Who Replaces Gene?

[Shockerman]

Awesome news. I am glad that Brent is staying on as director of operations instead of pitching coach. That would have really handcuffed the search.

Wait, what? Where did you read that at? I cruised through the article but didn't see anything about him being the director of operations. Hopefully ADES is talking AD speak when he says that he doesn't have a guy in mind yet. If so, he would be the idiot of the year. IMO, he has a verbal commitment from someone who is on board with BK and now must jump through the hoops.

[GoShockers89]

Wait, what? Where did you read that at? I cruised through the article but didn't see anything about him being the director of operations. Hopefully ADES is talking AD speak when he says that he doesn't have a guy in mind yet. If so, he would be the idiot of the year. IMO, he has a verbal commitment from someone who is on board with BK and now must jump through the hoops.

Jenn Bates @JennBates12 2h
Statement from Sexton: Kemnitz has removed his name from head coaching contention

Kyle Broz @KyleBroz 2h
@JennBates12 so is Brent staying as pitching coach

Jenn Bates @JennBates12 2h
@KyleBroz he's staying as director of operations


That is the only place I've seen it so far, though.

[ShockTalk]

That is my concern with Scooter. I like him, but he just hasn't done that well at Charlotte over the years.

Agreed. I, too, like him, but I'm afraid that he would be one candidate widely not accepted as being one of the best available choices.

[mjbaker84]

i just watched the video and it was hard to watch. I wish it could have been a better split, but it is well past that now.

[Shockerman]

Jeff Lutz is reporting that....

Assistant coach Jim Thomas was also dismissed, while Brent Kemnitz remains on staff and will be pitching coach for a new coach, athletic director Eric Sexton said.

Read more here: http://www.kansas.com/2013/06/04/283...#storylink=cpy

[GoShockers89]

Jeff Lutz is reporting that....

Assistant coach Jim Thomas was also dismissed, while Brent Kemnitz remains on staff and will be pitching coach for a new coach, athletic director Eric Sexton said.

Read more here: http://www.kansas.com/2013/06/04/283...#storylink=cpy

Welp, this is confusing. I guess we should put more stock in print news than twitter, even if it is written by a Lutz.

[Shockerman]

Bates vs a Lutz.... I think I will wait for a confirmation from Sully

[vancedave56]

Really...I think all that is intended is BK is running the operations during the transition and will then be pitching coach. IMHO. Someone has to run the ship until the new coach is "officially" named.

[HayesStadium]

Don't dismiss Loren Hibbs, just based on W-L record. Loren has achieved a lot more than even local sports fans are aware of. He has had over 30 players play pro ball and 3-4 of them make pro ball. May not seem like much compared to your teams legacy. But those of us who followed the Niners program for years realize that Loren Hibbs made a lot of magic happen around here while being held captive to a nickel and dime budget and division 2 facilities for nearly 2/3 of his time here.

Until this past Spring, local rec leqgues had nicer hitting facilities than we do at Charlotte. Now we are on par with the local rec leagues. Teams we need to beat to make NCAAs consistently have facilities than are far better than ours.

[Kung Wu]

Don't dismiss Loren Hibbs, just based on W-L record. Loren has achieved a lot more than even local sports fans are aware of. He has had over 30 players play pro ball and 3-4 of them make pro ball. May not seem like much compared to your teams legacy. But those of us who followed the Niners program for years realize that Loren Hibbs made a lot of magic happen around here while being held captive to a nickel and dime budget and division 2 facilities for nearly 2/3 of his time here.

You just gotta realize we are replacing a LEGEND and have a LEGEND in the making heading up our basketball program. "Pretty good" and even "darn good" just aren't going to satisfy the masses around here. Gene Stephenson has caused the bar to be set as high as it gets in college baseball -- and that's the final tip of the hat to the LEGEND.

[HayesStadium]

No doubt you are replacing a LEGEND. Won't question that for a second. Even though the masses do it, judging Loren just on W-L record is not fair. The man brings more to the dugout than people realize.

Interesting WSU fact......at one time while at Winthrop, our basketball HC job was considered Gregg Marshall's dream job. Obviously he has exceeded that goal.

[newshock1234]

Would we consider Emporia St HC Bob Fornelli, he has been pretty dominant there. Not saying hes number 1 on my list, but just throwing it out there

[Awesome Sauce Malone]

Jenn Bates @JennBates12 2h
Statement from Sexton: Kemnitz has removed his name from head coaching contention

Kyle Broz @KyleBroz 2h
@JennBates12 so is Brent staying as pitching coach

Jenn Bates @JennBates12 2h
@KyleBroz he's staying as director of operations


That is the only place I've seen it so far, though.

sorry i Have to laugh.. You've quoted DOFO and not realizing its dofo

[GoShockers89]

sorry i Have to laugh.. You've quoted DOFO and not realizing its dofo

DOFO and Jenn tweeting each other is really gonna ruin Sub's day.

[Rosewood]

No one can replace him. Anyone who tells you otherwise is a moron.

I took a break from Disney to post this to give you an idea of how angry I am at the fan base for this.

If you want to reply, don't bother. I won't see it. Kick yourself in the grapes if you disagree with me. I hope it is as painful as I have heard.