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I truly think the Kentucky boosters were convinced they could back up the Brinks truck and get Hurley or Drew. They don't realize what a miserable job they have created for their head coach. Sure Cal has had some disappointing exits but so had Matt Painter before getting to the championship game and so had Tony Bennett before winning it all. The problem in Lexington is any season that doesn't end in a national championship is a disappointment as @Bogus Smith so elegantly pointed out. It would appear that even the next tier of coaches such as Nate Oates weren't interested in getting involved in that mess. So they pull pull in a former player who has a modest amount of success and hope for the best. Boosters can really make it hard to sustain success. I've been told the first thing Nick Saban did when he got to Alabama was tick off all the boosters by telling them they were no longer in charge and setting serious boundaries on what they could do.

Fixed ^^^^^

I’m a little confused by all the FIELDING hate on the board. Sure, we’re not top 5 like we were last year, but we are ranked 31st in the country in fielding percentage. Although there are some missed opportunities that would’ve been capitalized on by last year’s squad. The fielding is still well above the average. IMO, the biggest problem is pitching, followed by batting. While there is plenty of room to grow in fielding, at this point in the season, I don’t think our guys need to focusing on fielding more than the average team. Hotter bats or pitching can close the gap here, but one of those 2 categories HAS to get figured out

Insult to injury.

Ashton Smith commits to South Dakota about an hour ago

Had the last two runs in the 9th by the Tommies not materialized, we may still be playing baseball after the blast by Drew Stahl. UST had good, timely hits and some very good fielding plays. The first baseman made a miracle catch behind his back in fair territory that would have started a great rally had it been uncaught, but the luck went to the Tommies today and they have taken a series (their first) from our beloved Golden Eagles.

Just not gonna happen this year. Who would have thought this ORU team would be done by Masters weekend?

Well...thats almost always a trait of a bad baseball team....

I have a feeling I'm going to have this directed towards me many times.

Fixed it for you, @Keenan Henderson! If you have been around a UK fan, you know that this is true.