Did we really have a chance? Serious question? Hard for me to believe that he would leave a program he rebuilt from the ground up right after winning a Natty. Keep in mind UT was a cellar dweller of the SEC for over a decade. I remember it was a huge deal that the Vols made the SEC tournament his second season in Knoxville much less got a regional invite.trouble said:
The only other coach that had a chance was Vitello but he turned us down. We came close but ultimately, he wanted to stay.
dBoy99 said:
It's baseball.
Terrible bounces tonight and we aren't mashing like last year to overcome it.
Just gotta survive this funk.
krushing93 said:
Last 2? 2023 was not great and last year was an anomaly. And last year, despite being a great team, we still didn't win.
jkag89 said:Did we really have a chance? Serious question? Hard for me to believe that he would leave a program he rebuilt from the ground up right after winning a Natty. Keep in mind UT was a cellar dweller of the SEC for over a decade. I remember it was a huge deal that the Vols made the SEC tournament his second season in Knoxville much less got a regional invite.trouble said:
The only other coach that had a chance was Vitello but he turned us down. We came close but ultimately, he wanted to stay.
swimmerbabe11 said:Ervin Burrell said:swimmerbabe11 said:
what was 3rd base coach calling
You think he sent him? Lol
I hope not, but i didn't see the angle
krushing93 said:
Wouldn't be an Aggie sports team if they didn't bitterly disappoint us
phatty26 said:dBoy99 said:
It's baseball.
Terrible bounces tonight and we aren't mashing like last year to overcome it.
Just gotta survive this funk.
You forgot our runs were b/c they messed up a pop fly foul ball.
krushing93 said:
And is that telling about what it means to be an Aggie? The fact that the majority were satisfied with ALMOST getting to the top?
krushing93 said:
And is that not telling about what it means to be an Aggie? The fact that the majority were satisfied with ALMOST getting to the top?
aginlakeway said:trouble said:
The only other coach that had a chance was Vitello but he turned us down. We came close but ultimately, he wanted to stay.
Correct.
So the posters complaining about Earley still haven't answered your question about who they would have hired.
OK, I did not get that impression at the time. Glad we tried. I still believe it would have been difficult to get one of the more established named coaches. Off the top of my head I can't really think of an up and comer that has had enough excellent success that isn't firmly established that we might have poached. Would Bama's Vaughn been a big enough hire? The Tide hired him from Maryland after he had two really strong regular seasons but that was against B1G completion and followed by quick exits from the NCAAs. Just spitballing here since at least a few here now believe the Earley hire was a mistake.aginlakeway said:jkag89 said:Did we really have a chance? Serious question? Hard for me to believe that he would leave a program he rebuilt from the ground up right after winning a Natty. Keep in mind UT was a cellar dweller of the SEC for over a decade. I remember it was a huge deal that the Vols made the SEC tournament his second season in Knoxville much less got a regional invite.trouble said:
The only other coach that had a chance was Vitello but he turned us down. We came close but ultimately, he wanted to stay.
We had a great chance.
And I'm doing neither. Just wondering WTF is missing with this team. It can't be locker room chemistry. To a man they supported Earley and each other ever since POS bailed on us. I can't imagine every talent evaluator that had us damn near a unanimous #1 just whiffed THAT badly. Where's the disconnect?trouble said:
Tomorrow is another day
There's no reason to lose your damn minds over a few losses. We can all see there are issues but some of y'all don't stick with facts. There's no reason to malign anyone's character or work ethic.
203Raggie said:
This team is tough to watch right now. But I firmly believe they will eventually snap out of it and we will be good.
I did not know that enjoying a fantastic season that fell one game short despite losing one of the best players in college ball and what was probably your best pitcher down the stretch in the Supers means we are satisfied. I know for certain I want a baseball Natty more than 99.9% of the folks that are weeping, wailing and gnashing their teeth tonight. I also know me fretting over it is not going to reverse that Aggies fortunes this season.. If Aggie fans bemoaning whatever they think causes us from winning it all in a sport that they care about accomplished such, we would be piling up tropheys left and right.krushing93 said:
And is that not telling about what it means to be an Aggie? The fact that the majority were satisfied with ALMOST getting to the top?
Okay what needs to be done then that we are not already doing? We were able to hire one of the biggest names in college football and he crashed and burned. We hired one of the best coaches in college baseball who produced three very enjoyable seasons but despite his ability to build and manage a team he turned out to be a POS who thought nothing about what was best for him. What now?HoustonAg2106 said:203Raggie said:
This team is tough to watch right now. But I firmly believe they will eventually snap out of it and we will be good.
This is the problem with Aggie athletics, its literally just pure hope that eventually it will manifest ina championship, but it will never happen