Schlossed and confused: When panic leads to an Earley hire

[Navin R. Johnson 705]

3 hours ago, rage-a-holic said:

fucking hell man, save some pussy for the rest of us

 

[Honeysucklerose 987]

[Valmy77 13,225]

I find this sentiment confusing.

[Pato del Muerto 52,485]

The hookem means he really wants to be here but aggy money whipped him out of spite and pride, obviously. 

[Pimphand 5,733]

They've got Grahovac & Schott back as well.  Looks like Kent is the biggest domino left on the board.

[DFW Horn 6,123]

24 minutes ago, Pato del Muerto said:

The hookem means he really wants to be here but aggy money whipped him out of spite and pride, obviously. 

Stoopid sips

We dun used Schloss' $2.7 MM buy-out to keep our boys at aggieland. We's playin' chess hirin' a corch cheap. It's players dat win games!

[markstanco 12,571]

Still no word from belyeu officially?

His mom posted a pic of him last night with the caption “see you in austin”

[txhorns 2,409]

aggy was always going to get their players back.  That fan base was so pissed and motivated to pay literally anything it took to keep those guys in aggy land.

[kevwun 15,764]

I don't think they would have gotten so many back with out hiring Earley.  It's why they picked him in the first place.  That and because he was cheap.

[D3zii 3,675]

With Kent being from Austin and only playing due to injurym I would think we have a good chance with him maybe

[hobbes2702 13,029]

3 minutes ago, kevwun said:

I don't think they would have gotten so many back with out hiring Earley.  It's why they picked him in the first place.  That and because he was cheap.

Yup. It was aggy being extremely short sighted as usual. Hire this coach with no experience because he will get the players back. Take a one year run at it again. After that they have no plan

[DFW Horn 6,123]

2 minutes ago, hobbes2702 said:

Yup. It was aggy being extremely short sighted as usual. Hire this coach with no experience because he will get the players back. Take a one year run at it again. After that they have no plan

There's no guarantee they'll ever have another roster like this, so I can see why they did it.

It's not like their long-term contract or plans with Jimbo produced results. Strike while the iron's hot. YOLO, aggy

[BlackCat 426]

I felt weird about taking their players. The only way I’d want any of them is if they gave a&m a try because of Schloss and have been wanting to get out of there asap. I feel the same way about any player from a&m or ou. Who wants a UT baseball team full of aggies? 

[The_Great_Hornsby 3,236]

3 minutes ago, BlackCat said:

I felt weird about taking their players. The only way I’d want any of them is if they gave a&m a try because of Schloss and have been wanting to get out of there asap. I feel the same way about any player from a&m or ou. Who wants a UT baseball team full of aggies? 

I want winners. I dont give a fuck where they are from. Winners win. 

[Levi 2,585]

38 minutes ago, kevwun said:

I don't think they would have gotten so many back with out hiring Earley.  It's why they picked him in the first place.  That and because he was cheap.

Jace slips and basically admits this at the end.

 

[PvilleStang 2,875]

Well, they did lose a lot of valuable seniors, including helicopter mom's kid.

[Pato del Muerto 52,485]

37 minutes ago, D3zii said:

With Kent being from Austin and only playing due to injurym I would think we have a good chance with him maybe

I think he and his family had issues with schloss for being on the bench.   Don’t count on him. 

[NeverMarryAStripper 21,874]

I hope he stays at aggy

[immamac 42,835]

Need new thread title. Any candidates? 

[Longhorn94 2,448]

8 minutes ago, Pato del Muerto said:

I think he and his family had issues with schloss for being on the bench.   Don’t count on him. 

I know Jeff well and coached Kaeden for several years. I would be shocked if he came to UT. 

[PvilleStang 2,875]

3 minutes ago, immamac said:

Need new thread title. Any candidates? 

Aggy shits the bed on new hire, more at 10

[BillyGoatHill 4,312]

12 minutes ago, Levi said:

Jace slips and basically admits this at the end.

 

How do they keep the echoes down in that building?

