(06-02-2017 09:22 AM)waltgreenberg Wrote:  Another article on Wayne and survival, this time on the NCAA site...

http://www.ncaa.com/news/baseball/articl...h-survival

Uhhh, I hope we've changed our baserunning signs after the publishing of that third photo. Of course some imbecile editor at the Chronicle decided to include that.

(06-02-2017 09:44 AM)OptimisticOwl Wrote:  

(06-02-2017 07:26 AM)ESE84 Wrote:  Nice salute to Wayne Graham on the front page of today's Chronicle Sports section.
http://www.houstonchronicle.com/sports/c...hronstrrpc

sounds like retirement is not on his mind.

That is as it should be (even if it were on his mind), right up until his last minute coaching the team. To allow the perception to emerge to the contrary is a mistake, I think. It may be possible to do that at other schools (Stanford, UT), but I think Rice's position is precarious enough that doubt is your enemy.

(06-02-2017 09:49 AM)mrbig Wrote:  

(06-01-2017 02:50 PM)Gravy Owl Wrote:  Despite Rice’s constant lack of press covfefe

Yep. That was nice and on target.

(06-02-2017 09:47 AM)Old Sammy Wrote:  

(06-02-2017 09:22 AM)waltgreenberg Wrote:  Another article on Wayne and survival, this time on the NCAA site...
http://www.ncaa.com/news/baseball/articl...h-survival

At the end the writer displays the ignorance of history that Graham comments on. Normandy is a region/peninsula, not a town.

FWIW, this is a reprint of Baton Rouge's paper, The Advocate...The word emphasized by 81-year-old Rice coach Wayne Graham this season? Survival; his team bought in | LSU | theadvocate.com

Also of interest... LSU dwarfs most SEC brethren, others nationwide in baseball revenue, profit | LSU | theadvocate.com

Quote:College baseball is a losing sport, even in the part of the country where it thrives. In fact, just four Southeastern Conference baseball teams turned a profit last season, according to documents obtained by The Advocate from league schools.

What you need to know about the NCAA baseball tournament regionals OMAHA, Neb. — The NCAA baseball tournament opened Thursday with one regional beginning play.… The figures are much gloomier beyond the Southeast.

The NCAA estimates that less than 10 percent of baseball programs nationally turn a profit, said Ron Prettyman, managing director of championships and alliances who oversees baseball. The number is probably closer to 5 percent, Prettyman said.

“Even in the NCAA, we run 90 championships and only five make money,” he said.

(06-02-2017 09:58 AM)westsidewolf1989 Wrote:  

(06-02-2017 09:22 AM)waltgreenberg Wrote:  Another article on Wayne and survival, this time on the NCAA site...

http://www.ncaa.com/news/baseball/articl...h-survival

Uhhh, I hope we've changed our baserunning signs after the publishing of that third photo. Of course some imbecile editor at the Chronicle decided to include that.

"Imbecile"?

It's a good photo. If you're dumb enough to write your secrets on the wall, well...

(06-02-2017 11:47 AM)InterestedX Wrote:  

(06-02-2017 09:58 AM)westsidewolf1989 Wrote:  

(06-02-2017 09:22 AM)waltgreenberg Wrote:  Another article on Wayne and survival, this time on the NCAA site...

http://www.ncaa.com/news/baseball/articl...h-survival

Uhhh, I hope we've changed our baserunning signs after the publishing of that third photo. Of course some imbecile editor at the Chronicle decided to include that.

"Imbecile"?

It's a good photo. If you're dumb enough to write your secrets on the wall, well...

What photo are you guys worried about?

(06-02-2017 01:08 PM)georgewebb Wrote:  

(06-02-2017 11:47 AM)InterestedX Wrote:  

(06-02-2017 09:58 AM)westsidewolf1989 Wrote:  

(06-02-2017 09:22 AM)waltgreenberg Wrote:  Another article on Wayne and survival, this time on the NCAA site...

http://www.ncaa.com/news/baseball/articl...h-survival

Uhhh, I hope we've changed our baserunning signs after the publishing of that third photo. Of course some imbecile editor at the Chronicle decided to include that.

"Imbecile"?

It's a good photo. If you're dumb enough to write your secrets on the wall, well...

What photo are you guys worried about?

Wondering that myself.

http://ww4.hdnux.com/photos/61/50/53/130...4x1024.jpg

(06-02-2017 01:56 PM)InterestedX Wrote:  http://ww4.hdnux.com/photos/61/50/53/130...4x1024.jpg

That photo isn't in the referenced article.

(06-02-2017 02:00 PM)Frizzy Owl Wrote:  

(06-02-2017 01:56 PM)InterestedX Wrote:  http://ww4.hdnux.com/photos/61/50/53/130...4x1024.jpg

That photo isn't in the referenced article.

It's in the Chronicle article. I imagine the signs are written on masking tape because they change daily. Doubt it's anything to worry about.

Why does Coach Graham have his car keys in his hand in that photo (or it looks like keys at least)?

There is a piece of tape with "remove hat" and "drag foot" written on it. It's not as if the instructions were written in stone, and it's not something that all of the teams Rice has played has not seen before...