Realistic Candidates for HC

[Todd4State]

A few things we DON?T need to do are:

1. Have biomechanists and nerd analysts start changing swings based on some perfect computer based model or ?launch angle? etc.

Even with specific player anthropometric data, we can?t measure the nervous system or fiber makeup or elasticity accurately enough to change swings, etc.

Just tweak them. No over hauls, which points to below.

2. Recruit or sign people who need a swing overhaul.

Use data for tweaks and approach. Ex. Show someone like Hines how his run production etc. will increase if he can hit opposite field some. He will then be able to get more pitches that he can drive over the fence.

I think the biomechanics, analytics, and traditional baseball fundamentals are starting to merge together which I think is inevitable. There is something to be taken from all of it and too much focus on one over the other can lead to bad baseball.

Let's not forget- the Moneyball A's never won the World Series.

[Todd4State]

Also- this search is going to be done a lot more professionally than our last two searches.

And we're not going to have Ron Polk throwing a fit if we don't hire who he wants

When we hired Cann it was October I think. That's a really bad time to hire a head baseball coach. We really didn't have much of a chance to hire someone elite and just took a chance on an up and coming assistant.

When we hired Lemonis, I thought Cohen was pretty unprofessional about it. And it fell apart. That's how you end up with a guy like Lemonis who honestly I had never heard of before we hired him.

[Tripp McNeely]

I think the biomechanics, analytics, and traditional baseball fundamentals are starting to merge together which I think is inevitable. There is something to be taken from all of it and too much focus on one over the other can lead to bad baseball.

Let's not forget- the Moneyball A's never won the World Series.

Also, the other lesson from Moneyball is the As did what they did, and revamped the roster to reflect Sabermetrics...because they HAD to to compete! The best formula is still if you can do it, which we can, is to recruit and pay for the best talent and just overcome with talent! We're much closer to the Yankees (from a resources perspective) in that movie than the As

[KB21]

The teams that have historically been able to get talent are also now heavily invested in analytics.

[The Federalist Engineer]

The kid that jacked a 3 run HR for LSU versus Tennessee last night, was wearing a little bra with a device mounted to the bra.

This is common in Soccer to measure athletic outputs. The change is here. You can't barely see his bra in the picture.

[Mjoelner34]

The kid that jacked a 3 run HR for LSU versus Tennessee last night, was wearing a little bra with a device mounted to the bra.

This is common in Soccer to measure athletic outputs. The change is here. You can't barely see his bra in the picture.

I've seen pics of our football players wearing them in workouts.

[sandjunky]

I've seen pics of our football players wearing them in workouts.

It?s called a K Vest

[Mjoelner34]

It?s called a K Vest

But if Sam Pittman is wearing one, it's called....

[The Federalist Engineer]

It?s called a K Vest

When MSU players wear it, it's a "k-vest".

When LSU guys wear it, it's a Bra

Seriously though, it's a must do. MLB does it. It's the future of injury prevention and real scouting.

[SPMT]

I think the biomechanics, analytics, and traditional baseball fundamentals are starting to merge together which I think is inevitable. There is something to be taken from all of it and too much focus on one over the other can lead to bad baseball.

Let's not forget- the Moneyball A's never won the World Series.

Agree. Blend it.

[Quaoarsking]

Just wanted to leave this observation about Virginia baseball in 2025:

They are 11-10 in the ACC with 6 games to go. They are in good shape to finish something like 14-13 or 15-12, which normally would be good enough to make a Regional. Unfortunately:

• Their RPI sucks. It's currently 71, and while it could improve a little with some more wins, it won't go up much. Their strength of schedule (SOS 82, NC SOS 213) is by far the worst in the ACC. Whoever made that schedule really screwed them over.
• They're only playing 27 conference games rather than 30 because their road series at Florida State (great opportunity to improve their RPI) was canceled after the shooting there. Bad luck.
• The ACC is slipping a bit as a conference. It's still a top 3 conference, but it's no longer the case that having a winning conference record is a lock to get into a Regional like it used to be - Louisville missed it last year at 16-14 and an RPI of 60.

I just wanted to get ahead of all that in case people start asking "Why should we hire a coach who missed the Regionals this year?" O'Connor did his part, but it just didn't work out, probably not through any fault of his own. (Unless he made the schedule himself?) It helps explain why he might be interested in looking around, whether he ultimately takes our job or not.

In fact, if O'Connor is the guy, I'd rather Virginia not make a Regional at this point anyway so that we can announce him as soon as the brackets are revealed, and then there's no worry about what if Parker goes on a deep run, or what if O'Connor takes UVA on a deep run?

[EdwardDrayton]

But if Sam Pittman is wearing one, it's called....

Or is it the Mansierre??!!?? LOL!!!

[BigDawg81]

A friend of mine that knows Ace and his dad told me a couple of things.
1) Ace loves Starkville and couldn’t see himself playing anywhere else.
2) The feeling around the clubhouse is that O’Connor is the leader and will probably be the coach.
This is coming Ace Reese and his dad.

[StarkVegasSteve]

A friend of mine that knows Ace and his dad told me a couple of things.
1) Ace loves Starkville and couldn’t see himself playing anywhere else.
2) The feeling around the clubhouse is that O’Connor is the leader and will probably be the coach.
This is coming Ace Reese and his dad.

I will just caution you with this, the players all were told Schloss was the next HC last time before the season ended, I think it was either the FL or AR series.

Good to hear on Reese though. I know his parents really like it in Starkville and would prefer he stays.

[bigbub50]

How does Ace’s birthday fall? Is he eligible after this season to be drafted?

[KB21]

How does Ace’s birthday fall? Is he eligible after this season to be drafted?

2026 eligible for the draft.

[Santiago]

Not sure if anyone scans 247, but a month or more ago, when Oconner made a public statement if his starters did not perform as they should, then we would find someone who would...something like that.
But then a week later Rosebowl was quick to post O'Conner's record for that past week , and saying things like "this type of coaching does not work in this era of baseball" etc.
And then Virginia started winning games right after that, and Rosebowl said no more.

[StarkVegasSteve]

Not sure if anyone scans 247, but a month or more ago, when Oconner made a public statement if his starters did not perform as they should, then we would find someone who would...something like that.
But then a week later Rosebowl was quick to post O'Conner's record for that past week , and saying things like "this type of coaching does not work in this era of baseball" etc.
And then Virginia started winning games right after that, and Rosebowl said no more.

He's going to stick up for whoever the Mississippi State coach is and all other coaches, unless it's a Cohen disciple, can kick rocks.

If O'Conner said that at State he would laud how tough and hard nosed our coach is compared to these other coaches in this NIL era.

[Chuck3124]

Any truth to BOC turning us down last week? Just something I heard last night idk their sources or anything like that fwiw

[StateDawg44]

Any truth to BOC turning us down last week? Just something I heard last night idk their sources or anything like that fwiw

I would assume they were referring to his comment last week but it doesn't read as if the door is actually totally closed.