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[JMV JustMyView]

The mental mistakes throughout the season was infuriating. Up and down the roster we had boneheaded mental breakdowns.

Our pitcher who has three plus pitches couldn’t throw strikes and quit the team. We have another stud pitcher who has all the tools, but can’t throw strikes constantly. Then our most productive pitchers has a mental breakdown in the SBC tournament and just threw the ball to the dugout.

So it’s not just position players, it was across the roster.

We need more Drake Osborne’s and less Conner Angel’s.

But, but, but, didn't Angel get cut??? Lol. I don't want to knock anyone but man two thing I hate is a quitter and a thief. I never jived with those kind of folks.

[JMV JustMyView]

Maybe if he didn’t have so many players that were sub-par at either defense or hitting, there would not have been so many malcontents.

Remember, many of these players were not happy with their first coach, also.

So, if you have a deficiency, you left your first place and your deficiency did not correct itself, you are probably part of the situation which Deggs found himself in.

If you are one of those, who really should be listening to your bellyaching.

Is Deggs your guy?

[CajunVic]

Is Deggs your guy?

Yes, he is the guy we have.

[JMV JustMyView]

Yes, he is the guy we have.

Is he YOUR guy or do you feel the program needs a new head man? If you are ok with the head coach are you also ok with his assistant coaching staff?

[JMV JustMyView]

Get that skewer ready.

Will that skewer be on the stove, next to wear guys are holding there hands to the fire?

[CajunVic]

Is he YOUR guy or do you feel the program needs a new head man? If you are ok with the head coach are you also ok with his assistant coaching staff?

I’m ok with Deggs. I don’t know if Talbot needs to go, but that has been the consensus of pretty much anyone you talk to back to when Robe was here.

[JMV JustMyView]

I’m ok with Deggs. I don’t know if Talbot needs to go, but that has been the consensus of pretty much anyone you talk to back to when Robe was here.

The main concern with me is the turnover rate of kids in the program. I think Deggs has earned 3 years to turn it around. The covid year to me don't count. Hopefully next spring we take the next step and get into a regional.

[CajunVic]

I think Jay made in interesting point in his previous post. Most of those teams from the 2013-2016 era were local. For example:

Conrad brothers- Lafayette
Tyler Girouard- Lafayette
Austin Robichaux- Crowley
Blake Trahan- Kinder
Chase Compton- Slidell
Mike Strentz- Lafayette
Nick Thurman- Belle Chasse
Ryan Leonards- Crowley
Joe Robbins- Pineville
Dylan Butler- Belle Chasse
Cody Boutte- New Iberia
Gunner Leger- Lake Charles
Wyatt Marks- Lafayette
Kyle Clement- Jeanerette
Evan Powell- Lake Charles
Carson Baranik- Bossier City

The rest of the "grinders" like Caleb Adams, Greg Davis, Matt Plitt, Matt Hicks, and Seth Harrison came from right down the road in Texas.

And these are all names of guys who were mostly drafted. The common theme of these guys was that not only were they local, but there is a certain "brand" of baseball that they fit the mold with. Add in their familiarity with our culture, and you have a four year run that is very hard to match for any school outside of the SEC.

I have no reason to believe that we can't find 35 guys within a 6 hour drive that can't come in and contribute to this brand of baseball. Time to get it done.

When you put this list together, it might have been more “the Guys” than “the Deggs” that resulted in the success.

For our sake, I surely hope it was somewhat balanced and we can get back to that balance in the next couple of years.

[RedTails]

If Deggs’ system requires alphas and unicorns from the 2014 team, I think he’s gonna have as much trouble as it is to find Blantons/EH Taylor on the shelf.

Travel ball, transfer portal, me me me culture exasperated by social media, and kids not being able to take criticism without jumping to the transfer portal is gonna make a coaching style like Deggs hard to sustain.

I think he can build a successful program, but if he can’t find the pieces to fit his system, he needs to modify his system to accept the pieces he’s gathered.

I have no idea what I’m talking about, it just sounded cool. Go with it.

[CrazyCajun]

If Deggs’ system requires alphas and unicorns from the 2014 team, I think he’s gonna have as much trouble as it is to find Blantons/EH Taylor on the shelf.

Travel ball, transfer portal, me me me culture exasperated by social media, and kids not being able to take criticism without jumping to the transfer portal is gonna make a coaching style like Deggs hard to sustain.

I think he can build a successful program, but if he can’t find the pieces to fit his system, he needs to modify his system to accept the pieces he’s gathered.

I have no idea what I’m talking about, it just sounded cool. Go with it.

So he should widen the plate? That’s how we got here in the first place

[ManAboutTown]

If Deggs’ system requires alphas and unicorns from the 2014 team, I think he’s gonna have as much trouble as it is to find Blantons/EH Taylor on the shelf.

Travel ball, transfer portal, me me me culture exasperated by social media, and kids not being able to take criticism without jumping to the transfer portal is gonna make a coaching style like Deggs hard to sustain.

I think he can build a successful program, but if he can’t find the pieces to fit his system, he needs to modify his system to accept the pieces he’s gathered.

I have no idea what I’m talking about, it just sounded cool. Go with it.

You absolutely nailed it though. It’s not that Deggs & JT’s system doesn’t work. Look around the SEC. Most of that league plays Deggs ball.

The difference is, they have 20 blue chip prospects on every roster. And when you have elite level talent, you can be super aggressive, use action to steal runs, rearrange bullpens and starting rotations weekly, and play musical chairs on defense. The catch is, 90% of college baseball doesn’t have that luxury. Especially this program under JT. We’ve pigeon-holed ourselves with the “type” of player we recruit.

2014 was so successful because we had 7 professional baseball players in the every day lineup and 3 professional pitchers on the weekend.

While I don’t think talent is our problem, I don’t think we have the roster to play Deggs’ style ball either. But instead of adjusting to the roster, we just keep shoving square pegs in round holes…

[JMV JustMyView]

So he should widen the plate? That’s how we got here in the first place

Never widen the plate or change the standards.