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It's becoming increasingly difficult to root for this team when it is so blatantly obvious how poorly it is being coached. I will continue to root for the players as they seem to be fighting to right the ship. But the coaches need to figure it out fast or get out of the way.

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Not a fan of turning on a young coach confronting adversity for the first time. Firm believer everyone should be given the chance to endure failure and see how they learn and respond. Some of the greatest leaders all have faces failures which aided in building their character and success.

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Couldn't disagree more. Learn the HCing ropes and pay your dues at McNeese or San Jac. Prove your ability to lead and motivate.
With this talent it should almost be on auto pilot.

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That would definitely be the preferred approach, no disagreement there. But that wasn't the hand he was dealt. Doesn't take away from the fact that I believe some latitude should be offered for early failure because that apart of the game. And I disagree this team should win on auto-pilot. Like I have said before we are only returning 3 of the top 10 offense from last season (now 4 that Sorrell is back). Can't say this is the same team.
And thats not even touching pitching and the loss with CC and Asch.

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This. I will say that yesterday and today actually has given me hope. This team is starting to hit well. Let's win this series tomorrow!

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Fquin said:

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It's becoming increasingly difficult to root for this team when it is so blatantly obvious how poorly it is being coached. I will continue to root for the players as they seem to be fighting to right the ship. But the coaches need to figure it out fast or get out of the way.

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Coaching in baseball at this level and MLB is so overrated. You put the players out there and they either get hits or don't. They make plays on defense or don't

It's not like football and basketball where scheme and play calling plays a much bigger part.

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If nothing else this season should demonstrate to you how wrong you are.

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antman8504 said:

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Fquin said:

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It's becoming increasingly difficult to root for this team when it is so blatantly obvious how poorly it is being coached. I will continue to root for the players as they seem to be fighting to right the ship. But the coaches need to figure it out fast or get out of the way.

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Coaching in baseball at this level and MLB is so overrated. You put the players out there and they either get hits or don't. They make plays on defense or don't

It's not like football and basketball where scheme and play calling plays a much bigger part.

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This is crazy. The same coaches go to different places and consistently win. It's obvious they are doing something the others aren't. And I'll let you in on a secret. It's mostly mental.

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No doubt there are program builders. No doubt there is a skill for finding and bringing in talent. But GameDay coaching with the same team from last year? I don't buy it. I played baseball my entire life and teams all practice the same.

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I'm not sure why people say its the same team? The only returning offense from last year is Violence, Kent, and Schott that have played any measureable time this season. 3 people offensively. Sorrell and Grahovac are the other returners and have been injured and non-contributors. We lost a whole hell of a lot of players that were key last year - Ali, Appel, Burton, Montgommery , and Chesnut. On the pitching side we lost our key players in Aschenback, Sdao, Cortez, and Tanner Jones. That's I'm sorry, this hasn't been the same team.

Just got home and settled. The angry face is back.

I hope blue is better tomorrow cause I don't have much of a voice left after today.

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How long ago was this? Baseball isn't just batting practice and ground balls anymore. Hell the two college teams I played for did a lot of very similar things but everything we did was ran completely different. The voices in the cages are different. The drill work is different. The strength programs are different. Those two programs were vastly different than my HS program.

Just look at the coaching styles of the two teams playing this weekend. One team just wants to get guys on so someone hopefully hits a HR and brings them in. The other one is constantly trying to play for one run an inning. And to say the in game coaching isn't much, just look at how it always seems Earley makes the wrong decision with pitching changes and PHs. We have a guy on this team with 1 AB on the year. He came in for that 1 AB (which is also his first action in a college baseball game) with the game on the line. What in the world are you expecting to happen there? And I don't fault Earley. He has never been responsible for making those decisions. He is learning something new every week.

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Do you really think he changed up practices and the routine up that much from last year? I just don't think so...

Baseball is a huge mental game and I think these players just put way too much pressure on themselves talking **** in the offeseason and that pressure is causing them to slump.


