I bet you could get a lot of ice cream in that helmet***I loved growing up with Ron Polk at third, but now that they make them wear helmets, I don't want my head coach out there looking like a little boy.
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This guy was my #1 favorite. And after eating my plate of crow.....I had posted something to the effect that" we should load up the Brinks truck full of cash, drive to Nashville and back it up to Tim Corbin's house and make him say '"no". Then, drive to Knoxville and make Vitello say "no", then finally drive to Charlottesville and show the cash to Brian O'Conner". Then I said there's no way any of these 3 would ever leave where they are to come to Starkvegas so we should just go after Butch, Mingione, or some other mid major coach and be happy with it. To my surprise BOC took us up on the offer (however it went down). Any one of my first 3 here would have been Home Run hires. I guess my third Home Run choice took the bait. BTW.....I'm starting to crow after eating some!I loved growing up with Ron Polk at third, but now that they make them wear helmets, I don't want my head coach out there looking like a little boy.
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Which is pretty interesting in and of itself, because Dickinson is a damn good pitching coach. UVA had the lowest team ERA in the ACC, and the 10th lowest in the country.From what I’m reading Drew Dickinson isn’t coming, didn’t get the memo that O’Connor was leaving, and is angling for the UVA Head coach job.
No, no, noooo on Corbin! That would likely have been a disaster for us. His success at Vandy came only when Opportunity Vanderbilt was put in place.This guy was my #1 favorite. And after eating my plate of crow.....I had posted something to the effect that" we should load up the Brinks truck full of cash, drive to Nashville and back it up to Tim Corbin's house and make him say '"no". Then, drive to Knoxville and make Vitello say "no", then finally drive to Charlottesville and show the cash to Brian O'Conner". Then I said there's no way any of these 3 would ever leave where they are to come to Starkvegas so we should just go after Butch, Mingione, or some other mid major coach and be happy with it. To my surprise BOC took us up on the offer (however it went down). Any one of my first 3 here would have been Home Run hires. I guess my third Home Run choice took the bait. BTW.....I'm starting to crow after eating some!
Dickinson literally said he was "blind-sided by it all", but yes, he is going for the HC job and has already interviewed with their AD.Which is pretty interesting in and of itself, because Dickinson is a damn good pitching coach. UVA had the lowest team ERA in the ACC, and the 10th lowest in the country.
That tells me a few things:
1) BOC thinks VERY highly of Parker
2) Because of #1 above, BOC maybe didn’t want to risk losing Parker to another gig just to bring Dickinson with him, only to have Dickinson turn around and accept the UVA head coaching job days later.
or
3) Dickinson decided on his own to not join BOC in Starkville, in attempt to pursue the UVA HC job more directly, or at least stay on staff with the new HC there even if he doesn’t get the job.
I never had any dislike for Parker but I thought O'Connor really wanted Muscara. Hopefully with better recruiting Parker will knock it out of the park.I never understood any of the dislike of Parker. Stats tell a success story everywhere he's been. Drew Dickinson has doem some good stuff, too. But not as much and at as many places as Parker.
I'm very happy to have Coach Parker back!
I think his hitting coach handles 3rd.3rd base coach is often a popular topic. Anyone seen how BOC handles that?
Nobody knows who O’Connor really wanted. Maybe he did really want Muscara. Or maybe somebody just posted some wild a$$ speculation and everyone ran with it. Kendall Rogers posted today that there’s a reason they didn’t run with that story when everyone else was & not to believe everything you hear. Whatever really happened I think it’s safe to say O’Connor didn’t settle for someone he doesn’t really want.I never had any dislike for Parker but I thought O'Connor really wanted Muscara. Hopefully with better recruiting Parker will knock it out of the park.
For as much love as Gaut got and being on staff for years he didn't get the interim tag. Says a lot about him and Parker too that Parker was chosen. Same when Henderson was chosen.I think it’s a great move. Parker is a good coach and gives some continuity. See no issues here.
Respectively, disagree vehemently......Tim Corbin can coach and coach very well. He didn't need the extra help situation that he got in Nashville. He would have gotten them the talent regardless and he would have won big time regardless. He would have been amazing at Miss. State, and so would have Vitello, and now BOC. Any of those 3 would have been major home run hires. Glad we got one of my top 3. I really did not expect BOC to come to Vegas either, but after seeing the money that we ponied up, I see why he jumped at it. I had no idea we would offer that type game-changing money. Some big Cigar Boy must have really popped the cork to get him.No, no, noooo on Corbin! That would likely have been a disaster for us. His success at Vandy came only when Opportunity Vanderbilt was put in place.
They had the biggest advantage in the SEC & maybe the entire country. They never had to worry about splitting schollies. They could give out free tuition to anybody they wanted. Hell, if they wanted they could even give free tuition beyond roster limits as long as they didn't officially add them.
How do you think they really managed to have such tremendous depth, particularly with pitching? Corbin's record before Opportunity Vanderbilt was mediocre at best. We would have backed up the truck and been straddled with that for years.