[bluto 4,912]

Seems like a nice guy and those players obviously like him but it’s painfully obvious he is in over his head based on the interviews/speeches I’ve seen

[texifornia 56,862]

 

[closetohumping 17,435]

12 minutes ago, immamac said:

Need new thread title. Any candidates? 

This would’ve been a great title but they got their guy

1 minute ago, texifornia said:

 

Balloons!!!  It’s like they knew it was going to be Earley

[Pato del Muerto 52,485]

3 minutes ago, texifornia said:

 

They set it up so that their logo is upside down in the pic. Which apparently has meaning to them. 

[The_Great_Hornsby 3,236]

13 minutes ago, Longhorn94 said:

I know Jeff well and coached Kaeden for several years. I would be shocked if he came to UT. 

We don't need him. Don't need to have the camera on dad every time we play a game. Hard pass on the sideshow. 

[Beau Vine 54,207]

17 minutes ago, immamac said:

Need new thread title. Any candidates? 

Perpetual $80M aggy Baseball Stadium Construction Thread

[ClubWhatever 12,120]

7 minutes ago, The_Great_Hornsby said:

We don't need him. Don't need to have the camera on dad every time we play a game. Hard pass on the sideshow. 

Do need a 2nd baseman since the incumbent left, but that's for another thread.

[Cousin Strawberry 1,261]

We lost Selvig?

[BillyGoatHill 4,312]

7 minutes ago, Cousin Strawberry said:

We lost Selvig?

Entered the portal an hr ago..

[The_Great_Hornsby 3,236]

7 minutes ago, Cousin Strawberry said:

We lost Selvig?

he sucked

[TrashMaster G 17,546]

1 hour ago, DFW Horn said:

There's no guarantee they'll ever have another roster like this, so I can see why they did it.

It's not like their long-term contract or plans with Jimbo produced results. Strike while the iron's hot. YOLO, aggy

Once they whiffed on hiring any big-name coaches, this was their only play. Hire a coach that keeps as many players as possible off their runner-up team and pray they make another run, giving their rookie coach some credibility on the recruiting trail.

Otherwise, and maybe even in that ideal scenario, their program looks to take a big step back to the norm in the next couple of years.

[txhorns 2,409]

Dumb question amnesty here but does baseball have a second transfer portal time similar to football after fall practices?

[BillyGoatHill 4,312]

15 minutes ago, txhorns said:

Dumb question amnesty here but does baseball have a second transfer portal time similar to football after fall practices?

Yes. 

Regular portal dates are from the announcement of regionals and then 30 days after. This yr June 3-July 2nd .

Exception is a coaching change at any time. Players of those teams have another 30 days .... Texas this yr, aggy, now Washington, and others to enter or withdrawal from the portal.

Fall/winter portal dates for ALL spring sports ( baseball fallball players not making a team's roster for spring) for this year ran from Dec 1-15 2023.

Edited July 2 by BillyGoatHill

[Pimphand 5,733]

50 minutes ago, closetohumping said:

This would’ve been a great title but they got their guy

Balloons!!!  It’s like they knew it was going to be Earley

Look at me being serious!

[Dennis Taylor 18,809]

 

The Hall of Champions is perfect for stuff like that.. very spacious 

[DFW Horn 6,123]

Here's a half hour of aggy justifying the Earley hire. Enjoy, you masochists

 

[Pimphand 5,733]

7 minutes ago, DFW Horn said:

Here's a half hour of aggy justifying the Earley hire. Enjoy, you masochists

 

Trev Alberts embodies N is for nowledge

[Beau Vine 54,207]

6 minutes ago, DFW Horn said:

Here's a half hour of aggy justifying the Earley hire. Enjoy, you masochists

 

And people were laughing about him wearing shorts to the UT press conference...

It's pretty clear that the dude just dresses worse than I do.

