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  1. Vanimal46
    There's only one Tim Brewster... He was "tremendous", and light years ahead of his time. I would have preferred a more tenured, prestigious coach like Les Miles to give the program some credibility given the serious issues currently surrounding the program... I hope this flavor of the month turns out to be the right move for them.
  2. Vanimal46
    Fleck, when described in the paper as a "fiery, energetic coach" reminds me of someone else.... http://xandolabs.com/research/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Time-Brewster-.jpg Get that chili hot boys.... GET THAT CHILI HOT!
  3. Vanimal46
    I'm very intrigued with this news.... Les Miles is reportedly flying up to Minnesota to interview for the Gopher job.
  4. Vanimal46
    Palmeiro falling off was a result of the old, curmudgeon HOF voters who are no longer on the voting committee. This year with the new staff of voters, PED era players are getting their fair shot. I'm 100% on board to elect Bonds, Clemens, and others from that era.
  5. Vanimal46
    Yep, I 'member.... He was one of the original Twins killers. 22-6 career record against them (!) with a 3.09 ERA in 230 IP. In fact, his record against the Twins is the best in his career, with the exception of a couple SSS where he only started against an NL team 1-4 times.
  6. Vanimal46
    Agreed. I've got to imagine it's multi-layered in the decision to fire him. The fact that he tweeted out his love and support for the 10 players/entire team played a factor. As Ben said, there's a good argument to get rid of him specifically for the on-field coaching too. And finally, the recruiting. His incoming class looks bad, really bad. Quite frankly you need to have some charm and charisma in order to recruit kids to come to the school. Based off of Claeys' interviews, he doesn't appear to have any of that. Good coach, bad recruiter.
  7. Vanimal46
    Nothing that I've read so far mentions that Coyle made this decision because of the sexual assault case. I think you could make a case that performance had something to do with the firing as well....
  8. Vanimal46
    Over 2,400 comments on the Star Tribune article I linked yesterday.... Shocked that so many people are outraged at the decision to fire Claeys.
  9. Vanimal46
    I'm happy they got rid of some of the old, curmudgeon HOF voters and are reconsidering players from the late 90's/early 00's.
  10. Vanimal46
    I hope to live long enough to see the demise of the NCAA.
  11. Vanimal46
    Until the NCAA seizes to exist I suppose. Which I hope is sooner rather than later.
  12. Vanimal46
    Yep, no doubt. But every university wants a chip, chair, and a chance at the BIG corporate money from these bowl games.
  13. Vanimal46
    I don't think Les Miles would come near this program TBH unless they give him a godfather offer of $7+ million... P.J. Fleck would be the first call to make. Tuned in and out of their game yesterday, and he looks like a motivating coach to play for. Charlie Strong maybe? Perhaps the lights were too bright to handle down here at UT. Even an outside the box hire like NDSU's head coach.
  14. Vanimal46
    Wow, so long Tracy Claeys. Promptly fired this afternoon. The three names mentioned in the Star Tribune article I linked: "Speculation is sure to start immediately on who will replace Claeys, with Western Michigan coach P.J. Fleck, former LSU coach Les Miles and Boise State coach Bryan Harsin (a Coyle hire when he worked at Boise State) among the names expected to get tossed around."
  15. Vanimal46
    They're inside your mind and know what you want before you know you want it! You guys get the fun ads... I've got a big Sling TV ad on the right hand side of the screen, and an Uber Eats Austin ad on the top banner.
  16. Vanimal46
    Me too... Back then I didn't know anything about WAR or other defensive metrics. Just looked at BA, HRs, RBI, etc. I was pumped because I thought they finally found a power hitting DH! It's too bad he fell off a cliff as soon as he signed with the Twins.
  17. Vanimal46
    Those ad companies are getting really smart.... I hear they know what people search on google all the time. Sounds like they nailed it down for you!
  18. Vanimal46
    It felt like a Sherlock Christmas special last night.... Couldn't agree more with you Mike about Mary. I forgot she even existed as it's been a couple of seasons since she was involved with the show. Is this a 4 episode or 6 episode series? Either way, they need to get back to solving mysteries, and set up a final Sherlock vs. Moriarty show down..
  19. Vanimal46
    I'm with Ash... I'd expect an A/B reliever to be a contributor on a playoff team at the very least. None of these guys would have made a contender's playoff roster. Lone exception being one of the many LOOGYs they have.
  20. Vanimal46
    Sure would be nice to find a 3rd team willing to take Erv Santana to get a better haul of prospects.
  21. Vanimal46
    We need Brock to provide analysis on his favorite pitcher, Pat Dean.
  22. Vanimal46
    Concur. Robbie was a fine waiver wire claim and provided a spark when most of the team struggled to put the ball in play. I also believe last year was his ceiling... He was hovering ~.700 OPS prior to last season's explosion of .828 OPS. He would need to continue to be an .800+ OPS guy from here on out to provide much value. We're certainly not going to see value with his fielding abilities.
  23. Vanimal46
    Can't teach grit or battling your tail off...
  24. Vanimal46
    I'm cranky from throwing out my back and not getting enough sleep. What's everyone else's excuse?
  25. Vanimal46
    Buxton and Kepler are the keys to the OF for the next playoff caliber team. Rosario IMO would be the ideal 4th OF, but I can understand giving him another shot to start in LF this year. No surprise, I want D Santana and Grossman off the team. Grossman because of putrid defense, and Santana because he does nothing well. Hopefully one (or both) of Palka and Granite does well to deserve a call up this season.
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