Chad will definitely be back next year coaching the Carolina baseball team but if the current trend continues it will be on a short leash. If anything, he's going to have to make some staff changes. Having a bad year is one thing, but we're losing to high school equivalent teams during the week and by touchdown scores during the weekend to SEC opponents. Ray knows this is not acceptable baseball. The thing that probably stands out the most is the fan support. Were there 750 Carolina fans in the stadium tonight in a prime time SEC matchup? If there were, I didn't see that many in seats and I expect that downward trend to continue sadly enough. Chad will get next year to show improvement but keep in mind we lose a lot of offense in Martin, Caldwell and Schrock and probably lose Crowe for the year too. Sorry but I don't see Chad turning this around any time soon or maybe at all because I believe he's better suited as an assistant and recruiter-not a manager. Remember when LSU fired Smoke Laval because he couldn't replace a legend. They then went on to win another CWS title in '09 under Mainieri and are consistently a top 10 team. Chad will get more time to right the ship but if this trend continues change is necessary.
This post was edited on 4/16 11:37 PM by sclawman77
This post was edited on 4/16 11:37 PM by sclawman77