Kevin Schnall coming to coach USC baseball?

stu1cocks

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This has to be one of the least desirable jobs in college baseball. Distant past success and the expectations that come with it while sucking hind teat for the last seemingly forever. Hard pass...
 

KingWard

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I'm seeing assettions that this is fake news, but I have no credible info one way or the other.
 

PD-Cock

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Heard on sports talk show today dude being interviewed believes Schnal is candidate #1. He's certainly become the popular choice because of CCU's rise to baseball prominence & our slippage. Will he accept? Only 4 people know, him, his wife, CCU's AD & Donati. That's only if inquiries &/or offer has been made.
Doubt seriously anyone outside of the above knows for certain, if an offer actually exist.
It should no doubt, be prudent for us fans to be prepared to play "long ball" cuz nothing gonna be known for certain until CCU finishes it's own road to Omaha.
Schnall, on other hand, could @ anytime, come out & say "thanks, but no thanks.
If he did, question becomes, if our hopes of a Savior right here in SC turns us down, would similar support be given to another choice? Even though he's # 2, or 3? It's a scenario we've faced before & very well may have to again.
Reality is, we're in overhaul mode. Inticing to some. Not so much to others. Accepting # 2 or 3 may be reality. Whomever takes over deserves patience on our part.
Its fun to speculate, I'm as guilty as anyone, but Schnall, although #1 on the list, doesn't need us as much as we "want" him. He's a rock star right there in Conway. Some people are just comfortable right where they are. Money ain't everything.
Although, I do hope & pray we get him.
 

Cackmandu

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I have no inside info., but I know people who think they're insiders with Carolina baseball say there is no way he is coming here! fwiw
 

atl-cock

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What pitch could possibly be made to entice a desirable baseball coach to come to SC? 🤷‍♂️
And that's why it might end up being Lee. Is there anybody out there who truly wants the job more than Monte? I'm not advocating for him, but he might end up being the best interested candidate. That alone shows you how far the program has sunk.
 

Piscis

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And that's why it might end up being Lee. Is there anybody out there who truly wants the job more than Monte? I'm not advocating for him, but he might end up being the best interested candidate. That alone shows you how far the program has sunk.
You're saying he has one of the most important qualifications sought for a head coaching job at SC, he "really wants to be here"?
 
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atl-cock

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You're saying he has one of the most important qualifications sought for a head coaching job at SC, he "really wants to be here"?

No - I'm not saying that; I did not mention qualifications at all in my message.

Who else wants the job?
 

PrestonyteParrot

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And that's why it might end up being Lee. Is there anybody out there who truly wants the job more than Monte? I'm not advocating for him, but he might end up being the best interested candidate. That alone shows you how far the program has sunk.
Ask Powell. He would be a much better choice.
 
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And that's why it might end up being Lee. Is there anybody out there who truly wants the job more than Monte? I'm not advocating for him, but he might end up being the best interested candidate. That alone shows you how far the program has sunk.
He would be best hire to get things started in right direction sooner. Waiting on others in tournament who most likely won't come is time wasted. If ML could put his plan mentioned in previous article into use, I think program starts to improve. Make his contract be based on specific yearly improvements. If things don't work, hopefully the program will more enticing to the next guy. Right now, who would want to come here. IMO, ML would have came here when Tanner hired Holbrook. He wants to be HC here, let him try from the start. Not with last HC disasters.
 
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sclawman77

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No - I'm not saying that; I did not mention qualifications at all in my message.

Who else wants the job?
Lee really really wanting the job should carry no weight whatsoever. Shane says the same thing. "Dream job, not going anywhere, blah blah blah". Nobody else is paying him what we do or trying to lure him away. What major program is considering Lee other than us? Nobody. Lee is part of the reason this current team is non-competitive.
 

atl-cock

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Lee really really wanting the job should carry no weight whatsoever. Shane says the same thing. "Dream job, not going anywhere, blah blah blah". Nobody else is paying him what we do or trying to lure him away. What major program is considering Lee other than us? Nobody. Lee is part of the reason this current team is non-competitive.
What coach at a major program is considering us? Again, I'm not trying to advocate for Lee; just stating that it may not be as easy as all concerned might think to lure a high quality coach to Columbia.
 
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Piscis

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What coach at a major program is considering us? Again, I'm not trying to advocate for Lee; just stating that it may not be as easy as all concerned might think to lure a high quality coach to Columbia.
BLASPHEMY!!!! Don't you know that South Carolina can have any coach it wants in any sport simply by offering the job to the coach they want? Every coach is sitting by their phone hoping and praying for that call from Donati to come through.
 
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KingWard

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Oh good grief, stop with the whining, enough already; you guys sound like jilted high school girls. Nowhere is it written that South Carolina baseball is entitled to be on top. It comes, it goes; deal with it like an adult.
Well, either you want it or you don't. The people who want it are driven by a sense of destiny. It makes them relentless in pursuit of what they want. This is the ethos driving the Big Boys of this world. If one thing doesn't work, they move on to the next. They don't settle.
 
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