Tennessee Buzz: Candidates To Watch - Kendall Rogers

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BruinVol said:
Director of baseball operations has zero to do with the head coaches future. They work like a secretary for the head coach.
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Wasn't sure of that reporting structure. In any event Bragga is no where close to a hot seat. Even without moderate success. He is a fixture here.
 
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vol66 said:
I could be wrong, but I'd rather play in 96 degree weather than 40 degree weather any day of the week.
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Up here in the middle TN plateau, our HS season in Jackson County is alot like northern teams. It is not uncommon to have most of the season played in blanket weather. Heaters in the dugout are a staple. We have many games in the 40's or less. And an occasional game in the teens. And we don't have a bermuda diamond, cause it doesn't green up till after the season. I vote for the heat only in game play. If the rain ends this was supposed to be our first week getting into the 90's. But, we have great baseball, and stellar facilities for a class A, 450 student school. And i am biased. My son is moving up to 9th grade and the HS program.
 
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BruinVol said:
Oh yea. He could be a lifer there.
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Pretty sure he is lifer. He is a very good coach for that program, in that conference, and I've never heard he had a desire to move on and up. He's pretty happy at Tech and Cookeville. As they are with him. It's hard to get axed as a HC in any TTU sport. Look how long it took us to change football coaches from the losingest coach in NCAA history. We don't have the funds to be unhappy with a coach. I just wish Bragga would go a little more heavy duty on the non conference.
 
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GVF said:
Pretty sure he is lifer. He is a very good coach for that program, in that conference, and I've never heard he had a desire to move on and up. He's pretty happy at Tech and Cookeville. As they are with him. It's hard to get axed as a HC in any TTU sport. Look how long it took us to change football coaches from the losingest coach in NCAA history. We don't have the funds to be unhappy with a coach. I just wish Bragga would go a little more heavy duty on the non conference.
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He has tried to get numerous jobs. Never got a sniff I was told.

Iirc he was a finalist for a job last year but didn't get it. I recall a Kendall Rogers tweet about it.
 
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vol66 said:
I don't hate him at all. He has a couple things going for him as far as recruiting Tennessee and evaluating talent, which is very important, obviously. It's everything else that worries me. Same with Burke or a coach coming from MLB, they obviously know baseball, but that's not all there is too it.
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I'd like to see Tennessee hire a proven HC for the position but if they are considering Ash Lawson, I'd rather see them hire Burke over him.
 
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Backwards K said:
I'd like to see Tennessee hire a proven HC for the position but if they are considering Ash Lawson, I'd rather see them hire Burke over him.
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I just want them to hire a guy that's a proven recruiter, the best recruiter we can get. Someone that can "build a wall" around East Tennessee, so at the very least we get the best of the guys from around here.

We had a proven coach, but we never had enough talent, we had some, but not enough, especially pitching.
 
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Backwards K said:
Bruin, have you heard any interesting stuff on Bohannon's hiring and his dealings with Alabama and Tennessee?
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All I read was on IT and they made it sound like he had the job and called tenn last minute and said he was going to Bama instead. I know nothing other than that
 
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AND they are underway in Alaska. It snuck up on me this year, we have 4 players in the Alaska League, 2 for Matsu and 2 for Anchorage...I'll try to get the summer thread up tonight.


GBO!!!
 
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http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/sports/college/story/2017/jun/04/local-tennessee-baseball-signees-not-wavering/431601/
 
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I am just so underwhelmed with the names that are coming up with this search. A lot of the names are guys who are currently leading teams that are barely above .500 themselves. If we go with a guy like that, then we are just accepting mediocrity.

The only names being mentioned that I am interested in are Bakich, Calvi, Mazey, and maybe Szefc. I think a guy like Burke and Lawson are too risky for where the program is at right now. Riser seems to be a very young, up-and-coming coach, but would be a risk too. I do not really like the idea of Holbrook because we would just be hiring a guy that another SEC program did not want. Plus he has not had good results this season. But I guess expectations for Tennessee baseball and South Carolina baseball are different, sadly.

