Baseball Coaching Search 2019

[GeauxLouisiana]

True. Although, JT was not back in D1 Coaching yet when Deggs wen't to Sam. Robe hired JT from his High School Coaching gig on Degg's recommendation after he left. Still, I wouldn't be surprised if JT remains with the program in some capacity due to his friendship with Deggs. I just hope that Deggs makes the right decision in this regard, JT would not provide anything substantial to what Deggs can do. Deggs is a hitting coach, and he's a top recruiter. JT was recently taken off the Hitting Coach role AND recruiting. I just don't see how keeping JT on staff helps our program. I'd much rather pay a new Pitching Coach, which is EXTREMELY IMPORTANT for this transition after losing one of, if not the best, pitching coaches in the entire country.

With that being said, I really like JT as a person. He's a great guy if you ever get a chance to visit with him. Would feel bad to lose him, but for the betterment of the program, I feel as though it's necessary.

Watch, it's probably not even Deggs and Maggard has us all fooled. Lol. What if Gautreau is the ace up the sleeve?

So Deggs was able to recommend him for a position here but couldn't take his own recommendation and bring him to SHSU? That's enough to tell me about the future if Deggs is hired here.

If Deggs is hired, we need to hire a pitching coach. Keep Wells to complement Deggs with the hitting and have a full-time pitching coach. Deggs/Wells would be lethal.

[CrazyCajun]

So Deggs was able to recommend him for a position here but couldn't take his own recommendation and bring him to SHSU? That's enough to tell me about the future if Deggs is hired here.

If Deggs is hired, we need to hire a pitching coach. Keep Wells to complement Deggs with the hitting and have a full-time pitching coach. Deggs/Wells would be lethal.

He brought Harvel with him to SHSU

[GeauxLouisiana]

He brought Harvel with him to SHSU

I'm aware. But people continue to bring up the long history of Deggs and JT. If there's such a long history, wouldn't you take him to SHSU with you? Or does Deggs think more highly of Harvell than JT?

[JMV JustMyView]

Don't be so sure about JT

Didnt say he would be history just said it was possible.

[CrazyCajun]

I'm aware. But people continue to bring up the long history of Deggs and JT. If there's such a long history, wouldn't you take him to SHSU with you? Or does Deggs think more highly of Harvell than JT?

Deggs and Harvel were working here together at the time. A lot of times it’s just circumstance or timing. I’m sure most coaches have more than one person as a friend and can think of more than one coach at a time as a good coach. It’s not like there is a limit. Talbot got out of coaching to be with his kids, at the time he wanted an opportunity to be near them...they were in Thibodeaux at that time.

[GeauxLouisiana]

Deggs and Harvel were working here together at the time. A lot of times it’s just circumstance or timing. I’m sure most coaches have more than one person as a friend and can think of more than one coach at a time as a good coach. It’s not like there is a limit.

They were here together? No way! Next thing you'll tell me is that we landed on the moon.

I just think the notion of Deggs keeping JT on staff because of their history together is not believable.

[CrazyCajun]

They were here together? No way! Next thing you'll tell me is that we landed on the moon.

I just think the notion of Deggs keeping JT on staff because of their history together is not believable.

Since you already know everything, do you know for sure deggs didn’t talk to talbot about SHSU? And talbot said Texas is too far from my family?

[cajunhawk]

I believe the reasonings have been well formulated and expressed, it’s not worth repeating all of it. I trust Dr. Maggard. And if his decision is Deggs, I believe it’s a tremendous hire for the baseball program.

Came in late on the conversation and didn't see that question posed. I think it's a good hire, but I feel like they shortened the search and focused on him instead of going national. I could be 100% wrong on that, but the time period doesn't match up for a national search.

[Dad04]

They were here together? No way! Next thing you'll tell me is that we landed on the moon.

I just think the notion of Deggs keeping JT on staff because of their history together is not believable.

He is poison and needs to go. He has been front and center during the entire and steepest decline the program has seen.

[GeauxLouisiana]

Since you already know everything, do you know for sure deggs didn’t talk to talbot about SHSU? And talbot said Texas is too far from my family?

I don't know and you don't know. I know what history has shown.

History also shows that Deggs brought Harvell here in 2013 and not JT. Again, he had a chance to get the band back together...and didn't.

[CrazyCajun]

I don't know and you don't know. I know what history has shown.

History also shows that Deggs brought Harvell here in 2013 and not JT. Again, he had a chance to get the band back together...and didn't.

It is a fact, do you know the difference in pay of Harvel at that time compared to the pay talbot took to replace deggs? Talbot came here in 2015 for a higher paying position than what he would have had in 2013. None of us know the details but just because JT didn’t come here in 2013 or shsu in 2015 doesn’t mean deggs doesn’t think highly of talbot, it could have just been circumstance and most of all, money.

[cajunhawk]

Nows not the time for a dramatic change in tradition in baseball. Deggs knows the tradition that we have here of not only creating winners on the field, but in life. If we had let robe go after the season, just normally without the passing, I'd say go national do what it takes and win. With the circumstance around his passing, tradition and stability is more important than changing culture and winning.

I think that sentiment is dangerous, and it's why softball's paradigm shift away from Lotief was so successful. There is ALWAYS more than one way to skin a cat. Tradition is important, but it should never stand in the way of change that is much needed. Being stuck in tradition was one of the reasons the baseball program was languishing.

Robe passing tragically or not, the program needs to progress. If Deggs is the right guy to bring the program back to where it needs to be and beyond, so be it. If we get stuck in the same situation we have been in because we didn't want to hurt anyone's feelings concerning who to succeed Robe, we have done a much bigger disservice to Robe's memory.