THiS YEAR, I Blame the players more than the coach. Not saying coaching is great but he can't be screwing it up this much imo

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I think there is a level of Earley wanting to rid the program of the stink that was left on it. I don't agree with that, but I do wonder if he changed a lot of things up just for the sake of letting the guys know it would be different. Most new coaches want to have their own identity.

Well I know I gave more money for the "same" program. Please don't ask me for stock advice.

He's about 70% right

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How long ago was this? Baseball isn't just batting practice and ground balls anymore. Hell the two college teams I played for did a lot of very similar things but everything we did was ran completely different. The voices in the cages are different. The drill work is different. The strength programs are different. Those two programs were vastly different than my HS program.

Just look at the coaching styles of the two teams playing this weekend. One team just wants to get guys on so someone hopefully hits a HR and brings them in. The other one is constantly trying to play for one run an inning. And to say the in game coaching isn't much, just look at how it always seems Earley makes the wrong decision with pitching changes and PHs. We have a guy on this team with 1 AB on the year. He came in for that 1 AB (which is also his first action in a college baseball game) with the game on the line. What in the world are you expecting to happen there? And I don't fault Earley. He has never been responsible for making those decisions. He is learning something new every week.

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Do you really think he changed up practices and the routine up that much from last year? I just don't think so...

Baseball is a huge mental game and I think these players just put way too much pressure on themselves talking **** in the offeseason and that pressure is causing them to slump.


THiS YEAR, I Blame the players more than the coach. Not saying coaching is great but he can't be screwing it up this much imo

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But I think college coaches set the mental tone more than coaches do at any other level (except low level minor league ball, perhaps). Before that, some kids just won't ever meaningfully care and some will be immature and some will be this or that because they're just driven by hormones and their brains are still developing and all of that. And at the pro level, guys expect and are given more freedom and often have developed the resources and their own approaches and all that.

College...at the D1 level...guys have matured and will listen to the coach and actually think about what they're doing but also don't have the independence and time tested approaches that many of the pros often have.

Earley probably needed to deal with whatever was going on in the offseason. But look, it's really, really unlikely we'll fire a first year coach so I think the real test will be what he does after this season.

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He's about 70% right

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But he's not. tu was **** last year, but now they are a top 10 team with a bunch of improved players. This whole situation illustrates just how important coaching is. They scouted better, developed better, and manage the game better. That's all coaching. As much of an ass as Schloss is he gets his teams mentally and physically ready, and more often than not manages the game where they are in a position to win. Earley and his staff hasn't done any of that. In the MLB coaching is less important sure, but in college it's pretty damn key.

Unlikely or unusual idc there's just zero reason to retain him. He's not turning anything around. This is a sinking ship. I hate to be that negative about baseball but it's just how I see it at this point.

Hopefully, we beat Kentucky tomorrow to win an SEC series for the first time.

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Just got home and settled. The angry face is back.

I hope blue is better tomorrow cause I don't have much of a voice left after today.

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Every other Blue in the game is better than Ryan Broussard.

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antman8504 said:

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Fquin said:

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It's becoming increasingly difficult to root for this team when it is so blatantly obvious how poorly it is being coached. I will continue to root for the players as they seem to be fighting to right the ship. But the coaches need to figure it out fast or get out of the way.

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Coaching in baseball at this level and MLB is so overrated. You put the players out there and they either get hits or don't. They make plays on defense or don't

It's not like football and basketball where scheme and play calling plays a much bigger part.

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This is crazy. The same coaches go to different places and consistently win. It's obvious they are doing something the others aren't. And I'll let you in on a secret. It's mostly mental.

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No doubt there are program builders. No doubt there is a skill for finding and bringing in talent. But GameDay coaching with the same team from last year? I don't buy it. I played baseball my entire life and teams all practice the same.

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I want to quote this again with the clinic Kentucky is putting on us right now from IN-GAME coaching moves.