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re: aTm fans...lets talk about your baseball program
Posted on 6/13/16 at 3:31 pm to Hugh McElroy
Posted on 6/13/16 at 3:31 pm to Hugh McElroy
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started by a ranter who likes to try and trill Aggy.
I can't remember the last time I tried to troll your fanbase. Just because some of your posters are off their rockers doesn't mean I try and troll your fanbase all the time.
This thread was simply a question to your fan base. Two years in a row where the wins have been numerous, but come up short. Childress is from the DVH tree, so I was curious what the thoughts are. Some of the reasons I have seen here for being disgruntled are eerily similar to some of the concerns Arkansas baseball fans have had some seasons. Too much small ball. Sacrificing outs for moving runners up, etc.
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Posted on 6/13/16 at 3:38 pm to Ag Zwin
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This particular case carries more heft from teams that at least made the CONFERENCE tournament.
And what did that get you? Woo hoo. You made the league tourney. The Arkansas program has made the NCAA's 14 of the last 15 years and has been to Omaha 3 times since 2009 and 4 times since 2004.
This thread wasn't to poke your baseball program, yet you feel the need to chime in like this? Fine, then I will retort. Make a run to Omaha more than once every 16 years and I will listen to your drivel. Your program has been to Omaha 4 times in the last 42 years, while Arkansas has been 4 times since 2004.
There, that better?
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Or is not on the arse-end of a sizable losing streak in football with us
Yet your goofy arse still trails in the all time series. You're going to need a hell of an Arkansas losing streak in this series to even it up. So, you better get to lifting and running...
To the other Aggies...appreciate the honest answers. I was curious. It seems like its not so much your team getting tight, but your coach. Especially the last two seasons. As they say, your team reflects the leadership at the top. Childress is a Van Horn disciple, and DVH has always been in love with small ball no matter how well the team could mash. Small ball and pitching. Defense is usually sacrificed a bit.
Posted on 6/13/16 at 3:51 pm to Hawgeye
You don't make it over the hump until you do.
Posted on 6/13/16 at 3:53 pm to cardboardboxer
I was rooting for yall. I have a dislike for TCU and was disappointed we didn't get to play them in the Houston Classic at the start of the season.
Posted on 6/13/16 at 3:56 pm to Hawgeye
Schlossnagle is an excellent coach. They really have no business getting to Omaha this year on paper with how young they are/how much they had to replace but there they are. I'm not a fan either but it's hard to argue against how strong their program is right now. They will likely break through and win it all sometime very soon if he stays there.
Next year will be interesting for us, we are replacing a ton. Making a regional would probably be a victory. I'm interested to see if Childress can surprise people next year, overall I like him but last night hurt
Next year will be interesting for us, we are replacing a ton. Making a regional would probably be a victory. I'm interested to see if Childress can surprise people next year, overall I like him but last night hurt
This post was edited on 6/13/16 at 3:57 pm
Posted on 6/13/16 at 4:35 pm to ShaneTheLegLechler
TCU is one of those schools for me that...I just don't want to win a title in anything.
I'll likely be pulling for Charleston or UCSB
I'll likely be pulling for Charleston or UCSB
Posted on 6/13/16 at 4:35 pm to Hawgeye
Tech would be worse for me I think. They will be absolutely unbearable if they win a national title and there's more of them
Posted on 6/13/16 at 4:37 pm to shotcaller1
quote:You don't think only getting two hits in nine innings played a part?
We put up a good fight, but that one bad inning in game 3 cost us.
Posted on 6/13/16 at 4:39 pm to ShaneTheLegLechler
quote:Youve got no worries this year.
Tech would be worse for me I think. They will be absolutely unbearable if they win a national title and there's more of them
Posted on 6/13/16 at 4:47 pm to Spirit Of Aggieland
I saw the little documentary thing with Childress miked up at the SECT. He seemed to be relaxed and going out of his way to tell the kids to "have fun," and asking the Bullpen Coach about a reliever being ready, "You said yes, is it a Hell Yes???"
Does he change in the Regionals/Supers?
Does he change in the Regionals/Supers?
Posted on 6/13/16 at 4:53 pm to Carville
I do. Probably more so than that one gaffe. Not to mention our pitching fell below expectations.
