Jim Morris - Congratulations on a successful season

[QueenOfSpades]

I've given it to him for the better part of four years. Now it is time to congratulate #3 and his staff for getting us back to the promised land. I sure hope we make a good run at the whole thing, but this season is a success at this point, regardless of what happens next week.

 

[HurricaneVision]

I've given it to him for the better part of four years. Now it is time to congratulate [URL=https://www.canesinsight.com/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=3]#3 [/URL] and his staff for getting us back to the promised land. I sure hope we make a good run at the whole thing, but this season is a success at this point, regardless of what happens next week.

Classy of you to step up and admit when you were wrong. The constant b!tching by our fans about our program had gotten out of control. You could tell this was a good team early on this year. Starting pitching is their weakness, but the bullpen has been huge. The offense is hot and cold, but there's no doubting it is one of the top-8 teams in the country.

Omaha is always the dream, and this team has fulfilled that dream yet again. #3 isn't the Wizard, and our fans repeatedly remind them of that, but dude is a slam dunk Hall of Famer.

 

[wherrera8]

I've given it to him for the better part of four years. Now it is time to congratulate [URL=https://www.canesinsight.com/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=3]#3 [/URL] and his staff for getting us back to the promised land. I sure hope we make a good run at the whole thing, but this season is a success at this point, regardless of what happens next week.

Classy of you to step up and admit when you were wrong. The constant b!tching by our fans about our program had gotten out of control. You could tell this was a good team early on this year. Starting pitching is their weakness, but the bullpen has been huge. The offense is hot and cold, but there's no doubting it is one of the top-8 teams in the country.

Omaha is always the dream, and this team has fulfilled that dream yet again. #3 isn't the Wizard, and our fans repeatedly remind them of that, but dude is a slam dunk Hall of Famer.

You nailed it with this one. He may not be the Wizard, but he has been the second best coach in our athletics history only behind the Wizard!

I honestly hope they put a statue in front of Mark Light of Jim. Those two statues greeting fans as they enter would be great.

 

[TedHendricksOffspring]

I've given it to him for the better part of four years. Now it is time to congratulate #3 and his staff for getting us back to the promised land. I sure hope we make a good run at the whole thing, but this season is a success at this point, regardless of what happens next week.

I've been with you about criticizing Morris recently but he definitely gets credit for a job well done this year.

 

[pcitycane]

In my opinion this still doesn't excuse some of his questionable decision making as of late. However, yes, hats off to a great year... But win the whole **** thing. Just win it.

 

[Tad Footeball]

I too have often said that he's been collecting checks for years. Here's to him winning another one and shutting us up. Winning cures all- even if the previous criticisms were right or wrong. Disirregardless, it's going to be freaking nice to be relevant on the big stage in a sport this year. Kudos to him and the team.

 

[4Canes]

Classy post 'Spades

 

[Angry Ibis]

In my opinion this still doesn't excuse some of his questionable decision making as of late. However, yes, hats off to a great year... But win the whole **** thing. Just win it.

I concur. Nice season by Morris and the team. Let's do this.

 

[CTCANE]

What were the "questionable" decisions he made as of late?

 

[TheU1988]

I too will step in and take a bite of that crow as well. It's great to be back in Omaha. I'm only hoping we can make a decent run and don't flame out in a "two and through" fashion. Celebrate tonight, fellas! It's all about The U!!!!

 

[Calinative]

I too have often said that he's been collecting checks for years. Here's to him winning another one and shutting us up. Winning cures all- even if the previous criticisms were right or wrong. Disirregardless, it's going to be freaking nice to be relevant on the big stage in a sport this year. Kudos to him and the team.

Question is, what if we apply this to football. Would you be happy if we won the ACC this year and went to the Orange Bowl or something. Not necessarily win it.

I'm of the opinion where I expected us to make the CWS. So While it's obviously a **** good season win or lose, I expect more than to just be here.

 

[cane since birth]

I too have often said that he's been collecting checks for years. Here's to him winning another one and shutting us up. Winning cures all- even if the previous criticisms were right or wrong. Disirregardless, it's going to be freaking nice to be relevant on the big stage in a sport this year. Kudos to him and the team.

Question is, what if we apply this to football. Would you be happy if we won the ACC this year and went to the Orange Bowl or something. Not necessarily win it.

I'm of the opinion where I expected us to make the CWS. So While it's obviously a **** good season win or lose, I expect more than to just be here.

I was thinking the exact same thing about the football team

 

[caneinpsl]

I've given it to him for the better part of four years. Now it is time to congratulate [URL=https://www.canesinsight.com/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=3]#3 [/URL] and his staff for getting us back to the promised land. I sure hope we make a good run at the whole thing, but this season is a success at this point, regardless of what happens next week.

Classy of you to step up and admit when you were wrong. The constant b!tching by our fans about our program had gotten out of control. You could tell this was a good team early on this year. Starting pitching is their weakness, but the bullpen has been huge. The offense is hot and cold, but there's no doubting it is one of the top-8 teams in the country.

Omaha is always the dream, and this team has fulfilled that dream yet again. #3 isn't the Wizard, and our fans repeatedly remind them of that, but dude is a slam dunk Hall of Famer.

To be fair he hasn't been wrong about the teams performance up until this year, and that has been Morris's responsibility. Jim has done a much better job of recruiting talent that made it to campus, and that seems to be making a big difference. I'm curious if anybody thinks bringing Gino Dimare back has also been a part of the turn around.

 

[Tad Footeball]

I too have often said that he's been collecting checks for years. Here's to him winning another one and shutting us up. Winning cures all- even if the previous criticisms were right or wrong. Disirregardless, it's going to be freaking nice to be relevant on the big stage in a sport this year. Kudos to him and the team.

