Heading to the beach with the family this weekend. I’ll check in if anything major is breaking.

Happy 4th, y’all!

Is it me or does football recruiting commitments seem to be slowing down.

The Astros Foundation College Classic returns to Minute Maid Park from March 1-3, 2024. The 24th annual three-day, six-team, nine-game tournament will feature the 2023 College World Series Champions, the LSU Tigers, who’ll play Texas, UL Lafayette and Texas State over the weekend. Those four teams will be joined at Minute Maid Park by the University of Houston and Vanderbilt.


LSU is coming off their seventh College World Series Championship in their program’s history, which was won on Monday with a resounding victory in Omaha. This marks the third time for the Astros Foundation College Classic to host the defending National Champion. This also occurred in 2006 with Texas and in 2004 with Rice.


LSU will make its fifth appearance in the Astros Foundation College Classic, with previous appearances in 2015, 2017, 2020 and 2022. Single day tickets and three-day tournament packages will go on sale for the 2024 tournament at a later date.

Below is the tentative tournament schedule, which is subject to change. Home teams are listed second.


2024 ASTROS FOUNDATION COLLEGE CLASSIC SCHEDULE

Friday, March 1

Houston vs. Texas State – 11:05 a.m.

UL Lafayette vs. Vanderbilt – 3:05 p.m.

LSU vs. Texas – 7:05 p.m.


Saturday, March 2

Vanderbilt vs. Houston – 11:05 a.m.

Texas State vs. Texas – 3:05 p.m.

UL Lafayette vs. LSU – 7:05 p.m.


Sunday, March 3

Texas vs. Vanderbilt – 11:05 a.m.

Texas State vs. LSU – 3:05 p.m.

Houston vs. UL Lafayette – 7:05 p.m.

Eleven members of the LSU football team have been named to the First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll, the league office announced on Thursday.

LSU’s list includes nine true freshmen and a pair of transfers in punter Jay Bramblett and kicker Trey Finison.

Freshman All-America linebacker Harold Perkins, who is majoring in sports administration, along with Freshman All-SEC tight end Mason Taylor, a management manager, headlined the list for the Tigers.

Bramblett, who earned second team Academic All-America honors, made the list after transferring from Notre Dame. Bramblett is pursuing a master’s degree in leadership.

Other LSU players on the list include: offensive lineman Bo Bordelon (management), long snapper Jake Davis (biochemistry), kicker Nathan Dibert (construction management), quarterback George Hamsley (international trade and finance), wide receiver Cowinn Helaire (chemical engineering), wide receiver Landon Ibieta (kinesiology), and offensive lineman Wes Woodward (political science).

The First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll is based on grades from the 2022-23 academic calendar. In order to be considered for this honor, student-athletes must have maintained at least a 3.0 grade point average during that timeframe.

I like my pick still for LSU and Ethan Calloway as the four-star tackle plans to announce his college decision today at his high school. He's having a ceremony at his school around 2 p.m. CT so shortly after 2 we should have an announcement.


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Didn’t see this posted anywhere else…

I read somewhere that not only did LSU win the College world series, but they also set a new record for consuming jello shots......Is this a thing? lol.

The LSU TE commit left East Feliciana and is now at Zachary.

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Mirrors the spike in viewership for the women's basketball finals. LSU peaking in the right sports at the right time.

Maybe Matt McMahon and Brian Kelly can make it happen in year 2. Okay, I'm pushing it, probably.

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Both of these guys are scheduled to announce commitments this week. Calloway on Friday, Miller on Thursday.

I have a FutureCast in on Calloway to land with the Tigers. Doesn’t sound promising for LSU to land Miller. Think he’ll be staying in-state to A&M.

Also have a FC in on the Tigers to land WR Jelani Watkins. I don’t think he has a date set yet. That would put the Tigers at Watkins, JoJo Stone, Kylan Billiot and Michael Turned Jr. for this class. I could see them taking one more if it was the right guy but I don’t think they need it.

Yes LSU was soundly beaten but if Thompson doesn’t commit the error leading to 4 unearned runs the game is still tied

Johnson doesn’t bring in the back end of his bullpen essentially conceding defeat in an effort to save his better pitchers for today

instead he uses his best relievers and the outcome could have been much different

Thats a lot of ifs but it’s a way of looking at it

Hurd will get the start tonight

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The SEC announced LSU’s opponents for the upcoming women’s basketball season Wednesday morning, headlined by LSU hosting South Carolina.

In Coach Kim Mulkey’s first two seasons at LSU, the Tigers have finished second in the league twice and will enter the upcoming season as the defending national champions. South Carolina won the league during both of those seasons and won the 2022 national championship.

In addition to hosting South Carolina, LSU will also host Arkansas, Florida, Kentucky, and Missouri. The Tigers will go on the road to face Georgia, Ole Miss, Mississippi State, Tennessee, and Vanderbilt. LSU will have home-and-home series with Texas A&M, Auburn, and Alabama.

Times, dates and television information will be announced at a later date.

To Mr Johnson and thank him for helping bring a NC home again…

offensively minded coach.. he will play and offensive minded players over defensive minded players , same goes for recruiting . In a interview he said " We had a championship offense team last year .. but our Pitching was subpar" so knew if we are going to compete for Natty"s, our pitching staff would have to be upgraded. Above average recruiter, recognizes his personal and can evaluate , not willing to give up on a player he believes in .. plus other qualities . thus is what we have a winner.

Quarterback Arkansas...Passed away today...35 years old. He had a canon for an arm.

Julie and gents, this one’s for the history books…

Game
Game 3: Monday, June 26 @ 6:00pm Central

TV / Radio
MSESPN, MSESPNU, MSESPN+, Z98.1

Weather
Sunny with winds blowing out

Likely Starting Pitchers
Thatcher Hurd (7-3, 5.97 ERA, 77 Ks) vs. Jac Caglianone (7-3, 3.68 ERA, 85Ks)

Paul Skenes and Riley Cooper first out of the bullpen

Richyb, Doc, need some help…

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Doesnt get much better than this!