RobertF50 said:
had taken Morgan out before Texas scored a boat load of runs against us, we wouldn't have even been there.
That still pisses me off to this day. Always will. Our best chance ever, lost out to stubborn.
lost out to stupid. Polk never was a good manger. Great baseball teacher, yes, great at building a successful program, yes, managing a game- below average.
Edit to say- for all the shitting on Polk, he was the right guy for us- in 1976. Our program wouldn't be where it was without him. We had a good program when he took over, and he took it to the next level. A big reason why he would wonder why we were pissed off at just "making a regional" is because that and fielding a team that "would not embarass MSU off the field" was all that was expected of him- again in 1976.