April 13, 20241 yr 1 hour ago, UTPhil2006 said: Where’s Hookem247 to tell us last night was an anomaly Was in the thread last night discussing how and why the coach is getting fired. Sorry to burst your bubble.
April 13, 20241 yr David Pierce is to baseball what Charlie Strong was to football. two decent coaches who came from lower programs with the AD thinking they would come here with the resources and talent they didn’t have and do damage. to Pierces credit he actually won but I think the rubber is starting to meet the road now and just like Charlie he’s in over his head. Good thing for us CDC has nailed his coaching hires so far! Rodney Terry is still in wait and see but I still believe CDC hands were tied with that one and imo if Beard wouldn’t have fucked himself Texas is probably a top 10 program. So I think CDC has earned our trust in making a good decision.
April 13, 20241 yr 27 minutes ago, Hookem2147 said: Was in the thread last night discussing how and why the coach is getting fired. Sorry to burst your bubble. Welcome to the dark side.
April 13, 20241 yr CDC should re-evaluate Pierce after the season….so…we shall see. Something has to change.
April 13, 20241 yr 6 minutes ago, UTPhil2006 said: Welcome to the dark side. Yeah, I'm there as well. At least I've saved myself the effort of driving to Orlando for a weekend of watching this shit.
April 13, 20241 yr 22 minutes ago, zlavydra said: Yeah, I'm there as well. At least I've saved myself the effort of driving to Orlando for a weekend of watching this shit. I mean still go. As bad as the Astros/Horns are nothing beats watching live baseball. Just focus your efforts on yelling at Pierce
April 13, 20241 yr 7 hours ago, Horn80 said: DP taking on pitching coach only to have it be a colossal failure reeks of hubris. in all of texas, the us - the University of Texas couldn’t find a pitching coach ??
April 13, 20241 yr 1 hour ago, D3zii said: David Pierce is to baseball what Charlie Strong was to football. two decent coaches who came from lower programs with the AD thinking they would come here with the resources and talent they didn’t have and do damage. to Pierces credit he actually won but I think the rubber is starting to meet the road now and just like Charlie he’s in over his head. Good thing for us CDC has nailed his coaching hires so far! Rodney Terry is still in wait and see but I still believe CDC hands were tied with that one and imo if Beard wouldn’t have fucked himself Texas is probably a top 10 program. So I think CDC has earned our trust in making a good decision. Chuckles and Pierce is a horrible comparison.
April 13, 20241 yr 1 hour ago, UTPhil2006 said: I mean still go. As bad as the Astros/Horns are nothing beats watching live baseball. Just focus your efforts on yelling at Pierce Watching live baseball, it checks the box. Yelling at DP, checks the box. Replying to CDC about DP on X when he's talking about baseball, checks the box.
April 13, 20241 yr 1 hour ago, tx 3 putt said: in all of texas, the us - the University of Texas couldn’t find a pitching coach ?? Apparently, only DP is up to the task. This smells a lot like what caused Mack’s demise.
April 13, 20241 yr 13 hours ago, BurntOrange&White said: I'd leave the son of a bitch midget at George Bush International tarmac And that's fair.
April 13, 20241 yr 1 hour ago, Levi said: Chuckles and Pierce is a horrible comparison. More like Herman. Both always come frustratingly close to being really good or great, but get in their own ways. 2021 was DP’s version of the 2018 Sugar Bowl season Edited April 13, 20241 yr by Fletch
April 13, 20241 yr The thing with Pierce is I’m not sure there is a good enough comparison for recently fired Texas coaches. He actually has skins on the wall. I guess Herman fits but even then what did he do outside of the sugar bowl year relative to Pierce? Pierce went to the CWS 3 times and won or shared the conference title multiple times. We’re rightfully going to fire a coach that a large majority of programs wouldn’t even think about firing if they found themselves in the same situation. Not sure Herman, Chuckles, Shaka etc, fall under that assumption.
April 13, 20241 yr I think the Herman comparison is apt. Collects, but can’t properly utilize, talent. Players seemingly regressing. Difficult personality to work for and cycling through too many assistants. Teams don’t look motivated at all and drop too many games they should out coach and out talent.
