What a waste of talent!

No and you guys need to be prepared fro him to be retained for next season.

Bad season of course but if you fire a coach after only one year who do you expect to take the job that you can likely get to come ?

They will want an even bigger contract to safe guard this situation

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What a waste of talent!

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Might wanna pull back on throwing that "talent" label around all willy-nilly...
We had some flashes and I love LaViolence but when the "first rounder" goes 0-9, 4-50ish since the tu series, pitchers struggling every day...

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sixfoot said:

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What a waste of talent!

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Might wanna pull back on throwing that "talent" label around all willy-nilly...
We had some flashes and I love LaViolence but when the "first rounder" goes 0-9, 4-50ish since the tu series, pitchers struggling every day...

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That doesn't mean they don't have talent. That means they have no direction. That's on the coach.

Wicked Good Ag said:

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No and you guys need to be prepared fro him to be retained for next season.

Bad season of course but if you fire a coach after only one year who do you expect to take the job that you can likely get to come ?

They will want an even bigger contract to safe guard this situation

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while i agree with your ultimate assessment i do not believe it would impact any search for a new coach. any coach we would look at would be very familiar with our team and roster talent. they probably thought to themselves how the hell do the aggies suck so bad this year. man what could i do with pre season number 1 talent.

but i agree early will be back. hopefully like most athletes you see in college the biggest improvement is from year 1 to year 2. hopefully we see that jump in coaching as well.

Wicked Good Ag said:

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No and you guys need to be prepared fro him to be retained for next season.

Bad season of course but if you fire a coach after only one year who do you expect to take the job that you can likely get to come ?

They will want an even bigger contract to safe guard this situation

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Any coach worth having will not be concerned with failing like our first year head coach did this year.

Wicked Good Ag said:

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No and you guys need to be prepared fro him to be retained for next season.

Bad season of course but if you fire a coach after only one year who do you expect to take the job that you can likely get to come ?

They will want an even bigger contract to safe guard this situation

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It's not 2004 any more. Wake up.

Oh, I agree, I just start questioning first round talent when it looks like that at the plate. I mean there are slumps and then there are Knoblauchs...

sixfoot said:

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Fleen said:

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sixfoot said:

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What a waste of talent!

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Might wanna pull back on throwing that "talent" label around all willy-nilly...
We had some flashes and I love LaViolence but when the "first rounder" goes 0-9, 4-50ish since the tu series, pitchers struggling every day...

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That doesn't mean they don't have talent. That means they have no direction. That's on the coach.

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This. Baseball America certainly thought we had the talent to open the season, and Lord knows some $$$$$$ were paid to keep kids here, but this is not a TEAM, and that's on the coach.

No point now versus after the tournament next weekend. But I think you have to make a change.

He should be and needs to be fired. We will not get better next year. That means we will be battling, Mizzou, who dominated us for the bottom.

The only thing that matters is if the BMAs who finance this show are pissed off enough and willing to finance it.

And while we might not have best team in America talent, we are still one of the most talented teams A&M has ever fielded and certainly better than 4 sweeps, one by an all-time poor team.

were you questioning braden montgomerys talent last year when he was like 0 for the month of may?

sixfoot said:

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Fleen said:

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sixfoot said:

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What a waste of talent!

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Might wanna pull back on throwing that "talent" label around all willy-nilly...
We had some flashes and I love LaViolence but when the "first rounder" goes 0-9, 4-50ish since the tu series, pitchers struggling every day...

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That doesn't mean they don't have talent. That means they have no direction. That's on the coach.

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No it's not. #1 overall projected draft picks to start a season shouldn't need to be taught to hit. Jace was exposed by opponents this year with two years of scouting him. He will never play more than low minors for a few years then be done. He's not a professional hitter.

Nah, we'll lose most of the talent. If he can't win with this team, he'll be worse next year.

Not just Baseball America. Every baseball analyst, scout, and D1 coach evaluated this team as having elite talent across the board. It takes a very high level of ineptitude to not at least host with the roster this team has even with the injuries.

Gyles Marrett said:

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sixfoot said:

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Fleen said:

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sixfoot said:

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What a waste of talent!

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Might wanna pull back on throwing that "talent" label around all willy-nilly...
We had some flashes and I love LaViolence but when the "first rounder" goes 0-9, 4-50ish since the tu series, pitchers struggling every day...

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That doesn't mean they don't have talent. That means they have no direction. That's on the coach.

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No it's not. #1 overall projected draft picks to start a season shouldn't need to be taught to hit. Jace was exposed by opponents this year with two years of scouting him. He will never play more than low minors for a few years then be done. He's not a professional hitter.

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What was he like last year?

Your defense of Earley and crew is laughable and unending

Yes they will because all the "talent" is likely gone

Jace is a top 15 pick even with end of season stuggles
Hensler Kash Schott all out of eligibility

Gavin and Sorrell injured and unknown of future plans based upon NIL and coaching change if one made

A serious reflection of the season if Earley is retained will have to be done by him and his staff and he may have to take on a greater role with the hitters

But we also have a top 10 class coming in and i think we slid backward at every position stat wise this season but maybe third base if you dont count the half season of Caden. The reason why has to be answered and adressed.

That could mean a coaching change or assistant change or a change in philosphy but injuries played a key role this year...and timing a bit because if Achenbeck and Chesnutt had been able to play because JuCo rules were rewritten then we have a lot more pieces to work with and a leadoff hitter for the season IMO

That said if he is let go I understand completely but we talk about overpaying coaches all the time in terms of years and amounts and guarentees. The next contract will have to be a big one in that regard so it better be correct if you let him go

If we let Earley go, we can't wiff on this hire.

