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My Thoughts on Conference Contraction

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angry
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I posted this in the prior thread, but might as well make it it’s own thread:

I remember years ago writing that it made no sense (from the rest of the conferences standpoint) to have OSU in conference sharing revenue when they don’t really contribute any. Said they should ditch OSU. I was told that would never happen because (a) they were an original team and (b) these teams had academic and cultural similarities that trumped money.

Need to find the post and comments. You guys remember this talk? Must have been 10 years ago during the expansion.

Here we are…the other teams finally realized it. People can blame Larry Scott all they want, and he was bad, but you know what’s worse? Years of losing, having your media support that because they want access to coaches over excellence, and not to rock the small town vibe. OSU is getting the results of everything the fans demanded and asked for. Not everyone here, but the fanbase at large wanted and rigidly supported things that lead to this. OSU has OSU to blame. Now it’s see if the BIG12 lets us teet suck for a while, but my guess is they’ll see the same problem with us. My prediction is everyone but Washington state and OSU join the Big-12. Only hope is Oregon demands we come along…

General Thread

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angry
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Let’s go general.

Have at it, Beavos.

 

Is Mitch the Right Guy?

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angry
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Let’s hear arguments as to why Mitch is the best we can do to lead this elite baseball program. I don’t want to hear arguments about his salary. He’s not the right guy because he’s cheap. That is a horrible argument. Please don’t present it.

My stance is he’s a poor in-game manager, uninspiring personality, likes to play father figure yet he doesn’t seem authentic in doing it (it’s like he’s saying the right things but it falls flat), believes he’s a sports psychologist, and overthinks things. None of this changed this year due to his record. I saw all the same problems, only the team won more games in spite of them. Joe Maddon’s teams always had this trait, too. Good players can trump these problems, especially if they have good on the field leadership from the players and/or talent mismatches. The Cubs had both. The Beavs had a talent mismatch in most games.

I don’t want convoluted arguments how the Beavs don’t have talent, either. Not going to listen to any ad hominem arguments that attack me, either. What would be good arguments or evidence would be something like players themselves saying Mitch was a great leader, inspired them, made great in-game decisions, etc. Interviews or post-games with Mitch where he’s (a) awake and (b) inspiring and (c) explains seemingly poor decisions in ways that make sense, in retrospect, could be good, too. I’ve never seen anything like that, but maybe it’s out there.

I have near zero confidence in this guy. The team had a good record, but they never really looked good or inspired doing it. Contrarily, Auburn had a fire in their eyes last night. I knew they were going to win that game because they looked like a determined team with heart and fight, and so did their coach.

Corvallis Super Regional: Auburn @ Oregon State

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angry
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Game times:

Jun 11 (Sat) 7:30 PM Home Auburn Corvallis, OR

Jun 12 (Sun) 7:00 PM Home Auburn Corvallis, OR

Jun 13 (Mon) TBD Home Auburn (if necessary) Corvallis, OR

Go Beavs!

Corvallis Regional: Oregon State/New Mexico State (Vandy et al)

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angry
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This is a pretty easy draw. Vandy with a good RPI but none of the teams are top 25 ranked. UCLA rematch very possible.

Better not choke, Miiiiiitch…

Go Beavs!

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