Is it in the cards for Bianco?
by weloveum on Apr 11, 2011 10:25 PM EDT
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Print[ED--Our good friend (and my freshman year roommate) weloveum looks at the numbers behind the Bianco era. He does a good job of explaining this himself. I thought his work deserved to be frontpaged. This is not an endorsement of Bianco nor a cry for his dismissal. Weloveum just looks at the numbers]
There is a mantra among Bianco-lovers that he will make it to Omaha soon enough. He's had bad luck, we've had bad draws, et cetera. And once we get there, our program will be among the elite for good. But do the numbers back this up? Are there examples of coaches who took this long (over a decade) to make it to the College World Series, but then reached it multiple times? I researched this very question.
I looked at all the coaches who have reached the College World Series since 1993 (arbitrary cutoff, but large enough sample size) and found out how many years of coaching at that school it took them to make it to Omaha. The numbers are below. Coaches who made it at two different schools are listed separately for each school.
Season # when Reached CWS - Coach's Name (School if applicable)
1 - Tim Esmay
1 - Mike Martin
1 - Jim Morris
1 - Dan McDonnell
1 - Danny Hall
1 - Pat McMahon (MSU)
1 - Dave Snow
1 - Jim Brock
1 - Cliff Gustafson
2 - Jack Leggett
2 - Dave Van Horn (AR)
2 - Dave Serrano (CSF)
2 - Paul Mainieri (LSU)
2 - Smoke Laval
2 - Ron Polk (GA)
2 - Jim Wells
3 - Kevin O'Sullivan
3 - George Horton
3 - Dave Perno
3 - Dave Serrano (UCI)
3 - Mike Anderson
3 - Andy Lopez
3 - Skip Bertman
3 - Tom Holliday
4 - Pat Murphy
4 - Augie Garrido
4 - Ron Polk (MSU)
4 - Pat McMahon (UF)
4 - Dave Van Horn (NE)
4 - Gary Ward
4 - Larry Cochell
5 - Mike Marquess
5 - Mike Batesole
5 - Dave Bingham
6 - Sunny Golloway
6 - Ray Tanner
6 - John Savage
6 - Brian O'Connor
6 - Wayne Graham
6 - Rod Delmonico
6 - Tony Robichaux
6 - Gene Stephenson
7 - Jim Schlossnagle
8 - Mike Fox
8 - Rick Jones
8 - Paul Mainieri (ND)
9 - Mike Gillespie
9 - Mark Johnson
9 - Hal Baird
11 - Pat Casey
11 - Steve Smith
12 - Corky Palmer
13 - Sam Piraro
21 - Keith Guttin
22 - Gary Adams
Looking at the numbers a bit, we find the total number of coaches at 55. The median number of years is took is 4. The mode is 1 (yeah). And the mean is 5.
Out of those 55 coaches, only 6 took more than 10 years to reach the CWS. So there's a greater than 10% chance Bianco could still do it? Well yeah, but the other side of the numbers is that out of those 6 coaches, only 1 has been more than one time (Pat Casey), and 4 of them retired without another appearance (only Steve Smith is still at it). Corky Palmer, Sam Piraro, and Keith Guttin all reached the CWS on Cinderella runs with mid-majors. Based on 18 years of past data, the crude interpretation we can make is that the odds of Bianco making the CWS more than once stand at a mere 1.8%.
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Switching gears a little, I looked at all the losing super regional teams (supers started in 1999). Listed below are all teams which have lost at least 4 super regionals, and how many CWS appearances they have made in the super regional era.
Team - Super Losses - Super Wins/CWS
Florida State - 6 - 4
Clemson - 5 - 4
South Carolina - 4 - 4
Miami - 4 - 6
Ole Miss - 4 - 0
Now, you could look at this data in one of two ways:
1: Bianco is the ONLY coach who couldn't win even once out of FOUR super regional opportunities. Never mind winning four times like Martin, Leggett, and Tanner.
2: Bianco has come closer than any other coach, so the data above are not applicable.
