June 3, 20214 yr Kendall Rogers on A&M and LSU coaching searches Spoiler • If you’re looking for clarity on the LSU coaching search right now, you’re out of luck, at least for a while. LSU is about to compete in the Eugene Regional, and some of the Tigers’ other candidates also are playing this weekend. Let’s cut to the chase, the target in this one still 100 percent appears to be Florida long-time head coach Kevin O’Sullivan. Sources tell D1Baseball there is serious, mutual interest between the two parties, but both the Gators and Tigers could be playing for a while in the postseason, so we’re not going to find out anything for certain until that point. If not O’Sullivan, East Carolina’s Cliff Godwin is in the mix, and perhaps the Tigers will choose to reach out to Ole Miss skipper and former LSU catcher Mike Bianco. Tennessee head coach Tony Vitello is another candidate to watch, but frankly, there just hasn’t been much buzz in Baton Rouge about his potential candidacy, and that might mean their sights are set elsewhere. Overall, after reeling in Jimbo Fisher at A&M and Kim Mulkey at LSU, never underestimate Scott Woodward’s ability to bring in the ultimate splash hire. For now, the attention is on O’Sullivan. but don’t put it past Woodward to have a surprise fish on the line. • Texas A&M parted ways with long-time head coach Rob Childress a couple of weeks ago, and the Aggies are already well into their coaching search. We listed the candidates for this job as TCU’s Jim Schlossnagle, Tennessee’s Tony Vitello, and East Carolina’s Cliff Godwin when our original candidate's list came out, and nothing has changed on that front. With all three coaches playing in the postseason, the Aggies will tap the brakes on their coaching search for the next week or so. But the smart money, for now, is on Schlossnagle, who has had a great deal of success at TCU, but who also has coveted SEC jobs, hence his flirtation with the Mississippi State job a couple of seasons ago. It’s looking more and more like Vitello will stay put at Tennessee this summer, while Schlossnagle could be making a short drive down Highway 6.
June 3, 20214 yr 1 hour ago, Machinator said: Kendall Rogers on A&M and LSU coaching searches Hide contents But the smart money, for now, is on Schlossnagle, who has had a great deal of success at TCU, but who also has coveted SEC jobs, hence his flirtation with the Mississippi State job a couple of seasons ago. It’s looking more and more like Vitello will stay put at Tennessee this summer, while Schlossnagle could be making a short drive down Highway 6. Hope aggy Kendall is just spreading aggy propaganda. Need to keep Schlossnagle in the B12. He did not "flirt" with Miss St, they aggressively pursued him.
June 3, 20214 yr If Schlossnagle just desperately wants a SEC job, wouldn't he take LSU? The far better SEC job?
June 3, 20214 yr 5 hours ago, Machinator said: Kendall Rogers on A&M and LSU coaching searches Hide contents • If you’re looking for clarity on the LSU coaching search right now, you’re out of luck, at least for a while. LSU is about to compete in the Eugene Regional, and some of the Tigers’ other candidates also are playing this weekend. Let’s cut to the chase, the target in this one still 100 percent appears to be Florida long-time head coach Kevin O’Sullivan. Sources tell D1Baseball there is serious, mutual interest between the two parties, but both the Gators and Tigers could be playing for a while in the postseason, so we’re not going to find out anything for certain until that point. If not O’Sullivan, East Carolina’s Cliff Godwin is in the mix, and perhaps the Tigers will choose to reach out to Ole Miss skipper and former LSU catcher Mike Bianco. Tennessee head coach Tony Vitello is another candidate to watch, but frankly, there just hasn’t been much buzz in Baton Rouge about his potential candidacy, and that might mean their sights are set elsewhere. Overall, after reeling in Jimbo Fisher at A&M and Kim Mulkey at LSU, never underestimate Scott Woodward’s ability to bring in the ultimate splash hire. For now, the attention is on O’Sullivan. but don’t put it past Woodward to have a surprise fish on the line. • Texas A&M parted ways with long-time head coach Rob Childress a couple of weeks ago, and the Aggies are already well into their coaching search. We listed the candidates for this job as TCU’s Jim Schlossnagle, Tennessee’s Tony Vitello, and East Carolina’s Cliff Godwin when our original candidate's list came out, and nothing has changed on that front. With all three coaches playing in the postseason, the Aggies will tap the brakes on their coaching search for the next week or so. But the smart money, for now, is on Schlossnagle, who has had a great deal of success at TCU, but who also has coveted SEC jobs, hence his flirtation with the Mississippi State job a couple of seasons ago. It’s looking more and more like Vitello will stay put at Tennessee this summer, while Schlossnagle could be making a short drive down Highway 6. TCU is a short drive up highway 6 from aggy?
June 3, 20214 yr Yeah, I thought 6 went to Waco and then spun up to some godawful shithole near Wichita Falls or some shit?
June 3, 20214 yr If Schlossnagle just desperately wants a SEC job, wouldn't he take LSU? The far better SEC job?No shit. aggy is dumbass.
