Coach 34 and some others

[Thick]

Arkansas set the single game attendance record for baseball?17,998, 18k fans. They have also won 20 SEC games for 3 consecutive years. They might be the best program in the conference due to consistency in being in the top echelon of the SEC and nation year in and out.

[Coach34]

We?ll see. I think we are getting blue-balled by big names for more money and resources. Baseball coaches don?t like to move. Case in point- it?s been rumored Lemon turned down SC last summer. Thats dumb as hell to me considering where he was with our fanbase.

I stand by lower P4/G5/Top Asst

[MBDawg601]

Arkansas set the single game attendance record for baseball?17,998, 18k fans. They have also won 20 SEC games for 3 consecutive years. They might be the best program in the conference due to consistency in being in the top echelon of the SEC and nation year in and out.

They set that this past weekend?

NM I see, it wasn?t at their home field. Few months ago.

[cheewgumm]

Arkansas set the single game attendance record for baseball?17,998, 18k fans. They have also won 20 SEC games for 3 consecutive years. They might be the best program in the conference due to consistency in being in the top echelon of the SEC and nation year in and out.

Agree

I admit I put a lot of weight on attendance .

For that reason I rate State, LSU, ArkansaS and even Ole Miss high.

[Thick]

Yes, I saw it this morning.

[cheewgumm]

Maybe I should've clarified, they do care. Obviously no one wants to play in empty ballparks, but with the level of player we're recruiting they are going to be playing in front of big crowds wherever they go. Our attendance records are not a deciding factor. Just like our fans are not a deciding factor because the kids we're recruiting are choosing between us, OM, LSU, Arky, etc and all those fanbases have very passionate fans.

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[Cooterpoot]

Right or wrong is going to be a matter of perspective. I said this 3 weeks ago when the O'Conner stuff got fired up. We're going to have a portion of the fanbase that is going to get so fixated on O'Conner that anyone else is going to be seen as a failure. I don't think Santiago is doing that but there's going to a percentage of the fanbase that is going to be upset if we don't hire O'Conner. Just like there's going to be a percentage that gets mad that we don't just promote Parker.

A coaching search is rarely ever going to please everybody. Hell, the Lemonis search pleased very few and we got a national championship out of the deal.

No it's not, we're going to get a proven coach IMO. Whether it's O'Connor, Was, or Fitz or whoever else it's a good hire. I'll agree if we hire an assistant or G5 guy. Too many are interested and affordable this time. This was planned IMO. I feel confident that we'll get a good one.

[StarkVegasSteve]

We?ll see. I think we are getting blue-balled by big names for more money and resources. Baseball coaches don?t like to move. Case in point- it?s been rumored Lemon turned down SC last summer. Thats dumb as hell to me considering where he was with our fanbase.

I stand by lower P4/G5/Top Asst

And I think some are playing poker with a bad hand. Virginia isn't going to give O'Conner more resources.

[StarkVegasSteve]

No it's not, we're going to get a proven coach IMO. Whether it's O'Connor, Was, or Fitz or whoever else it's a good hire. I'll agree if we hire an assistant or G5 guy. Too many are interested and affordable this time. This was planned IMO. I feel confident that we'll get a good one.

That's literally not what I said at all. Because if we get Wasikowski, or Fitzgerald, or Pollard, or Wes Johnson, or etc. there is going to be backlash because a portion of the fanbase got locked in on Brian O'Conner. That's what I was saying. And by the way, all those guys I mentioned are proven coaches. As are Skylar Meade, Andrew Checketts, Rob Vaughn, etc. We're going to make a good hire, but it may not be the first candidate mentioned or the primary candidate that everyone has fixated on. That doesn't make it a bad hire.

[Quaoarsking]

Arkansas set the single game attendance record for baseball?17,998, 18k fans. They have also won 20 SEC games for 3 consecutive years. They might be the best program in the conference due to consistency in being in the top echelon of the SEC and nation year in and out.

This is not true. The game was not on campus, and there have been much higher off-campus crowds than that.

We still own the entire top 20 on campus crowds.

[StarkVegasSteve]

This is not true. The game was not on campus, and there have been much higher off-campus crowds than that.

We still own the entire top 20 on campus crowds.

