March 29, 20241 yr Give me Ace Whitehead who pitches at 84-87 against anyone who throws 93 and pisses their leg under pressure.
March 29, 20241 yr 1 hour ago, dcar00 said: Can you imagine being the first Texas baseball coach to be fired? Augie and Gus were both fired.
March 29, 20241 yr Big 12 preseason pitcher of the year is now 1-2 with a 1.51 WHIP and absolutely petrified to attack the strike zone. Sobering reality
March 29, 20241 yr Give me Ace Whitehead who pitches at 84-87 against anyone who throws 93 and pisses their leg under pressure. Agreed…Their nibbling/walking shit drives me nuts. Ace isn’t afraid to throw strikes and get hit letting his defense help him.
March 29, 20241 yr 2 minutes ago, Balcones said: Let’s go win the series! That’s right! What’s with all the negativity guys? All of this team’s goals are still right in front of them!
March 29, 20241 yr I think it may be time to accept the fact that this isn't all Pierce. We have players with a lot of talent who have no balls. They dont crave coming in with the sacs juiced...they are terrified of it. This staff is gutless, save a few players and there is no way to teach someone how not to be a gutless pussy. Throwing 95 doesn't change who you are internally. You will cower and fail to performs when the chips are down.It’s not all Pierce. It’s not a lack of talent. It’s not that our pitching is terrible or that we can’t hit.LBJ was terrible tonight. But he’s the same guy that went into Miami and shut them down last year. Did he go from balls of steel to gutless? I’m not sure what it is.There’s a lot of theories thrown out here that there are reasons to question the accuracy of those theories. That doesn’t mean there is not some truth there either.The whole Witt situation brings up a number of questions. It wouldn’t surprise me if it had a significant impact on the entire team. From energy to confidence to strategy to roster composition.You can’t really point to one thing with this team. Tuesdays hitting was surprising. LBJs performance tonight was surprising. So the next disappointment will probably be something else.
March 29, 20241 yr 2 hours ago, dcar00 said: my only hope is that since CDC didn't hire Pierce, the trigger will be quicker. Pierce is like the Friday starting pitcher who can’t throw strikes, is giving up hits and is only in the 2nd inning….and CDC walks out to the mound and is looking at the bullpen.
March 29, 20241 yr 23 minutes ago, closetojumping said: That’s right! What’s with all the negativity guys? All of this team’s goals are still right in front of them! On paper.
March 29, 20241 yr 50 minutes ago, Had Enough said: It’s not all Pierce. It’s not a lack of talent. It’s not that our pitching is terrible or that we can’t hit. LBJ was terrible tonight. But he’s the same guy that went into Miami and shut them down last year. Did he go from balls of steel to gutless? I’m not sure what it is. There’s a lot of theories thrown out here that there are reasons to question the accuracy of those theories. That doesn’t mean there is not some truth there either. The whole Witt situation brings up a number of questions. It wouldn’t surprise me if it had a significant impact on the entire team. From energy to confidence to strategy to roster composition. You can’t really point to one thing with this team. Tuesdays hitting was surprising. LBJs performance tonight was surprising. So the next disappointment will probably be something else. Losers find ways to lose. And this team is full of losers. It isn't that complicated.
March 29, 20241 yr 3 hours ago, The_Great_Hornsby said: Losers find ways to lose. And this team is full of losers. It isn't that complicated. We’ve seen it before in other sports. Talent comes in does well early then regresses. Other sports the coaching staff is blamed but for some reason the baseball coach gets excused
March 29, 20241 yr 6 hours ago, BurntOrange&White said: We’ve seen it before in other sports. Talent comes in does well early then regresses. Other sports the coaching staff is blamed but for some reason the baseball coach gets excused Pierce and CDC need to have a nice lunch meeting, before the season ends.
March 29, 20241 yr Thomas, Flores, Belyeu, Powell, Galvan, Schuessler, Whitehead, Grubbs. All dudes playing as well or better than ever.Brown, Jack and LBJ (one real bad start) I suppose are the regressions.Freshmen that we can’t say they regressed. Gasparino, Kennedy. Borba and Farmer you can’t tell because they haven’t played much.Witt and Shaw have jacked up arms.Then the rest are largely just some guys that fit certain roles.Maybe Hornsby is on it. They’re just losers.
March 29, 20241 yr 1 hour ago, Had Enough said: Thomas, Flores, Belyeu, Powell, Galvan, Schuessler, Whitehead, Grubbs. All dudes playing as well or better than ever. Brown, Jack and LBJ (one real bad start) I suppose are the regressions. Freshmen that we can’t say they regressed. Gasparino, Kennedy. Borba and Farmer you can’t tell because they haven’t played much. Witt and Shaw have jacked up arms. Then the rest are largely just some guys that fit certain roles. Maybe Hornsby is on it. They’re just losers. I think @Hookem2147 said it earlier about LBJ but it looks to me like the book is out on him. Make him locate the fastball, don’t swing at the slider because he can’t throw it for a strike.
