AgRyan04 said:

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That's like taking my kid out for a celebratory dinner for raising his grade up from an F to a D

If he takes it from an F to B, we can talk

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I would say we are B+ pushing A- at this point in the season. More to come for a final grade but 2nd in the SEC this deep into the season and 2 wins over the Sips is a great midterm result.

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dixichkn said:

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"Captain Smith, there's a giant iceberg ahead!"

"Let's not worry about it until we actually hit it, okay?"

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I get the point you're trying to make, but it's a bad comparison.

See, the Titanic TRYING to miss the iceberg (not "worrying once we hit it") led to a long, glancing blow which flooded enough compartments for it to sink.

Ironically, had they NOT "worried about it til they hit it", they'd have struck it head on. The front end would've been damaged badly, but it wouldn't have sunk.

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People who want their way don't give a rat's ass about truth.

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The truth is we are not a well coached team. You 2 can argue Titanic history all you want.

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And yet Earley has managed circles around Corbin and Dewshnagle in consecutive weekends now.

Blonde Coffee Beans said:

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I knew he was trash after last year's big fat failure. Now its time to give a big fat "i told you so"

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Yo, where you at?

These early-season hot takes are always funny when they blow up in the poster's face.

Definitely keep bumping this

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Decay said:

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Some people just want to fire Earley after last year. Unfortunate for them because they'll probably have trouble enjoying anything good that happens to this team.

Their loss.

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Why enjoy anything good when you can actively make yourself miserable?
That's what hobbies are for, seeing the worst in everything.

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It looks like most of them have now made themselves scarce. Isn't it always that way?

Here to eat my crow raw. Good job Earley. Keep it up.

imnag07 said:

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Thread should be updated to: Extend Earley; the man's about to get a 5 year, $15 mil extension!

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Earley has had a hell of a two weeks, and absolutely should be back next year at this point. But unironically there will be people who actually believe we should do this after this weekend.

Best way to keep your job at A&M is beat t.u.

BTHO everyone!

Beating the sips is a really good series win. We still have glaring flaws as a team. All of you on the high horse about how great we are right now could easily look just as stupid as the ones you're mocking in a couple weeks. His job security isn't based on midseason results.

This year has been a huge step in the right direction, but we're not there yet. Going back to the last summer, I had some confidence the offense could turn around given Earley's track record as a hitting coach, but questioned whether we'd have enough pitching and that has definitely played out. I think the flaws with this team start with roster construction and not being aggressive enough in the portal to attract a few more high level arms.

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Beating the sips is a really good series win. We still have glaring flaws as a team. All of you on the high horse about how great we are right now could easily look just as stupid as the ones you're mocking in a couple weeks. His job security isn't based on midseason results.

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If we win today we'll be 10-5 at the halfway point. 15 games to go. What does this mean?

Win 5 more were in a regional

Win 6 more and we're probably hosting a regional in the second 8.

Win 7 more we're on the edge of National seed and might be one depending on how the records shake out.

Win 8 more we're probably a national seed.

That's 8-7 the rest of the way. If we lose today it's 9-6. That Oklahoma series could have made it way easier. Sims was throwing in 50mph winds and a hit ball off of Kellner probably cost us the game.

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Beating the sips is a really good series win. We still have glaring flaws as a team. All of you on the high horse about how great we are right now could easily look just as stupid as the ones you're mocking in a couple weeks. His job security isn't based on midseason results.

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Go be negative Nancy on the Horns board! Live in the moment! The moment is good!

I took the bait.. saw there was some action… came to spray my sunshine!!! This place needed some… getting a little pasty up in here with the dark and depression..

I hope this is one of those threads we get to bring to the top every year or so in ten years with Earley still the head coach and the Aggies competing as one of the top teams every year.

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This year has been a huge step in the right direction, but we're not there yet. Going back to the last summer, I had some confidence the offense could turn around given Earley's track record as a hitting coach, but questioned whether we'd have enough pitching and that has definitely played out. I think the flaws with this team start with roster construction and not being aggressive enough in the portal to attract a few more high level arms.

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Pitching staff is thin for sure thanks to injuries, the transfer from Baylor who had his offer pulled for off the field stuff, and the kid from FAU not being up to snuff. But there are no perfect teams out there. UCLA is probably the strongest all around and they're not undefeated.

Hell, they had a fairly long discussion on yesterday's broadcast about top national seeds and/or #1 ranked teams not making Omaha. Like Tennessee in 2022 or tu last year getting bounced in their own regional.

While last year sucked for sure, this team is showing what Earley can do with a healthy offense.

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carl spacklers hat said:

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Blonde Coffee Beans said:

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I knew he was trash after last year's big fat failure. Now its time to give a big fat "i told you so"

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Yo, where you at?

These early-season hot takes are always funny when they blow up in the poster's face.

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Earley and this team managed this weekend. But, im sure you know better and its just a mater of time before this lemon wont crank again. Don't do this to yourself

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You're not very bright are you?

Blonde Coffee Beans said:

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carl spacklers hat said:

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Blonde Coffee Beans said:

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I knew he was trash after last year's big fat failure. Now its time to give a big fat "i told you so"

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Yo, where you at?

