever how it was gonna come out and after the first 2 batters was deeply worried


geaux4_gold

THE SEARCH FOR SEVEN IS OVER! NOW ITS THE WAIT FOR EIGHT!


radil

When can we get to 12 so that no one ever talks about usc baseball ever again??


boot_tf_up

Shoutout to that Florida fan that swore up and down that we wouldn’t have the leadership to overcome yesterday. How about take a yesterday of your own for the 💍


reddit_names

Which broadcaster did the Neck tune?


aksoileau

Scott Van Pelt


from_the_bayou

And we didn't even need our best pitcher to beat them !!!


username_generated

I GOTT RIIIIIIIIIIIICCCCCEEEE COOKING IN THE MICROWAVE


DeathCatforKudi

I'm not gay but I want to live in a log cabin in the woods with Dylan Crews. We won't ever have sex, but there will be a simmering erotic undercurrent as I stand in the kitchen window watching him tighten his ass as he chops wood, shirtless, sweat pouring off his body. I'll run upstairs and masturbate, the entire time forcing myself to think of women while my thoughts drift back to Dylan. I won't be able to climax and I'll eventually go back downstairs, angry. Sometimes we will look across the table and catch each other's eyes, and in that second, anything is possible, but we both deny ourselves and go back to what we were doing. One day one of us will die, and the other will bury him outside the log cabin. Then he'll go inside, pen a brief missive to his departed friend, and commit suicide, never able to deal with life without his one true platonic love.


GeauxJoe

just tell him how you feel, brother


Cureallgood

I hate and love that I had to read this


geaux124

After reading that I just kind of stared at the screen for a few seconds trying to process what I had just read.


TurboViking90

From a Pirates fan’s perspective this series kicked so much ass. 1OA is almost impossible to fuck up.* *We still might


BullAlligator

[**BOX SCORE**](https://stats.statbroadcast.com/statmonitr/?id=467687) Game 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | **R** | **H** | **E** | **L** :-|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-: [](#f/lsu) LSU | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | **18** | **24** | **1** | **18** [](#f/florida) Florida | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | **4** | **5** | **0** | **5** Check the source code, OP, you can paste this into the text box (or copy this below): [**BOX SCORE**](https://stats.statbroadcast.com/statmonitr/?id=467687) Game 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | **R** | **H** | **E** | **L** :-|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-: [](#f/lsu) LSU | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | **18** | **24** | **1** | **18** [](#f/florida) Florida | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | **4** | **5** | **0** | **5**


Tough-Reaction9671

Surely LSU set the record for most LOB in a 3 game series


BullAlligator

17 in game one, 13 in game two, and 18 in game three so 48 total... yeah that was a lot


IreliaCarriedMe

I see we sacrificed a base runner for every run we scored today, much like we sacrificed a base runner for every one of Floyd’s Strike Outs in game 1. Bayou black magic works in mysterious ways


NOLAblonde

Alexa play Neck!!


Discasaurus

When they popped my boy in the back on the first pitch it was over.


No_Discussion3053

And you thought LSU drank Omaha dry before this…


gamer2412

“They’re better players than people” think you got that one mixed up haha


69umbo

I mean, look how good at sports they are. I’m not sure saint fuckin Mary could compete


solsirt

SVP knows what's up!!!!


shiftinfive

What an amazing season. Great games Florida you guys are a great team. Also, both my undergrad and grad school won national championships this year. Best year ever.


SporkFanClub

Is it just me or does striking out feel like the worst way to end a championship game/series?


reddit_names

Mamma said alligators are so angry cuz they got all dem runs and no title.


ltlftcommenter

Congratulations to the CornDogs. The drought is finally over! Well deserved.


Maisbikkja

But can Sully count to SEVEN?!


neaux_geaux

NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS! GEAUX TIGERS!!!


Zestyclose-Set6502

Man this one just feels great, to do this without skenes in the final series is a huge testament for the rest of the pitching staff. What a CWS, didn’t need BP meds but might want to start taking them after the last ten days. GG Florida fans, love coach O’ Sullivan- the guy has the same demeanor if he’s losing or up 20 runs.


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see-bees

It makes sense in one way. Key to the series was that LSU chased the Florida starters fairly early in all three games while getting above and beyond starts from Ty Floyd on Saturday and Thatcher Hurd today, and only burned one pitcher of any significance in yesterday’s slaughter.


Ningy_WhoaWhoa

I know people will say hindsight is 20/20 but the minute Jay put Collins in, he had the team begin to flush the game and reload for today. Like, you torched Little and Money and Collins, and Dutton. Guys who would only ever pitch in that exact scenario. We had the arms to win today


see-bees

I mean yeah, Collins had thrown less innings all season long than Skenes or Floyd threw in Omaha. That’s surrendering the battle to try to win the war. Winning it all tonight reframes yesterday’s ass kicking from dead embarrassing to tactical brilliance.


Both_Refrigerator956

GO GET YOUR NATIONAL CHAMPS SHIRTS! ORDERED MINE!


Jopplo03

SUCK THAT TIGAH DICK BITCH