Our last two coaching searches have shown we wiffed on the big dog, and settled for number 2. I don't think we can afford another second choice decision

The bigger issue is Trev. He hasn't shown me much. Rule 1 of being an AD ought to be always be prepared to replace a Head Coach.

Obviously he was woefully unprepared when POS left.

And why the hell did he hire a newbie to be Head Coach on the basis of retaining players? Even a dumbass should know that is a piss poor criteria.

Y'all keep saying Trev. He's doing exactly what his bosses are telling him to do -- stop spending money and cut the bleeding from the former AD.

Jace's swing path and mechanics are noticeably different this season. Most of the team has the same issue. It is obvious the hitting approach has been to pull and lift fastballs. That is just an absolute fail. How many times have we seen guys pulling off the ball and missing mistakes in the middle of the plate underneath the ball. This is a coaching and instructional issue. These guys are being encouraged to swing out of their shoes and try to launch the ball. It was obvious from the first game of the season when Schott swung and spun himself to the ground in his first ab of the season. Whether it is Longley or Earley, the offensive approach is terrible and the head coach is responsible.

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Gyles Marrett said:

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sixfoot said:

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Fleen said:

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sixfoot said:

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What a waste of talent!

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Might wanna pull back on throwing that "talent" label around all willy-nilly...
We had some flashes and I love LaViolence but when the "first rounder" goes 0-9, 4-50ish since the tu series, pitchers struggling every day...

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That doesn't mean they don't have talent. That means they have no direction. That's on the coach.

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No it's not. #1 overall projected draft picks to start a season shouldn't need to be taught to hit. Jace was exposed by opponents this year with two years of scouting him. He will never play more than low minors for a few years then be done. He's not a professional hitter.

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What was he like last year?

Your defense of Earley and crew is laughable and unending

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I'm not defending Earley. He's made very poor choices all year. I'm pointing out the absurdity of so many who give these players a complete pass like their 8 years old and Earley should have taught them the game. The only talent I lve seen in this lineup is Sorrell. Acting like these players are fantastic is gaslighting reality. They deserve just as much blame as Earley.

Hate to break it to you but Earely was our hitting coach last year.

No Jaces mechanics are not different. Teams finally figured out to throw him 95% breaking balls bc he can't hit the ones that are strikes and he can't lay off the ones that are balls. Again I'd bet anyone whatever they want to bet he won't play AA professional baseball.

Now, can we fire him?

Can, and should, but IMHO, we won't after just 1 year. Maybe the BMAs will step up and fork over the $3MM buyout plus the costs to bring in a new coach and staff, but I'll be surprised if it happens. I know they stepped up last year with NIL money to pay for this roster, and got nothing in return. I'm sure some of them are also funding Jimbo's retirement. At some point I would suspect they get tired of throwing good money after bad.

I think it's time some of yall accept this team is not as talented as you thought it was.

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Hate to break it to you but Earely was our hitting coach last year.

No Jaces mechanics are not different. Teams finally figured out to throw him 95% breaking balls bc he can't hit the ones that are strikes and he can't lay off the ones that are balls. Again I'd bet anyone whatever they want to bet he won't play AA professional baseball.

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Teams did last year too. He just knew he'd get his ass chewed if he chased em. This year he's got no accountability, and in fact seems to have been rewarded for his struggles.

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Hate to break it to you but Earely was our hitting coach last year.

No Jaces mechanics are not different. Teams finally figured out to throw him 95% breaking balls bc he can't hit the ones that are strikes and he can't lay off the ones that are balls. Again I'd bet anyone whatever they want to bet he won't play AA professional baseball.

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Teams did last year too. He just knew he'd get his ass chewed if he chased em. This year he's got no accountability, and in fact seems to have been rewarded for his struggles.

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So Jace is striking out chasing pitches he knows he shouldn't bc he knows he won't get chewed out which makes him fine with striking out? Lmao got it.

If what you are saying were true then Jace would not have hit all season.

It was obvious he pressed during the Texas series. Then Earley moves him to the 1 hole and who knows what he tells him but it's clear Jace is a head case right now so what ever the head coach is doing is not helping.

Gyles Marrett said:

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Bunk Moreland said:

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Gyles Marrett said:

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Hate to break it to you but Earely was our hitting coach last year.

No Jaces mechanics are not different. Teams finally figured out to throw him 95% breaking balls bc he can't hit the ones that are strikes and he can't lay off the ones that are balls. Again I'd bet anyone whatever they want to bet he won't play AA professional baseball.

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Teams did last year too. He just knew he'd get his ass chewed if he chased em. This year he's got no accountability, and in fact seems to have been rewarded for his struggles.

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So Jace is striking out chasing pitches he knows he shouldn't bc he knows he won't get chewed out which makes him fine with striking out? Lmao got it.

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You can laugh all you want but he knows he won't be held accountable by this staff with his status. Schloss would.

As infuriating as it was to watch our guys not swing at close strike 3 pitches during the Schloss era it's clear as day that was a feature of him and not Earley.

Got it?

Wicked Good Ag said:

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No and you guys need to be prepared fro him to be retained for next season.

Bad season of course but if you fire a coach after only one year who do you expect to take the job that you can likely get to come ?

They will want an even bigger contract to safe guard this situation

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You've got maybe the college baseball news guy, who is also a former student, saying he is done barring a regional appearance, but keep believing he is coming back. He isn't ready for the job and was an emergency measure after schloss and tu screwed us.

It's going to be fixed soon.