Game tonight

[SabreHorn]

For another week

 

[56 Bells]

Augie gave the team a salty talk about not giving up before this inning's at-bat. Let's just ignore the past couple of seasons for the moment and appreciate the fact that Augie is giving the team, and us, a life lesson here.

And this is why Augie has the most wins in the history of baseball. I hope all of you Augie haters heard his interview after the game. He's so grounded; he kept the team grounded; he gave them hope....and he trusted them. He's our coach! He's a great motivator! His players love him and believe in him.
Now, he's 26 wins away from 2,000 wins. And I hope the integrity of the athletic department shows through and we, as loyal and avid Longhorn fans, will have the opportunity to see history made next year when Augie hits the 2,000 win mark. And our great Longhorn team will have a great and fulfilling 2017 season!
Hook'Em!

 

[56 Bells]

giveemhell,

I would agree that we should enjoy the comeback victory, which we have seen all too few of the last five years.

As for Augie's "salty talk", it must have been really loud to cause the oSu pitching staff to issue all the walks, the hit batter with the bases loaded, the wild pitch allowing another run. Their all conference second baseman drops an easy force at second? Yes, Tres had a timely hit, and young Mr Clemens triple was huge. Perhaps his talk kept the team from giving up or mailing in the game, but the total collapse by the Cowboys had little to do with Augie.

Augie, keeping our team grounded and playing in the moment, were what caused the collapse of the Cowboys. What goes around comes around, my friends!
Hook'Em!

 

[rattfatt]

If Texas beats TCU twice tomorrow, Augie can keep his job.

Please, even if that happened he still needs to get fired. Making it at least to the ncaa tournament should be a given at Texas. And it shouldn't take having to win the conference tournament. But I know if it does happen, many of you will fall for it just like last year.

 

[56 Bells]

8-8 Texas still batting in 8th

Well, earlier I stated that the team was just "snake-bit." Well, as it turns out, the snake that bit us (the home plate umpire who made that ridiculous call in the 6th) turned out to be a non-poisonous snake.
Thank you to the players and to Augie for teaching us all a great lesson tonight.
We Horn fans appreciate your giving us moments like this to remember always.
Hook'Em!

 

[car54]

Like the announcers said....That was crazy and unbelievable.......Many are jumping to give Augie credit for that win, but it just could have been my ragging on them that caused the comeback....LOL....In all seriousness.....That was a great comeback and Augie did a great job of keeping the players focused. Now do we have enough pitching to take two games from TCU ??????

 

[rattfatt]

And this is why Augie has the most wins in the history of baseball. I hope all of you Augie haters heard his interview after the game. He's so grounded; he kept the team grounded; he gave them hope....and he trusted them. He's our coach! He's a great motivator! His players love him and believe in him.
Now, he's 26 wins away from 2,000 wins. And I hope the integrity of the athletic department shows through and we, as loyal and avid Longhorn fans, will have the opportunity to see history made next year when Augie hits the 2,000 win mark. And our great Longhorn team will have a great and fulfilling 2017 season!
Hook'Em!

I hope you're not serious. If he was still all that you say he is the program wouldn't be what it has become over the last 5 years. Whether it's tomorrow or in the tournament, whenever the last game of the year is he needs to be fired, period!

 

[56 Bells]

I hope you're not serious. If he was still all that you say he is the program wouldn't be what it has become over the last 5 years. Whether it's tomorrow or in the tournament, whenever the last game of the year is he needs to be fired, period!

 

[SabreHorn]

56,

I'll give the players credit for stepping up and taking advantage of a complete meltdown by the oSu pitching staff, who couldn't find home plate with a seeing-eye dog. It was a well deserved payback for the atrocious call by umpire, but also for the total mishandling of our pitching staff in the inning we used what four pitchers and gave up 7 runs?

I'm glad you like Augie and think he is doing a splendid job. I expect more than he has and is delivering for the money being paid to him and being spent on the program. We are Texas, not Baylor or Tech, who show up in Omaha every five or six years if that often. I come from an era when hotel reservations in Omaha were as important as the one on Dallas the second weekend in October.

If he comes back next year, so be it. I won't be happy, but I'm not happy now, so no great loss to anyone but Mike's ears when I "bend them" on the topic.

 

[56 Bells]

I couldn't be MORE SERIOUS....and happy for the players. After all, they're the ones who count....not a disgruntled fan such as yourself. Did you watch them in the dugout? Did you listen to their interviews after the game?
That's what makes sports meaningful. Augie knows this. Many Longhorn fans know this....and some just don't get it.

