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On March 15 after LSU lost for the second time this season to UNO, a disgruntled Tiger fan commented in our NOLA.com game story that Paul Mainieri "should be the next LSU head coach to be fired for complete incompetence."

On March 30 after LSU was shut out at home in the series opener by Texas A&M, an armchair batting coach opined "(Tigers' catcher Michael) Papierski can't hit a lick and it is highly doubtful he suddenly becomes a hitter."

On April 23 after LSU lost the series-deciding game at Kentucky with Tigers producing just 11 runs in the three-game set, a venomous soothsayer predicted, "I don't see (batting coach) Micah Gibbs lasting too much longer" and added, "they can't seem to develop pitchers, either.