If Flores doesn’t make this error…

[Hornito]

 

Where would we be if Flores makes this routine play? Pierce beats Schloss… I know there’s another game after this, but blah blah it’s fun to think about. Can CDC fire Pierce and hire a coach Pierce just defeated in an upset? I’m thinking no. 
 

Flores makes an error and (dominos, dominos, dominos) Texas wins the SEC Title, is the 1 Seed and has über recruits lining up to come and skip the draft… 😮‍💨

[horns96]

My issue with Pierce last year is that he badly mismanaged the roster.  There were key players that weren't healthy coming into the season and he knew, or should have known, that was a potential issue.

[Burnt Orange Horn]

1 hour ago, horns96 said:

My issue with Pierce last year is that he badly mismanaged the roster.  There were key players that weren't healthy coming into the season and he knew, or should have known, that was a potential issue.

Did you track the Texas Baseball NIL last year?  Pierce had to split it across the whole team just to ensure that none of the players had to pay tuition and all had room and board.

[.45s]

Looks like he threw it wide on purpose.  Might have been a conspiracy.  🤣

[Thorn007]

coach miller at xavier same thing whats if we beat him again in first round. 

[AusMOJO]

23 hours ago, Burnt Orange Horn said:

Did you track the Texas Baseball NIL last year?  Pierce had to split it across the whole team just to ensure that none of the players had to pay tuition and all had room and board.

Isn't that a reflection on Coach Pierce though?

[Oldest Horn]

Schloss and CDC go way back. 

[Jeff Howe]

Two things on this topic:

1. If A&M had still come out of the regional and reached the last game in Omaha, a regional loss to Texas wouldn't have mattered. I don't think Texas had the pitching depth to win another game against the Aggies, let alone in a regional final in which the winner would advance to the Supers.

2. Coach Pierce had to go. The internal message had gotten stale, and it was time for both parties to go their separate ways. Texas, in particular, needed a new voice in the clubhouse.

[Sundancekid]

9 hours ago, Thorn007 said:

coach miller at xavier same thing whats if we beat him again in first round. 

Coach Miller coached his team up in the second half and exposed Terry’s offensive ineptitude. Seems like Terry’s former players embraced the hire. I am excited to see how much better that are with superior coaching and development.

[Hornito]

3 hours ago, Jeff Howe said:

Two things on this topic:

1. If A&M had still come out of the regional and reached the last game in Omaha, a regional loss to Texas wouldn't have mattered. I don't think Texas had the pitching depth to win another game against the Aggies, let alone in a regional final in which the winner would advance to the Supers.

2. Coach Pierce had to go. The internal message had gotten stale, and it was time for both parties to go their separate ways. Texas, in particular, needed a new voice in the clubhouse.

Couple follow ups here:

1. Aggies would’ve used a lot of pitching in the losers bracket and trying to beat Texas in 2 more games.  3 games in 2 days would’ve been hard for them and given Texas a resonance chance. 

2. You’re skipping past the fun speculation part.. If Texas eliminates Schloss Aggies, can CDC then fire Pierce and hire Schloss? Of course he could fire Pierce in almost any outcome other than a CWS finals appearance, BUT could CDC hire Schloss? Hindsight, Schloss is far superior, but would we as fans have accepted that? Would donors? Did CDC have the pull at that time to swing that? It’s easy to say now, and after Schloss got to the finals that it was a coup. But if Texas ruined atms season and sent Schloss to the showers, would we have hired him a month later?? I say unlikely. What say you? 

[Hashtag]

On 5/17/2025 at 10:18 PM, Hornito said:

 

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Where would we be if Flores makes this routine play? Pierce beats Schloss… I know there’s another game after this, but blah blah it’s fun to think about. Can CDC fire Pierce and hire a coach Pierce just defeated in an upset? I’m thinking no. 
 

Flores makes an error and (dominos, dominos, dominos) Texas wins the SEC Title, is the 1 Seed and has über recruits lining up to come and skip the draft… 😮‍💨

Pierce was getting canned regardless and honestly who cares at all? The program trajectory was awful, Pierce was aloof with regards to NIL, roster management was bad, and assistant coaches absolutely hated working for him. We're better off so move on.

Edited 48 minutes ago by Hashtag

[BobInHouston]

29 minutes ago, Hornito said:

Couple follow ups here:

1. Aggies would’ve used a lot of pitching in the losers bracket and trying to beat Texas in 2 more games.  3 games in 2 days would’ve been hard for them and given Texas a resonance chance. 

2. You’re skipping past the fun speculation part.. If Texas eliminates Schloss Aggies, can CDC then fire Pierce and hire Schloss? Of course he could fire Pierce in almost any outcome other than a CWS finals appearance, BUT could CDC hire Schloss? Hindsight, Schloss is far superior, but would we as fans have accepted that? Would donors? Did CDC have the pull at that time to swing that? It’s easy to say now, and after Schloss got to the finals that it was a coup. But if Texas ruined atms season and sent Schloss to the showers, would we have hired him a month later?? I say unlikely. What say you? 

If you know you're right, you make the move and take the heat. If you are wrong, you may get fired.

[Hashtag]

On 5/18/2025 at 2:20 AM, Burnt Orange Horn said:

Did you track the Texas Baseball NIL last year?  Pierce had to split it across the whole team just to ensure that none of the players had to pay tuition and all had room and board.

That's Pierce's fault he used NIL in a socialistic type manner and not in a manner other major programs are using it. 

[BobInHouston]

1 minute ago, Hashtag said:

Pierce was getting canned regardless and honestly who cares at all? The program trajectory was awful, Pierce was aloof with regards to NIL, and most importantly his strength was the teams weakness(pitching). We're better off so move on.

The broader question is, do you fire the worse coach even if he beat the new coach? CDC didn't hire Miller after the EE. He waited two years and hired him.

[Hashtag]

2 minutes ago, BobInHouston said:

The broader question is, do you fire the worse coach even if he beat the new coach? CDC didn't hire Miller after the EE. He waited two years and hired him.

Completely different situation IMO and baseball standards are much different. Also you can factor in that CDC isn't the AD who hired Pierce.

Edited 45 minutes ago by Hashtag