Veritas on Leave

[ShockerFever]

People know my stance on the AD. I'm just gonna hold off before my mom gets dragged into the discussion as well.

I will say, now that moves have been made with baseball, Sexton will now have the opportunity to prove all the naysayers wrong... or fail miserably in which WSU baseball fans will be f***ed even worse.

[WuDrWu]

Don't forget about this:

http://www.goshockers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=7500&ATCLID=207724762

Oh, and we're hosting an NCAA Championship in the near future.

[wu_shizzle]

Yep.... Might be time for glasses with this iPhone.
I probably will have more support than your midget puppet will ShizzleMcDrizzle

Ops Sorry Shiz. Danged AutoCorrect!

[The Mad Hatter]

Don't forget about this:

http://www.goshockers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=7500&ATCLID=207724762

Oh, and we're hosting an NCAA Championship in the near future.

I don't think you got the memo. Not being a naturally gifted public speaker trumps anything actually related to the job of being an AD. How could you not know that by now?

[XManCometh]

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Give me a break with this Gene/OU crap you guys keep posting here. THAT HAPPENED 8 YEARS AGO.

[The Mad Hatter]

Give me a break with this Gene/OU crap you guys keep posting here. THAT HAPPENED 8 YEARS AGO.

Then you are going to be really upset when you find out how long ago our last CWS appearance happened.

[ShockerFever]

I don't think you got the memo. Not being a naturally gifted public speaker trumps anything actually related to the job of being an AD. How could you not know that by now?

Do you really wanna rehash this stuff again? Can't we save that for July or August, when things get boring around here?

[XManCometh]

lol - you sure are butt-hurt.
Women's Volleyball - 3rd Place Regular Season - NCAA At-Large - Sweet 16
Cross Country - Women 2nd and Men 3rd - Aliphine MVC Individual Champion & MVP and All-American with her 4th place finish in the National Championship
Men's Basketball - 2nd Place Regular Season - NCAA At-Large - Final Four
Women's Basketball - MVC Regular Season Co-Champs and MVC Tournament Champs - NCAA 1st Round
Indoor Track & Field - Women 1st and Men 2nd - Aliphine finished 3rd in the 5K at the National Meet
Men's Golf - MVC Champs by a record margin - NCAA Regional
Women's Golf - MVC 2nd Place
Women's Tennis - MVC Regular Season and MVC Tournament Champs - NCAA 1st Round
Men's Tennis - MVC 2nd Place Regular Season and MVC Tournament Champs - NCAA 1st Round
Outdoor Track & Field - Both women and men finished 2nd Place - 3 Men and 2 Women have qualified for upcoming NCAA Championships including a decathlete and a heptathlete - mulitple All-American performances are possible
Baseball - MVC 2nd place and MVC Tournament Champs - NCAA Regional
Softball - MVC 8th place. The only Shocker team not finishing in the Top 3 of the league.

All-Sports Trophy Winner - Average finish of 2.30 in 15 sports setting a new record.

WSU has had perhaps the best year overall in the history of its athletic programs. Congratulations and kudos to all Shocker athletes and coaches who have contributed to this very successful year.

How many of those coaches did Eric hire?

[mjbaker84]

I'm sure after the Coy issue and the way Mean Gene treated Marshall - Dr. Sexton earned some points with Marshall today.

what was the issue?

[XManCometh]

Then you are going to be really upset when you find out how long ago our last CWS appearance happened.

I hate to break it to you, but CWS appearances don't grow on trees anymore like they did in the 90s. The college baseball landscape is completely different than it was 17 years ago. Complaining about CWS appearances now is like bitching about not going to the Final Four every single year and firing a coach when he only makes the Sweet 16. Without Gene, do you really think this program would even HAVE a CWS appearance? Would we even have a huge stadium for baseball? I highly doubt we'd have a National Title on our schools resume either. I don't agree with the way this Gene thing is going down whatsoever. He deserves to go out how he wants. If he wants to stay for 10 more years, let him. We'll have the winningest coach in college baseball history here after it's all over. BIG SACRIFICE GUYS.

