Vintage Bianco In Hoover

[ThunderReb]

[Heath]

John Savage at UCLA would be my first choice for a replacement. But there are other Omaha-Resume HC's out there that would jump at the chance to come to one of the top facilities, top fanbases and top salaries in the best league in the country.

So we do pay one of the top salaries? I didn't know that.

Well, like I said, I think Bianco gets next year. If he screws it up, then do whatever.

I agree with you on that one. If hedoesn't improve drastically with the #3 recruiting class as Sophomores, then that will show he can't do it and we need a change.

[Heath]

My question is who does Ole Miss hire???

I ask because it has to be someone beside Dan Mcdonnell because yes he has been good, but hasn't built an amazing program.

I just don't know who would get Ole Miss to Omaha in the next two years? So my question is who is that homerun hire after we fire Mike Bianco?

Just off the top of my head, I would like Tim Corbin from Vandy. I think he has done an excellent job there, considering it is a small school and they get only smart kids. I mean, d***, they just swept the hell out of us. Now I understand Vandy is having a bad year, but usually they are in the top 1 or 2 in the East. Just a thought.

[Titles 'R Us]

Corbin would also be a good choice for a replacement. When Vandy hosted for the first time a couple of years back, they had to bring in extra bleachers to get their seating up to 2,000. That was the year Michigan upset them. Since then, they've added some outfield seating, but I don't think they get more than 2,500 to 3,000 in their park. Since Vandy's a private school with a huge endowment, they don't have to reveal their coaches' salaries, but I'm sure Ole Miss can offer him more money, plus a ready-to-go, hungry, Top Three SEC and Top Five national fan base and a facility that can easily attract 10,000 any given weekend. Corbin has done an impressive job, building a program up from scratch that is now an annual contender.

And don't forget, Corbin is yet another SEC HC that has taken his team to Omaha since Bianco came to Ole Miss.

[olemissreb10]

I doubt Corbin would leave Vandy

[Heath]

Or o'Sullivan. He has that Florida connection to get us some good players from there. I think he would leave UF. He has done well and still has very little support. Or what about the coach at Oklahoma. They have really improved their program.

[olemissreb10]

Or o'Sullivan. He has that Florida connection to get us some good players from there. I think he would leave UF. He has done well and still has very little support. Or what about the coach at Oklahoma. They have really improved their program.

Why would he leave? Not saying he wouldn't but I'd stay there if I were him. He has unlimited talent, money, resources, success, and very little pressure. The guy has one of the easiest gigs in America right now. Facilities and atmosphere would have to be really important to him to even consider coming to Oxford.

Kendall Rogers stated yesterday that he couldn't think of anyone we could obtain better than Bianco. I don't necessarily agree but it may be tougher to grab a top tier guy than some think...especially current SEC coaches. I'd look to guys like Brian O'Connor, Terry Rooney, Mike Fox, and, George Horton. I'd give Corbin a call first though.

[Titles 'R Us]

Kendall Rogers is no fan of Ole Miss to say that we couldn't get anyone better than Bianco for Ole Miss. That's hogwash! If LSU, Arkansas, Georgia, Vandy, South Carolina, Florida and State can all hire coaches who will take their teams to Omaha now and then, so can Ole Miss. Why should Ole Miss fans have such low expectations of its baseball program?

[olemissreb10]

Kendall Rogers is no fan of Ole Miss to say that we couldn't get anyone better than Bianco for Ole Miss. That's hogwash! If LSU, Arkansas, Georgia, Vandy, South Carolina, Florida and State can all hire coaches who will take their teams to Omaha now and then, so can Ole Miss. Why should Ole Miss fans have such low expectations of its baseball program?

How many of those coaches were big names when hired and had Omaha experience before their hiring? We'll likely have to hire some up and comer as well. That's the point. We probably couldn't sway any of the coaches at those schools you mentioned to leave and come to Oxford.

[Titles 'R Us]

I disagree. Ole Miss Baseball is a gold mine--top facility, top fan base, top salary available. Very few programs have anything close to that now. Most that do are in the SEC. We absolutely can hire an Omaha Resume Coach and that should be a requirement when the time comes. Again, I state: too many Ole Miss fans have low expectations, and there's no reason to settle for that. BTW, bolth Manieri and Van Horne had Omaha on their resumes when they were hired by LSU and Arkansas. One came from Notre Dame and one from Nebraska. Why? Because they wanted to get into the league with the highest salaries, best facilities and best fan bases. Ole Miss is in the Top Tier of the SEC in those three categories. All we are lacking is an Omaha-level head coach. This is a top job.

[olemissreb10]

I disagree. Ole Miss Baseball is a gold mine--top facility, top fan base, top salary available. Very few programs have anything close to that now. Most that do are in the SEC. We absolutely can hire an Omaha Resume Coach and that should be a requirement when the time comes. Again, I state: too many Ole Miss fans have low expectations, and there's no reason to settle for that. BTW, bolth Manieri and Van Horne had Omaha on their resumes when they were hired by LSU and Arkansas. One came from Notre Dame and one from Nebraska. Why? Because they wanted to get into the league with the highest salaries, best facilities and best fan bases. Ole Miss is in the Top Tier of the SEC in those three categories. All we are lacking is an Omaha-level head coach. This is a top job.

We can get a top notch coach, but not O'Sullivan or Corbin as people are alluding to. That's why I mentioned Brian O'Connor, Terry Rooney, Mike Fox, and George Horton. Three of those guys have been to Omaha. The other is a really talented coach. I fully believe we could snag any of those guys.

But Bianco isn't going anywhere. We will not buy out his contract or fire him after making the postseason.

[Titles 'R Us]

I disagree. Ole Miss Baseball is a gold mine--top facility, top fan base, top salary available. Very few programs have anything close to that now. Most that do are in the SEC. We absolutely can hire an Omaha Resume Coach and that should be a requirement when the time comes. Again, I state: too many Ole Miss fans have low expectations, and there's no reason to settle for that. BTW, bolth Manieri and Van Horne had Omaha on their resumes when they were hired by LSU and Arkansas. One came from Notre Dame and one from Nebraska. Why? Because they wanted to get into the league with the highest salaries, best facilities and best fan bases. Ole Miss is in the Top Tier of the SEC in those three categories. All we are lacking is an Omaha-level head coach. This is a top job.

But Bianco isn't going anywhere. We will not buy out his contract or fire him after making the postseason.

And that, sir, is a demonstration of how low expectations work.

[rewalters]

I disagree. Ole Miss Baseball is a gold mine--top facility, top fan base, top salary available. Very few programs have anything close to that now. Most that do are in the SEC. We absolutely can hire an Omaha Resume Coach and that should be a requirement when the time comes. Again, I state: too many Ole Miss fans have low expectations, and there's no reason to settle for that. BTW, bolth Manieri and Van Horne had Omaha on their resumes when they were hired by LSU and Arkansas. One came from Notre Dame and one from Nebraska. Why? Because they wanted to get into the league with the highest salaries, best facilities and best fan bases. Ole Miss is in the Top Tier of the SEC in those three categories. All we are lacking is an Omaha-level head coach. This is a top job.

But Bianco isn't going anywhere. We will not buy out his contract or fire him after making the postseason.

And that, sir, is a demonstration of how low expectations work.

Actually I would probably file it under economics, but that's just me.

[Rebchuck18]

The only major sport we have realistic expectations for IS baseball. Because of.....wait for it......Mike Bianco.

[bbqit]

i'm afraid rebchuck is right and sometimes it takes dang good coaches a while to get over the bump in the road. He has to address hitting cause it just feels like we can't get one when we need it.