Quote Originally Posted by the_real_MSU_is_us View Post
LSU- returned Ty Floyd (3.77 ERA, 10 starts, 59IP) and Blake Money (5.31 ERA, 12 starts, 61IP). They went out and got Skenes and Hurd from the Portal to go with FLoyd for the rotation- they didn't say "we'll just develop some guys on staff and keep using Money" like you're acting like we should be fine with doing for Loo, Loftin, and Holcombe.

Upig- returned SMith (4.66 ERA, 15 starts, 77IP) and McEntire (2.59 ERA, 8 starts, 48IP). For 23 they rode McEntire for more innings (his ERA took a dive to 5.07) and added a Juco guy in Hollan and a Portal guy in Adcock to make up the rest of their starts. Again, they didnt' say "Well we've got 3 talented Fr I'm sure they'll be fine as starters next year".

Auburn- You're making my point. They went out and got 3 transfers to make the rotation- they didn't rely on already on the roster talent to make a hug jump and fill those roles.

Lets look at who State returns: Jurrangelo (8.1 ERA, 13 starts, 50IP), Dohm (4.07 ERA, 2 starts, 42IP), Holcombe (8.25 ERA, 3 starts, 36IP), Siary (7.07 ERA, 3 starts, 28IP), Loftin (3.08 ERA, 5 starts, 26IP). There's more but we're getting into sup 25IP last year so they're kinda irrelevant.

Basically you want to say "every SEC team is in the same boat as us- the rotation is made up of new guys each year" but you're ignoring that those teams don't rely on their roster alone- they add transfers. And they NEVER rely on guys who had 8+ ERAs the year before to make a huge jump in the offseason.

Do you not see how awful this comparison is to our competition? We NEED 2 SEC starters via the Portal. That's what the comps to the 3 teams you list say we need
It's not a bad comparison when our guys haven't announced yet. You'd have to assume we aren't adding arms to our rotation like you mentioned. We're going to add arms.