Choose for yourself.
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Really interesting data....
Enjoyed reading this article- well done. I tend to view the MB and AK tenures in the same light. Now, I am not saying they are on equal levels- MB has done a better job with the baseball program than AK has with the basketball program. However, they both seem to be having issues getting us to the “next level.” Obviously for MB that is Omaha, and for AK it is just getting us into the NCAA tournament to begin with. I think the disconcerting thing with MB has been the downward progression the team has been on over the past couple of seasons. The team struggled as much last year as it has this season- it was just that we had Pomeranz on the hill every Friday last season, and that covered over a multitude of weaknesses. It almost seems more egregious for MB to have struggled at all- he has one of the (arguably) top 5-6 head coaching gigs in all of college baseball. Lots of fan support, nice facilities, fertile recruiting connections in a talent-rich part of the country, etc. The complaints with MB’s coaching strategies lately have been well discussed on these boards, so I won’t repeat them. I just hope our issues are truly because of the large number of freshmen we are playing and not because of the seeming incompetence we have shown at the plate and in the field this season.
Last thing: going to the Supers four times and not advancing to the CWS isn’t the result of just bad luck or a couple bad hops here and there- it is trend. Our guys have certainly seen some tough matchups in the Supers and had some balls bounce the other team’s way, but doesn’t every team see that at some point in the Supers? There aren’t many scrub teams left playing at that point. At some point you have to man up and just beat somebody….
Man, I really wish we could edit our posts on here...
It should say, “…going to the Supers four times and not advancing to the CWS isn’t the result of just bad luck or a couple bad hops here and there- it is A trend.”
Also, I managed to use the phrases “at that point” or “at some point” three times in the last three sentences. If this was an english exam I would have failed miserably….
Strong points nonetheless
A cohesive argument overshadows any grammatical improprieties.
by Mexter Dccluster on Apr 12, 2011 9:41 AM EDT up reply actions
I've viewed it as bad luck, but at some point that does become a trend.
I don’t believe in curses or WAOM or any of that mumbo jumbo. We had difficulties in football due to many issues, most of which were self inflicted. Same is true in basketball, facility wise, et cetera.
In baseball, Bianco has done a hell of a lot for the program. I do not like how he manages by and large, but I think there is a lot of quirks in baseball, and our failure to reach Omaha has been just that bad luck. What disturbs me more is our last two years. He has gone to a small ball mentality, but we don’t execute it. If we are going to play that way, we need to buy in and be able to play that way.
We are in a much better position to succeed at baseball now, than we have ever been at either basketball or football. We’re second in the nation in attendance. Top notch facilities. I’d say the seat is getting warm, but he deserves a chance to right the ship.
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Thile, you named the first of my 2 biggest MB gripes
…that we attempt to play small ball but don’t execute. It would be interesting to see what percentage of the time our bunt attempts do not advance the runner. It seems that we just don’t do it well enough to continue to stick with it. My second biggest gripe has been the supreme effort at getting the left/righty match-up at the plate.
by Well Oiled Machine on Apr 12, 2011 7:39 PM EDT up reply actions
Truly one of the most frustrating aspects of MB
I think he just tries to “over-coach” if that makes sense. He tries to hard to manage games and do “the smart thing” instead of getting a feel for who’s hot and who’s not-hence leaving a pitcher in who should be good against Team X, but is getting shelled, and MB leaves him in! I couldn’t understand his pitching changes to save my life.
by Mexter Dccluster on Apr 13, 2011 9:38 AM EDT up reply actions
I haven't gotten that far yet.
I am not a small ball fan, in general, and we don’t even do it proper like. In NCAA it is not as bad as it is in MLB, it can be a pretty much even play, percentage wise. I’m more in favour of using it for just one run, or with the right personnel.
The general stats I heard was that 17% of the time the batter is safe on a sac attempt (NCAA) and 4% of the time it’s a GIDP. I’ll have to look and see if the lead runner was included. I was going to try and track them this year for the SEC but still putting other stuff together plus work & school.