Question is, what if we apply this to football. Would you be happy if we won the ACC this year and went to the Orange Bowl or something. Not necessarily win it.

I'm of the opinion where I expected us to make the CWS. So While it's obviously a **** good season win or lose, I expect more than to just be here.

I thought about that as I was writing it but am comfortable having a different standard for Morris than for Golden right now for 2 reasons. Morris actually produced something in the past so any success now can be deemed him returning to what he once was. Also, Morris has a departure date and a successor named so things are a lot more black and white regarding this program. Him going out a recent champion will at least diminish the recent years of mediocrity and can be added to his resume of earlier successes.

Golden has produced nothing on the field during his tenure so there really can't be too large a debate about what should (not necessarily will- as our admin's standards are questionable at best) be the mark required for a "successful" 2015 season. I'm of the mindset that the number he'd have to hit for a plurality of our fans to either say it was a successful season (and not have the majority calling for his firing) is 9 wins plus a convincing bowl win against a respectable opponent.

 

[Calinative]

I too have often said that he's been collecting checks for years. Here's to him winning another one and shutting us up. Winning cures all- even if the previous criticisms were right or wrong. Disirregardless, it's going to be freaking nice to be relevant on the big stage in a sport this year. Kudos to him and the team.

Question is, what if we apply this to football. Would you be happy if we won the ACC this year and went to the Orange Bowl or something. Not necessarily win it.

I'm of the opinion where I expected us to make the CWS. So While it's obviously a **** good season win or lose, I expect more than to just be here.

I thought about that as I was writing it but am comfortable having a different standard for Morris than for Golden right now for 2 reasons. Morris actually produced something in the past so any success now can be deemed him returning to what he once was. Also, Morris has a departure date and a successor named so things are a lot more black and white regarding this program. Him going out a recent champion will at least diminish the recent years of mediocrity and can be added to his resume of earlier successes.

Golden has produced nothing on the field during his tenure so there really can't be too large a debate about what should (not necessarily will- as our admin's standards are questionable at best) be the mark required for a "successful" 2015 season. I'm of the mindset that the number he'd have to hit for a plurality of our fans to either say it was a successful season (and not have the majority calling for his firing) is 9 wins plus a convincing bowl win against a respectable opponent.

Yeah, the difference is if we win this year, it will be the only time Golden has had a good season.

Either way, we all know if we win the ACC this year we are stuck with another year or two of Golden/Donofrio, and then a year where he fires all the assistants in an attempt to stay another year...

 

[SmokeyRone]

All Props to Morris! Golden finished last in the Coastal with NFL players at every skill position and all over the OL. Morris overachieved this year, after many years of underachievement!


I hope we take a loose attitude into the CWS! Scrappy, playing stone free! Nothing to lose, now!

 

[BWCD]

Classy of you to step up and admit when you were wrong.

I don't think anyone who ever had a valid criticism of the baseball program and/or some of the decision making by Morris & Co. was ever really wrong. I know the criticisms I made were for almost entirely on-field and motivational reasons...much of which fell on the HC and the culture of the program. I know there were some that were WAY over the top in their criticisms, but even some of those often had some basis in reality. Even the pollyannas know that we were stagnant and not playing good baseball for long stretches here in the past few years. Those criticisms at the time were indeed valid. Today's success does not excuse yesterday's missteps.

However, we're here today--going to Omaha. Morris rose to the challenge of those past criticisms, and while I still feel sometimes there are some brain-freeze moments on his part...he's gotten much better. Some of that is the talent level across the roster going way up, some of that I think is him loosening up the reins a bit in the tighter moments of games, trusting his players more. All that is indeed a major credit to him, and I'm focused on rooting this team on to victory in Omaha. Due to that alone, this season has been a success. BUT--he needs to keep the morale up and the focus laser sharp for this team to beat the hated Ghaytors, and to put on a good showing in Omaha. I'm hoping he does that.

Celebrate today's success, root for us to build upon that...that's what we all need to do at this point.

 

[QueenOfSpades]

Classy of you to step up and admit when you were wrong.

I don't think anyone who ever had a valid criticism of the baseball program and/or some of the decision making by Morris & Co. was ever really wrong. I know the criticisms I made were for almost entirely on-field and motivational reasons...much of which fell on the HC and the culture of the program. I know there were some that were WAY over the top in their criticisms, but even some of those often had some basis in reality. Even the pollyannas know that we were stagnant and not playing good baseball for long stretches here in the past few years. Those criticisms at the time were indeed valid. Today's success does not excuse yesterday's missteps.

However, we're here today--going to Omaha. Morris rose to the challenge of those past criticisms, and while I still feel sometimes there are some brain-freeze moments on his part...he's gotten much better. Some of that is the talent level across the roster going way up, some of that I think is him loosening up the reins a bit in the tighter moments of games, trusting his players more. All that is indeed a major credit to him, and I'm focused on rooting this team on to victory in Omaha. Due to that alone, this season has been a success. BUT--he needs to keep the morale up and the focus laser sharp for this team to beat the hated Ghaytors, and to put on a good showing in Omaha. I'm hoping he does that.

Celebrate today's success, root for us to build upon that...that's what we all need to do at this point.

Truth. I had no intention of "admitting" that I was "wrong". The last six seasons speak for themselves. I simply brought attention to them.

People shouldn't assume that I am like CTCane. I am not giving Jim Morris a free lifetime pass to **** away the next six years just because he finally made it back to Omaha. I am congratulating him on accomplishing our primary goal in 2015.

 

[canefrommiami]

Congrats to the team and especially #3 !

 

[Calicanerepresent]

Go Canes!

I used to know some baseball players, always chill dudes and winning. Omaha was a June TV tradition for the Canes, but then it stopped... but it's back!