re: “I have no interest in any other job,” -Schlossnagle

The TA guys seem to think he's a legit candidate.

Who did tu target during their last search before they settled on Pierce?

I don't know who Tulane targeted after we hired Pierce from there, but Texas did target Schlossnagle amongst many before landing with Pierce. With the most dysfunctional interim AD running the show. And it turned out great for us in the long run. Don't know if you've noticed

And that proves my point: if Texas couldn't hire Schlossnagle themselves, then he would be an idiot if he turned down Texas to stay at TCU, only to go to a nobody in the sport like Texas A&M

Found an article about it - LINK

Looks like Tadlock, Schloss, Josh Holiday (okie st), Jay Johsno (Zona), and maybe even Todd Whitting (UH - dodged a bullet there).

I think you're letting your bias get in the way since tu got rejected by guys A&M is potentially looking at.

I do agree, Pierce is a good coach and doing solid at tu.

Or just strengthening my point: If they wouldn't leave for a program amongst the most storied ever to stay at what they built which is a steady contender, then I don't know why they would leave for A&M.

Texas was a bottom feeder when Augie left in 2016, too.
I would have made the same decisions Schloss and Tadlock made, bias aside, because they were invincible at their current schools and wouldn't want to rebuild. Those in hindsight were good decisions. And they're still legends at their current schools. Which is why leaving for A&M would not make sense.

I think the Dallas Baptist coach is what you will land with and I also think in hindsight it will have been the best hire for the job

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There’s no point speculating about any name if you’re not going to give credence to anyone but official school sources

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I completely agree.

You never know what is true and what isn’t with these things. Texas AD at the time Mike Perrin stated a day after Augie resigned that he called Del Conte and told him they would not be pursuing Schloss. Is that an AD publicly saving face or did they actually decide not to go in that direction, mosts answer depends on what lens you are looking through.

Tim Tadlock and Dan McDonnell seemed pretty legitimate as far as thanks but no thanks.

Texas wanted O’Sullivan and I think there was some serious smoke there as he was pretty hush hush about it and ultimately stayed at Florida when they promised the new ballpark.

A lot of names just got thrown around by agents for leverage and raises. O’Connor had no interest from Texas, would have been fish out of water. At the time of the search Lance Berkman was being thrown around in the media for fricks sake... Sometimes these things turn into a circus in the media from agents trying to get their guys name out there.

Pretty reasonable to assume that Texas was turned down by Tadlock, McDonnell, and O’Sullivan

A&M has already gotten Tadlock a nice raise, and support from Tech - will be announced soon. Now the question is if Schlossnagle does the same at TCU, or do they just let him go. IF Schlossnagle were to leave for A&M, TCU promotes Sarloos.

I think the interesting name is going to be Godwin. That's a name that continues to gain traction, and he's not making the scratch some others are.

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I mean I see your point, but things were kind of crumbling around the FSU program when Jimbo left. That isn't really happening at TCU at all. TCU is probably going to host a regional this year. Both of his kids are also students at TCU right now, so that's also something to consider. I thought for sure he would take that State job after he took a visit with their AD, but he ultimately pulled his name from consideration. And I think it's pretty safe to say State can provide as many resources to a college baseball coach as anyone can.

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Schloss "pulling his name from consideration" for the MSU job may have been a bit of a face-saving situation. There may have been some facts regarding Schloss's situation that would have made it difficult for MSU to hire Schloss as Cannizaro's replacement, but which might not matter so much in other circumstances.

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A&M has already gotten Tadlock a nice raise, and support from Tech - will be announced soon. Now the question is if Schlossnagle does the same at TCU, or do they just let him go. IF Schlossnagle were to leave for A&M, TCU promotes Sarloos.

I think the interesting name is going to be Godwin. That's a name that continues to gain traction, and he's not making the scratch some others are.

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Godwin has a nice resume, and will get a big job. I'd have him behind Vitello, for sure, because of the SEC head coaching experience and Texas recruiting experience, but he would be a quality hire.

And, I agree, Schlossnagle's statement may mean nothing. But, it could also mean that he knows he's not getting the job, a la Rick Barnes.