These early-season hot takes are always funny when they blow up in the poster's face.

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Earley and this team managed this weekend. But, im sure you know better and its just a mater of time before this lemon wont crank again. Don't do this to yourself

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What about last weekend? Or the weekend before? What I'm doing is recognizing that this is an improving team with a LOT to play for, and they've shown they have heart and determination. The early-season hand wringing doesn't account for the fact that many times teams continue to improve through the season (LSU last year?). I'm also pointing out how silly it is to call for a coach's head one month into the season. Chicken Littles will always be around, its part of sports fandom, but they should be called out and ridiculed when their ridiculous takes blow up in their face like a cartoon cigar.

Only time will tell.
Last year in a vacuum doesn't mean Earley sucks.
These last two weeks doesn't mean Earley's good or great either.

My only hope is our Admin don't over-extend him too quick, and also have the courage to keep a quick hook on him if it gets wobbly

It's hard to deny he learned a hell of a lot from last year and has been making the right moves. Getting Longley out of the picture looks like a good example of that. Let's see if he can figure out how to upgrade the pitching situation this offseason, and I'm not necessarily talking about firing Kelly.

Goal posts will consistently shift for those who already have their mind made up.

This team could make a run in Omaha and there will still be some (albeit probably less) that will still think Earley is a bad coach, this team was carried solely by the players and he will be a failure for the years to come.

A lot of season left to play, but Earley has objectively got this team in a good place halfway through conference play and shown a lot of growth this year.

After Missouri last year I was 100% on the fire Earley bandwagon. The beginning of conference play didn't inspire confidence either. However, these last few weeks he has started to show signs of significant growth as a coach. The pitching staff is not great but we have enough hitting to overcome it in most cases. I think he has started to show more timely moves at critical moments in ballgames, which is more art than science truth be told.

The next few weeks are critical but if he can go 3 - 3 over the next two road series I think we'd be in good shape. Then we'd have more data to assess where Earley really is on the curve but at this point we need to let him finish this season out. If Earley can make at least a regional final I think he definitely earns another season.

For me I am starting to see light at the end of tunnel on Earley and I think we might just have a coach who can make us competitive. Still a lot of growth ahead for Earley but right now I am way more optimistic than 4 weeks ago.

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themissinglink said:

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This year has been a huge step in the right direction, but we're not there yet. Going back to the last summer, I had some confidence the offense could turn around given Earley's track record as a hitting coach, but questioned whether we'd have enough pitching and that has definitely played out. I think the flaws with this team start with roster construction and not being aggressive enough in the portal to attract a few more high level arms.

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Pitching staff is thin for sure thanks to injuries, the transfer from Baylor who had his offer pulled for off the field stuff, and the kid from FAU not being up to snuff. But there are no perfect teams out there. UCLA is probably the strongest all around and they're not undefeated.

Hell, they had a fairly long discussion on yesterday's broadcast about top national seeds and/or #1 ranked teams not making Omaha. Like Tennessee in 2022 or tu last year getting bounced in their own regional.

While last year sucked for sure, this team is showing what Earley can do with a healthy offense.

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I have no qualms about the offense and think it is proving why Earley can be the long term guy. It's been as good and even better than expected even with Haco being out/ineffective for the past month and a half. It's scary (good) to think this offense has another level if we can get him going, Wilson continues to progress and TK gets going. I think this offense is better than 2022 and has a chance to slug the team to Omaha.

On the mound, while we've had setbacks, let's not act like we've had more negative variability than to be expected. You have to expect some level of injuries and lower than expected effectiveness. Our starting rotation has been largely what we expected going into the fall and currently has a conference ERA of 7.59 (starters only). At the close of the transfer portal, the expectation was our rotation would contain 3 of the following

1) A 2024 starter, that was off for a year recovering from TJ
2) Effective long reliever that had been brilliant in spots, but not in a starting role
3) One of the rising sophomores elevating their game (Sims, McCoy, Lyons)
4) An ACC long reliever transfer

Let's not pretend like pitching depth wasn't a concern going into the fall. See discussions here and here. We needed 1 more proven weekend rotation guys and ideally another you expected to compete for the job that you could depend on in long relief/Tuesday if they didn't win the job.

The year isn't over and we could get to the top of the mountain with this team powered by an elite Earley offense, but the sub-par pitching was entirely predictable going all the way back to the summer.

Blonde Coffee Beans said:

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carl spacklers hat said:

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Blonde Coffee Beans said:

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I knew he was trash after last year's big fat failure. Now its time to give a big fat "i told you so"

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Yo, where you at?

These early-season hot takes are always funny when they blow up in the poster's face.

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Earley and this team managed this weekend. But, im sure you know better and its just a mater of time before this lemon wont crank again. Don't do this to yourself

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"Managed?" lol.

Showing a little humility when you've been proven wrong is actually a strength....

Guys, we're in the TOP 10!

Pitching is not great, but damn can we rake.

Huge weekend! Here is the remainder of conference play....there is no rest for the weary....might be catching LSU at the right time but Florida is surging after taking the series from UGA. This conference is just brutal, which is why I love it.

LSU away
#20 Florida away
#13 Auburn home
#25 Ole Miss away
#17 Miss State home