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  1. Oh I know. Sometimes it works and sometimes not. I am not anti-bunt, but I’m pro situational usage. That example was not situational. I think Hollimon was hitting lefty too with decent speed. He had the hole due to first being held, hitting well that game, harder to double up on a pulled grounder and we simply weren’t hitting well overall. It was a philosophy that he held to often.
  2. You coach that long and you will. That Chris Carmichael homer was a very long time before he retired. One somewhat memorable moment for me was in a low scoring CWS game. He bunts Michael Holiimon with a runner on first. Hollimon had some of the best ABs of the day. Needless to say we strand the runner and lose the game. Augie was better pre and post game than in game. And it’s probably not even close.
  3. Augies teams did play to the end, but the last half of your statement is pretty much made up feel good stuff.
  4. Well shit Tech has us where they want us.
  5. Why would we want to lose to Tech at Minute Maid or globe life?
  6. If Malcolm Roach can do it, so can Blackshire.
  7. I was throwing Witt in there. Then LBJ. Witt is not there now, but the upside is there. It’s not a given, but we’ll compete if those two have successful seasons. Few teams run very deep with consistent starters. Wake was different last year and look where it got em. Tennessee had some big arms, but they were not great last year. Any teams season comes down to 2 or 3 games series essentially. Every week in conference then the regionals and supers are that way too. You can lump the CWS in that. That changes a bit if you get in the losers bracket. Our best and reasonable hope is to get those where we want them to be.
  8. Take it or not but PFF has Maye at a higher percentage of big time throws the past two years than either Daniels or Williams.
  9. No program has failed to win the CWS once getting there more than Texas. The biggest failure for Pierce to date is not winning the CWS. He’s been reasonably on target getting to the CWS. The biggest negative in my opinion is the staff volatility. And early returns this year are not a positive. This is certainly the worst start for the staff in recent memory. I don’t think it’s a talent issue. That’s not to say we have overwhelming talent. But the bulk of the season is in front of us including the most important stretches. We can hit, but the big question is whether we can do it timely. We have capable high-end arms that allow you to compete in any series. Then we have guys that have contributed good innings and some other new arms so it’s about performing to their ability. It’s baseball with many inherent ups and downs. Pierces teams have responded reasonably well in prior years. This is a low low on the brink of conference play so it’s a bit different than other years. This team goes as LBJ, Witt and Hurley go.
  10. Wilson to Pittsburgh would not be a smart move. For teams with shitty Olines, you don’t try to shore that up with an over the hill QB. Maybe the Steelers Oline is not quite shitty level, but they were. Their OC was terrible and got fired. You can’t even evaluate your QB when those two things exist. Washington has a poor Oline and coaching volatility so a bit hard to evaluate QB there too. But I’m not sure I go Wilson for any team.
  11. Mixed messages generally don’t work well. What about Minchey? He doing well somewhere too?
  12. Yes and let’s not forget how Skenes wound up at LSU. He was already a great player that began to focus on being a one -way player. Hard to buy they developed him when you referenced their other guys not throwing up many zeroes. Giving up double digits in back to back games is never a positive. A quick scan of last year shows we did not lose if we scored double digits. We lost one scoring 9 and another scoring 7. Everything else was 6 or fewer.
  13. This is wrong. Shittiest era of football ever. Not even close to the most talented roster. Somewhere in that timeframe it was asked why there were no NFL QBs from Texas. Because those with power in Texas at the high school and college level lacked any foresight. No 7 on 7. No summer conditioning. Few, if any, wide open offenses. As the offenses opened up, the defenses had to adjust so more speed and agility. Fast forward and there’s an article saying 25% of NFL starting QBs are from Texas in 2020. One from the prior year saying 16 different high schools produced 18 NFL QBs. That’s one discussion point. I’d bet the number of WRs was limited too. Lotta muscled up dipshits with limited mobility. So virtually eliminate the state that produces the best talent at the most important position and start there on your talent evaluations.
  14. Yep. Pretty much everyone has limited depth. Few teams have 1-9 that hit .300. A team ERA of 4.00 gets you in or around the top 10 in the country. If your starting catcher (and wasn’t he the #1 in Texas two years ago?) goes down, there’s probably a considerable drop off with #2. If your projected closer goes down, the next guy creates a hole elsewhere. Very few teams can go 3 deep at starter. We should feel comfortable that LBJ can battle any #1. Hurley needs consistency but is capable. Anyone judging Witt mostly on one appearance needs to be checked out or have their ass kicked. Particularly first start of the season on a cool night. He’s still building his mind as much as his arm.
  15. What’s the reason behind this? We walked 8 LSU guys. Gave up 6 runs. Walked 2 Bobcats. They scored 11. Walked 1 Commodore. Score 14 in only 8 innings.
  16. The fumbles were the killers. The offense did not have a great game. The UW defense was easily their weak unit.
  17. Seems as though a number of you need some life coaching from Fletch. A jolt of positivity.
  18. That Watts RAS score is incomplete right? The vertical is surprising. If you’re talking free safety, I’m not sure his relative speed getting worse is a positive.
  19. Looking at some PFF data. Based on sheer number of attempts, not dropbacks, Williams threw middle of the field 10 yards and beyond on 17% of throws. Daniels also 17%. Now weigh that against Williams throwing play action on 39% of throws and 24% of his throws being screens. Daniels was 17% and 11%. I could back out the screen attempts but nah. There’s a number of questions about Williams. He’s not getting that many play passes and screens in the NFL. Given that Lincoln has had two recently over drafted QBs, that should give some pause. And it’s not like he just willed USC to win after win. I’d shoot for trading down and get the motherload of picks. Chicago needs help almost everywhere. They actually have decent offensive skill guys. They need to shore up their front.
  20. Depends on how one interprets this. He pitched meaningful innings last year. Even had some successful ones.
  21. Some y’all a little high strung for so early in the season. Sit back, relax and enjoy. Three games in last year most of you couldn’t even spell Peyton Powell.
  22. Californians don’t like to hit homers. They prefer defense and pitching so crappy weather plays into their game. And the proof of that. In 2023, Texas 91 homers, Tordorors or whatever 54. So there.
  23. I’d say the chances of anyone finding that (emphasis on that) hat are slim to none. Unless of course that dude posts here.
  24. DDA sighting in left field. No shocker as we already knew that.
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