I’m not opposed to playing the lefty/righty match-up. I think that’s a pretty consistent move; we just seem to do all these things at the wrong time or with the wrong personnel. It’s a little hard to defend that move, at the moment, as I’m not sure why you pinch hit for Newalu with a struggaling Snyder last night. He’s not himself.
Still not sure what the fuck happened to our defense; we’re like a bunch of china in a bull shop out there.
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I should have read your post before responding above,
but I agree with the pitching changes. I understand there are “smart moves” in baseball, but Bianco’s timing is all wrong with our pitching changes. It seems that even if one of our closers is performing well, he’d take him out for a lefty-lefty matchup or vice versa instead of leaving in the hot arm.
by Mexter Dccluster on Apr 13, 2011 9:41 AM EDT up reply actions
I was thinking more on the batting side.
One of the things I’d like to do is put together home/away and left/right data. It is not going to be an easy process in either regard. Just time consuming as I haven’t been able to find the raw data.
It would apply both ways. To see if there is an advantage statistically.
Overall, he reminds me of LaRussa but more so. They both drive me up the wall with the moves they make. The other parallel I had was how the Cards would win 100 games and lose in the playoffs then he got them to win the WS with the worst WS winner of all time. We obviously hadn’t made that breakthrough and it doesn’t look like it is coming anytime soon.
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I hope you meant to phrase it like that, because it's perfect.
we’re like a bunch of china in a bull shop out there.
We crumble to pieces like a 5th century antique under pressure. I see our guys as little porcelain statues on shelves in a warehouse full of 2,000 lb rampaging cattle.
It was intentional and very succinctly put
I think that has to come from the top down, and it is one of those things I cannot get my mind around – whether our performance in super regionals or other high impact situations comes down to bad luck vs. crumbling under pressure.
There is only so much “That’s baseball” one can subscribe to, I reckon.
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Cheers! (rec)
Well done!
Ole Miss sports tend to bring out the Mr. Hyde in us all from time to time
This year is the first time I've ever put a time limit on Bianco's job.
I would like to give this class time to grow. There’s quite a bit of young talent. If he can’t get us there in the next 3-4 years, he can’t get us there.
I never get Chicken on a Stick at Chicken on a Stick, but I love Chicken on a Stick.
Agreed.
And he’s got (hopefully) some good talent coming in to help as well. Two kids from Barbe HS in Lake Charles (where I live) just committed. The better of the two, Gavin Cecchini, has all the tools to come in an be an impact player right from the start. Really talented kid. There’s a distinct possibility that he’ll go in the draft. Still, if Bianco can hold on to some of the recruits he’s got committed and signed, there really isn’t any excuse not to get us to Omaha.
Josh Laxer
from Madison Central has been in beast mode all year, he’s one of our commits if I’m not mistaken. He’s 8-0 with a 0.36 ERA, 60 Ks in 39 IP and throws in the mid 90’s. He may end up jumping ship to go pro, but he’d be a great pickup.
by Mexter Dccluster on Apr 12, 2011 10:02 AM EDT up reply actions
you make a good point when you say
“He may end up jumping ship to go pro.” This killed us in 2 of the last 3 years. Imagine this team with David Renfroe on it. We’d be a MUCH better team. Further, he has made a very lackluster showing while playing single A ball over the past year.
We always seem to get our stud pitching signees and lose out on the big bats when it comes to the MLB draft. I think this is an important contributing factor to the overall lack of offense during the Bianco era. However, as the years go by, I’m running out of excuses.
Both those kids from LA are rated 10.0 out of 10
GC – his brother went pro, signed with the BoSox. Brother came down off his ‘set amount’ and signed anyway. LSU quit recruiting him – GC – showing him the love; signed with us.
Not sure about the catcher but supposed to have all the tools.
Worried about both of them. Walking a fine line between recruiting good players and very good players who end up signing with the pros.
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Bianco's doing a great job recruiting LA.
