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Post by beaver1989 on Jun 8, 2022 21:23:22 GMT -8
Auburn coach Butch Thompson provided all the bulletin board needed entering this weekend's Corvallis Regional against Oregon State, and the Tigers are not backing down from his assessment of things.
“It’s national championship or bust,” Thompson said. “If you just play the Omaha game, get to Omaha, it can be like ’19 or other times I’ve been where it’s two and a barbecue. At some point in time, you have to move your program to start really envisioning the thing that I’ve been saying the whole time. It’s my Les Brown quote: 'People don’t fail because they aim high and miss. It’s because they aim low and hit.' I need to make sure I don’t underscore the potential of this team of what I saw this weekend.”
"Can't wait to see you Butch."
Here's my assessment of your big victories in your regional.
SE Louisiana- Some of the worst pitching I've seen in any regional this year.
Florida St- "Good luck" on hoping OSU pitching walks your guys 16 times & commits 4 errors.
UCLA- congratulations on winning your closest game of the regional, when UCLA was throwing guys that couldn't "sniff the mound" in Pac 12 play.
Butch your 50+ runs in your regional were a lot of fun to watch, the ball shooting around, no adversity, players having a good time, & your fans just kicking back in "good time" mode.
However, when you head back to Alabama after this weekend, your season will be over, Omaha will be on TV, & your fans will be focused on Nick Saban & Alabama football.
Have fun with your 0-2 BQ.........Butch.
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Post by rgeorge on Jun 8, 2022 22:23:47 GMT -8
Auburn coach Butch Thompson provided all the bulletin board needed entering this weekend's Corvallis Regional against Oregon State, and the Tigers are not backing down from his assessment of things. “It’s national championship or bust,” Thompson said. “If you just play the Omaha game, get to Omaha, it can be like ’19 or other times I’ve been where it’s two and a barbecue. At some point in time, you have to move your program to start really envisioning the thing that I’ve been saying the whole time. It’s my Les Brown quote: 'People don’t fail because they aim high and miss. It’s because they aim low and hit.' I need to make sure I don’t underscore the potential of this team of what I saw this weekend.” "Can't wait to see you Butch." Here's my assessment of your big victories in your regional. SE Louisiana- Some of the worst pitching I've seen in any regional this year. Florida St- "Good luck" on hoping OSU pitching walks your guys 16 times & commits 4 errors. UCLA- congratulations on winning your closest game of the regional, when UCLA was throwing guys that couldn't "sniff the mound" in Pac 12 play. Butch your 50+ runs in your regional were a lot of fun to watch, the ball shooting around, no adversity, players having a good time, & your fans just kicking back in "good time" mode. However, when you head back to Alabama after this weekend, your season will be over, Omaha will be on TV, & your fans will be focused on Nick Saban & Alabama football. Have fun with your 0-2 BQ.........Butch. Bulletin board material? Don't see one ounce of it. Pretty basic coach speak. |
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Post by TheGlove on Jun 8, 2022 22:29:13 GMT -8
Auburn coach Butch Thompson provided all the bulletin board needed entering this weekend's Corvallis Regional against Oregon State, and the Tigers are not backing down from his assessment of things. “It’s national championship or bust,” Thompson said. “If you just play the Omaha game, get to Omaha, it can be like ’19 or other times I’ve been where it’s two and a barbecue. At some point in time, you have to move your program to start really envisioning the thing that I’ve been saying the whole time. It’s my Les Brown quote: 'People don’t fail because they aim high and miss. It’s because they aim low and hit.' I need to make sure I don’t underscore the potential of this team of what I saw this weekend.” "Can't wait to see you Butch." Here's my assessment of your big victories in your regional. SE Louisiana- Some of the worst pitching I've seen in any regional this year. Florida St- "Good luck" on hoping OSU pitching walks your guys 16 times & commits 4 errors. UCLA- congratulations on winning your closest game of the regional, when UCLA was throwing guys that couldn't "sniff the mound" in Pac 12 play. Butch your 50+ runs in your regional were a lot of fun to watch, the ball shooting around, no adversity, players having a good time, & your fans just kicking back in "good time" mode. However, when you head back to Alabama after this weekend, your season will be over, Omaha will be on TV, & your fans will be focused on Nick Saban & Alabama football. Have fun with your 0-2 BQ.........Butch. Bulletin board material? Don't see one ounce of it. Pretty basic coach speak. Nothing denigrating the Beavs that I could see. |
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Post by jefframp on Jun 9, 2022 5:59:25 GMT -8
Maybe there is something in that last sentence: "I need to make sure I don’t underscore the potential of this team of what I saw this weekend.”
Can someone please interpret that for me so I can understand it? lol
Maybe he meant: "I need to make sure I don't undersell (or oversell) the potential of this team after what I saw this weekend" ?
