Predicting + 100 runs again?....
That was very bold, almost two runs more per game. We would be in the top 20 nationally runs scored, instead of 127th.
Nobody knows what will happen. Hopefully, the boat gets dragged off the sand bar, the engine room gets drained out and she becomes seaworthy sometime soon. Watching the slow but steady decline of this program has been painful.
Fans have the luxury of staying home, or watching softball games. I feel bad for the folks directly involved, coaches, players, families, support staff and media. A bunch of kids will be cut...again, next month and in the fall. What a nightmare.
Over-recruiting is a slippery slope. Once you get that reputation, high school players tend to shy away, especially as a mid-major. P5 schools can get away with it, somewhat. To a recruit, scout team coach, over-recruiting makes a mid-major look like they don't know what they are doing, which is true. I know Tony doesn't like it. Too bad we've fallen in that trap.
Bringing in 55+ guys in the fall is nothing to brag about. It is a sign of failure. It's actually a huge red flag in the recruiting world.
Recruit: "Coach, the Cajuns keep calling. Whucha think?"
Coach: "I dunno. I heard they bringing in 55, 60 guys next fall. That Rizer kid they cut is killing it at TCU"
Recruit: "EEEEESSSHH!!"