[cmontexas 3,270]

When aggy was mounting their gm 3 comeback and Kent came to the plate as the tying run I started to get worried until a little voice in the back of my head said "Fuck Jeff Kent" and I immediately felt at ease like I knew the game was in hand at that moment

[cabowabo 4,484]

27 minutes ago, DFW Horn said:

Here's a half hour of aggy justifying the Earley hire. Enjoy, you masochists

 

I ain't gonna watch that, but was Trev asked about Schossnagle's comments about what Trev allegedly told him? If not, then it's all true and Trev is an idiot. 

[TrashMaster G 17,546]

1 minute ago, cabowabo said:

I ain't gonna watch that, but was Trev asked about Schossnagle's comments about what Trev allegedly told him? If not, then it's all true and Trev is an idiot. 

Bolded part is true, no matter the scenario.

[The Dog 44,019]

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“We talked at length,” Alberts told the Houston Chronicle on Tuesday of finally earning an audience with Schlossnagle prior to the super regional of the NCAA Tournament against Oregon. “I said, ‘Are you frustrated? Is there anything I can do? ’ And at the end of the conversation I said, ‘Jim, if you’re not happy here and you want to leave, that’s OK. But please don’t hurt our program and don’t hurt our kids.’ That’s what I said.

The link on the subreddit is a gift article so here's the text:

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COLLEGE STATION — Texas A&M athletic director Trev Alberts offered a timeline on former A&M baseball coach Jim Schlossnagle’s stunning exit to rival Texas last week, and Alberts responded to Schlossnagle’s assertion that the athletic director had told him he could leave if he wasn’t happy at A&M.

“We talked at length,” Alberts told the Houston Chronicle on Tuesday of finally earning an audience with Schlossnagle prior to the super regional of the NCAA Tournament against Oregon. “I said, ‘Are you frustrated? Is there anything I can do? ’ And at the end of the conversation I said, ‘Jim, if you’re not happy here and you want to leave, that’s OK. But please don’t hurt our program and don’t hurt our kids.’ That’s what I said.

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“And he said, ‘I will never do that, Trev.’ I said, ‘OK.’”

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HOW WE GOT HERE: Everything to know about baseball coach who spurned Aggies for Longhorns

Schlossnagle left A&M for Texas on June 25, the day the Aggies arrived back from the College World Series in Omaha, Neb., after finishing second to Tennessee, the highest finish in A&M program history.

Alberts said on the Tuesday (June 11) following the Aggies’ two victories over Oregon in the super regional at Blue Bell Park, a meeting was called with the 12th Man Foundation, the athletics’ fundraising arm, to discuss the already-approved $80 million redevelopment of Blue Bell Park.

“And he didn’t come to the meeting,” Alberts said of Schlossnagle. “Two days later I called (a search) firm and said, ‘Let’s get ready to do a search.’”

Schlossnagle had told the Fort Worth Star-Telegram last week that Alberts had told him, “If you don’t ever feel this is the place for you, that’s OK, and it’s OK to move on.”

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AGGIES GET THEIR GUY: Texas A&M hires Michael Earley to lead baseball program

Alberts, who left the same role at Nebraska to become the Aggies’ athletic director in March, said late in the course of the baseball season he had “several donors” tell him Schlossnagle intended to leave A&M.

“We hosted a regional, and after the regional I said can we meet,” Alberts explained to the Chronicle of trying to visit with Schlossnagle about his intentions. “We scheduled a meeting for Monday (June 3) and he canceled. We scheduled a meeting for that Tuesday and he canceled.

“That Wednesday I went and sat — (Schlossnagle’s) son was in his office — and so I sat in (assistant) Nolan Cain’s office. I talked for 40 minutes with Nolan Cain until he came.”

That’s when the “are you frustrated” conversation finally took place, Alberts said.

Schlossnagle last week took assistants Cain, Michael Earley and Max Weiner with him to Austin to help fill out his Longhorns staff, but Earley was officially hired back at A&M on Tuesday as Schlossnagle’s replacement.

Somehow Alberts manages to look even worse. 