I can’t speak personally about Stryker, but I’ve seen both of the Barbe kids play, and they’re both going to be good. LA produces a lot of talent, and if Bianco can consistently get some kids away from LSU, it could really help our program. And it may help football recruiting as well. Barbe produces some really top notch players in both sports (Janzen Jackson was another Barbe kid), and getting the word out about Ole Miss in one sport could, theoretically, have some spill over, especially if LSU is leaving some of these kids/families with a bad taste in their mouths. Lake Charles is an LSU town (as is the case with most LA cities), but if that tide can turn as far as coaches and players go, it could help us, if our coaches are smart enough to exploit it. The rumor around here is LSU coaches in general have soured on Barbe because of the Cecchini thing and because of Jackson’s last minute de-commit a few years ago. If true, that could really benefit us.
The fundamental problem with pulling kids from LA...
Is that most of them are upper-class kids with standard public or private educations which translate to TOPS scholarships. LSU can load up on scholarship talent way more than a Mississippi school can, because plenty of kids can keep a 2.75 and get partially paid for.
I never get Chicken on a Stick at Chicken on a Stick, but I love Chicken on a Stick.
Damn right:
“I hear a lot of people from here grow up and dream of going to LSU and living life to be a Tiger but something didn’t feel right there,” Trahan said. “We aren’t the typical Louisiana guys.”
That, fellow Rebels, is a slap to the face of the Corndog Nation. I like this kid.
I am about to head out to ...
fucking class instead of the glorious community of Pearl.
Good luck Rebs!
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I'd say to fire Bianco,
but there’s no telling what we’d get in his place. So keep him I guess, so we can continue to be mediocre at baseball like we are at every other sport.
At least we have our traditions. Oh yeah, we don’t.
Well, at least we have a bunch of national championship teams for having given up our traditions. Oh yeah, we don’t.
"there's no telling what we'd get in his place"
A better coach, for starters. Guys, I know we may not be a terribly attractive gig in college football and perhaps the least attractive in college basketball, but I posit that our facilities, salary potential, recruiting draw, and fan following in college baseball make our program a HUGE draw to new coaches.
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by The Ghost of Jay Cutler on Apr 13, 2011 8:20 AM EDT up reply actions
While the numbers may be inflated, we draw the 2nd most fans of anyone.
In neither of the other two sports do we even come close. We have the capacity to be a top 5 program, but we are not. Even. Close.
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I'm pretty sure we could get Dan McDonell...and he's been there.
However, I’m also pretty sure that Bianco isn’t going anywhere at any time soon.
"Well, at least we have a bunch of national championship teams for having given up our traditions."
Before you know it, blacks and whites will be sharing water fountains, bathrooms, lunch counters and schools!!! Good god, what will ever do without our ‘traditions’.
I sincerely invite you to fuck off.
by Mexter Dccluster on Apr 13, 2011 9:47 AM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
Rec'd and sentimates echoed.
This guy is a tool on a galactic scale.
Lemme guess...
You liked GWB. You thought he was a good president.
WTF does that have to do with Ole Miss mascots and tradishunz?
You’re losing it my man.
I don't understand how
we simultaneously eat Nancy Pelosi’s bum while loving GWB.
by Mexter Dccluster on Apr 13, 2011 3:06 PM EDT up reply actions
Go cry "racism" at every chance you get.
Cry cry cry you little racism bitch. It’s racist! It’s so racist! It’s so racist!
How about find another argument, racism bitch? You can’t back up any claims other that to say that everything is racist. You should perhaps find another avenue to argue your claims other than to say that all the faults in your life are due to racism. Maybe if you worked a day in your life you’d understand what real racism is.
When shit works, it works. You don't care that your "traditions" hurt other people. And you don't care that they AREN'T traditions.
TSWRA chant started a few years ago. Battle flags weren’t popular until the 70’s and Col Reb wasn’t on the field until the 70’s either.
