(07-22-2017 09:48 AM)waltgreenberg Wrote:  

(07-22-2017 09:18 AM)Buho00 Wrote:  I would consider Jose Cruz Jr. and his brother Enrique. Jose Jr. was the first big time recruit for Graham at Rice, and Enrique won a CWS title. They are obviously a baseball family and I know Enrique is currently coaching, not sure about Jose Jr. but they both have coaching knowledge and lots of ties to Houston and Rice. I've seen Jose Jr. attending games recently, tweets about Rice baseball all the time, and his son is playing for Graham next year. Not as big a name as Lance, but one (or both) of the Cruz brothers could be a good fit.

Stop it! Let's hire a real coach with real, proven college coaching experience. Jose has absolutely no coaching experience, and is not going to coach with his son joining the program. Enrique is currently coaching? I thought he's working successfully in a sports management gig in Houston.

As I've posted previously, I'm all for giving Lance an opportunity in the Assistant Coach opening, but NOT as head coach until he proves himself as a D-1 coach.

And how might we do that? Will our athletic program shell out enough $$ to steal an established coach from a respectable school? I think not. Even if we get a coach from a lower tier school how do we ensure we do not run the risk of becoming a stepping stone program? I think it is in our best interest to bring in someone with strong ties to Rice that will stay loyal to the program.