Well, at least the silver lining is that FSU didn't win a natty again this year. Now, for the Vols to lose.....
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Oklahoma got screwed not hosting a regional. They won the Big 12 and are one of the hottest teams in the nation. My guess is they will beat Va Tech and make it to Omaha.
He was calling strikes on pitches nearly a foot outside. On both teams. Players were having to swing at anything close (both teams).I tire of complaining about the refs, but that plate umpire's strike zone was 3' wide, with the bottom of it about 1' off the ground.... 😠
I didn't say he picked on the Gators with his golf cart size strike zone.He was calling strikes on pitches nearly a foot outside. On both teams. Players were having to swing at anything close (both teams).
No question last 3 seasons have been disappointing. But he's had post success while ole Rick's had none. He brings back the majority of the team, we have some top notch recruits coming in, so he gets a longer leash.Just Playing the Devil's Advocate:
Is O'Sul turning into Florida's version of 'Regular Season Rick?' 😑
The Gators have been eliminated in the first round of the NCAA Tournament in each of their last 3 chances, ensuring the team’s longest Super Regional drought in head coach Kevin O’Sullivan’s tenure. Florida’s late collapse against the Swooners seemed wholly avoidable....
Yeah not even close. Sully has had many good years and a national title. Regular season Rick is exactly that. Not much NCAA tournament success and certainly not a natty.No question last 3 seasons have been disappointing. But he's had post success while ole Rick's had none. He brings back the majority of the team, we have some top notch recruits coming in, so he gets a longer leash.
Sully has 1 natty, 1 runner up and 7 CWS in 15 season as a head coach. CWS is equal to elite 8 and Rick has 2 of those in 35 years as a coach...so you're right not even close.Yeah not even close. Sully has had many good years and a national title. Regular season Rick is exactly that. Not much NCAA tournament success and certainly not a natty.
O'Sully has his ring and has been amongst the elite several times. RSR has not.Just Playing the Devil's Advocate:
Is O'Sul turning into Florida's version of 'Regular Season Rick?' 😑
The Gators have been eliminated in the first round of the NCAA Tournament in each of their last 3 chances, ensuring the team’s longest Super Regional drought in head coach Kevin O’Sullivan’s tenure. Florida’s late collapse against the Swooners seemed wholly avoidable....
So you’re saying you don’t care for RSR?O'Sully has his ring and has been amongst the elite several times. RSR has not.
O'Sully can be more compared to Big Game Bob. May possibly never win another ship but will be in contention any given season. Same with Tim Walton. Especially right now with college baseball not having their version of a Nick Saban. There might be a college baseball version of Dabo Swinney out there but no Nick Saban or even Urban Meyer.
If you don't like the BGB comparison on can compare O'Sully to Steve Spurrier tenure of 97-till he went to the Redskins. Always a contender but didn't have things line up.
RSR is no version what so ever compared to BGB or SOS. Not even Frank Beamer...or even Cow Chip. Not even a Calipari. More like a John Cooper. Manny Diaz. Not even like Harry Potter at UCF in his Auburn days. Even Beamer, Cow Chip, and Potter got them a runner up.
I wouldn't even mind if one compared O"Sully to Ed O, Les Miles, Jimbo Fisher, John Calipari, Jim Boeheim, or Larry Coker. However nowhere near RSR. RSR is Mark Richt...but that's probably too high of a bar.
I'm happy with calling O'Sully the baseball version of John Calipari. Even Mack Brown.
RSR couldn't wear Mike Martin's jock strap. RSR is John Cooper.
I hope UTn signs him to a lifelong contract. That way we know they'll never win the Natty.So you’re saying you don’t care for RSR?
Tony Vitello is the college baseball version of Regular Season RickJust Playing the Devil's Advocate:
Is O'Sul turning into Florida's version of 'Regular Season Rick?' 😑
The Gators have been eliminated in the first round of the NCAA Tournament in each of their last 3 chances, ensuring the team’s longest Super Regional drought in head coach Kevin O’Sullivan’s tenure. Florida’s late collapse against the Swooners seemed wholly avoidable....
Grizzlies will win one though.
Is that softball?I just saw that the big ten pitcher of the year just committed to Oklahoma the strong get stronger
We were one 5 1/2 hour rain delay from the CWS.We're the only team to beat OU in a month. We were 5-3 against CWS teams this year.
Damn.Timmy Manning apparently just transferred to ASU. Sumbitch!
We have some highly rated young guys. Will need some to step up.Little bit of a rough offseason for Gators BB between transfers and the draft. Figured Sproat, Barco, Thompson were gone to the draft, but we also lost our best recruit, Xavier Isaac. We also probably lost our best transfer in. Mercer outfielder Colby Thomas, who would have started in the OF, got drafted in the 3d round.
Lost Manning, Guscette and Armstrong to transfer, all of which would have seen significant time. Manning probably would have been in consideration for a weekend starter job.
With Guscette gone, not much proven behind Riopelle, although a couple of touted recruits there.
Have IF Dale Thomas transferring in, who looks solid. And P. Hurston Waldrep, who started Southern Miss's regional should be a weekend starter, maybe our No. 1.
Plenty of young arms in the bullpen. I thought those guys pulled it together in the second half last year and were a big part of our turnaround. Starters behind Waldrep look like a little speculative.
As for our lineup, Langford, Riopelle and Cags should be pretty explosive, but nobody else has looked that scary in the SEC.
As always, in Sully we trust.
We have good pieces in place. Drawing OU in the region was tough. I believe that we could have made a deeper run. I think offensively and defensively we will be solid. Pitching is a huge question mark. An injury or two and we will be in huge trouble.Just amaze it reported that Rivera is staying. I didn’t know it was even a possibility that he would leave. But great that he is staying. That would have really hurt to lose him.