March 29, 20241 yr Was at the gym and checked the score, we were up 3-0. Left then gym and went to my friends daughters softball game (11yr old playing in a 14u league). Watched her pitch really good for her first time at the longer distance and she hit one over the left fielders head for an inside the park homerun. Love watching her play, she's a little badass if i do say so myself. Anyway, totally forgot about the game until driving home when my brother texted me "it looks like we've only scored a field goal against Kstate's 2 touchdowns". I had a better night than most of y'all did last night is what i'm saying lol She plays again tonight. So maybe i'll get lucky and forget about the game again
March 29, 20241 yr 1 hour ago, Nueces River Rat said: Have we fired David Pierce yet? Probably not until his contract expires in 2026.
March 29, 20241 yr Just now, Horn80 said: Probably not until his contract expires in 2026. So 2 wasted years in the SEC? Pass
March 29, 20241 yr 15 minutes ago, Js1 said: So 2 wasted years in the SEC? Pass His buyout would only be like 2.4 million, right? Assuming it's fully guaranteed....seems cheap to just cut bait from the next two years IMO.
March 29, 20241 yr 1 hour ago, Nueces River Rat said: Have we fired David Pierce yet? If this season continue on its current trajectory, then he will be on the hot seat next year and probably need at least a super regional to stay on as the coach. In short, he is fucked.
March 29, 20241 yr 24 minutes ago, The_Great_Hornsby said: If this season continue on its current trajectory, then he will be on the hot seat next year and probably need at least a super regional to stay on as the coach. In short, he is fucked. If you don't think he's the guy 3 years from now then just fire now. Rather go into SEC with new coach and new eye for talent/portal/hs recruiting than to just drag this out any longer....prolonging will only make the move there worse. This reminds me of Tom Hermans last season.... Edited March 29, 20241 yr by BurntOrange&White
March 29, 20241 yr Just now, BurntOrange&White said: If you don't think he's the guy 3 years from now then just fire now. Rather go into SEC with new coach and new eye for talent/portal/hs recruiting than to just drag this out any longer....prolonging will only make the move there worse. I agree with you. But I think CDC will give him next year. Kinda like our Bball coach. I don't think he is the guy, but he too will get more time.
March 29, 20241 yr 11 minutes ago, The_Great_Hornsby said: I agree with you. But I think CDC will give him next year. Kinda like our Bball coach. I don't think he is the guy, but he too will get more time. key difference is bball coach is in his 1st year of contract with 10+ million remaining on buyout. not 2.4ish
March 29, 20241 yr 5 minutes ago, BurntOrange&White said: key difference is bball coach is in his 1st year of contract with 10+ million remaining on buyout. not 2.4ish And he didn’t hire Pierce
March 29, 20241 yr I'll put it this way....the board feeling over at OTF is that he needs to go. Let that sink in here.
March 29, 20241 yr 16 minutes ago, The_Great_Hornsby said: I agree with you. But I think CDC will give him next year. Kinda like our Bball coach. I don't think he is the guy, but he too will get more time. RT has been here 1.5 years. This is Pierce's... 8th season? It's not really apples to apples. Pierce has had one team seriously contend for a national title coaching a program where making the CWS every other year is the expectation. RT is helming a program where, historically, a ro32 finish is a good season and anything beyond that is gravy (regardless of what CDC says about "top 10 programs" across the board). Texas has always been a top 10 baseball program and doesn't appear to be right now, and "top 10" is being very conservative. Texas has never been a top 10 basketball program outside of maybe a 5 or 6 year stretch under Barnes. 19 minutes ago, BurntOrange&White said: If you don't think he's the guy 3 years from now then just fire now. Rather go into SEC with new coach and new eye for talent/portal/hs recruiting than to just drag this out any longer....prolonging will only make the move there worse. This reminds me of Tom Hermans last season.... Agree. You can have an "off year" but eventually you get below what the floor should ever be at Texas and it becomes a "what are we doing?" type question.
March 29, 20241 yr 25 minutes ago, BurntOrange&White said: key difference is bball coach is in his 1st year of contract with 10+ million remaining on buyout. not 2.4ish CDC also hired RT. Pierce, he did not. Edited March 29, 20241 yr by MuellerHorn Js1 beat me
March 29, 20241 yr T1: Texas goes 1-2-3. B1: Lead off HR for the Wildcats. Edited March 29, 20241 yr by MuellerHorn
March 29, 20241 yr K state's park is such a pissant stadium. Looks like a little league field. Disgusting.
March 29, 20241 yr 1 minute ago, The_Great_Hornsby said: K state's park is such a pissant stadium. Looks like a little league field. Disgusting. Be sure to soak it all in tomorrow. Last visit until heat death of universe
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