Now let's dissect that long-winded sermon.
How quickly you forget the glory days,
We haven't had any since Patty Mac left and that was seven seasons ago.
you completely have forgotten what was happening a year ago.
No one has forgotten. However, anyone who follows college baseball knows that we were given a gift by virtue of our AD being the chairman of the selection committee. We had missed the SECT (aGAIN) and LSU (who made it to the SECT) was probably slightly more deserving. The only reason we made it to Omaha was we got on a hot streak and beat FSU. By the time we got back home for the SR, Clemson didn't have a chance. The team was jacked up and we had record crowds. The team willed themselves to Omaha inspite of themselves. Last season was our first to make a super regional since Mac left. We have also missed the SECT 3 of the 7 seasons since he returned.
Ron Polk was at Mississippi State long before I was even thought of.
So? He was still underperforming. I'm glad he retired so that the school was never faced with the decision of having to let him go.
Transferring over to Raffo-never in my life have I met a more respectable man. He cares about the players and I think that Polk wanted to hand it down to someone that cared about the players in the same way that he did.
I believe that Raffo is all of those things and I'm glad that he is a positive reflection on MSU. However, head coaches are not hired to be nice guys. They are hired to win games. Period. All of the other stuff is just a bonus. There are hundreds of super nice guys that have been fired from head coaching jobs because they could not win. However, tell me the last time that you heard about a total *** hole of a head coach getting fired that consistently won games and put his team into post season play.
They are college kids. Why do y'all jump on the Croom bandwagon of making them men on and off the field and yet not realize that Cohen will bypass the off the field part.
You have no way of knowing that Cohen will bypass that part. As a matter of fact, I have read several articles over the last month stating just the opposite. When he got to UK, he completely changed the way the players represented themselves. This is just sour grapes because you have no idea of the truth.
It doesn't matter if you win or lose,
The mantra of losers everywhere. Playing with integrity is important, but the point of any game is to win. If it wasn't, there wouldn't be a scoreboard.
Tommy Raffo may or may not have been the best man for the job. I'm not here to argue that. BUT, Polk was right about the transitions. Transitions for players, recruits, diamond girls, alumni, and friends would have been much easier.
aGAIN, the mindset of mediocrity. Sure, transitions can be tough. However, it is adversity and challenges that help us grow and better ourselves. No one said life will be easy. Challenges are opportunities for a person to see what they are made of. A chance to see if they can conquer, to see if they can overcome, to see if they can rise to the occasion. This tough transition will help redefine and strengthen our team and our program.
I would wonder, how many of you have ever set foot in Left Field Lounge? Or even know who are Coaches are (were)? Would you recognize their family members?
Is this the if you don't go to games regularly, you are qualified to have an opinion thing? Or, if you don't know the coaches on a personal level, you shouldn't talk about their job performance? Or, if you wouldn't recognize their family on the street, then you really shouldn't talk about their job performance? I have not seen one person attack Raffo or any of the other coaches for who they are. Only for the lackluster performance of the players they are in charge of coaching. Earlier, you were praising the coaches for the CWS run last season. Well, when they suck, they get the blame as well. This line of thinking that you somehow have to have been in the LFL or know the coaches are on some intimate level before you can comment is stupid. I don't know Pete Carroll or Bob Stoops. I have never set foot on either campus or seen them play live. However, I have plenty of information to give an informed opinion that they are very good coaches.
They have families and are uncertain of the future
That is the nature of the coaching business. They knew that when they got into it. It is a high risk profession when it comes to longevity with any one employer. No one forced them to choose this line of work.
Greg Bryne didn't have the GUTS to tell them from the get go that Ron Polk's wishes wouldn't be honored.
So, are you assuming there is no chance that Byrne was actually considering Raffo? After all, Raffo is a great guy with loads of integrity as you said. Maybe Byrne had not ruled him out until recently.
I place the blame on Bryne. He did not listen to anyone. The true sign of a leader is someone who listens. Bryne didn't.
According to every news source, he talked to tons of people both within the University, former players and others from outside the University. Furthermore, it seems that it was basically only Polk & some of the players that were insisting on Raffo.
He saw the opportunity to make a name for himself and took it.
He saw an opportunity to revolutionize and revitalize a once proud program and he took it. In the process, it will be a bright spot on his resume. Good for him. He was hired to do a job and that is effectively run and promote the athletics at MSU. He was not hired to coddle and cajole our coaches or players. He is running the A.D. as it should be run. He is obviously going to do his best to put the best pieces in place for our teams to be successful. Then he is going to expect and demand results. It is called accountability. In the real world, the average employee doesn't get to make demands or to name their successor. Byrne's way is the right way. More successful teams breeds more fans, more postseason appearances, more revenue from apparel sales, more money from ticket sales, and so on and so on. That increased revenue and interest allows MSU to invest even more in it's teams and the cycle begins again.
Greg Bryne, you and him can scheme together. I will take myself with Polk and come back when you and Cohen are gone---national championship or no national championship.
Oh boo f'n hoo....
I grew up coming to MSU games awestruck by the players and wishing I could someday be a diamond girl.
I'm guessing you had to settle for being on the baseball team this year....
