Shocks fall 6 spots

[Webersback]

After losing 2 of 3 to SIU last weekend at Tyler-Eck the Shockers fall from 13th to 19th in the ESPN-USA Today top 25.

[JJClamdip]

They are going to drop like a rock losing to Arkansas, KU and probably 2 out of three in Omaha.

The King is Dead.

[DUShock]

Sadly, for the moment, I'm biting my tongue rather than happily eating crow...

Here's to a healthy dose of crow!

Go Valley!!

Go Shocks!!!!

[iSASO]

WSU will never win another baseball game. Ever.

[blueblood]

WSU will never win another baseball game. Ever.

You may be more right than wrong. Question is; After today's 3-0 loss to CU, will they ever score a run again?

[MikeKennedyRulz]

Nope...Shox will finish 9th in the valley. Season is over. Fire Gene and the whole team and start from scratch. It worked well in 1978.

[iSASO]

I don't suppose any Valley team would be interested in the winningest active coach in history.

[fontleroyjr]

For a day maybe.

[redbirdtim]

Hmmm...if Coach Brownlee can't get it done this year and make the tourney, we might have an opening. We sure need a new stadium built....:innocent:

I wouldn't mind if Gene is that person. Heck, I would even personally give him $50 of my own money if he came :original: Surely if he wants to leave Wichita, there are tons of programs that would take him...however I don't see him leaving there.

[shocker3]

Nope...Shox will finish 9th in the valley. Season is over. Fire Gene and the whole team and start from scratch. It worked well in 1978.


Actually it took 8 years before it "worked".

The Shocker baseball program was abolished in 1970 and they didn't play again until the 1978 season.

:shockers: :valley:

[MikeKennedyRulz]

Actually it took 8 years before it "worked".

The Shocker baseball program was abolished in 1970 and they didn't play again until the 1978 season.

:shockers: :valley:

When was Gene hired to resurrect the program? How long did it take him to ge to Omaha?

[TrueBlueJay]

Is Gene still WSU's coach? I thought he moved on to Oklahoma.

[gosmsgo]

I heard he would of retired but made a couple of "bad investment" moves.

[iSASO]

Yes, I think he only has $800,000 of his cash annuity left to survive on. He's struggling so much he's building an awesome new house.

[blueblood]

Boy make up your mind. One day you want to get rid of him and call him a has been. Next day you name him best coach ever in the history of sports. Looks like someone just likes to argue.

[gosmsgo]

800k isnt much of a retirement for a man who won the 1989 baseball championship.

baseball is one of the premier sports in college (according to shocker fans) I imagine gene has at least 50,000,000 stored away somewhere.

[iSASO]

Boy make up your mind. One day you want to get rid of him and call him a has been. Next day you name him best coach ever in the history of sports.

???
Please find a direct quote to back up your assertion.

[shocker3]

When was Gene hired to resurrect the program? How long did it take him to ge to Omaha?


Baseball timeline:

1970- WSU drops baseball

1977- WSU hires Gene to resurrect program

1978- WSU starts playing baseball again.

1982- WSU makes first trip to the CWS.

So from the time we dropped the program until the time we actually reached Omaha was 12 years.

I hope I don't have to wait that long to get to Omaha again (this past weekend excluded).