Ole Miss is defined by about a BILLION more things than those 3 “traditions”. Those three things are lightning rod issues causing strife and problems betwixt different races and cultures in the south. Ole Miss is BETTER for these changes. Period. Nothing of consequence has been lost or destroyed. Everything that makes Ole Miss so “Ole Missy” is here to stay.
Also,
It works?
Our football team is better now because you did away with my traditions? Where is my national championship now that you liberal fucks have done away with my traditions? Show me where we’re better.
"Our football team is better now because you did away with my traditions?"
Yes. Yes it is. And no one promised national championships. This is the fact, though: the perception of racism that has surrounded the Ole Miss culture (rightly or wrongly) DOES hurt us when we’re recruiting. Doing away with symbols that overtly link to that percieved racism is something that every football coach for damn near 20 years has been fighting for. Deal with it.
I remember some Ole Miss National Championships,
when we had Dixie, and the flag, and Colonel Rebel. I don’t remember any lately.
Those also came when black folks weren't allowed to play for us.
Interested in restoring that tradition?
Always racism.
Therein lies your argument. Everything is always racist. The world is the way it is because of racism. You should meet up with Jesse Jackson. That’s the only argument he knows, also.
Wow, you are just eaten up with the dumbass, aren't you?
If racism is not “the problem here”, enlighten us.
I disagree. Our team is not better, yet.
I believe it WILL be, but it will take a good 10 years or so before we see any measurable proof. It’s just the nature of social evolution. It’s a slow process.
I agree with the rest of your post.
You are correct.
My “Yes. Yes it is,” is gleefully withdrawn.
Wow, you are just not able to read and comprehend are you?
You asked Mexter to find another argument for his position instead of crying racism.
I said, why should he do that when his argument is working.
Seriously, read a book man. Save yourself.
His argument is working?
Why because you agree with it? It’s not working.
You guys are all idiots. I hope none of you went to school at Ole Miss. I would be ashamed of having you as graduates.
His argument that YOU are racist is most assuredly working.
You are cosseyed, fighting mad because you cannot logically defend your “dey tuk awr tradishunz away” position in this argument.
You’ve cried foul on our opinion that you are a racist, but provided no proof to the contrary.
You’ve defended “the way things were” when we won championships with all white teams.
You’ve thrown liberal taunts around like they mean something.
So yeah, you’re losing. And you’re STILL a racist.
I know the feeling.
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by Thile on Apr 13, 2011 1:49 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
Am I crazy?
The guy accusing everyone of bringing up racism is the only one who keeps bringing it up?
Am I off my meds?
Is this a weekday?
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"My traditions."
I have the feeling you didn’t graduate from Ole Miss.
Don’t try to force “your traditions” upon “our school.”
"/>Can we agree on anything?
You racist fucks?
I like “Lost.” Do you guys like “Lost”?
I'd discuss Lost with you
but i’m afraid you’ll accuse me of secretly hating it and trying to take away your enjoyment of it.
I liked the first few seasons.
I thought the last season was to touchy-feely
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It was "to" touchy feely?
Nice. You probably never even went to school at Ole Miss.
I can't tell if you're being serious or not.
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by The Ghost of Jay Cutler on Apr 13, 2011 3:51 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I am the emperor of rome and your spelling and grammers are beneath me.
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You're the emperor of NOT SHIT.
These forums are the only racist life you have.
Wit
is a tough fish to catch.
by Mexter Dccluster on Apr 13, 2011 2:41 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Come on, it works on so many levels.
Because, see, Thile said “I am the emperor of rome,” and then BrandonBP said, “You’re the emporer of NOT SHIT,” and it works especially well because of the ALL CAPITAL LETTERS THAT REALLY REINFORCE THE IDEA THAT THILE IS NOT SHIT, which, you know, can’t be communicated at all with lowercase, though now that I think about it, wouldn’t you rather be the emporer of not shit than the emporer of shit, but hey, that’s probably beside the point because ZING, he replaced “rome” with “NOT SHIT,” and it’s probably really more about that than the idea he’s putting out there.