White is an incredible player, and it's unfair to pin anything entirely on him.
White is an incredible player, and it's unfair to pin anything entirely on him.
Posted on 6/13/16 at 4:56 pm to ShaneTheLegLechler
Last year was even crazier that TCU made it. Won the regional when trailing 8-1 with 2 outs in the 8th because of an epic NC St collapse.
I'm more convinced it is voodoo or witchcraft after that when it comes to Schloss vs Childress.
I'm more convinced it is voodoo or witchcraft after that when it comes to Schloss vs Childress.
Posted on 6/13/16 at 5:07 pm to shotcaller1
An outsiders view of what happened to A&M:
Sometimes, you get so hellbent on revenge (I've heard the team called 2016 the revenge tour) that you forget to concentrate on the things that got you to a certain point, ie; Supers. They exacted revenge on everyone they had targeted all year and this past weekend was set up so perfectly, At Home vs a less experienced team from a school that upset you last year. It was too perfect and everyone just assumed it would happen.
I noticed that the fans seemed really comfortable with that one run lead that lasted so long...Sometimes teams can try too hard.
I think a similar dynamic happened to Gump in football vs Mississippi.
Sometimes, you get so hellbent on revenge (I've heard the team called 2016 the revenge tour) that you forget to concentrate on the things that got you to a certain point, ie; Supers. They exacted revenge on everyone they had targeted all year and this past weekend was set up so perfectly, At Home vs a less experienced team from a school that upset you last year. It was too perfect and everyone just assumed it would happen.
I noticed that the fans seemed really comfortable with that one run lead that lasted so long...Sometimes teams can try too hard.
I think a similar dynamic happened to Gump in football vs Mississippi.
Posted on 6/13/16 at 5:11 pm to ShaneTheLegLechler
But Richt was always stuck at least having to play an SECC against Bama or LSU from 2011. That in and of itself is like a title game. I don't understand the TAMU collapse this year. It was really odd to see.
Posted on 6/13/16 at 5:11 pm to Cincinnati Bowtie
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I noticed that the fans seemed really comfortable with that one run lead that lasted so long...Sometimes teams can try too hard.
I think a similar dynamic happened to Gump in football vs Mississippi.
Once it got to like the third or fourth inning and we hadn't touched that gangly motherfricker again after the first I was anything but comfortable. We missed our shot in the first inning in hindsight to jump all over them and get 3 or 4.
Posted on 6/13/16 at 5:19 pm to ShaneTheLegLechler
I really think they started pressing. It's like they quit having fun. So unexpected, I really thought you guys were the favorites to win it all.
Posted on 6/13/16 at 5:25 pm to cas4t
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But Richt was always stuck at least having to play an SECC against Bama or LSU from 2011. That in and of itself is like a title game. I don't understand the TAMU collapse this year. It was really odd to see.
In the sense that he has us seemingly right on the doorstep every year, great regular seasons and puts a good number of players in the draft it's a pretty good comparison. The postseasons of football and baseball are so different it's hard to compare.
They aren't LSU and Bama but mid 2000s Rice and TCU right now are pretty top notch programs. He's been bounced by Oregon State, Miami, and Texas as well in regional finals and South Carolina in the CWS.
It always seems like the weakness or deficiency with that year's squad shows up in spades when it matters most in the postseason. I have no idea if that's coaching or just bad luck
This post was edited on 6/13/16 at 5:26 pm
Posted on 6/13/16 at 5:36 pm to ShaneTheLegLechler
Baseball IMO is much tougher to see coaching mistakes. Sure leaving a pitcher in, or pulling one too early, not bunting in a certain situation etc are obvious. But for the most part baseball has a lot of luck to it. It's easy to see coaching deficiencies in football.
This post was edited on 6/13/16 at 5:37 pm
Posted on 6/13/16 at 5:39 pm to cas4t
That's true and that's why I'm still pretty pro Childress. If you want to do basketball comparisons Mike Brey at ND is probably a pretty good one.
Posted on 6/13/16 at 5:42 pm to Old Sarge
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Just disappointed, nothing more to say
aggies should be used to being disappointed.
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