Todd Frazier on state of Rutgers baseball: ‘I feel like we should be a powerhouse'

[Tango Two]

“I feel like we should be a powerhouse. If you think about the time I went there, and even in the 90s when we were unbelievable. It’s just one of those things where, at the end of the day, we have to do better. We have to do better,”


https://www.nj.com/rutgers/2019/06/...ll-i-feel-like-we-should-be-a-powerhouse.html

 

[biazza38]

Same here Todd. Totally agree

 

[AreYouNUTS]

If YOU build it, Todd, they will come!

 

[Scarlettrooper]

If YOU build it, Todd, they will come!

How about a powerhouse donation then??

 

[LC-88]

Frazier Field has a ring to it.

 

[newell138]

we could be a powerhouse in Most sports if the right people are in place

 

[Scarlettrooper]

we could be a powerhouse in Most sports if the right people are in place

Considering Hobbs has fired three more coaches this spring alone, I’d say that’s the plan. Putting football aside, not really sure how you could whine about Hobbs’ job performance to this point.

 

[HeavenUniv.]

I hope at this point every single coach in every sport “gets it.” The days of being able to collect a paycheck for years or even decades from Rutgers just for showing up are over.

 

[RUTrack94]

#ResultsMatter

 

[Wolv RU]

Considering Hobbs has fired three more coaches this spring alone, I’d say that’s the plan. Putting football aside, not really sure how you could whine about Hobbs’ job performance to this point.

He is trending up. However, given the financial impact football has on the department finances, it is not possible to put it aside. Hobbs needs to show football ticket sales improvement over whatever the 2019 number ends up being, either because Ash succeeds enough to get back fan confidence or he hires someone new that improves the outlook. (He can also at least marginally help himself here by maximizing the one thing most controllable for him -- fan experience)

Hobbs has demonstrated he knows how to manage coach contracts, but needs to show over the next couple of years that he now understands that at Rutgers you can't hand out long guaranteed big money contracts with no plan on how to escape them if it goes badly.

 

[Wolv RU]

Considering Hobbs has fired three more coaches this spring alone, I’d say that’s the plan. Putting football aside, not really sure how you could whine about Hobbs’ job performance to this point.

Also, just want to highlight that Hobbs replaced three coaches by letting their contracts expire. That is, he did so without costing extra unnecessary cash. He didn't fall for the "if my baseball coach doesn't have a guaranteed contract for several more years he won't be able to recruit!!" angle.

 

[AreYouNUTS]

Wolv, my friend, you’re nuts if you think - let alone expect - we’re going to see ticket sales increase this season. Not going to happen. Hobbs made a mistake with Ash, we all get it, but it was a rushed decision in a frantic time around our athletic department and ever since he’s been spot-on With his hires and just about everything else.

 

[Wolv RU]

Wolv, my friend, you’re nuts if you think - let alone expect - we’re going to see ticket sales increase this season. Not going to happen. Hobbs made a mistake with Ash, we all get it, but it was a rushed decision in a frantic time around our athletic department and ever since he’s been spot-on With his hires and just about everything else.

I understand about this season. I want to see sales increase in 2020 compared to the (very) low bar that will be set in 2019.

 

[AreYouNUTS]

I understand about this season. I want to see sales increase in 2020 compared to the (very) low bar that will be set in 2019.

Ahhhh...Well if we’re lucky Hobbs will have a new HC to help those sales!

 

[njrexguy]

Hobbs has his next significant test in November when he decides what to do with Ash. It will be a make or break decision. It will be a 2 part decision. Getting rid of Ash should he the easy part. Hiring a proven winner will show us what he's made of.