New HC Candidates

[boyshocker]

Standiford as head coach, Hooper his assistant...problem solved.

[ShockTalk]

In fact he does. I have a hard time thinking that he would not take the job if offered. There is a lot more room for him to grow at WSU then with the Wingnuts.

Hooper.......has to get........his diploma.........before he can be...........head coach at WSU.

Do either of you know, absolutely, that you are correct?

[Ta town]

Holy Crap people even if he lacks his degree he can't be that far off. Did he play 3 or 4 years for WSU? Could he not finish it in a rather timely matter. Some act like he would have 120 credit hours to go and it isn't something that could be accomplished.

On Mark: Don't forget he owned and ran Sluggers and coached the Sluggers summer ball teams for quite awhile. Between now coaching with success in college and that previous background I would make him my #1 choice. Hooper would certainly be my second choice. I do think Hooper would have the greatest ability to put some "energy" back into the program but that is a metric you can't really measure

[rrshock]

Holy Crap people even if he lacks his degree he can't be that far off. Did he play 3 or 4 years for WSU? Could he not finish it in a rather timely matter. Some act like he would have 120 credit hours to go and it isn't something that could be accomplished.

On Mark: Don't forget he owned and ran Sluggers and coached the Sluggers summer ball teams for quite awhile. Between now coaching with success in college and that previous background I would make him my #1 choice. Hooper would certainly be my second choice. I do think Hooper would have the greatest ability to put some "energy" back into the program but that is a metric you can't really measure

I forgot about the Sluggers thing.

And Hooper was here 4 full years. He does have to be close. The worst he could be looking at would be a total of 96 hrs completed.

[shockerfanmas]

Does Standiford still have anything to do with Sluggers? I was under the impression that he didn't, but I'd be surprised. As it stands, a Standiford/Hooper combo (doesn't matter which is head and which is assistant) would be excellent. Sadly, I doubt that we will see either one as a coach at WSU as they both seem to be happy where they are at.

[Ta town]

Does Standiford still have anything to do with Sluggers? I was under the impression that he didn't, but I'd be surprised.

I don't think he does. Point is he demonstrated an ability to develop young players when he did head up sluggers. He is also acutely aware of what attributes make up a ball player at what level and obviously via sluggers and already coaching in kansas has quite the network in this state.

Obviously you need more than Kansas kids but he would hit the ground running in that department.

[tripleshock]

Do either of you know, absolutely, that you are correct?

I 100% without a doubt know he has his degree.

[boyshocker]

Pretty sure Mark S. is no longer involved with Sluggers and would probably loved driving to WSU instead of Hillsboro and back every day. Take a look at his roster, granted they are not d1 kids but he has kids from all over the west coast coming to Hillsboro..gotta believe he can recruit the next level

[DoubleJayAlum]

Hooper.......has to get........his diploma.........before he can be...........head coach at WSU.

Why? Nebraska's coach doesn't have a degree.

[1972Shocker]

Why? Nebraska's coach doesn't have a degree.

Must have an honorary degree. I know he wears the N for Nowledge emblem!

[RoyalShock]

I know one of Standiford's former Tabor players and had the chance to talk with him about Mark a few months ago. I got the impression (reading between the lines a bit) he took the Tabor job because it would keep him near Wichita and on the radar should the WSU job come open.

[boyshocker]

Royal, you are very correct.

[moshock]

My son played for Mark on one of the first Sluggers teams along with Banwart, Simon, Weber, etc. Mark is an excellent coach, a great motivator, the players loved him, and he is a class person. He would get my vote (if I had one).

[Awesome Sauce Malone]

I know Standiford would very much love the WSU job. That was THE reason to give up Sluggers. I dont know this from talking with him personally but former players who speak with him regularly.

[TheReal3G]

It is known that Brent is okay being the number 2 guy. And what head coach would not keep Brent on as pitching coach? I think the lack of success that the program is having is now finally bleeding over and taking effect on the pitching staff and Brent's ability to get top level pitchers to come here.

Here is my vote:

Mark Standiford, Head Coach, infield and hitting
Brent Kemnitz, Pitching Coach

Candidates for assistant coach:
Brian McRae - at a small college in Missouri getting his degree helping coach. Would be big time help in recruiting midwest talent and has a name. Owns KC Sluggers Academy.

Matt Baty - has played both infield and outfield, great hitter. Help us land midwest guys. Coaches at Sluggers Academy - never even talked to Matt to know if he is interested or not.

Hooper - No need to introduce. I think Hooper would jump at any opportunity, doesnt have to be HC.

What other names do you have and why?

I think realisticly we have to stick with midwest guys. We cannot go out and recruit california kids and expect them to come play in this cold weather state. I didnt say we need to forget about California but our concentration needs to stay in KS, CO, NE, MO, OK, TX, AR. Just my $.02