Time to add some more seats. That would easily cover half that salary depending how many you put up and charge. Then add to that actually charging market value for the current seats in a few years and you can cover the whole staff and I imagine more.Respectively, disagree vehemently......Tim Corbin can coach and coach very well. He didn't need the extra help situation that he got in Nashville. He would have gotten them the talent regardless and he would have won big time regardless. He would have been amazing at Miss. State, and so would have Vitello, and now BOC. Any of those 3 would have been major home run hires. Glad we got one of my top 3. I really did not expect BOC to come to Vegas either, but after seeing the money that we ponied up, I see why he jumped at it. I had no idea we would offer that type game-changing money. Some big Cigar Boy must have really popped the cork to get him.
Dickinson literally said he was "blind-sided by it all", but yes, he is going for the HC job and has already interviewed with their AD.
Parker has had similar success at multiple schools. And what he's accomplished vs SEC teams is more impressive than what DD has vs the ACC, this year notwithstanding.
I would pick Brian O'Connor over every coach in America. I thought the same in 2018, even though I don't think that was possible. I didn't know it was a possibility this cycle until I was proven wrong.This guy was my #1 favorite. And after eating my plate of crow.....I had posted something to the effect that" we should load up the Brinks truck full of cash, drive to Nashville and back it up to Tim Corbin's house and make him say '"no". Then, drive to Knoxville and make Vitello say "no", then finally drive to Charlottesville and show the cash to Brian O'Conner". Then I said there's no way any of these 3 would ever leave where they are to come to Starkvegas so we should just go after Butch, Mingione, or some other mid major coach and be happy with it. To my surprise BOC took us up on the offer (however it went down). Any one of my first 3 here would have been Home Run hires. I guess my third Home Run choice took the bait. BTW.....I'm starting to crow after eating some!
I would pick Brian O'Connor over every coach in America. I thought the same in 2018, even though I don't think that was possible. I didn't know it was a possibility this cycle until I was proven wrong.
Best SEC coaches (in no particular order):
O'Connor is the total package. His resume is impeccable, and he acts and talks like someone I want leading my team.
- Van Horn - great resume, but 64 years old
- O'Sullivan - great resume, but character issues (and older than O'Connor)
- Johnson - good resume, but not as good as O'Connor's
- Bianco - good resume, but not as good as O'Connor's (and older than O'Connor)
- Vitello - great resume in a short period, but not as long a track record as O'Connor (and personality clash)
- Schlossnagle - great resume, but not as good as O'Connor's (and older than O'Connor)
- Corbin - great resume, but 63 years old
What evidence do you have to suggest Corbin would have been great without the huge advantage he has had? Nothing in his record prior to Opportunity Vanderbilt suggested he was a great coach. It suggested he was average at best.Respectively, disagree vehemently......Tim Corbin can coach and coach very well. He didn't need the extra help situation that he got in Nashville. He would have gotten them the talent regardless and he would have won big time regardless. He would have been amazing at Miss. State, and so would have Vitello, and now BOC. Any of those 3 would have been major home run hires. Glad we got one of my top 3. I really did not expect BOC to come to Vegas either, but after seeing the money that we ponied up, I see why he jumped at it. I had no idea we would offer that type game-changing money. Some big Cigar Boy must have really popped the cork to get him.
I didn't suggest it was performance-based. I'm sure he's a fine PC, and BOC thought so too. But I also think it's more likely BOC preferred Muscara or Parker. Parker had done as well or better vs tougher competition, and has had similar results at multiple programs, Dickinson's only done so at UVA.Just because he was “blindsided by it all” doesn’t mean that BOC didn’t offer him a spot on the new staff. It only means that he was surprised BOC chose to leave, as I’m sure pretty much everyone else was in Charlottesville after 22 years.
But also, it MIGHT have meant that, because maybe he didn’t want a hanging chad situation with a HC-qualified member of his new staff being put in a tough spot. We simply don’t know.
Regardless, it’s hard to envision any scenario where BOC wasn’t immensely satisfied with the job Dickinson did as his pitching coach. I simply do not believe the reasons for Dickinson not joining the staff are performance-based at all on his end.
From an article talking about new coaching candidates at Va.Just because he was “blindsided by it all” doesn’t mean that BOC didn’t offer him a spot on the new staff. It only means that he was surprised BOC chose to leave, as I’m sure pretty much everyone else was in Charlottesville after 22 years.
But also, it MIGHT have meant that, because maybe he didn’t want a hanging chad situation with a HC-qualified member of his new staff being put in a tough spot. We simply don’t know.
Regardless, it’s hard to envision any scenario where BOC wasn’t immensely satisfied with the job Dickinson did as his pitching coach. I simply do not believe the reasons for Dickinson not joining the staff are performance-based at all on his end.
I don't care if they make them wear a big red nose and call them the 3rd base clown as long as we do whatever gives us the best chances of winning.I loved growing up with Ron Polk at third, but now that they make them wear helmets, I don't want my head coach out there looking like a little boy.