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BOC not adjusting well, considering how well funded this team has been by our new ben
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Do you think it's time to let him go?
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No coach is perfect. They make mistakes. Let's keep it real. We went on the road against #5 and got a win. Yes we had a great opportunity to win the series and we failed. But we're still on track. Keep the faith.
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He is a good coach with a good career.
But he better learn quickly the SEC is next level. With the games on the line this weekend ? He went 0-2. He got lucky in G2 with a blowout,
Walk like the King or walk like you don't care who the King is
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Originally Posted by
Coach34
He is a good coach with a good career.
But he better learn quickly the SEC is next level. With the games on the line this weekend ? He went 0-2. He got lucky in G2 with a blowout,
Well, at this point, if we are in a competitive game with a good team I expect us to lose. We are currently 0-4 in those situations. Just being honest, going into the 8th with the game still tied and our offense sputtering, I had very little hope of winning.
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BOC was awful at UVA last year. That team was stacked with talent and missed the tournament.
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Originally Posted by
Coach34
He is a good coach with a good career.
But he better learn quickly the SEC is next level. With the games on the line this weekend ? He went 0-2. He got lucky in G2 with a blowout,
This is maybe the worst take of the day. He got lucky in G2? If that's the case, he must have been unlucky the other 2. Pretty sure he knows the SEC is next level since he won a natty against them but whatever.
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Originally Posted by
Cowbell
This is maybe the worst take of the day. He got lucky in G2? If that's the case, he must have been unlucky the other 2. Pretty sure he knows the SEC is next level since he won a natty against them but whatever.
I have been generally ok with everything he has done this season until the pitching moves this weekend. The decisions made no sense and likely cost us a game.
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There were a few head scratchers to me. I didn?t get Davis in game 2; granted he didn?t pitch very well. I didn?t get Mershon in that spot. I would put Bevis at 1B and Stallman in LF if they are in the lineup at the same time; if i remember correctly Stallman was servicable out there last year. I?m not around the team every day like the coaches are so maybe there are good reasons for the moves they make; I?m giving them the benefit of the doubt.
BUT, if Foster and at least 2 of the freshmen don?t figure it out real quick, we are going to limp into a regional (hopefully). Forget hosting.
Our relief pitching is a major disappointment at this point.
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Originally Posted by
AlSwearengen
Our relief pitching is a major disappointment at this point.
Agree with this, and our offense was a major disappointment this weekend. I know Arkansas has an outstanding pitching staff but scoring 4 and 3 runs in 2 of the 3 games was hugely disappointing given we are supposed to have a Top 5 offense in the country.
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Originally Posted by
HoopsDawg
BOC was awful at UVA last year. That team was stacked with talent and missed the tournament.
Why are we doing this again? It was conclusively proven last year that the committee made a mistake, and that was before 3 teams that finished behind UVA in the ACC standings won their Regionals.
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BOC is overall an amazing coach, but in game management is probably the weakest part of his coaching. Let's not forget the TA HR and how 100% of State fans were wondering "why is the right handed submarine guy throwing to our left handed SEC player of the year??" before the HR lol.
At the end of the day, we've blown 4/5 games against elite teams, but ALL of them were tight and winnable. I mean a ground rule double cost us one of those, bad luck is a bit at play here. We are still messing with the lineups and pitching roles, but once those get set I think the team will gel better and be able to get in a rhythm. Hard to succeed when guys are being shoved in a new situation and think "oh crap this is an audition I need to shine" instead of confidently playing the role they've already proven they can.
I think there's a lot of room for improvement, and I'm optimistic we'll get there. Where the ceiling though I can't say, depends on catcher and relief arms
Last edited by the_real_MSU_is_us; 03-15-2026 at 08:47 AM.
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Originally Posted by
the_real_MSU_is_us
BOC is overall an amazing coach, but in game management is probably the weakest part of his coaching. Let's not forget the TA HR and how 100 of State fans were wondering "why is the right handed submarine guy throwing to our left handed SEC player of the year??" before the HR lol.
At the end of the day, we've blown 4/5 games against elite teams, but ALL of them were tight and winnable. I mean a ground rule double cost us one of those, bad luck is a bit at play here. We are still messing with the lineups and pitching roles, but once those get set I think the team will gel better and be able to get in a rhythm. Hard to succeed when guys are being shoved in a new situation because they think "of crap this is an audition I need to shine" instead of confidently playing the role they've already proven they can.
I think there's a lot of room for improvement, and I'm optimistic we'll get there. Where the ceiling though I can't say, depends on catcher and relief arms
I think you bring up a great point about guys trying to prove themselves when getting their opportunity. I think thats one of the reasons our offense struggled this weekend. First SEC series, high expectations, the 6+ runs scored record, not beating Arkansas in 8 years, etc. Our guys read the internet too. First series is behind us and we took 1. Hopefully we get the lineup locked down and they can relax and just play the game.
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We are fine. Bullpen needs to get better and catcher is a weak spot defensively, but we did what we needed to this weekend which was win at least 1. Sucks that we could?ve had 2 and didn?t, but I?m confident we?ll sweep someone to make up for it.
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Originally Posted by
mckeen
That is all
This is definitely a C34 burner account.
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We haven't won a series in Fayetteville in almost 20 years. We had pur chances today, obv, but we didn't get it done. Lots of areas for us to improve. The season isn't over, lol. Jfc, guys...
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Its posts like this that epitomizes how insanely irrational, emotionally unstable, and clueless our fanbase really is. Truly remarkable.
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Originally Posted by
preachermatt83
Its posts like this that epitomizes how insanely irrational, emotionally unstable, and clueless our fanbase really is. Truly remarkable.
Much truth in this statement there is.
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