huntandfish wrote:Wow it's all about winning I guess. If Toman stays I sure hope he will reach out to the old crew and stop the ," we have better players than in the past", BS. They might be true but he might need some of the old dudes one day. I do think if he stays and wants to make LU home he would benefit from a LU guy on his staff. Problem is not sure how is out there that would come back. That would make a huge difference with the old crew.
I played on the first football and baseball teams, so I am about as old crew as it gets. Toman has reached out to the baseball alumni more than any other baseball coach we have had......... by far. He has reached out to Coach Worthington and has given him the immense respect that he deserves. Has been a gracious host for alumni games and recognized former players, etc . Don't know of any other major sport on the mountain that comes close to staying up with former players and coaches. Football does a few things, but not near enough in my opinion. Basketball does almost nothing.
I also know for a fact that he talks to several of the old guys on a regular basis and recruits players through them. (guys that were here before he got here too).
I agree a LU alum would be great to have on the staff. I know of 3-4 that would come back in a minute, but either the pay is not enough or there are geographical and/or family complications.
Finally, I have followed LU baseball since 73 very closely. The "we have better players than in the past" is absolutely 100% correct. Worthington had some very good players for sure. Then we suffered through the Hutton era for many years (waaaaaaaaay too long in my opinion). Wasn't just a few years ago we had 6-7 players drafted?
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