Edited July 2 by The Dog

[Balcones 317]

 

[Levi 2,585]

12 minutes ago, The Dog said:

The link on the subreddit is a gift article so here's the text:

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COLLEGE STATION — Texas A&M athletic director Trev Alberts offered a timeline on former A&M baseball coach Jim Schlossnagle’s stunning exit to rival Texas last week, and Alberts responded to Schlossnagle’s assertion that the athletic director had told him he could leave if he wasn’t happy at A&M.

“We talked at length,” Alberts told the Houston Chronicle on Tuesday of finally earning an audience with Schlossnagle prior to the super regional of the NCAA Tournament against Oregon. “I said, ‘Are you frustrated? Is there anything I can do? ’ And at the end of the conversation I said, ‘Jim, if you’re not happy here and you want to leave, that’s OK. But please don’t hurt our program and don’t hurt our kids.’ That’s what I said.

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“And he said, ‘I will never do that, Trev.’ I said, ‘OK.’”

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Article continues below this ad

HOW WE GOT HERE: Everything to know about baseball coach who spurned Aggies for Longhorns

Schlossnagle left A&M for Texas on June 25, the day the Aggies arrived back from the College World Series in Omaha, Neb., after finishing second to Tennessee, the highest finish in A&M program history.

Alberts said on the Tuesday (June 11) following the Aggies’ two victories over Oregon in the super regional at Blue Bell Park, a meeting was called with the 12th Man Foundation, the athletics’ fundraising arm, to discuss the already-approved $80 million redevelopment of Blue Bell Park.

“And he didn’t come to the meeting,” Alberts said of Schlossnagle. “Two days later I called (a search) firm and said, ‘Let’s get ready to do a search.’”

Schlossnagle had told the Fort Worth Star-Telegram last week that Alberts had told him, “If you don’t ever feel this is the place for you, that’s OK, and it’s OK to move on.”

ADVERTISEMENT

Article continues below this ad

AGGIES GET THEIR GUY: Texas A&M hires Michael Earley to lead baseball program

Alberts, who left the same role at Nebraska to become the Aggies’ athletic director in March, said late in the course of the baseball season he had “several donors” tell him Schlossnagle intended to leave A&M.

“We hosted a regional, and after the regional I said can we meet,” Alberts explained to the Chronicle of trying to visit with Schlossnagle about his intentions. “We scheduled a meeting for Monday (June 3) and he canceled. We scheduled a meeting for that Tuesday and he canceled.

“That Wednesday I went and sat — (Schlossnagle’s) son was in his office — and so I sat in (assistant) Nolan Cain’s office. I talked for 40 minutes with Nolan Cain until he came.”

That’s when the “are you frustrated” conversation finally took place, Alberts said.

Schlossnagle last week took assistants Cain, Michael Earley and Max Weiner with him to Austin to help fill out his Longhorns staff, but Earley was officially hired back at A&M on Tuesday as Schlossnagle’s replacement.

Somehow Alberts manages to look even worse. 

[Dennis Taylor 18,809]

4 hours ago, Longhorn94 said:

I know Jeff well and coached Kaeden for several years. I would be shocked if he came to UT. 

That dick tried to copy my drip but he couldn't pull it off

 

 

[BillyGoatHill 4,312]

1 hour ago, Balcones said:

 

So Will gets to run over his ass again next year.

But this time at the Disch. 😝

Edited July 2 by BillyGoatHill

[SamMan 1,362]

3 hours ago, TrashMaster G said:

Once they whiffed on hiring any big-name coaches, this was their only play. Hire a coach that keeps as many players as possible off their runner-up team and pray they make another run, giving their rookie coach some credibility on the recruiting trail.

Otherwise, and maybe even in that ideal scenario, their program looks to take a big step back to the norm in the next couple of years.

The Mark Adams/Rodney Terry approach.

[nnm 36,349]

4 hours ago, Longhorn94 said:

I know Jeff well and coached Kaeden for several years. I would be shocked if he came to UT. 

Anyone who names his kid Kaeden deserves to have an Aggie in their family.