Yea the top off campus crowd, at least the last time I saw it, was like 40K for a San Diego St game and they were playing it at PETCO and it was the first game ever at PETCO. I think UGA and Tech had the same deal when Truist Park opened and they drew like 32K. It was LSU/Tulane for the longest time because they played a game in the Superdome in the early 00s

[Santiago]

That's literally not what I said at all. Because if we get Wasikowski, or Fitzgerald, or Pollard, or Wes Johnson, or etc. there is going to be backlash because a portion of the fanbase got locked in on Brian O'Conner. That's what I was saying. And by the way, all those guys I mentioned are proven coaches. As are Skylar Meade, Andrew Checketts, Rob Vaughn, etc. We're going to make a good hire, but it may not be the first candidate mentioned or the primary candidate that everyone has fixated on. That doesn't make it a bad hire.

None of these coaches you mentioned sit on a bucket, at least from what I saw of their games. ***
Win win, we improved. But really any coach with a drive to win, will do well with the NIL resources we are committed to.
I am fine with anyone including Meade, Coggins, Parker . I do think the bearded coaches win more, so there is that. A coach that looks like he just go out of the tree stand.

We are going to win.

[StarkVegasSteve]

None of these coaches you mentioned sit on a bucket, at least from what I saw of their games. ***
Win win, we improved. But really any coach with a drive to win, will do well with the NIL resources we are committed to.
I am fine with anyone including Meade, Coggins, Parker . I do think the bearded coaches win more, so there is that. A coach that looks like he just go out of the tree stand.

We are going to win.

It's going to be wildly interesting to see who's actually interested in this job. Some of the names I've been given are truly shocking. I mean I've heard some MLB managers have interest in it.

From what I can gather though, I think Brian O'Conner definitely has interest. I think Wes Johnson has some level of interest, I don't think he's realistic at the end of the day though. I keep hearing Eric Bakich's name thrown around and I know he's got interest. I don't think the search gets past Pollard or Wasikowski. I think it's a guarantee that if Wasikowski is offered, he would take it.

[Santiago]

It's going to be wildly interesting to see who's actually interested in this job. Some of the names I've been given are truly shocking. I mean I've heard some MLB managers have interest in it.

From what I can gather though, I think Brian O'Conner definitely has interest. I think Wes Johnson has some level of interest, I don't think he's realistic at the end of the day though. I keep hearing Eric Bakich's name thrown around and I know he's got interest. I don't think the search gets past Pollard or Wasikowski. I think it's a guarantee that if Wasikowski is offered, he would take it.

depends if Nike kicks some money his way. They are really set up at Oregon now to run through their conference with west coast players. Unless that grind to Big Ten country is getting old.

[StarkVegasSteve]

depends if Nike kicks some money his way. They are really set up at Oregon now to run through their conference with west coast players. Unless that grind to Big Ten country is getting old.

I've learned that Nike is not as big of a deal with their baseball program. I don't think they'd ask Uncle Phil to kick in any money. I also think he wants to be in the SEC. At least that's what I have gathered.

[DownwardDawg]

Most people I know from Mississippi and other surrounded states are doing everything in their power to move away from larger cities and towns and get to smaller communities.

[DownwardDawg]

They set that this past weekend?

NM I see, it wasn?t at their home field. Few months ago.

Yes. We own all the on campus records. These other teams play in big cities and parks from time to time. Like LSU playing Tulane at Zephyr field.

[Santiago]

I've learned that Nike is not as big of a deal with their baseball program. I don't think they'd ask Uncle Phil to kick in any money. I also think he wants to be in the SEC. At least that's what I have gathered.

Is this through his agent or from him on wanting in the SEC?
I can see it , that he wants a baseball program that helps him recruit.
Just seemed he had a better path to host regionals as the Big ten #1 or #2 team each year, since the committee wants to "grow the game"

[StarkVegasSteve]

Is this through his agent or from him on wanting in the SEC?
I can see it , that he wants a baseball program that helps him recruit.
Just seemed he had a better path to host regionals as the Big ten #1 or #2 team each year, since the committee wants to "grow the game"

It's kind of a take your pick.

1. He's up in the Pacific Northwest which is not exactly fertile recruiting ground.

2. He's sees himself as an elite coach and wants to test himself in the best conference in college baseball.

3. He's only making around 700K. We could probably offer 1.1 and Oregon would not come close to matching it.

[Cooterpoot]

It's going to be wildly interesting to see who's actually interested in this job. Some of the names I've been given are truly shocking. I mean I've heard some MLB managers have interest in it.

From what I can gather though, I think Brian O'Conner definitely has interest. I think Wes Johnson has some level of interest, I don't think he's realistic at the end of the day though. I keep hearing Eric Bakich's name thrown around and I know he's got interest. I don't think the search gets past Pollard or Wasikowski. I think it's a guarantee that if Wasikowski is offered, he would take it.

Definitely a couple guys hoping just to get raises/NIL. I still contend a large buyout is a problem on some of those anyway, so they're easy to predict IMO