So
BrandonBP is actually Nancy Pelosi mind-fucking us?
by Mexter Dccluster on Apr 13, 2011 2:49 PM EDT up reply actions
So says the guy
who has never had a girlfriend
by Mexter Dccluster on Apr 13, 2011 2:49 PM EDT up reply actions
Wow, how did you know?
I’ll tell my girlfriend what you said. And I’ll also tell her what a complete doochebag you are.
Obama likes lost
you Pelosi fucker ass fuck liberal bitch GAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
by Mexter Dccluster on Apr 13, 2011 2:45 PM EDT up reply actions
I'd be more inclined to take you seriously if you didn't call everybody a racist for disagreeing with you...
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by The Ghost of Jay Cutler on Apr 13, 2011 3:51 PM EDT up reply actions
What the fuck has happened to RCR?????
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by ElectricDreamMachine on Apr 13, 2011 2:50 PM EDT reply actions
Management hasn't changed my man
you were just part of the game long before you realized you were playing
by Mexter Dccluster on Apr 13, 2011 2:52 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm about to go
drink beer, smoke cigarettes, and talk on the phone to girlfriend I don’t have, so reel the shit in for a minute to give me a break.
"Maybe if you worked a day in your life you’d understand what real racism is."
So you’re drinking beer and smoking cigarettes while I’m doing what any real American does at work-sit on the internet?
by Mexter Dccluster on Apr 13, 2011 2:57 PM EDT up reply actions
Perhaps I'm retired at 37?
Yes indeed. If that pisses you off, good. I wish all Ole Miss people could retire at 37, but alas, I suppose most of them are like the idiots on this board.
Ok, while you're calling bullshit, I'm gonna go outside and smoke and drink.
I think in real life I’d probably like you. Maybe not too much, but at least some.
If there's one thing we've learned bout BBP
its that he’s no pussy.
by Mexter Dccluster on Apr 13, 2011 3:01 PM EDT up reply actions
The BP stands for Border Patrol.
Ok now, really… I’m going to smoke.
Ok, I smoked
and it was good for me. And I drank too. And in a dry county. I aint skeert.
All of the above.
Actually I’m drinking a slightly dirty gin martini and a Mich Ultra.
Michelob Ultra?
I thought you were a man’s man, not some liberal pussy. You know who likes Mich Ultra? Michelle Obama and her anti-obesity campaign. Michelle Ultra.
by Mexter Dccluster on Apr 13, 2011 3:20 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
But I said I was drinking a martini,
which was what James Bond always ordered… Shaken, not stirred.
James Bond
was a pussy. Plus England is a Socialist country, so…conundrum.
by Mexter Dccluster on Apr 13, 2011 3:23 PM EDT up reply actions
I didn't realize that under socialism
the richest 1% own 25% of all the wealth.
by Mexter Dccluster on Apr 13, 2011 3:27 PM EDT up reply actions
So you don't think the richest 1% of the nazis owned most of the wealth?
Are you sure you didn’t go to State?
Really? Are you sure you didn't?
While the offical title for the Nazi party included the word Socialist, the government of Germany leading up to and during WWII was not Socialist in any traditional sense.
Really?
You’re a history jedi.
The nationalist socialists promised a “chicken in every pot.” Sounds like socialism to me.
Good to know
that you don’t know what Godwins Law is. If you did, you would realize that the post with the Cat just brainfucked you.
And before you go spouting more bullshit about socialism and the Nazis: those who were rich under the Nazi regime were the Nazi officials themselves who benefited from all the goods/capital stolen from German Jews in the 1930’s.
by Mexter Dccluster on Apr 13, 2011 3:44 PM EDT up reply actions
I believe
Thile’s response was to my brilliant post. Goddamn I’m smart.
by Mexter Dccluster on Apr 13, 2011 3:30 PM EDT up reply actions
Yes, you're brilliant.
Yet you didn’t know that there were rich people under socialism.
