Artimus Gordon said:
In regard to Snider, who knows how good he could be or maybe he is just another like Laura "bird" Kuhn. A ballyhooed assistant, great at recruiting, but as an HC can't keep her recruits and hasn't been anything but mediocre. Do we really want to go down that road again? I don't think so! Too much risk and in three years the program will be what we experienced the last 3 years under Jo.
AgDad77 said:
Um -- i am sorry but there is absolutely no comparing Snyder to Kuhn!!
Snyder is a proven recruiter and hitting coach at the highest level.
The dude has a ring.
Lonnie of course was the number 1 choice and that ain't happening - where do you go now?
The big dogs aren't coming here - they are good where they are.
So please tell me who you would bring in here now -
A decision needs to be made - there are portal kids out there waiting for direction.
He would bring good coaches in here much better than what we were dealing with.
AgDad77 said:
Um -- i am sorry but there is absolutely no comparing Snyder to Kuhn!!
Snyder is a proven recruiter and hitting coach at the highest level.
The dude has a ring.
Lonnie of course was the number 1 choice and that ain't happening - where do you go now?
The big dogs aren't coming here - they are good where they are.
So please tell me who you would bring in here now -
A decision needs to be made - there are portal kids out there waiting for direction.
He would bring good coaches in here much better than what we were dealing with.
I recall speculation at the time of Snider's hiring that he was lured to A&M with assurances he would be a leading contender to be JE's successor. Then, C19 hit, and the situation turned to mush. It stretched to the point of JE having only one year left on her contract and Bjork not being willing to release her to make way for him, which was consistent with his approach with RC in baseball.AgDad77 said:
Without being able to land Lonnie now - we shot for the moon as we should have - she is one of the Big Dogs along with Walton - Kenny - Murphy.
I dont want to see us settle for a next tier down when we have a possible rising star right here already in Snyder.
He could very well be the next
Lonnie
Walton
Kenny G
Murphy
There is nobody better than him as a hitting coach or a recruiter in the country - some as good but none better!!
The majority of those kids at Florida State he got there.
The talent that we have gotten here - he got here.
We missed on some kids because of the coaching situation that has been here - not because of him.
Our kids love him!!
Just my opinion - LOL
I agree with this. I don't see our athletic department going with someone that is an assistant and has never been a head coach at this point. I like Snider and he has made great strides with hitting here. I think he would be fine but would be viewed as a risky hire by the athletic department when it looks back some day if it does not work out. If he is selected as a head coach we need to pay whatever it takes to get the best pitching coach and recruiter we can buy (and need to do that no matter the HC hire).Quote:
Snider may have been the choice all along, absent an unexpected splash hire. However, I don't think settling with a "possible rising star" is what the program presently requires
KBAGOLFER said:AgDad77 said:
Um -- i am sorry but there is absolutely no comparing Snyder to Kuhn!!
Snyder is a proven recruiter and hitting coach at the highest level.
The dude has a ring.
Lonnie of course was the number 1 choice and that ain't happening - where do you go now?
The big dogs aren't coming here - they are good where they are.
So please tell me who you would bring in here now -
A decision needs to be made - there are portal kids out there waiting for direction.
He would bring good coaches in here much better than what we were dealing with.
Love the guy, his name is Snider, not Snyder. He's a great human being and assistant but he needs to be a head coach, this isn't a Georgia situation. They made the WCWS as she was retiring and he was on her staff
It's Young. Walton, Murphy, or UW's coach
She just finished her first year as a HC. She replaced a LEGEND in Mike Candrea. She bleeds Arizona blood. She isn't coming to Texas A&M.Lemmys Rickenbacker said:
What are your thoughts on Katlin Lowe at Arizona?
OU has been to 6 straight WCWS and won 3 of them with this year pending85AustinAg said:
Here's some food for thought on the HC search for Softball.
In the past 5 years the following schools have been to the WCWS most. UCLA with 5, OU and Florida with 4, Bama, Arizona, Georgia and UW 3.
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"Alyson is a great role model for our players and future recruits," Murphy says. "She is one of the most outstanding people I have met. She was a dream to coach and she is even better to coach with. I think she's the best assistant coach in the country. She has turned down several head coaching jobs already and she keeps getting better and better each year."
I didn't…Lemmys Rickenbacker said:AgDad77 said:
Um -- i am sorry but there is absolutely no comparing Snyder to Kuhn!!
Snyder is a proven recruiter and hitting coach at the highest level.
The dude has a ring.
Lonnie of course was the number 1 choice and that ain't happening - where do you go now?
The big dogs aren't coming here - they are good where they are.
So please tell me who you would bring in here now -
A decision needs to be made - there are portal kids out there waiting for direction.
He would bring good coaches in here much better than what we were dealing with.
This is the same the WBB board was saying. No top coaches will come here so we need to elevate KBH.
Second biggest women's sport in the nation if not the biggest. He clearly should have worked until he had a deal before letting Jo go. Guessing Jo wouldn't agree to that.HiddenAg2 said:
Although I'm a bit surprised Lonnie eventually turned us down, she has a good thing at FSU for sure and probably got a raise and other assurances as well (facilities upgrades, etc.). But we need to look at this hire through Bjork's eyes. This is a huge hire for him. Arguably the 4th or 5th biggest sport on campus and a sport that A&M has a blue blood history in. If you were Bjork would you roll the dice on any "rising star" assistants that are unproven as head coaches? That is a huge risk when you look at the landscape of SEC softball over the next 5 years. Outside of UCLA and Arizona, all the major powers of the sport will be in the SEC when OU and Texas arrive. We cannot afford to make a mediocre hire and get pegged in the back half of the conference for years. He really has no choice but to make every top coach in the nation say no before moving down a tier to other head coaches like the Arkansas coach. I'd be surprised if every elite coach said no but then again Bjork has had over a year to plan for this and I expect he won't have to go too far down his list to make an elite hire.
And while I agree that Snider is a good coach, he needs to be a proven head coach first before taking on a job as big as the A&M job. Is it possible he could be the best coach in the country in 5 years? Yes. But the downside risk is just too much and we don't need another Bird Kuhn situation either. And you certainly don't give him the job because we are worried about the transfer portal for next year. This is a long term horizon type hire that we have to get right.
wareagle044 said:
I like Snider. I would support that hire and borderline felt like he was brought here with the intent of giving him the program eventually. Why not now?
zero. He was an assistant at Florida before taking the HC job at OSU.Colt98 said:
How much head coaching experience did coach G have before going to ok st? .
AgDad77 said:
Exactly Colt - He had ZERO!
Some have talked about the Arky coach and the Duke coach?
I take Snider over both of them!!
Just my opinion
AgDad77 said:
Why - Snider is here and is a Great Fit and an open book - we know him..
He isn't a better recruiter that Snider just as good but not better!