This could be a make or break hire for the baseball program. I know we do not have the most prestigious baseball program, but Tennessee is a traditional SEC school, Knoxville is a great city, good facilities that will only get better with Currie, and we can pay a lot of money. That is if we decide to actually open up the pocket book, which is a big if, but Serrano was making a good paycheck that put him near the top of the SEC. We need to go get a winner.
 
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BruinVol said:
As in we might hire him.
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Holbrook is probably a step up from what we had in the sense that he knows the SEC and has some success in the league. But how does it invoke confidence in the fans if we hire someone who can't "succeed" at a baseball school with infinitely more resources and support? The sad thing is Tanner likely won't even counter offer to keep him.
 
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Out of the names discussed, I like Bakich and Calvi the most. Szefc and Mazey would be next. Heck, I guess I would take any of those four, but I still would like to see us snag a big fish from somewhere.

I'd like to see us going after the head coach of Southern Miss, Illinois, Tulane, Rice, TCU, Texas Tech, Louisville, etc. I know many of them have connections with the school and would probably never leave for Tennessee, but I would like to see us going after names like that.
 
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Orange&White said:
I am just so underwhelmed with the names that are coming up with this search. A lot of the names are guys who are currently leading teams that are barely above .500 themselves. If we go with a guy like that, then we are just accepting mediocrity.

The only names being mentioned that I am interested in are Bakich, Calvi, Mazey, and maybe Szefc. I think a guy like Burke and Lawson are too risky for where the program is at right now. Riser seems to be a very young, up-and-coming coach, but would be a risk too. I do not really like the idea of Holbrook because we would just be hiring a guy that another SEC program did not want. Plus he has not had good results this season. But I guess expectations for Tennessee baseball and South Carolina baseball are different, sadly.

This could be a make or break hire for the baseball program. I know we do not have the most prestigious baseball program, but Tennessee is a traditional SEC school, Knoxville is a great city, good facilities that will only get better with Currie, and we can pay a lot of money. That is if we decide to actually open up the pocket book, which is a big if, but Serrano was making a good paycheck that put him near the top of the SEC. We need to go get a winner.
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I'm pretty disappointed as well, and if they go the Lawson/Burke route, it's going to be hard for me to be as hardcore regarding baseball. I'll move on to casual fan status. Budget doesn't seem to be the issue, but how they spend the money may be the problem...I mean just the simple fact that they won't stream all the games, when you're losing the kind of money they are losing, I mean, what's another 100 Grand when your losing 4M...Instead, we're the only school not showing the games. I know occasionally Missouri and Vanderbilt might not show a midweek game, but we didn't see one this season.

I suppose there are powers that be that want Burke or Lawson, but from what I've heard and read, he wants to interview others as well...or Lawson or maybe Burke would already have the job, so I take some solace there.

This past season was one of the most difficult seasons I have followed short of the season Fulmer was fired and the loss to Wyoming...that's not just disappointing, it's like Chinese water torture.

You start out realistically without very high expectations...they get on a little roll in the non conference portion of the schedule, but deep down your waiting for it to fall apart, hoping it won't but a nagging feeling that when the SEC season starts...and then the season is over in the first two weeks.

I mean, when the product on the field is this bad and on top of it, and maybe it's just perception and not reality, it doesn't feel like the school is doing everything they can, like they aren't really interested in having to do the work involved if the sport became more popular, mediocre is fine, we're fielding a team that should be enough...it's hard to be excited for a full season.
 
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zachpack said:
OK, I am no rocket scientist but why would you consider a coach that couldn't get a power like SC to regionals but you expect him to be successful at UT where baseball is an afterthought? Ehhhhh.........no.
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A lot of good stuff on that resume. He had massive amounts of injuries this year and was left out with a 31 rpi in favor of 5 bigten teams which we knew then was a joke and we sure do now after their performances. It's not perfect but it's damn much better than Burke or lawson.
 
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From Brice's list I am interested in Mark Calvi and Matt Riser. I'm hesitant on Mazey and Szefc. I think the main reason is the difference in age and most recent experience in the southeast region. Plus the success Calvi and Riser have had in the southeast at both of there current programs. Bruin it's my opinion so let's hear what you have to say my good friend?
 
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