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Post by beaver1989 on Jun 9, 2022 8:04:58 GMT -8
Auburn coach Butch Thompson provided all the bulletin board needed entering this weekend's Corvallis Regional against Oregon State, and the Tigers are not backing down from his assessment of things. “It’s national championship or bust,” Thompson said. “If you just play the Omaha game, get to Omaha, it can be like ’19 or other times I’ve been where it’s two and a barbecue. At some point in time, you have to move your program to start really envisioning the thing that I’ve been saying the whole time. It’s my Les Brown quote: 'People don’t fail because they aim high and miss. It’s because they aim low and hit.' I need to make sure I don’t underscore the potential of this team of what I saw this weekend.” "Can't wait to see you Butch." Here's my assessment of your big victories in your regional. SE Louisiana- Some of the worst pitching I've seen in any regional this year. Florida St- "Good luck" on hoping OSU pitching walks your guys 16 times & commits 4 errors. UCLA- congratulations on winning your closest game of the regional, when UCLA was throwing guys that couldn't "sniff the mound" in Pac 12 play. Butch your 50+ runs in your regional were a lot of fun to watch, the ball shooting around, no adversity, players having a good time, & your fans just kicking back in "good time" mode. However, when you head back to Alabama after this weekend, your season will be over, Omaha will be on TV, & your fans will be focused on Nick Saban & Alabama football. Have fun with your 0-2 BQ.........Butch. Bulletin board material? Don't see one ounce of it. Pretty basic coach speak. Exactly, But that is how the media presented it. It didn't look.like bulletin board material to me either. IIRC a similar thing was done before our game with Fullerton back in 2017(CWS) They asked one of their pitchers about playing the #1 seed. |
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Post by beaver1989 on Jun 9, 2022 8:13:32 GMT -8
Maybe there is something in that last sentence: "I need to make sure I don’t underscore the potential of this team of what I saw this weekend.” Can someone please interpret that for me so I can understand it? lol Maybe he meant: "I need to make sure I don't undersell (or oversell) the potential of this team after what I saw this weekend" ? IMO its not good writing by whoever wrote this. Also the Auburn fans I've read online seem like a "good bunch." We had a lot of good stories about Vandy fans, from our fans who attended the games at Goss last week. "I expect similar stories this weekend." |
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Post by flyfishinbeav on Jun 9, 2022 9:01:12 GMT -8
Meh, he's just trying to do what every other coach is trying to do. And his team was 🔥 in their regional.
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Post by rgeorge on Jun 9, 2022 9:14:39 GMT -8
Bulletin board material? Don't see one ounce of it. Pretty basic coach speak. Exactly, But that is how the media presented it. It didn't look.like bulletin board material to me either. IIRC a similar thing was done before our game with Fullerton back in 2017(CWS) They asked one of their pitchers about playing the #1 seed. It was unclear if the first sentence was part of a quote from the media source or your personal introduction/opinion of the info?? Either way, whoever made the claim obviously has never played or been too close to competitive athletics if they think that is BB material! |
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Post by beaver1989 on Jun 9, 2022 10:09:17 GMT -8
Exactly, But that is how the media presented it. It didn't look.like bulletin board material to me either. IIRC a similar thing was done before our game with Fullerton back in 2017(CWS) They asked one of their pitchers about playing the #1 seed. It was unclear if the first sentence was part of a quote from the media source or your personal introduction/opinion of the info?? Either way, whoever made the claim obviously has never played or been too close to competitive athletics if they think that is BB material! This was crappy post by "yours truly." (it happens) I apologize for my lack of clarity. It wasn't my quote or opinion, It was the writers. |
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Post by rgeorge on Jun 9, 2022 10:15:41 GMT -8
It was unclear if the first sentence was part of a quote from the media source or your personal introduction/opinion of the info?? Either way, whoever made the claim obviously has never played or been too close to competitive athletics if they think that is BB material! This was crappy post by "yours truly." (it happens) I apologize for my lack of clarity. It wasn't my quote or opinion, It was the writers. Far from "crappy" as it does not matter the ultimate source. Heck you may, or others, may indeed have seen it as BB fodder, it just wasn't to that level at all IMHO. |
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Post by beaver1989 on Jun 9, 2022 10:39:34 GMT -8
This was crappy post by "yours truly." (it happens) I apologize for my lack of clarity. It wasn't my quote or opinion, It was the writers. Far from "crappy" as it does not matter the ultimate source. Heck you may, or others, may indeed have seen it as BB fodder, it just wasn't to that level at all IMHO. I read it under the influence and wanted to get some "action going" & then it turned out to be a nothing burger. Imagine my disappointment😀 P.S. I'm breaking out a bottle of Pendleton for this SR. Not having whiskey for this series would be a shame.😀 |
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Post by TheGlove on Jun 9, 2022 10:56:11 GMT -8
Bulletin board material? Don't see one ounce of it. Pretty basic coach speak. Exactly, But that is how the media presented it. It didn't look.like bulletin board material to me either. IIRC a similar thing was done before our game with Fullerton back in 2017(CWS) They asked one of their pitchers about playing the #1 seed. "the media" Do you have a link? |
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Post by beaver1989 on Jun 9, 2022 11:32:27 GMT -8
Exactly, But that is how the media presented it. It didn't look.like bulletin board material to me either. IIRC a similar thing was done before our game with Fullerton back in 2017(CWS) They asked one of their pitchers about playing the #1 seed. "the media" Do you have a link? Sorry Glove, I don't have a link and was under the influence last night when I posted this. Its over at 24/7 Sports with the betting lines for each super regional. The writer is named Brad Crawford. Hope this helps. |
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Post by irimi on Jun 9, 2022 12:04:02 GMT -8
Bulletin board material? Don't see one ounce of it. Pretty basic coach speak. Nothing denigrating the Beavs that I could see. It’s for their bulletin board. |
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Post by william44 on Jun 9, 2022 14:12:15 GMT -8
Wow idiotic to criticize a coach for motivating his team.,Golly G so glad to be here in Corvallis. Hope we are worthy? Guess that is what You want to here. No material from Him that was offensive.
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