Do we like OU's head coach?

I am sitting here watching the game and cannot believe how small OU's stadium is! The field looks sweet, but for a historically decent program it looks like like maybe 2500 to 3k seats tops.

KayJayKay said:

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I am sitting here watching the game and cannot believe how small OU's stadium is! The field looks sweet, but for a historically decent program it looks like like maybe 2500 to 3k seats tops.

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Good call. Built in 1982 and current capacity is 3,180 according to wiki.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/L._Dale_Mitchell_Baseball_Park

Burn-It said:

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Man, LSU is lethal. Great lineup, all above .300, lots of power, elite pitching, intellegent coaching, reminds me of A&M last year.

OU has some elite Friday pitching. Their park is an embarrasment to the SEC.

Both teams had a total rebuild after last year's losses. I think Early may get another year, but can he rebuild an elite roster?

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So what are you saying about Texas? Just asking for a friend.

KayJayKay said:

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I am sitting here watching the game and cannot believe how small OU's stadium is! The field looks sweet, but for a historically decent program it looks like like maybe 2500 to 3k seats tops.

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When I lived in Oklahoma, I was shocked that many of their male sports loving alumni did not know that they had won a College World Series. I found that OU fans only care about 2 sports, Football and Spring Football.

Personally know him from a few years ago. Great pitching coach and I am on the fence on head coach - we could do worse again.

Ozamataz Buckshank 01 said:

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KayJayKay said:

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I am sitting here watching the game and cannot believe how small OU's stadium is! The field looks sweet, but for a historically decent program it looks like like maybe 2500 to 3k seats tops.

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When I lived in Oklahoma, I was shocked that many of their male sports loving alumni did not know that they had won a College World Series. I found that OU fans only care about 2 sports, Football and Spring Football.

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Two of them, one in '51 and another in '94. Long enough ago though that anyone in school then is now age 50-dead. Given their football success it's not that shocking they don't venerate their baseball success.

OU baseball averaged a horrific 816 peeps in 2022. They have a softball program that's on a Saban/Bama type run that quintuples that attendance which is pretty fun.

https://eu.oklahoman.com/story/sports/college/sooners/2022/06/13/ou-baseball-rise-college-world-series-offers-sooners-hope-sec-days/7607620001/

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. . . You get the picture. Of the top nine programs in attendance, seven were from the SEC. The only outliers were Texas (6,797) and OSU (5,499).

OU's average attendance: 816, for 23 games at Mitchell Park. The Sooners moved their Texas series to Arlington, and those games would have provided a good gate, but that's sort of the point. The Sooners moved their Texas series to Arlington. . . .

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https://heartland-sports.com/2024/09/11/oklahoma-sooners-softball-announces-2025-sec-schedule-features-four-home-series/amp/

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. . . Oklahoma earned its NCAA-record fourth-straight national championship last season, going 59-7 (.894) with a 22-5 record in Big 12 play. OU opened Love's Field to a record season attendance of 108,156 (4,326 average) and enjoyed a perfect 5-0 postseason at its new home. . . .

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I'd say kudos to OU for being progressive, but mainly fans love winners. Tech had a run where Sharp routinely outdrew the men. Nebraska put 90k+ fans in Memorial stadium for a volleyball match because Cook in this century was as successful as Osborne in the last.

https://huskers.com/news/2023/08/31/record-breaking-crowd-packs-memorial-stadium-for-volleyball-match

How's Earley recruiting? I actually don't know, but saw a top ten a couple wks ago loaded w SEC teams (tu was top 3) and we weren't on that list.

If he can't recruit top pitchers and hitters, he won't last past yr 2 as won't be able to compete.

Also saw an article where tu's pitching coach is considered top in ncaa in development and on a fast track to be a head coach. Good ole arse Max who laughed as he left, but maybe was the better asst coach to hire (note, he didn't want to be here as a schloss bottom buddy all the way).

Haha, people are complaining about hiring a head coach with no head coaching experience. What would they say about hiring a head coach with one year of experience in college baseball???


TexAgs really astounds me sometimes.