June 3, 20214 yr 53 minutes ago, 66BUFF said: TCU is a short drive up highway 6 from aggy? TCU is apparently in Albany, TX.
June 3, 20214 yr 6 hours ago, torre said: Hope aggy Kendall is just spreading aggy propaganda. Need to keep Schlossnagle in the B12. He did not "flirt" with Miss St, they aggressively pursued him. I've been saying this but Schloss to A&M and Saarloos promoted to head coach at TCU is perfect for Texas. It breaks up Schloss and Saarloos at TCU which is good news for Texas. Schloss at A&M will not go nearly as well as some people think it will without Saarloos. Saarloos has been their stud recruiter and the key behind their elite pitching (outside of this year). Schloss at TCU before Saarloos was Rob Childress 2.0. Edited June 3, 20214 yr by texasstrong12
June 4, 20214 yr 7 hours ago, texasstrong12 said: I've been saying this but Schloss to A&M and Saarloos promoted to head coach at TCU is perfect for Texas. It breaks up Schloss and Saarloos at TCU which is good news for Texas. Schloss at A&M will not go nearly as well as some people think it will without Saarloos. Saarloos has been their stud recruiter and the key behind their elite pitching (outside of this year). Schloss at TCU before Saarloos was Rob Childress 2.0. He also hired Tony Vitello, he is good at finding assistants. Vitello was there from 2011-2013 and recruited a lot of the guys that were apart of their 4 straight CWS appearances from 2014-2017
June 4, 20214 yr Schloss is definitely a good coach and I'm sure he will find good assistants. Just think it's going to be very difficult to replace Saarloos. Saarloos is arguably the top pitching coach in the country. In the last 10 seasons as a pitching coach, Saarloos has produced a top 25 pitching staff in team ERA 8 times. It's kind of incredible that TCU has been able to keep Saarloos as an assistant this long.
June 4, 20214 yr 15 hours ago, cochamps said: Pretty sure Schlossnagle is staying in Ft Worth. Because he can't find Highway 6.
June 4, 20214 yr 5 hours ago, texasstrong12 said: Schloss is definitely a good coach and I'm sure he will find good assistants. Just think it's going to be very difficult to replace Saarloos. Saarloos is arguably the top pitching coach in the country. In the last 10 seasons as a pitching coach, Saarloos has produced a top 25 pitching staff in team ERA 8 times. It's kind of incredible that TCU has been able to keep Saarloos as an assistant this long. Doesn't always equate to being a good head coach... see Johnson, Skip.
June 4, 20214 yr 1 hour ago, Valmy77 said: How about that New Jersey Institute of Technology? looks like arkansas found their horses
June 4, 20214 yr 1 minute ago, Eugene11 said: looks like arkansas found their horses It was fun while it lasted.
June 7, 20214 yr Schloss has been going through a lot of personal issues here in Fort Worth. Maybe he wants a fresh start. Why it would be the Aggies, God only knows.
June 7, 20214 yr 17 minutes ago, Big Frog II said: Schloss has been going through a lot of personal issues here in Fort Worth. Maybe he wants a fresh start. Why it would be the Aggies, God only knows. Maybe his personal problems involve animals
June 7, 20214 yr 35 minutes ago, Big Frog II said: Schloss has been going through a lot of personal issues here in Fort Worth. Maybe he wants a fresh start. Why it would be the Aggies, God only knows. TCU forum opines to remain close to his children. Remember seeing him play catch with his son at the Disch before the games at the '10 SR. Tough situation for him. Also said he left Lupton yesterday very quickly without speaking to anyone - including player's parents who always gather nearby after games.
June 7, 20214 yr 15 minutes ago, texashorn13 said: Rumor up here in DFW is he's accepted the aTm job and it's for $3 mil a year. Ok but what about his pitching coach? He staying at TCU?
June 7, 20214 yr Just now, Valmy77 said: Ok but what about his pitching coach? He staying at TCU? No idea. Schloss will want to take him, I'm sure, and I'd think he'd be a top candidate to take over.
June 7, 20214 yr Just now, texashorn13 said: No idea. Schloss will want to take him, I'm sure, and I'd think he'd be a top candidate to take over. If that pair gets separated I think it is win-win from our perspective. Both A&M and TCU will be less than what they could be.
June 7, 20214 yr 30 minutes ago, Herpa Derpa said: Glad to have been wrong! Heh. I'm often wrong but never in doubt.
June 8, 20214 yr 1 minute ago, Beau Vine said: Biggest job market in maybe ever? ASU, LSU, aggy, Fullerton, and Rice open so far. Wow, and four of those are actually top-tier jobs for schools that have won baseball championships!
June 8, 20214 yr 3 hours ago, texashorn13 said: Rumor up here in DFW is he's accepted the aTm job and it's for $3 mil a year. That seems like a lot. 6 minutes ago, Beau Vine said: Biggest job market in maybe ever? ASU, LSU, aggy, Fullerton, and Rice open so far. One of these things is not like the others.