 

[56 Bells]

Well, i hope you had your reservations in Omaha when Augie brought us 2 more National Championships. And a couple of years ago, when Augie brought us within one hit of yet another National Championship. fyi: I'll just make sure "Mike" has hidden ear plugs in when you "bend his ears" on the topic of firing the winningest coach in baseball history....so "Mike" can smile and nod.....and walk off...knowing the University of Texas has the integrity to know when to hold'em....and we, as Longhorn fans (not to mention our players), can have the opportunity to see history made at UT with Augie's 2000th win.

 

[SabreHorn]

Yes, I watched the kids in and out of the dugout. That is the most excitement I've seen out of them in a long time. If Augie is so great at handling them, where has that fire been all year? Where was it in California? (Take your choice of Berzerkley or Westwood) How about during conference play?

After five years of dismal results, pulling one game out of your ***, doesn't change the quagmire he has dragged our once proud program into.

Were you around for the Johnny Sutton decision? We all thought Gus had lost his mind, but as he said - "gut feel". That turned out to be a great decision for one weekend. Of course, there were all the questions about why the kid hitting ninth led the team in RBIs. Reporters wanted to know why he wasn't in the meat of the lineup. Gus' response - "He wouldn't have as many RBIs then". I don't see that from Augie and haven't. What I have seen is player mismanagement, pitching debacles, a team that can't hit and makes mental mistakes not to mention dismal coaching out of the third base box.

No, I did not listen or see the postgame interview. Didn't know where it was on, but wouldn't have watched anyway.

And, no, I don't understand your thinking that an opposing pitching staff which got us back in the game was because Augie was some guru.

I am proud of the kids for not giving up, playing hard to the end, and taking advantage of opportunities provided to them. The excitement displayed was a welcome change from this entire season and the last one and the one before that. The only reason for letting Augie come back is because the list of qualified applicants who would be interested is very short.

 

[56 Bells]

Yes, I watched the kids in and out of the dugout. That is the most excitement I've seen out of them in a long time. If Augie is so great at handling them, where has that fire been all year? Where was it in California? (Take your choice of Berzerkley or Westwood) How about during conference play?

After five years of dismal results, pulling one game out of your ***, doesn't change the quagmire he has dragged our once proud program into.

Were you around for the Johnny Sutton decision? We all thought Gus had lost his mind, but as he said - "gut feel". That turned out to be a great decision for one weekend. Of course, there were all the questions about why the kid hitting ninth led the team in RBIs. Reporters wanted to know why he wasn't in the meat of the lineup. Gus' response - "He wouldn't have as many RBIs then". I don't see that from Augie and haven't. What I have seen is player mismanagement, pitching debacles, a team that can't hit and makes mental mistakes not to mention dismal coaching out of the third base box.

No, I did not listen or see the postgame interview. Didn't know where it was on, but wouldn't have watched anyway.

And, no, I don't understand your thinking that an opposing pitching staff which got us back in the game was because Augie was some guru.

I am proud of the kids for not giving up, playing hard to the end, and taking advantage of opportunities provided to them. The excitement displayed was a welcome change from this entire season and the last one and the one before that. The only reason for letting Augie come back is because the list of qualified applicants who would be interested is very short.

That was a great National Championship team, and Johnny Sutton was one of the great unheralded players in UT baseball. But this isn't 1983..it's 33 years later...times change....
I loved the Gus eras at UT, but baseball was about 70% less competitive than it is today.
With all of the talent we had year after year after year after year during the Gus eras, it's just shocking that he couldn't win more than 2 National Titles. Augie has won us that many in a far more competitive environment. This is not the Southwest Conference anymore. But I was pleased with those 2 that Gus helped us win.....very pleased. But times change. Players perspectives have changed. Players turning pro immediately after high school vs attending UT is something we must contend with now and forevermore.
Enjoy the game, the players, and appreciate Augie. He's a great mind, a great coach who's teaching our players many of life's lessons. He'll have us back in Omaha soon. After all, it was only a couple of years ago we were there and 1 hit away from playing for the National Title.
It's our players I care about, and they care very much for our coach. And they know he will get them to "the promised land" if they do their parts.
Hook'Em!

 

[Driver 8]

 

[Brad Austin]

So this comeback victory has sealed Augie's return for some, huh? Even if we lose the first game to TCU today?

I guess acceptable Texas baseball would be 22-30 (42%) reg season, 2-2 (50%) conf tournament.

Yes it was a nice victory in a do-or-die situation. But let's not lose sight of the fact that without another win today we still lose the same amount of times as we won in this conference tourney that demanded a title to advance.

 

[blonthang]

This is not the Southwest Conference anymore.

The old SWC and Big 8 were both pretty tough, the SWC arguably much tougher than the Big 8.

