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Tony Skole
Hello everyone. Let me begin by saying that I found this board about two weeks ago and have enjoyed going through and reading the old comments. While I do not live to Johnson City, I do have a diploma from ETSU hanging on my wall. I don't get back much but enjoy following the Bucs from afar.

One of the mysteries of ETSU athletics over the past few years to me has been the overall performance of our baseball team. I would guess they should be given a pass for the years spent at Cardinal Park. However, they have a great facility now to play in (although it does need to be finished to include locker rooms, etc.) My question is this: Will this be the year that we get some new blood in and go a different direction? This is not a knock on Coach Skole. My brief encounters with him in the past lead me to believe that he is a good person. However, at some point we need to try something new.

I went back through the numbers from Coach Skole's tenure at ETSU. Here is what I found:

16 completed seasons as Head Coach (2000-present)
5 30-win seasons (the number that most would consider "average" in a 56 game season)
3 years of a conference record better than .500
Best conference finish: 3rd in 2010
Average Conference Finish: 7th
Postseason appearance: 1

I feel like baseball is a sport that can be good at ETSU. I have no idea who the next Head Coach should be, but I do feel that we need to go in that direction soon. Would love to hear your thoughts on Coach Skole and any possible candidates for the job when it becomes open next month.
04-29-2016 10:26 AM
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two years ago....

There are similar threads 3 years ago, and 4 years ago, etc......

Something tells me "this year is different", and that Skole will be riding off into the sunset.
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And let me add this: Currently the 2016 team is 16-24 and 3-9 in the Southern Conference. They are 1-9 in their last ten games. The Bucs RPI is "275" out of 300 Baseball teams and we have played one of the worst schedules in the country.

Again, not trying to demean or instigate....I just think we should do better
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I swear I didn't create another account, guys. But yes, Tony Skole should've been gone YEARS AGO. Cardinal Park wasn't a hindrance, his inability to develop players is. It's time for him to take over at Unaka High School or pretty much anywhere else away from ETSU.
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Going back through the board, it seems that those who follow Bucs Baseball are all in agreement that it is probably time for a change. Dr. Sandler seems to be the type that would recognize this. I will pose this question to the board: What would be the ideal qualities you would look for in the next Head Coach and what names would you throw out for the job?
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Jack Leggett - former Western and Clemson HC 1332 wins- 770 loses and reached college world series finals six times
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(04-30-2016 09:38 AM)BucBaseball20 Wrote:  Going back through the board, it seems that those who follow Bucs Baseball are all in agreement that it is probably time for a change. Dr. Sandler seems to be the type that would recognize this. I will pose this question to the board: What would be the ideal qualities you would look for in the next Head Coach and what names would you throw out for the job?

Don't count Skole out, I mean they did clinch the series today against VMI so they shouldn't finish dead last. One would think he has pictures of high profile people in compromising situations as long as he's been there, but who knows (that's of course message board humor and is in no way an accusation or even a hint towards him actually blackmailing ETSU into keeping his job.)
This is a tough, TOUGH job with the way it'll be funded going forward. There's two school's, find a retread or an up and comer. For baseball, I'd look at a guy like Rod Delmonico, former UT coach and current FSU assistant. He'd about have to take a pay cut probably, but it's one last shot at being a head coach and he's a proven winner.
Another name to think about is Jeremy Christian. The former Va. Intermont coach moved on when the college closed. Currently at Point University in Georgia, the former all state player from Va. High had taken the underfunded Cobras to new heights and won their conference tournament, the year the school closed. Point is currently in third place in their conference though overall they're under .500, which is a strike against him. The key here is he's local, he's proven he can win or at least be competitive with less, and he's a likable guy.
Doug Jones: The long time skipper at Tusculum has had 15 winning seasons in his 19 years in Greeneville, opposite of what the Bucs have. They're having another great year led by the guy who's had six NCAA tournament appearances, multiple conference titles, has graduated players and is one of the more respected names in coaching circles. He's worth calling.

I'm not saying these are the three, but I think they're three guys worth reaching out to that can develop talent, have been proven winners, and have to some degree local ties but can go out of the area to get kids if need be.
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If the Bucs are actually replacing Skole - and, let's be honest, that's hardly a given - I think Jeff Palumbo at ECU is a great choice if Sander can pry him away from Cliff Godwin's staff. He does a little of everything for them. It might be tough financially, but he's a guy who has the kind of résumé ETSU should be looking for to build a competitive program.
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I would tend to lean more towards the established Assistant Coach rather than someone who has local ties. I don't think a "local" mindset is how we get to where we want to go. Here are a couple of names that I came up with to add to the list:

Chris Hart: Asst Coach at N.C. State. Has been an asst. at NCSU for a long time. They have been very good during his tenure. He may be looking to become a Head Coach

Brad Bohannan: Asst Coach at Auburn. Was at Kentucky for a long time and was the National Asst of the Year last year. Again, may be looking for his chance to be a Head Coach

Ty Megahee: Asst Coach at Western Kentucky. Has been an Asst at Auburn and Mercer before going to WKU. Has won in the SoCon at Mercer. Could probably afford him and would probably be interested.

