When the final poll is taken at the end of the year, these Tigers will be judged on whether or not they were at the top. That's not bragging. That's the truth. It's a simple testament to the lofty standard that Coach Bertman has set for the program. Coach Laval, and the other SEC coaches have a tough act to follow in the coming years.
Baseball is a complex and difficult game to predict.
I find it quite amazing that the streak lasted as long as it did. As we continue to embrace the idle conjecture related to the future season success of this LSU baseball team, let us not forget that the King of College Baseball has only one regular home series remaining at the stadium he has painstakingly built up over the last 18 years. I came to LSU in the fall of 1988, right when Coach Bertman was just getting his program up and running strong. The losing seasons in football took their toll on many die-hard Tiger fans, myself included, and were it not for the success of the Tiger Baseball Program during that period of football dormancy, the LSU faithful would have had little to cheer about. Although the national championships have been great for LSU and the conference, I feel strongly that the biggest impact Coach Bertman has had, has been his ability to effectively teach his life philosophy.