April 13, 20241 yr 1 hour ago, Horn80 said: Apparently, only DP is up to the task. This smells a lot like what caused Mack’s demise. mack’s demise was saban and his agent wanted a big raise and needed a ponzi to get suckered into their scheme
April 13, 20241 yr 1 hour ago, Js1 said: I think the Herman comparison is apt. Collects, but can’t properly utilize, talent. Players seemingly regressing. Difficult personality to work for and cycling through too many assistants. Teams don’t look motivated at all and drop too many games they should out coach and out talent. Pierce developed way better than Herman did, and he acquired better overall talent just not at the rate that he should as a coach at Texas. I’ll also say that players tended to play hard for both coaches. Especially for Herman, we are were always physical. I think the assistants angle looking more on point as the days go by. Have the same staff for most of your tenure then switch it up when cracks start to show. They’re both pretty stubborn as well.
April 13, 20241 yr 1 hour ago, Levi said: The thing with Pierce is I’m not sure there is a good enough comparison for recently fired Texas coaches. He actually has skins on the wall. I guess Herman fits but even then what did he do outside of the sugar bowl year relative to Pierce? Pierce went to the CWS 3 times and won or shared the conference title multiple times. We’re rightfully going to fire a coach that a large majority of programs wouldn’t even think about firing if they found themselves in the same situation. Not sure Herman, Chuckles, Shaka etc, fall under that assumption. It’s easy for Pierce. His personality and coaching style ain’t it for the NIL/portal era. It’s no coincidence that he’s regressed since 2021
April 13, 20241 yr I just can't wrap my head around the complete dearth of pitching talent. Sure, the Santos and Mercer injuries were bad luck, but Pierce had to know about Rigney's fucked up delivery and certainty of his demise. Same (or similar) with Witt. Unwise to put that much pressure on him So here we are throwing uber-JAGs Whitehead and Grubbs out there. Nothing at all against those guys, who I think give it their all, but they aren't UT weekend starters.
April 13, 20241 yr 17 hours ago, The_Great_Hornsby said: Pierce should be fired Houston is a good place to leave him. Plenty of airport and road options out of Texas from there.
April 13, 20241 yr 3 hours ago, Levi said: Pierce developed way better than Herman did, and he acquired better overall talent just not at the rate that he should as a coach at Texas. I’ll also say that players tended to play hard for both coaches. Especially for Herman, we are were always physical. I think the assistants angle looking more on point as the days go by. Have the same staff for most of your tenure then switch it up when cracks start to show. They’re both pretty stubborn as well. The biggest Pierce-Herman similarity is how 1-2 bad recruiting classes can have you on the street in a hurry. 2019 for Herman. 2020 and 2021 are now the classes that are plaguing Pierce. Pierce neglecting HS pitchers is akin to Herman neglecting OL/DL recruiting.
April 13, 20241 yr Herman mostly flatlined in years 2-4. Pierce is regressing this year. Personally, I'm not quite ready to fire him yet, because he has achieved more than Herman ever did, but the program is moving backwards and if he doesn't turn it around soon I get the sentiment that he needs to be gone.
April 13, 20241 yr This guy shut down Baylor and Binghamton, so don't expect much contact. Edited April 13, 20241 yr by zlavydra
April 14, 20241 yr Can't expect Ace to miss bats. This was bound to happen, but we should be absolutely crushing the crap the Presbyterian transfer is tossing up there.
April 14, 20241 yr Dammit, I had to put out an hysterical wife fire. What happened to go from 3-0 to 3-3?
April 14, 20241 yr Could have been worse. Just now, jimmyjazz said: Dammit, I had to put out an hysterical wife fire. What happened to go from 3-0 to 3-3? We have an outfielder as our Sat night starter.
April 14, 20241 yr 3 hours ago, UnhappilyMarried said: The biggest Pierce-Herman similarity is how 1-2 bad recruiting classes can have you on the street in a hurry. 2019 for Herman. 2020 and 2021 are now the classes that are plaguing Pierce. Pierce neglecting HS pitchers is akin to Herman neglecting OL/DL recruiting. That and being a complete fucking dickhead
April 14, 20241 yr 11 minutes ago, jimmyjazz said: Dammit, I had to put out an hysterical wife fire. What happened to go from 3-0 to 3-3? Props for using “an” there. That’s a lost art.
April 14, 20241 yr 13 minutes ago, jimmyjazz said: Dammit, I had to put out an hysterical wife fire. What happened to go from 3-0 to 3-3? DOES SHE POST IN THE DAVID PEIRCE MAKES ME HAS BIG FROWN THREAD?
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