Sammy Esposito: Asst Coach at South Carolina. Was part of Ray Tanner's staff that won National Championships. Another young guy who may be looking for his shot.

Jeff Palumbo: Good call! ECU asst who has been at UCF and VCU.

All of these guys are young, rising coaches who have successful track records. I'm all for that! I would not want to hire a retread. If I were Dr. Sandler, I would look to hire one of these types of guys with the understanding that if they turn around our program and build it up, they will probably leave for greener pastures and fatter wallets. I don't think we want another guy who will be here for 20 years with mediocre results.
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I don't either, but the Tusculum coach has been far from mediocre same as Bam. You have to remember where baseball is on the tier. It'll have to be a coach willing to do more with less, and some of those high major assistants would probably have to take a pay cut to come to ETSU.
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(05-03-2016 09:37 AM)BucBaseball20 Wrote:  I would tend to lean more towards the established Assistant Coach rather than someone who has local ties. I don't think a "local" mindset is how we get to where we want to go.

When it comes to basketball and football I totally agree; get the best players and coaches no matter where they come from, but baseball is not on the same tier as those sports and it is being funded differently. Whoever the coach is for ETSU baseball will have to be able to get kids to come play without giving them much in the way of scholarships. They are going to have to be able to talk that local kid into paying his own way at ETSU as opposed to going to another school somewhere else that may give them a full or partial scholarship. Baseball is one sport where this area produces a fair amount of talent.
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I understand that Baseball is a Tier 2 sport at ETSU right now. But, can somebody explain to me what that means as far as funding goes? Scholarships?

I know that the NCAA allows Baseball Programs to have 11.7 Scholarships. Does ETSU not offer the full amount?
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I don't know exact numbers but highly doubt they're fully funded anymore. Without football they were and it gave us one conference title in 13 years. So ultimately if the results are the same with less money, spend less on a sport that doesn't draw flies.
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Bucs are 5-1 since this thread was initiated.

Didn't a similar phenomenon happen one other time back a few years ago?
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(05-07-2016 11:06 PM)posterformerlyknownasthedoctor Wrote:  Bucs are 5-1 since this thread was initiated.

Didn't a similar phenomenon happen one other time back a few years ago?


3 of those wins were against VMI who is 2-16 in the Conference and are by far the worst team in the conference that doesn't say much, Now they have beat Samford twice but again they are tied with Samford near the bottom.
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Yeah, I know, and I'm certainly not tooting the horn........but Samford did just beat league-leading UNCG 2 out of 3 in Greensboro -- where UNCG is now 24-3 at home this year, even after those two losses, which is pretty dang amazing.

And now since I posted what I did, I've clearly jinxed them for tomorrow.
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They're in a tie for 7th place and only a couple of games out of 4th!!! The BaseBucs could be the Flint Tropics of the Southern Conference!
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So, we actually finished the season on a good note. Now the Bucs head to the Conference Tournament as the #5 seed. We had a losing record and still finished in the bottom half of the league. The question should be answered in the next 7-10 days. What do you think? Will we get a new coach next year or will we have Coach Skole back?
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So let's take a look at this "Hot streak" ETSU baseball is on. It started with the VMI series, they swept the Keydets to avoid being dead last, which VMI finished, dead last. They lost a midweek game to Winthrop, who finished in the bottom half of the Big South. Went down to Alabama and swept Samford, who finished in the bottom half of the SoCon but did wind up with an overall 32-24 record. They go down to Spartanburg and lose two out of three to power house Wofford, who actually ended up below the Bucs in the standings. Then there's Tennessee. 11-2 loss to a team that needed a Vanderbilt win over Auburn Sunday to qualify for their conference tournament. They ended senior weekend with a sweep of The Citadel, who finished next to last. So they won 10 of their 14 against the teams that were last, next to last, and 6th in the conference.
He shouldn't last, he's had enough time to do more and hasn't.
For some reason unbeknownst to me, he'll probably get a raise.
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If ETSU can win a couple of games in the tournament, I think Skole gets away with firing Chris Gordon and getting a new pitching coach. If they go two-and-out, I would be quite surprised if Sander doesn't clean house.
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