Now you're using
Straw men and being antagonistic
by Mexter Dccluster on Apr 13, 2011 3:44 PM EDT up reply actions
Ok, well all of you are weak.
None of you ever went to Ole Miss much less graduated. You all work at the gravel pits and can’t spell Black Bear.
I’m going to drink with a good friend now. I can do that because I’m retired. Yes, I’m retired at 37. All of you go to work at the gravel pits and enjoy that shit. And keep the faith. Keep wishing that giving up my traditions will get you a 9-3 season. It won’t.
What in the hell is wrong with working at a gravel pit?
I like my gravel pit.
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by The Ghost of Jay Cutler on Apr 13, 2011 3:54 PM EDT up reply actions
I personally feel
like a man accomplished after a long time moving piles of rocks from one side of the pit to the other. Fuck, if that’s not industrious, I don’t know what is.
by Mexter Dccluster on Apr 13, 2011 4:03 PM EDT up reply actions
Currently, 22% of these comments relate to the interesting FanPost.
The rest of the comments have went from insane ranting to rage to I-don’t-know-what-the-fuck-is-going-on-anymore. Case in point: the latest comment (by El Capitan himself, no less) shows appreciation for gravel pits.
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by ElectricDreamMachine on Apr 13, 2011 4:04 PM EDT reply actions
I take responsibility
I am at work with nothing to do and couldn’t resist my argumentative urges. Its like a message-board frankenstein. Good intentions, harrowing results.
by Mexter Dccluster on Apr 13, 2011 4:05 PM EDT up reply actions
Guilty as charged.
My brain hurts now tho. If that’s any consolation EDM.
I am not sure how the tangent started but I had to get involved. The devil made me do it.
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Sometimes you have to feed the troll I guess.
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by ElectricDreamMachine on Apr 13, 2011 5:04 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, we all kind of went down the rabbit hole there.
Boredom at work + antagonistic dumbass = thread hijack. Sorry about that.
Y'all had fun with it I guess.
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by The Ghost of Jay Cutler on Apr 13, 2011 6:39 PM EDT up reply actions
Back on Topic
I’d give Bianco 2 years… IF 1. we do not make the tournament this year
2. we have an early exit from tournament next season
3. There are no staff changes in the staff this offseason
I do NOT want Mcdonnell.. he coaches in the Big east… BIG deal.
I would hire Vandy’s coach, he has built 2 programs up. He has them in the top 10 every year and as far as I know vandy has not had a top 15 recruiting class ( most of his players have come out of TN). Vandy’s facilities suck. Imagine him recruiting to Ole Miss with our recruiting budget, facilities and fans.
There are some other Coaches that I am sure we could spend the money on and get. Ole Miss should be a top 10 team year in & out in baseball..
Bianco better get it done, he has the resources to hire a very good staff. There is no excuse for us to lose in the first round to st johns?! Are you kidding me?
by hotstove97 on Apr 16, 2011 6:32 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs
I have to respectfully disagree on Corbin.
I think it is an absolute necessity that we hire a coach who has been to the CWS. He may get that this year, but so far his resume is a lot like Bianco’s: eight years, good years, no CWS.
My list would look something like this (in order):
Kevin O’Sullivan (Florida)
Mike Fox (UNC)—maybe these first two are long shots, but we should try
Jim Schlossnagle (TCU)
Brian O’Connor (Virginia)
Sunny Golloway (Oklahoma)
Dan McDonnell (Louisville)
If Corbin makes it to the CWS this year, you can put him in there after O’Connor.
The reason I like Corbin
he has done more with less, is at institution that doesn’t give him the support or pay he really deserves, and plays a style that would fit well with our players… mash the ball & have great pitching. Mcdonnell got to CWS, but he may not ever get back, he plays in a weak conference, maybe only the big ten is worse. I do like your list (o’ sullivan will not leave florida), with the exception of Mcdonnell. I would take any of the other coaches including Corbin. I think with all Ole Miss has to offer corbin could get us to CWS.
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