[ABC]

Yes, the landscape has changed. But since WSU last made the CWS, 43 different programs have made the CWS.

Alabama 1997, 99
Arkansas 2004, 09, 12
Arizona 2004, 2012
Arizona State 1998, 2005, 07, 09, 10
Auburn 1997
Baylor 2005
California 2011
Cal Irvine 2007
Cal State Fullerton 1999, 01, 03, 04, 06, 07, 09
Clemson 2000, 02, 06, 10
Florida 1998, 2005, 2010, 11, 12
Florida State 1998, 2000, 08, 10, 12
Fresno State 2008
Georgia 2001, 04, 06, 08
Georgia Tech 2002, 06
Kent State 2012
Long Beach State 1998, 99
Louisiana State 1997, 98, 2000, 03, 04, 08, 09
Louisville 2007
Miami (FL) 1997, 98, 99, 01, 03, 04, 06, 08
Mississippi State 1997, 98, 07
Missouri State 2003
Nebraska 2001, 02, 05
North Carolina 2006, 07, 08, 09, 11
Notre Dame 2002
Oklahoma 2010
Oklahoma State 1999
Oregon State 2005, 06, 07
Rice 1997, 98, 02, 03, 06, 07, 08
San Jose State 2000
South Carolina 2003, 04, 12
Southern Cal 1998, 00, 01, 02, 10
Southern Miss 2009
Stanford 1997, 98, 99, 00, 01, 02, 03, 08
Stonybrook 2012
Tennessee 2001, 05
Texas 2000, 02, 03, 05, 09, 11
TCU 2010
Texas A&M 1999, 2011
Tulane 2001, 05
UCLA 1997, 2010, 2012
Vanderbilt 2011
Virginia 2009, 2011

[GoShockers89]

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[GoShockers89]

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[ABC]

Somehow I missed Louisiana Lafayette. That makes 44 different programs since WSU made it.

[ShockTalk]

Yes, the landscape has changed. But since WSU last made the CWS, 43 different programs have made the CWS.

Alabama 1997, 99
Arkansas 2004, 09, 12
Arizona 2004, 2012
Arizona State 1998, 2005, 07, 09, 10
Auburn 1997
Baylor 2005
California 2011
Cal Irvine 2007
Cal State Fullerton 1999, 01, 03, 04, 06, 07, 09
Clemson 2000, 02, 06, 10
Florida 1998, 2005, 2010, 11, 12
Florida State 1998, 2000, 08, 10, 12
Fresno State 2008
Georgia 2001, 04, 06, 08
Georgia Tech 2002, 06
Kent State 2012
Long Beach State 1998, 99
Louisiana State 1997, 98, 2000, 03, 04, 08, 09
Louisville 2007
Miami (FL) 1997, 98, 99, 01, 03, 04, 06, 08
Mississippi State 1997, 98, 07
Missouri State 2003
Nebraska 2001, 02, 05
North Carolina 2006, 07, 08, 09, 11
Notre Dame 2002
Oklahoma 2010
Oklahoma State 1999
Oregon State 2005, 06, 07
Rice 1997, 98, 02, 03, 06, 07, 08
San Jose State 2000
South Carolina 2003, 04, 12
Southern Cal 1998, 00, 01, 02, 10
Southern Miss 2009
Stanford 1997, 98, 99, 00, 01, 02, 03, 08
Stonybrook 2012
Tennessee 2001, 05
Texas 2000, 02, 03, 05, 09, 11
TCU 2010
Texas A&M 1999, 2011
Tulane 2001, 05
UCLA 1997, 2010, 2012
Vanderbilt 2011
Virginia 2009, 2011

And if my count is correct, about 25% of the teams listed have been non-BCS schools, as well as 25% of all appearances, 5 over the last 5 years, including such programs as Stoneybrook, Kent St., and Southern Miss.