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I never said you said anything about being racist. You did. I just said I love imagined racism.

This is a stupid thread and I love imagined racism AND making stupid posts.

Guys… USF has never hired a black president. I’m just pointing something out, stop making it seem like I’m saying USF only hires white people to be president.

But, those guys are black. If he mentioned them, he wouldn't be able to say the staff is all white.

Don't sleep on the cookie situation.

He's won everything he can at this point in his tenure. Next step is signing day. Then it is the real deal. He's crushed the first round.

I've never come across that as a "rule" in HS or college, but more the preference of the park. In HS it is a *****, since kids don't normally get asked to buy both. No one wants metal cleats on their turf. Just another thing... I assume this means our outfielders will have to wear rubber on the grass, which is definitely a negative. Metal cleats grab infinitely better than rubber on grass. I assume Adidas will provide our guys with both, since they'll be playing on both surfaces throughout the season. Still very annoyed about a turf mound. That's a cardinal sin. Guys hit on turf all the time in cages and fielding on turf isn't a real adjustment. But, I can't understand asking your pitchers to adjust to throwing on both surfaces. There is a world of difference throwing when there is a dugout hole at the rubber and landing area and then you're pitching off a turf mound with neither.

Dynamite. This guy said anything and everything I could have wanted him to. Hit on some of his history, how he got the job, dropped a little xCJL nugget. Even spun his UCF experience into a positive for us. Some OCS talk. CAG isn't ******* around in this interview. Love it.

Don't knock it. Kansas once counted their Spring game as a win in their record. Kansas counts Spring Game as 2012 win The Jayhawks start 2013 on a one-game winning streak! Or at least half of the Jayhawks do.

100%. But, turf these days is fine. It gives a true hop and it's low maintenance. My overall beef is twofold. 1) A turf batter's box isn't too common, but, most cages are turf these days so it isn't weird hitting on it. So, while I prefer clay, I'm reasonably ok with turf in the box. However! 2) Throwing from a turf mound is absolute ******* insane. How in the world can that be ok when 90% of college baseball has a clay mound and when some team comes in they have to throw off some rubber bump? That is the most bonkers home field advantage ever to have a turf mound that pretty much everyone who comes to town has almost no experience with in a game setting.

Didn't stop him from taking mediocre money to unretire and play for the Phillies on one of the worst turf fields ever created.

Vanderbilt's field is 100% turf, including the mound and batter's box. Would you turn them down?

xCJS offered him a scholarship. CAG has rescinded that offer and says there is no scholarship offer or letter of intent for him to sign on signing day. Old staff thought he was a good fit, new staff does not agree.

So you'd be less worried if the coaches came from an 11-2 FAU team and a national championship Clemson? Because, I can tell you how that works out for us.

As long as there isn't a turf mound and the batting circle stays clay, I can stomach the change.

Which are you more mad about, the rules or the kids playing by them?

No one is making the NCAA give this kid 7 years. Why shouldn't he use them?

Milking teenage athletes for hundreds of millions of dollars isn't really a better look. He's not hurting anyone. He gets to play one more year off football before the sport tells him he's done. He gets to keep having fun and being a kid and UTSA makes a bunch of money off of him. If I could have played a year or two more and paid off some more school, I'd have done it in a heartbeat. I knew I wasn't going anywhere, but it still sucked to just wake up one morning and realize you're never throwing a baseball again that matters.

College football shouldn't be a lot of things. But, he's done everything his school has asked of him. He hasn't transferred. He's produced consistently. Do you think he should have "retired" to let someone else play? Said no to the scholarship? No to the NIL?

He’s giving them a far above average QB. Not a fair exchange?

Kudos! Making money and has at least two free college degrees by this point. Avoid the real world for another year while getting to play a game. Smart kid. Milk it for all you can.

"Beats the hell out of working at Sears."

I care quite a bit about who he signs AND I'd like him to coach up those that do.