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Missouri 7, Bama 3- Attendance comments

I support the players 100% and I want to them to succeed. The issue has nothing to do with them at all. The question is whether this program is in better shape now than it was when Gaspard took over: the answer is no. The assertion that "scholarships are different" and "equipment is different" as some sort of justification for mediocrity, however, is absurd. We have the same scholarship limitations as the Mississippi schools, and as long as they succeed, that's just not a viable excuse. Why would anyone want to settle for being inferior to Mississippi? Referencing changes in "equipment" as an excuse is ridiculous. It's not like some teams are allowed to swing minus-5's and we're being forced to use wood bats.

And why is mention of the "glory years" such a bad thing anyway? I'd consider 2006 a "glory year", and that wasn't very long ago. We were SEC Champions and the #1 National Seed. This program was once one of the top five in the nation. Now, we're not even in the top five of the SEC West (not talking about the current standings).

My apologies to bench and others whom I have offended with my desire to see this program restored to respectability. After all, I'm just an elderly, morbidly obese alcoholic anyway.
 
Jojo ... for what it's worth, we are sitting in 5th in the west right now, two games ahead of aTm. With three games at Vandy this weekend and aTm playing Tenn, there is a legitimate chance that we will be in 6th after the weekend. Hope springs eternal and I hope that we can somehow catch lightning in a bottle this weekend and do something good. I'm just not willing to bet the farm on it.
 
bamajake said:
Jojo ... for what it's worth, we are sitting in 5th in the west right now, two games ahead of aTm. With three games at Vandy this weekend and aTm playing Tenn, there is a legitimate chance that we will be in 6th after the weekend. Hope springs eternal and I hope that we can somehow catch lightning in a bottle this weekend and do something good. I'm just not willing to bet the farm on it.
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Also dropped to 43rd in RPI. Wonder how much that can be expected to rise, even with a sweep, after this weekend?
 
JoJoforHeisman said:
I support the players 100% and I want to them to succeed. The issue has nothing to do with them at all. The question is whether this program is in better shape now than it was when Gaspard took over: the answer is no. The assertion that "scholarships are different" and "equipment is different" as some sort of justification for mediocrity, however, is absurd. We have the same scholarship limitations as the Mississippi schools, and as long as they succeed, that's just not a viable excuse. Why would anyone want to settle for being inferior to Mississippi? Referencing changes in "equipment" as an excuse is ridiculous. It's not like some teams are allowed to swing minus-5's and we're being forced to use wood bats.

And why is mention of the "glory years" such a bad thing anyway? I'd consider 2006 a "glory year", and that wasn't very long ago. We were SEC Champions and the #1 National Seed. This program was once one of the top five in the nation. Now, we're not even in the top five of the SEC West (not talking about the current standings).

My apologies to bench and others whom I have offended with my desire to see this program restored to respectability. After all, I'm just an elderly, morbidly obese alcoholic anyway.
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JoJo you forgot the vision problems that are plaguing you.... ;)
 
if Mitch made such a great call on 2 strikes, assuming Salem would get the ball out of the infield, he would never have called for the sac bunt in the first place. Go ahead and get that double on the first or second pitch!

The fact is, Mitch was playing for the tie. The travel curfew was coming up and it's unlikely we get another full inning in if we score just 2 to tie, but thankfully the hitters did what they had to do and get some big hits. I'm guessing we should credit our hitting coach for that, right?
 
JoJoforHeisman said:
I support the players 100% and I want to them to succeed. The issue has nothing to do with them at all. The question is whether this program is in better shape now than it was when Gaspard took over: the answer is no. The assertion that "scholarships are different" and "equipment is different" as some sort of justification for mediocrity, however, is absurd. We have the same scholarship limitations as the Mississippi schools, and as long as they succeed, that's just not a viable excuse. Why would anyone want to settle for being inferior to Mississippi? Referencing changes in "equipment" as an excuse is ridiculous. It's not like some teams are allowed to swing minus-5's and we're being forced to use wood bats.

And why is mention of the "glory years" such a bad thing anyway? I'd consider 2006 a "glory year", and that wasn't very long ago. We were SEC Champions and the #1 National Seed. This program was once one of the top five in the nation. Now, we're not even in the top five of the SEC West (not talking about the current standings).

My apologies to bench and others whom I have offended with my desire to see this program restored to respectability. After all, I'm just an elderly, morbidly obese alcoholic anyway.
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This staff has put me well past being an alcoholic. I for one am ready and willing to start the dogpile when this whole staff gets the boot.
 
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