June 8, 20214 yr Yeah, let's see about Omaha: Rice-7 appearances, 1 title CSU: Fullerton-18 appearances, 4 titles LSU-18 appearances, 6 titles ASU-21 appearances, 5 titles A&M-6 appearances, 0 titles Fucking garbage program. We're all dead tired pretending they mean anything to anybody but themselves. Nobody cares, Aggies. Nobody cares.
June 8, 20214 yr If aggy paid $3 million for a coach that hasn't been out of a regional since '17 good lord they're dumb. If you're going to pay that type money go get somebody like O'Sullivan that actually has skins on the wall.
June 8, 20214 yr 1 minute ago, Lobo said: Yeah, let's see about Omaha: Rice-7 appearances, 1 title CSU: Fullerton-18 appearances, 4 titles LSU-18 appearances, 6 titles ASU-21 appearances, 5 titles A&M-6 appearances, 0 titles Fucking garbage program. We're all dead tired pretending they mean anything to anybody but themselves. Nobody cares, Aggies. Nobody cares. aggy will outspend every one of those programs for a new coach. They'll pay more than a couple of them combined.
June 8, 20214 yr aggy will outspend all those programs but LSU is the better job. Which is why LSU will likely get the better coach in O'Sullivan.
June 8, 20214 yr 3 minutes ago, texasstrong12 said: If aggy paid $3 million for a coach that hasn't been out of a regional since '17 good lord they're dumb. If you're going to pay that type money go get somebody like O'Sullivan that actually has skins on the wall. Schlossnagle most definitely has skins on the wall, no guy is worth $3 million a year and I don’t know where that number is being rumored. Guy inherited a TCU program that was lifeless and had only gotten into the tournament 2 times in their history, proceeded to take them to Omaha 5 times and compile an 11-10 record at the CWS.
June 8, 20214 yr 9 minutes ago, chase25 said: Schlossnagle most definitely has skins on the wall, no guy is worth $3 million a year and I don’t know where that number is being rumored. Guy inherited a TCU program that was lifeless and had only gotten into the tournament 2 times in their history, proceeded to take them to Omaha 5 times and compile an 11-10 record at the CWS. Schloss is a good coach but he's not in the same league as O'Sullivan. 1 national title, 7 CWS appearances, 4 semi CWS appearances, and O'Sullivan is the much better recruiter. O'Sullivan didn't take over a great situation at Florida either. If you're going to pay top dollar for a coach get somebody like O'Sullivan that is clearly looking around. Edited June 8, 20214 yr by texasstrong12
June 8, 20214 yr 5 hours ago, Upgrayedd said: Thanks! BRING BACK MURPHY! Edited June 8, 20214 yr by petscii
June 8, 20214 yr 11 minutes ago, texasstrong12 said: Schloss is a good coach but he's not in the same league as O'Sullivan. 1 national title, 7 CWS appearances, 4 semi CWS appearances, and O'Sullivan is the much better recruiter. O'Sullivan didn't take over a great situation at Florida either. Not in the same league is debatable because they weren’t exactly handed the same deck. Would you rather take over a program that had only been to the NCAA tournament twice in their history or a program that had been to the CWS 5 times and 2 years removed from a runner-up finish? They are both great coaches and what Schlossnagle has done at TCU is just as impressive IMO as what O’Sullivan has done at Florida. That would be like penalizing Wayne Graham had he not won it all at Rice. He did end up winning it all which is why most consider him an all time great but most wouldn’t think any less of him had he not won it. EDIT: You could go into a lab and recreate 40 year old Augie Garrido and he wouldn’t be worth $3 million, if they give someone that they are dumb as hell Edited June 8, 20214 yr by chase25
June 8, 20214 yr 4 minutes ago, chase25 said: Not in the same league is debatable because they weren’t exactly handed the same deck. Would you rather take over a program that had only been to the NCAA tournament twice in their history or a program that had been to the CWS 5 times and 2 years removed from a runner-up finish? They are both great coaches and what Schlossnagle has done at TCU is just as impressive IMO as what O’Sullivan has done at Florida. That would be like penalizing Wayne Graham had he not won it all at Rice. He did end up winning it all which is why most consider him an all time great but most wouldn’t think any less of him had he not won it. Nobody would think any less of Wayne Graham but they certainly wouldn't take him over coaches with more skins on the wall. Same with O'Sullivan. I'm interested to see how Schloss does at A&M because I don't think it's going to go nearly as well as you think it is (especially without Saarloos). Edited June 8, 20214 yr by texasstrong12
June 8, 20214 yr 32 minutes ago, petscii said: BRING BACK MURPHY! Don’t think so. Willie Bloomquist may get a look.
June 8, 20214 yr 1 hour ago, texasstrong12 said: If aggy paid $3 million for a coach that hasn't been out of a regional since '17 good lord they're dumb. If you're going to pay that type money go get somebody like O'Sullivan that actually has skins on the wall. Don't you know that in the collective aggy mind, paying a lot means the coach is worth a lot and makes the hire a 'splash hire'?
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