I really like Pollard. Think he would be good here.

So would Ron Washington.

As Bear Bryant said. Everyone wants to win. Just some do what is necessary to make it happen. What you do in the offseason and practice is a big part of that. Not everyone puts in the time to help with that winning.

Brauny himself said many leaders not taking part in fall ball now looks like it was not a good idea for setting the expectations of this team. And that all starts with the head guy.

This team consistently failed at fundamentals. That's a glaring sign the head guy is not doing things correctly. And thus, we were barely over 0.500 for the entire year. Meaning - not winning.

You are wrong. We could have hired Vaughn last year and would be in a regional this season. None of the players followed POS because that's what he is.

Hiring a college Head Coach based on concerns with player retention is a dumbass move that always fails.

The question is, is Trev planning to feed us another **** sandwich of a season so he only pays $2 million next year instead of $3 million this year?

You people don't understand what learning is.

Which is very odd for a university based forum.

You have a sample size of almost 1

1 season.

1 season that began on an unconventional note, orchestrated with malicious intent.

What are you going to do if Earley is dismissed and wins it all next year?

If Earley, as a head coach, wins it all next year for any team then I will make my way to B/CS and buy everyone on this forum 2 beverages of their choice at the Dry Bean or Chicken.

... But if he isn't a head coach of any college team then id like you to donate $100 to the B/CS area charity of your choice.

Deal?

Not if his team has to play Mizzou.

And he's not going to be a head coach next year in Div 1. Saw a ranking of Div1 coaches yesterday. He was dead last.

You think that happens twice.

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You think that happens twice.

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It happened thrice already

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You are wrong. We could have hired Vaughn last year and would be in a regional this season. None of the players followed POS because that's what he is.

Hiring a college Head Coach based on concerns with player retention is a dumbass move that always fails.

The question is, is Trev planning to feed us another **** sandwich of a season so he only pays $2 million next year instead of $3 million this year?

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Vaughn would have been a solid choice, but I think you are wrong on the player retention angle. It would have killed our fan base to take a big step back in experience while at the same time seeing key players go to Austin, Baton Rouge, and elsewhere.

The leaders were on the shelf after surgery or were recovering from injury. Gavin and Hayden weren't released until after fall ball. Jace did participate in practices but probably not 100%. I thought he also hit in inner squads too. Prager pitched in inner squads but didn't pitch in the scrimmages.

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What are you going to do if Earley is dismissed and wins it all next year?

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If Earley is let go he will not be a D1 head coach anywhere next year. That is who you want to keep.

I think I'd rather have Vaughn over Pollard. Vaughn is 13 years younger and a sitting HC in the SEC.

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The leaders were on the shelf after surgery or were recovering from injury. Gavin and Hayden weren't released until after fall ball. Jace did participate in practices but probably not 100%. I thought he also hit in inner squads too. Prager pitched in inner squads but didn't pitch in the scrimmages.

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Brauny clearly said some did not participate that could have. And he said looking back on the season, it's clear that was part of reason this season turned out like it did.

You know who else wants us to bring Earley back?
Every other SEC team……

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You people don't understand what learning is.

Which is very odd for a university based forum.

You have a sample size of almost 1

1 season.

1 season that began on an unconventional note, orchestrated with malicious intent.

What are you going to do if Earley is dismissed and wins it all next year?

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No one with a chance to win it all will hire him after what he did this year. If he's even a D1 guy it'll be a small school somewhere.

More than likely he gets a hitting coach job somewhere he has connections to.

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Some of y'all must've gotten divorced the first time your wife cooked.

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These analogies are getting dumber and dumber

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Gatekeepers know no bounds. Being the "best fan" is the most important thing

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Do I win?

I have never understood the level of thinking that leads to these type of posts.

If you disagree, fine. Why make stuff up?

Or can you read minds and know some value "best fan" over winning?

Schtick is so tired.

I have not posted stuff like that about anybody who disagrees with me,

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After what looks like one of the biggest let downs in the history of the baseball program and your "i want to keep Earley"

The only conclusion is that you, and the other gatekeepers are trying too hard to be "good fans"

It makes zero sense.

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It makes total sense for people who realize there aren't any magic bullets when it comes to coaching changes. I came in on the make a change side but understand it's possible that in 2 years Earley could be the next great coach and Vaughn, for example, could be another swing and miss.

In short, I think it's safe to say people that want to keep Earley believe it's best for the program's future aka winning. Regardless of which side, it's a guess. I was euphoric when we hired Fran!

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I think I'd rather have Vaughn over Pollard. Vaughn is 13 years younger and a sitting HC in the SEC.

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and Texas connections being from Corpus.

I like Vaughn. I also like O' Connor. Would be happy with either one.

