[SuperJon]

http://liberty.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2522456225

[krmgolfer]

I have to admit that I am sad to have recently left the LU local community and moved to Minnesota after seeing this hire. This is another exciting hire that will build on the vision of Jerry. Jeff Barber is certainly earning his keep!
I played my last baseball game at LU 10 years ago and have gone to a total of about 5 games since while working at LU almost the whole time. While I loved Coach P and respected Matt there just wasn't that extra buzz of energy needed to really give me a vested interest in attending and supporting.
But, I hope Toman begins to tap back into alumni. It has been 10 years and I am still waiting for that first alumni contact from the baseball office. Maybe he will begin to tap into the graveyard a bit for help?


Keep up the great work on this site guys! It helps me to feel connected to the school at bit here in the frozen tundra.

[PAmedic]

we're glad to help, GOLFER

(how much CAN you golf out there? and do you use colored balls in the snow?)

welcome aboard

[PAmedic]

http://liberty.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2522456225

took you long enough

are you the prez?

[SuperJon]

I told you that you didn't realize how psyched I was about this hire.

[PeterParker]

His quotes about the facility issues were great. (Here's to NC State and USC for having comparatively crappy facilities so our current facilities weren't a deal breaker in this negotiation.)

I'm kind of used to recruiting with facilities that aren't quite as nice as our opponents."

--Jim Toman

[SuperJon]

I told you that you didn't realize how psyched I was about this hire.

And you know if I'm excited about it, I can convince other people to be excited about it.

[PAmedic]

oh I realized.

you're gonna go nuts next year w/ FB on track to kill, new Hoops to be fired up about, and now THIS in baseball.

you may have an aneurism if you're not careful.

[SuperJon]

All happening my senior year.

I'm gonna wear bow ties to the baseball games.


Dude, if I could get one of the old baseball jerseys and wear it with a blue or red bow tie that'd be so friggin sweet.

[krmgolfer]

http://story.scout.com/a.z?s=14&p=2&c=654132

[new flame]

Jersey and a bow tie...real sweet. Course, I am a Barney Fife fan.

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[bigsmooth]

jeff barber has done it again. a great hire that will take the program to new heights. welcome coach toman and your family to liberty mountain!

[raptorcox]

Congrats on your new coach! He is a good recruiter and should get your team ready next season to make some noise!

[Fumblerooskies]

From The State....
...note that, according to the subtitle, the new coach has much in common with ATrain...

Liberty plucks USC assistant
Gamecocks lose head recruiter Toman, reunites with Flames’ AD
By SETH EMERSON - semerson@thestate.com

Jim Toman was sitting in his office at USC on Sunday afternoon, getting information on incoming baseball recruits ready for his soon-to-be ex-bosses.

Toman had already decided to leave his job as a Gamecocks assistant coach to take over the head job at Liberty, but the enormity of the move only sunk in at that moment.

“It kind of hit me there, that I was kind of moving my office out,” he said. “It’s going to be kind of hard.”

http://www.thestate.com/sports/story/101297.html

[SuperJon]

He was mentioned for plenty of head coaching jobs, and came close to going to Maryland a few years ago. So why Liberty, a Big South school without a rich baseball tradition?

“It just felt right,” Toman said. “I like the town of Lynchburg. I knew Jeff Barber from his time down here. And everyone up there trusts him.”

[The Rock]

can we get a new file photo ASAP!

[Libertine]

can we get a new file photo ASAP!

Why? That's exactly what he looks like. I saw him on campus Friday and I think he was wearing the exact same suit.

[The Rock]

I just giggled!

Alright fair enough

[flameshaw]

http://liberty.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2522456225

Love it, I hope and suspect he will bring this enthusiasm with him.

[SuperJon]

Coach Toman was calling his recruits at SC today and letting them know of the decision personally.

[Fumblerooskies]

Comment on the "post comment link" to the Toman article.

This is a tremendous hire by LU. Wonderful things are going on at LU. Rocco, Barber, McKay, the Logo on the mountain...and now Toman. Great times. Great times.

http://www.newsadvance.com/servlet/Sate ... th=#rrForm

[Ed Dantes]

I can't wait to browse the other BSOUTH sites and see the reaction to this one.

we've been on a roll since Danny came to town and you KNOW its got to be killing those guys.

man, I'm pumped

This is a good hire for LU...but the recent hires aren't killing me yet...

Our recent hires would kill you... if you guys had a football program over there.

(burn!)

[Fumblerooskies]

The resemblance in uncanny...



(Supe...anyway you can find an image of him an photoshop a bow tie?)

[SuperJon]

Probably, but I almost feel like it's blasphemy to do so.

[Fumblerooskies]

Probably, but I almost feel like it's blasphemy to do so.

LOL...I debated posting the pix...but its been bugging me for 10 days who Coach Toman reminded me of...and I found it.