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https://augustafreepress.com/news/ru...brian-oconnor/

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The talk around the athletics department is that there is legitimate reason for concern that O’Connor might be willing to listen to the people down in Starkville.

Word has been circulating since the fall that O’Connor, who is in his 22nd season at Virginia, is frustrated with a lack of commitment from UVA Athletics to use money from the $20.5 million that the House settlement will authorize to go toward compensation for his ballplayers.

I’ve not seen anything formal on this, but the word circulating behind the scenes is that UVA Athletics is planning to use 95 percent of the total that it can dole out under House to football and men’s basketball, with the other varsity sports getting crumbs.

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https://www.baseballamerica.com/stor...seball-top-25/

Article on Wes Johnson and what he's done to elevate Georgia baseball over his two seasons.

If we hire pick Justin Parker, I will take my fandom somewhere else.

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Originally Posted by KB21

https://augustafreepress.com/news/ru...brian-oconnor/

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This seems like a warning shot from O'Conner to Virginia. Give baseball money or I'm gone.

We'll see whose bluff gets called here.

The agent commissioned this article for Fund Raising. Feels like O'Conner is using MSU like MacDonnell in 2018. "Give me resources or I walk".

Someone remind me the last time a coach walked for this reason. He could have left for the mother-lodes of NIL in Austin or College Station just last year.

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Originally Posted by The Federalist Engineer

The agent commissioned this article for Fund Raising. Feels like O'Conner is using MSU like MacDonnell in 2018. "Give me resources or I walk".

Someone remind me the last time a coach walked for this reason. He could have left for the mother-lodes of NIL in Austin or College Station just last year.

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Could he? It seemed like A&M hired Early because the players threatened to leave if he wasn't hired. Would be very surprised if that happens at MSU. Otherwise O'Conner would be at A&M now.

Since you mentioned it Polk left Georgia Southern because of a lack of commitment. Now he was an assistant at Miami in the fall but became our coach that fall after Bragan left.

Sure it's happened other times too.

The fact that O'Connor was mentioned so quickly by Kendall and other prominent members of the baseball media should be a red flag that this is for fund raising. I can't believe so many of our fans still buy in to this repetitive process that is so glaringly apparent.

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The fact that O'Connor was mentioned so quickly by Kendall and other prominent members of the baseball media should be a red flag that this is for fund raising. I can't believe so many of our fans still buy in to this repetitive process that is so glaringly apparent.

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He's definitely calling Virginia's bluff. We'll see if they blink.

That said, this search is just beginning. It may not be O'Conner. If you asked me for a guess my guess is it won't be him.

At the same time I could see a situation where Virginia says we're focusing on football, basketball and lacrosse which I think is pretty big there- similar to baseball at MSU. And if O'Conner doesn't have resources there anymore he knows that their program is done and he is done. If that happens I could totally see him coming to MSU where he has more resources and commitment.

We're just in the midst of things happening and it's not going to be settled until the CWS IMO.

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Could he? It seemed like A&M hired Early because the players threatened to leave if he wasn't hired. Would be very surprised if that happens at MSU. Otherwise O'Conner would be at A&M now.

Since you mentioned it Polk left Georgia Southern because of a lack of commitment. Now he was an assistant at Miami in the fall but became our coach that fall after Bragan left.

Sure it's happened other times too.

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Comon man, GSU resources in the 1970s would be a new net for the batting cage and a new washing machine for home games. MSU probably matched the Net, had multiple hand-me-down washing machines from Football, and gave Polk his own personal typewriter.

Today, UVA is being pressed for multiple Millions for NIL. UVA business and Law School alumni will raise the money. Now that it's do-or-die, they'll pay up.

I dont see Virginia abandoning their baseball program either.

My 1st instinct is we are getting blue-balled again like we did with Schloss

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Comon man, GSU resources in the 1970s would be a new net for the batting cage and a new washing machine for home games. MSU probably matched the Net, had multiple hand-me-down washing machines from Football, and gave Polk his own personal typewriter.

Today, UVA is being pressed for multiple Millions for NIL. UVA business and Law School alumni will raise the money. Now that it's do-or-die, they'll pay up.

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We'll see because the reality is so far Virginia has already made it clear to O'Conner that they prioritize lacrosse over baseball and he has been open to leaving after years of loyalty.

If he comes to MSU he isn't going to have to compete for money or support.

I could definitely see the appeal of coming here from his standpoint.

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I dont see Virginia abandoning their baseball program either.

My 1st instinct is we are getting blue-balled again like we did with Schloss

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Have to think that is the case here.

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Originally Posted by Coach34

I dont see Virginia abandoning their baseball program either.

My 1st instinct is we are getting blue-balled again like we did with Schloss

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They already have, money promised to baseball went to damn Lacrosse. Virginia is woke as hell & pushing money to women's stuff too.
I'd say we've got a legit shot there but with Wes possibly showing interest too (not really sold we can do that), I'd take either. I'm not a fan of the other options as far as the HC guys go. Fitzgerald is mid at best and Walter looks washed. Bakich doesn't look like a real option.

It may happen but I doubt either ends up in StarkVegas. I expect our 7th choice to get the job just like last time.

We just turned away our MLB Dawgs and said we gonna go it alone. Ok- u just turned down millions. Interesting strategy Cotten

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It may happen but I doubt either ends up in StarkVegas. I expect our 7th choice to get the job just like last time.

We just turned away our MLB Dawgs and said we gonna go it alone. Ok- u just turned down millions. Interesting strategy Cotten

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I don't think so. We could get Fitzgerald tomorrow and Walter wouldn't be that hard to pull either.

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It may happen but I doubt either ends up in StarkVegas. I expect our 7th choice to get the job just like last time.

We just turned away our MLB Dawgs and said we gonna go it alone. Ok- u just turned down millions. Interesting strategy Cotten

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So the access boys won out?

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So the access boys won out?

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Nope, All this stuff was fabricated BS

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So the access boys won out?

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Yes- we shut the door on a group of MLB Dawgs that wanted to set up structure and infuse about 5MM dollars into the program. We have chosen to go another route. Good luck

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Originally Posted by StarkVegasSteve

It's not the relationship with Parker they care about. It's the relationship with Jake and Kyle. They see them out and buy them drinks or invite them to the Scoreboard Club for football and let them drink their alcohol so they'll let them in on stuff. Not anything big but just how the players are progressing. Then when they go to these scrimmages and stuff they already have a built in connection with the coaches so they let them around the players.

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Yea, makes sense. Gotro and Cheese have been here for the full 7 years of Lemonis and Gotro before that. Parker is the new kid on the block. The question would be, if Parker got the job, would either of those guys be retained?

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Yes- we shut the door on a group of MLB Dawgs that wanted to set up structure and infuse about 5MM dollars into the program. We have chosen to go another route. Good luck

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If that?s truly the case then we are clueless.

Who do I switch my baseball fandom to?

I like Clemson colors. Bama, LSU, Tenn?.. who is serious?