A few facts

rebeljim · Mon May 20, 2013 4:46 pm

Mike Bianco SEC Record at OM
210 wins
180 losses

Bianco SEC Record Year by Year

2001. 17-13
2002. 14-16
2003. 17-13
2004. 18-12
2005. 18-12
2006. 17-13
2007. 16-14
2008. 15-15
2009. 20-10
2010. 16-14
2011. 13-17
2012. 14-16
2013. 15-15

Mike's record with McDonnell on staff was 101 wins and 79 losses. Mike's post McDonnell record since 2007 was 109 wins and 101 losses. That included a 20 win & 10 loss season in 2009.

Any questions????

rebelbear · Tue May 21, 2013 10:24 am

So...Bianco's best SEC record occurred WITHOUT McDonnell. Interesting.

lewindha · Tue May 21, 2013 1:14 pm

rebelbear wrote:So...Bianco's best SEC record occurred WITHOUT McDonnell. Interesting.

Oh, no you didn't.

All that tells me is that the SEC is a tough baseball conference.

umrebel96 · Tue May 21, 2013 6:12 pm

rebeljim wrote:Mike Bianco SEC Record at OM
210 wins
180 losses

Bianco SEC Record Year by Year

2001. 17-13
2002. 14-16
2003. 17-13
2004. 18-12
2005. 18-12
2006. 17-13
2007. 16-14
2008. 15-15
2009. 20-10
2010. 16-14
2011. 13-17
2012. 14-16
2013. 15-15

Mike's record with McDonnell on staff was 101 wins and 79 losses. Mike's post McDonnell record since 2007 was 109 wins and 101 losses. That included a 20 win & 10 loss season in 2009.

Any questions????

I'm just glad you're properly using the word "fact"

rebeljim · Thu May 23, 2013 1:29 pm

Below is what Louisville has done since 2007 (hiring McDonnell) and what we have done since 2007 (losing McDonnell).

Louisville:
CWS appearances - 1
Super Regional appearances - 2
Regional appearances - 6 (including this year)
Super Regional hosts - 1
Regional hosts - 3 (including this year most likely)

Ole Miss:
CWS appearances - 0
Super Regional appearances - 2
Regional appearances - 6 (including this year)
Super Regional hosts - 1
Regional hosts - 2 (not hosting this year)

Now, it's fair to say that those resumes are almost identical, with a slight nod to Louisville in CWS appearances (1 to 0) and regional hosts (3 to 2) assuming they host this year as they are projected to do.

I think any rational fan would agree that it is easier to recruit to Ole Miss than Louisville due to the support our program receives, the stadium, the amount of talent geographically close to our campus, and the tradition we had built prior to 2007 when this period started.

Does anyone disagree that McDonnell's Louisville performance coupled with the timing of our downward trend tend to suggest that McDonnell, NOT Bianco was the key to a lot of our early success?

rebeljim · Thu May 23, 2013 2:30 pm

Since O'Connor is one of the first calls I would make after firing Bianco, here goes the comparison, using 2009 forward since we met in the 2009 Super Regional:

Virginia:
CWS appearances - 2
Super Regional appearances - 3
Regional appearances - 5
Super Regional hosts - 2 (both as national seeds)
Regional hosts - 4 (assuming a host this year and a 3rd national seed in 5 years)

Ole Miss:
CWS appearances - 0
Super Regional appearances - 1
Regional appearances - 4
Super Regional hosts - 1
Regional hosts - 1

rebeljim · Thu May 23, 2013 2:56 pm

And now we're 18-21 since starting 19-1. But we can wash all this away with a nice run in the playoffs. Omaha or bust.

lewindha · Thu May 23, 2013 5:00 pm

rebeljim wrote:Since O'Connor is one of the first calls I would make after firing Bianco, here goes the comparison, using 2009 forward since we met in the 2009 Super Regional:

Virginia:
CWS appearances - 2
Super Regional appearances - 3
Regional appearances - 5
Super Regional hosts - 2 (both as national seeds)
Regional hosts - 4 (assuming a host this year and a 3rd national seed in 5 years)

Ole Miss:
CWS appearances - 0
Super Regional appearances - 1
Regional appearances - 4
Super Regional hosts - 1
Regional hosts - 1

Sounds great. What if he turns it down? Have you ever been to Charlottesville? It's pretty freakin' nice.

I like you guys' confidence that we can get that caliber of coach easily. But, what if we don't? I don't think we should trade 11 of 13 postseasons for an up-and-comer.

Chase over at Rivals posted something about scholarships. I don't think any of our players are on a full ride. I don't know all the details, but he was explaining how a schools like LSU don't have the same restrictions. Maybe Louisville doesn't either. I'll try to dig that post up somewhere and paraphrase it later on. Probably won't be today.

Thu May 23, 2013 6:03 pm

Does anyone disagree that McDonnell's Louisville performance coupled with the timing of our downward trend tend to suggest that McDonnell, NOT Bianco was the key to a lot of our early success?

Yes and I'd also say that AK has been to more NCAA tourneys since his Assistant with Latino connections came aboard. Sounds to me line it isn't AK who got us to the dance.

Titles 'R Us · Thu May 23, 2013 6:24 pm

Once again, how does any aspect of basketball get us out of the mediocre mess we've been in with Bianco for the last four years?

olemissreb10 · Thu May 23, 2013 6:29 pm

I don't know if O'Conner would come. He's got a pretty nice gig at UVA and they have money.

rebeljim · Thu May 23, 2013 9:04 pm

rebelliousb wrote:
Does anyone disagree that McDonnell's Louisville performance coupled with the timing of our downward trend tend to suggest that McDonnell, NOT Bianco was the key to a lot of our early success?
Yes and I'd also say that AK has been to more NCAA tourneys since his Assistant with Latino connections came aboard. Sounds to me line it isn't AK who got us to the dance.

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