During Gus' tenure at UT the SWC had the following CWS appearances:
Texas - 17 (2 titles)
Arkansas - 4
Baylor - 2
A&M - 1

and the Big 8 had the following CWS appearances:

OSU - 11
OU - 8 (1 title)
ISU - 1
KU - 1

Since no longer a member of the "weak" SWC, Rice, a former SWC team, who while a member of the SWC never got to Omaha, has won a title, and has been to Omaha 7 times. Kinda seems like once away from Texas, Arkansas, A&M, etc. (e.g., the old "weak" SWC), Rice finally had a chance to get into and through a regional, huh?

Since the formation of the Big12 (which includes UT and OSU, the leaders of the old SWC and Big 8, respectively in baseball) UT has been back to Omaha 8 times, winning twice.

OSU made it in 1999, no more since, and no team of the old Big 8 has won a title since the formation of the Big 12.

Edit PS: Oh, and nationally, during Gus' tenure at UT, the national college baseball scene was FAR tougher than it is today, with, yes Garrido at CSF, and the other California teams, primarily USC (uh, have some fun and learn some history and check out a guy named Rod Dedeaux and drop your jaw if you think Garrido is the beginning and end of college baseball coaches), the Arizona teams (UA and State), and the Florida teams (Miami, FSU, and UF). USC, UA, ASU, theU, and FSU of that era would absolutely smoke today's college baseball teams.

 

[car54]

Brad Austin is right...These days it requires the other team to blow games with errors and poor pitching for us to win. We seldom win games with our bats and ability when we face a QUALITY opponent. You talk about how excited the guys were in the dugout ???? They will be just as exited with a coach who still has his MOJO, like the guy from Virginia, or A&M, etc, etc,etc.....If Augie pulls off the title again and plays well in the regionals, I would be ok with him returning. That would show this team MAY be turning a corner....or that the Big 12 rigged the tourney to get one more team in the regionals....LOL

 

[ViperHorn]

WV is close to run-ruling ou now on their way to the finals.

 

[56 Bells]

The old SWC and Big 8 were both pretty tough, the SWC arguably much tougher than the Big 8.

During Gus' tenure at UT the SWC had the following CWS appearances:
Texas - 17 (2 titles)
Arkansas - 4
Baylor - 2
A&M - 1

and the Big 8 had the following CWS appearances:

OSU - 11
OU - 8 (1 title)
ISU - 1
KU - 1

Since no longer a member of the "weak" SWC, Rice, a former SWC team, who while a member of the SWC never got to Omaha, has won a title, and has been to Omaha 7 times. Kinda seems like once away from Texas, Arkansas, A&M, etc. (e.g., the old "weak" SWC), Rice finally had a chance to get into and through a regional, huh?

Since the formation of the Big12 (which includes UT and OSU, the leaders of the old SWC and Big 8, respectively in baseball) UT has been back to Omaha 8 times, winning twice.

OSU made it in 1999, no more since, and no team of the old Big 8 has won a title since the formation of the Big 12.

Edit PS: Oh, and nationally, during Gus' tenure at UT, the national college baseball scene was FAR tougher than it is today, with, yes Garrido at CSF, and the other California teams, primarily USC (uh, have some fun and learn some history and check out a guy named Rod Dedeaux and drop your jaw if you think Garrido is the beginning and end of college baseball coaches), the Arizona teams (UA and State), and the Florida teams (Miami, FSU, and UF). USC, UA, ASU, theU, and FSU of that era would absolutely smoke today's college baseball teams.

I couldn't disagree more! Back in the ol'days that we all fondly remember, baseball, nationally, was 30% as tough as it is today. No comparison!

 

[56 Bells]

So this comeback victory has sealed Augie's return for some, huh? Even if we lose the first game to TCU today?

I guess acceptable Texas baseball would be 22-30 (42%) reg season, 2-2 (50%) conf tournament.

Yes it was a nice victory in a do-or-die situation. But let's not lose sight of the fact that without another win today we still lose the same amount of times as we won in this conference tourney that demanded a title to advance.

Brad, we only lose 1 position player on this entire team(assuming Tres goes pro)....Everyone will be back.....This team is so young....what they've learned will make for a greatly improved team.
And we've got the #1 player in the state coming in.
So, virtually the entire team is back, new talent coming in, and Augie will be back to teach and lead them.

 

[rattfatt]

Brad, we only lose 1 position player on this entire team(assuming Tres goes pro)....Everyone will be back.....This team is so young....what they've learned will make for a greatly improved team.
And we've got the #1 player in the state coming in.
So, virtually the entire team is back, new talent coming in, and Augie will be back to teach and lead them.

If the AD has any sense Augie won't be back. I don't care what success Augie had in the past. He selfishly said that he won't step down so now it's time for Perrin to do his job and fire him.