Braden Montgomery portal watch in 3... 2...
- Thread starter Maroon Eagle
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It seems like the longer this plays out the lower the odds of us getting Montgomery. If it was about playing with his old teammates and pitching then it should be a wrap, but apparently there's more going on.
Rosebowl said it would likely stretch on into next week, something about USA Baseball. He said the Bama pitcher may commit by Friday, IIRC.
It’s not really dragging out. He’s not gonna commit anywhere before visiting.
I thought USA baseball ended last week. I think a lot of us are just anxious bc he's a hometown boy and as good of a pick up you can get in the portal outside of pitching. I would be sick if he goes to TENN or LSU.
Agreed, if he ends up playing against us in conference we will all wish he had never gone in the portal at all and stayed at Stanford.
That and the fact that we’ve shown no ability to out recruit the LSU, UT, and UFs of the world for top notch portal guys during the last couple years, so if I had to guess, our only real shot at a kid like this is if he and/or his family just wants to be at MSU
Best case scenario is that Lemonis wins big next year and decides to move on to a Carolina school, then maybe Parker takes over and gets us hungry again. Similar to how Cannizaro did in 2017 once Cohen got burnt out. Yes, I know that didn't end well, but we had brought in that super class who all started as freshmen in 2018. Because I agree, 2025 and 2026 could be sketchy as our PGAA recrootin strategy comes full circle.
To me, it really does seem like Lemonis has some burn out going on. I'm starting to see some similarities in our baseball program and Auburn's football program. It's like we've developed some toxicity, and it's tough to coach and play here, but still very attractive to the outside world. Our expectations are higher than our program history/stature, and we're always looking up to big brother (in this case, LSU, not an instate rival).
WTF? That'd be akin to Dabo willingly leaving Clemson for NC State. Coaches rarely voluntarily move down.