TulaneAg said:

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TAMU1990 said:

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TulaneAg said:

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• We should have had the flexibility last year and right now to improve the program if there's an opportunity to improve...except our AD gave a stop gap coach the contract of a 12 year veteran with solid skins on the wall. I don't fault Earley for asking for it and/or taking it, but Trev handing over that contract to Earley in that position was malpractice. It should be investigated for collusion or fraud it is so unexplainable.
• It's now obvious that O'Connor WAS available and we didn't or couldn't get it done...again, Trev should be called to the carpet.
• The only reason this season looked decent was because expectations were SO low after last season's absolute disaster. If you predicted this result 2 years ago with a Sorrell/Grahovac/Sdao/Moss led team, everyone would've told you they would be severely disappointed in that outcome. Yet here we are.
• I'll disagree with most on this point though: I think a Nico, Kellner, Jorian, etc. led freshman group is a really good base from which to build a really good team over the next 2 seasons. But you gotta keep them, you have to improve them, and you absolutely MUST find a complimentary pitching staff.

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I don't understand why Trev would get called to the carpet when O'Connor picked MSU. Have you seen State's facilities? Any facility on the ground beats one not yet built (we had nothing in 2025 and their stadium is twice the size of ours). They also fund baseball at a high rate. Their football program isn't good and it's easy to divert the funds to programs that can succeed.

I do agree that the freshman class of Nico, Kellner, and Jorian is a great foundation to build on. We are expecting more Nico type impact players in the class coming in July.

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We made a run at O'Connor the year prior... as soon as Schloss drug up. The year before he landed at MSU last year. We went after him before settling on Earley.

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I know - I'm just remarking about how some are upset that we don't have O'Connor here coaching when we were pursuing him. He picked MSU and their facilities (players facility and stadium remodel) played a big part in the decision. Brauny said we have rats, opossums, and bird nests in our outdoor areas. I guess they keep coming back. We lost Robbins to tu because of our facilities, and I'm sure he wasn't the only recruit.

I'm pretty sure he's talking about going after O'Connor when we hired Earley. State was not in the picture at that time.

LB12MEEN said:

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I'm pretty sure he's talking about going after O'Connor when we hired Earley. State was not in the picture at that time.

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I'm also talking about after the season in 2025 when Earley had to wait a week to learn his fate. I expect Alberts was putting feelers out seeing if anyone would bite. I believe it was only to top tier coaches because it would have been an upgrade.

I'm not talking about 2025.

2024 when Earley was hired.

He's saying TA did not push hard for O'Connor at that time.

LB12MEEN said:

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I'm not talking about 2025.

2024 when Earley was hired.

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I think he was contacted twice.

Understood

But we did not make a strong push until 2025.

And the other poster is saying TA should have made a strong push in 2024.

dermdoc said:

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AgRyan04 said:

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RogerTheShrubber said:

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Tell that to LSU, knucklehead

edit: Also, ANY AD that fires a coach that went 41-16 (.719 winning percentage) in his second year WILL NOT get any coach worth his salt to sign on.

Some of yall need to learn how to deal with your emotions better.

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Ahh, the old "emotional" jab....

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He ain't wrong.

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Please explain. I've re-read my own quote and I fail to see any emotion in it at all.

Frankly, the guy calling me a knucklehead seems to be the one reacting emotionally.

Knucklehead is a fine response.

It's the xed out words that I would call emotional responses.

AgRyan04 said:

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dermdoc said:

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AgRyan04 said:

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RogerTheShrubber said:

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Tell that to LSU, knucklehead

edit: Also, ANY AD that fires a coach that went 41-16 (.719 winning percentage) in his second year WILL NOT get any coach worth his salt to sign on.

Some of yall need to learn how to deal with your emotions better.

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Ahh, the old "emotional" jab....

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He ain't wrong.

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Please explain. I've re-read my own quote and I fail to see any emotion in it at all.

Frankly, the guy calling me a knucklehead seems to be the one reacting

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I do not think he was talking about you.

Well, he was replying directly to my previous post so you can see how I got that impression

I agree. It felt like he managed scared instead of managing to win. Too many times the obvious baseball play was there..,bunt, steal, hit-and-run, move a runner, and it just never happened. The small things win games, and it felt like Mike was too sped up to see the game clearly. More often than not, it seemed like he was two steps behind what the game was calling for instead of staying ahead of it.

The injury excuse is frustrating too. Injuries happen every year, which is why you build a roster with depth. You can't complain about injuries when you're not utilizing your entire roster.

Honestly, I think Penny wants the job. Sometimes it felt like he was the one calling the shots and acting as the head coach anyway because he believes he's next in line. Whether that's true or not, it often felt like the team was being managed not to lose instead of being coached to win.

"Calling the shots"

Any specifics on when you saw this?