Let's say it was between these two and we could get either of them. My guess would be we go with O' Connor bc the ones deciding would want the bigger name and coach further away from any similarities to Earley. Not to say that's the right way to do it or the wrong way. Just the reasoning.

I like Godwin as well. A lot.

All respect and love to Jace, but he got the coach the players wanted. Only fair that now the AD gets his turn.

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All respect and love to Jace, but he got the coach the players wanted. Only fair that now the AD gets his turn.

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Except the ad got the coach he wanted too....


A bargain bin feel good hire that he locked in for four years



2 years of earley are guaranteed regardless of first year production, & minimal 2nd year improvement will produce him being here for 3



AD & baseball coach both deserve to be fired, but neither will

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All respect and love to Jace, but he got the coach the players wanted. Only fair that now the AD gets his turn.

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Except the ad got the coach he wanted too....


A bargain bin feel good hire that he locked in for four years



2 years of earley are guaranteed regardless of first year production, & minimal 2nd year improvement will produce him being here for 3



AD & baseball coach both deserve to be fired, but neither will

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Why should the AD be fired after less than one season? For hiring Earley?

We can't keep circulating thru ADs. We need stability.

Frankly it's a little distasteful to hear the players keep lobbying for Earley. We had a disaster season and all they can talk about is how much they respect the staff. Feels like digging in and being unable to admit mistakes.

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Frankly it's a little distasteful to hear the players keep lobbying for Earley. We had a disaster season and all they can talk about is how much they respect the staff. Feels like digging in and being unable to admit mistakes.

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Or maybe they know something we don't know.

I'm not campaigning for Earley, but the loyalty is very intriguing to me.

You could be right too. I just want to understand.

I appreciate the players publicly standing up for their Coach. They are not unique with this, a majority of players everywhere do this. We let them have heavy sway on hiring Earley, after being put in a very ****ty situation by POS. Don't let that happen twice. We have the opportunity to do a proper search now. Do it.

They went from a narcissist to a player's coach. Jace also probably feels it is his fault he's going to be fired.

Not that surprising at all that he would make those statements.

Has nothing to do with knowing something we don't know.

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Frankly it's a little distasteful to hear the players keep lobbying for Earley. We had a disaster season and all they can talk about is how much they respect the staff. Feels like digging in and being unable to admit mistakes.

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There is nothing distasteful about players liking their coaches.

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What are you going to do if Earley is dismissed and wins it all next year?

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Wow, either this is a contrarian troll of epic nature or the earley birds have clearly lost it.

He stunk it up so bad this season, it will be multiple years before (at minimum) he is even handed a lower level college HC job. Hell if we are foolish enough to keep him around, it will be longer because he isn't going to improve before he is fired here (even if it is not this season). He is not ready to be a high level HC, and at best he is several years from being ready. He may never be ready.

No amount of silly comparisons to Vitello is going to change that. We took a risk (and it wasn't a terrible risk given our options). We failed, now we need to change course and fix it.

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You people don't understand what learning is.

Which is very odd for a university based forum.

You have a sample size of almost 1

1 season.

1 season that began on an unconventional note, orchestrated with malicious intent.

What are you going to do if Earley is dismissed and wins it all next year?

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And where would he go where he wins it all?

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Frankly it's a little distasteful to hear the players keep lobbying for Earley. We had a disaster season and all they can talk about is how much they respect the staff. Feels like digging in and being unable to admit mistakes.

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There is nothing distasteful about players liking their coaches.

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I've been in the keep Earley camp so I understand he's likeable and the players love him.

But it feels forced. And it wears thin.

Hitting coach? Last year's hitting approach was schloss- look at texas now vs last year, and A&M this year vs last year.

Earley's grades are in. His hitting approach is good enough for dead last in the SEC, can't get team to execute bunts, but that doesn't stop him from spotting opponents an out or two per game. Baserunning - let's not do anything risky -just wait for a team mate to hit one over the fence. Pitching seems to rely on starters to go the distance which works great until you have midweek games, tournaments, or a bad outing. The other defining trait will be the season ending early.

You can hope for a Tiger to change its stripes, or you can go get a new cat.

This is NOT a post saying to keep Earley, but check the year one similarities.

Earley 11-19 30-26
Vitello 12-18 29-27

A one game difference both ways.

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This is NOT a post saying to keep Earley, but check the year one similarities.

Earley 11-19 30-26
Vitello 12-18 29-27

A one game difference both ways.

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I am on the side of keeping Earley but this comparison needs to stop. The starting points are vastly different.

I'm not really sure how we do anything beyond mediocre recruiting this year. I read the first page on timing, and it seems we will never be able to fire a coach and hire a successful one again…