Ahh, now we know who you are. We have heard that kind of thing before, from an ex internet media type.Had an Auburn buddy who pulls for State when we’re not playing each other mention last night our “small lineup” and again tonight when the eye test again favored UT.
Seemed to work out fine against Ole Miss though
Tennessee is an outlier, size wise.
My son, who is in his mid-30s (yeah, I'm old), asked me later this season why we were playing baseball games against SEC football players. I did not have an answer.
Strength coach? Tren dealer maybe. Those boys need to be drug tested.
The hot head for sure. He was raging.
TN and TAMU have two of the 5 best coaches in the country. Thats the real issue.
They learned how to "enhance performance" back in the Bergman days.
Yep I don’t care who’s feelings it might upset bc they like so and so coach but sometimes changes just need to be made for instance prioritize recruiting the types of players we need and last but not least maybe look into the strength and conditioning coach. No reason we shouldn’t be a top recruiting and developing team every year with top pitching more often as well. We should be fighting for the top 2-3 team in the sec I feel like. I do know of some limitations I hear of at MSU but honestly in baseball we should be doing better. I like Lemonis and am greatful for the Natty but I want to see more going forward. I realize we have been dealing with injuries, yes. Still I believe we’re missing that X factor on our staff to light a fire
under their asses sometimes as well. Let me say this is not a post putting them down I absolutely love my MSU baseball I just want to see it maximized in it’s potential
Mershons hair is the answer. He has returned to being a tough all around player since he let his hair grow out.
It's not because the facilities aren't there. We have great weight and training facilities. They just don't have anybody that knows how to utilize the facilities
Do you really think you can make someone who is 5 foot 10 and 160 pounds stronger than someone who is 6 foot 3 and 220 pounds? I do not doubt we don't need some help with our strength and conditioning,, but you have to have talented and strong/fast players to start with.
I meant anything that could get the recruiting consistent of the type of kids we need and then develop them into a much more well rounded product than we have been doing. I understand what you say and it is true but I still know there’s quite a few things that be improved with our baseball program’s way of doing things. I’m curious where you would start as a long time poster and member here I respect your opinion. I’m glad we’re a whole lot better than last year and missed Dohm and others. What do you think needs to change first to bring us to the forefront or top few year in and year out like some other teams. I remember when Tennessee was not good not that long ago.
Other schools are recruiting them now.
A 158 lb woman holds the world record for bench press (in her weight class) at 420lbs. I would gamble that we have some individuals on our football team who are 6'3 and 220lbs who can't bench that much. You can train what you have to become incredibly strong POUND for POUND. People need to get this concept out of their heads that you're just born with it. Some people have big frames but mechanically it puts them at a disadvantage in a lot of types of lifts. Recruiting bigger people may help some but I'll take Mershon all day and even more so if he had a strength program that added 10-15 lbs of pure muscle. And speed is just as teachable.
I've read that was TNs 12th win over Vandy in their last 14 games. Vandy! A team that has won multiple NCs lately and appeared in other NC games.
You are talking about one player. I'm talking about a team and I'm talking about baseball but choose your example if you want to. I'm sure you beat my argument while we're traveling out west. As a team, we don't look like anything like our opponents, as far as whole team size, in the southeastern conference and it has nothing to do with how strong somebody is it all has to do with size. I know size doesn't win the game but sure as hell helps.
It would help me a we had either size or strength. For the most part, we recruit small guys & don’t give them a good S&C program. It’s been that way for most of the last 30 years.
Before this year our baseball strength coach just happened to be Brittany Thackerys husband. How convenient.
She was Leachs Director of Player Personell he brought from Wazzu.
In other words. We got him a job in a position they didn't feel needed a professional
We recruit for talent, which is not bad either. We just don't develop them as well. We should I guess. sizes a funny thing at that age. I personally went from 6 foot to 6 foot three and 185 to 220 pounds when I was 19, and it wasn't beer gut. My football coach was nearly tears when he saw how much I grew after I graduated.
