Forbes ?? Candidate for SC
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I think the chances of that happening are next to 0
That would be beyond shocking to me, but I guess stranger things have happened?
leverage. He is the most successful men’s coach at Carolina and he deserves more resources.
It only makes sense. Forbes is one of the best coaches in College Baseball. I’m sure they can throw a lot of money at him. South Carolina baseball is a big deal and they want to get that program back on track. Hopefully we can pony up and get him to stay.
in the other post. i'll share here too. https://www.on3.com/teams/south-car...-south-carolina-baseball-opening-updated-6-4/
Not sure if we are supposed to post links to the South Carolina 247 site but I saw they had Forbes at the top of the list on their baseball hot board 2.0
"Update No. 1 (June 4): In the last 48 hours, intel began to pick up that South Carolina may have more candidates under evaluation. After some initial intel pointed toward Forbes not being a candidate for the job, he’s now a name worth keeping tabs on moving forward as the search continues."
See it on the On3 site as well: https://www.on3.com/sites/the-big-spur/news/thursday-south-carolina-baseball-search-update/
Is this the baseball version of us having to make Dusty May and Tommy Lloyd say no?
South Carolina has more money than us, not freaking out or anything but I think it would be silly to outright dismiss this.
True but I’m sure Forbes is the number 1 guy based off of that list
I just don’t see it. The only reason would be if he thought he couldn’t win a national championship here. He’s been through so much here and has the program built in his image operating at a consistently high level with increased financial support every year. Like it could happen but it would sort of cut against all available evidence about Coach Forbes as a person and UNC’s athletic department.
If and when Kendall Rogers or Aaron Fitt mention Forbes as an actual candidate, this is all for nothing. Scott has helped this program grow and become what it is today, arguably moving at a better pace than where Fox had it. It’s built in the exact image he wants it. If anything, his name is there by his agent because Forbes is trying to raise more money for our program. I just can’t see Scott moving to Columbia and heading a up a program that since tanner moved to AD has been lost. His values and the values of that university and its base as on opposite ends of the spectrum.
Oh I’m certainly not dismissing it, when a big job is open and you think you’ve got an appealing offer you call one of the best in the sport and that is what Forbes has shown to be.
Forbes has been at North Carolina for the last 20 years and has this program humming at the top of ACC and national relevance year in and year out. He’s also a NC native and doesn’t seem like a bag chaser. There’s obviously smoke and I hope that is all that it is.
It would be a massive downgrade for him, solely would be only about money. This makes ABSOLUTELY No sense in any form of sorts.
UNC is an established and the most consistent program for years. Leaving to have to rebuild with SC which is battling tough opponents just doesn’t sound like something Forbes would do.
regardless I HATE the distraction this close to another Omaha trip.
Then we need to pay the man what he is worth so there won’t be any distractions. I’m satisfied Forbes doesn’t want to leave Chapel Hill, but he should be compensated at market value for an elite baseball coach (like we did with basketball and football) and provided the resources for players and facilities to continue to be successful.
It may be less about a pay increase for Forbes and more about the rev share baseball is getting, which is not in the ballpark of a top 15-20 D1 baseball program.
Kind of spooky to even have these rumors come up just one year after Brian O'Connor (who won a national championship at UVA) left his life as a championship-winning head coach at Virginia to go live in Starkville, Mississippi.
Columbia isn't as good of a place to live as Chapel Hill, but the gap isn't nearly as big as the gap between Starkville and Charlottesville, haha. So it's scary that an established coach like O'Connor viewed the gap between the SEC and the ACC to be so large that he left Virginia for Mississippi State.
I think winning it all is very important to Coach Forbes. The question is whether he believes he has enough resources at UNC to win it all or not. Let's win it all this year and remove all doubt!
Columbia isn't as good of a place to live as Chapel Hill, but the gap isn't nearly as big as the gap between Starkville and Charlottesville, haha. So it's scary that an established coach like O'Connor viewed the gap between the SEC and the ACC to be so large that he left Virginia for Mississippi State.
I think winning it all is very important to Coach Forbes. The question is whether he believes he has enough resources at UNC to win it all or not. Let's win it all this year and remove all doubt!
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I'd be surprised, but I didn't think Brian O'Connor would move from Charlottesville to Starkville either, and nothing in college athletics would truly stun me anymore.
I put it in the other thread, but one of Forbes best friends in baseball had this job, won the SEC and went to a Super Regional, then was out of a job a year later. I doubt that sat well with him if he was going to look for potential places to go.
I put it in the other thread, but one of Forbes best friends in baseball had this job, won the SEC and went to a Super Regional, then was out of a job a year later. I doubt that sat well with him if he was going to look for potential places to go.
The Coastal people are convinced their coach is the leading candidate.
Sec isn’t easy at all especially to rebuild a program. He can do everything here and compete. Need to pay him what he deserves
He is the most successful coach in the state, so it makes sense
It's either a play for a raise by Forbes and his agent (assuming he has one), or it's the SCAR people trying to drum up interest in their opening.
Could also be a play by Forbes to get his baseball program more money at UNC. SCAR spends A LOT (and loses a lot) on baseball.
Could also be a play by Forbes to get his baseball program more money at UNC. SCAR spends A LOT (and loses a lot) on baseball.
What ? I mean it’s out there. If he talked to them he talked to them regardless it’s worth discussing a day before super regionals start.
There was pretty open conflict between O’Connor and their athletic department, especially over commitment to the resources to fully fund the new roster/scholarship limits.
Yeah. There isn't open conflict between UNC and Forbes, but he does make comments (completely fair ones) from time to time about revenue share, resources, and making sure he feels like we can put a roster and coaching staff together that can always compete with the team in the other dugout, even in the biggest games.
Don't get me wrong, Coach Forbes absolutely should hold UNC's feet to the fire when it comes to resources. I just hope he's happy with where we are and the growth we've seen.
How so? Are SEC schools even giving rev share money to baseball? Looks like SC is spending about $1 million more on baseball than UNC is, but SC is also losing more money in baseball than UNC (nearly a $2.7 million deficit in recent NCAA filings).
For the upcoming season, our women’s basketball team will have a rev share more than triple that of baseball, I’ve been told.