2016 Husker Baseball

[hskr4life]

 

 

 

Everyone seems to assume it's about head up arse, getting the act together, etc. Has it occurred to anyone we just might not be very good? Not enough good players?

I think it's pretty well known our pitching staff is bad. And tough to expect the bats to remain hot all year. But why anyone would expect more out of this program with Erstad running it I don't know. I expect to be an "okay" program until he proves otherwise.

I guess I'm suggesting it's more recruiting than anything else. I see a lot of sound baseball decisions. I haven't seen him lose his teams, haven't heard of chemistry problems or lack of motivation. You always make it personal and very biting with Ersty and I'm not going there, other than to acknowledge we're not where any of us would want us to be.

Nothing personal outside he had no business getting the job in the first place. That, and he hasn't been getting it done. He has yet to put a complete team together. My hopes was as he gained coaching experience he would adjust to the college game. Has not come to fruition yet.....win the Big Ten or bust this year.

 

 

Man... did Erstad piss in your fruit loops as a kid or what?  You take every loss and turn it into a win it all or bust post, its all on Erstad because he can't coach, and hope he leaves for another opportunity..... and every win you even find something negative to say about the guy.  No one is happy with the recent weeks, but your constant Erstad bashing is baffling. 

[huskerbaseball13]

Everyone seems to assume it's about head up arse, getting the act together, etc. Has it occurred to anyone we just might not be very good? Not enough good players?

I think it's pretty well known our pitching staff is bad. And tough to expect the bats to remain hot all year. But why anyone would expect more out of this program with Erstad running it I don't know. I expect to be an "okay" program until he proves otherwise.

I guess I'm suggesting it's more recruiting than anything else. I see a lot of sound baseball decisions. I haven't seen him lose his teams, haven't heard of chemistry problems or lack of motivation. You always make it personal and very biting with Ersty and I'm not going there, other than to acknowledge we're not where any of us would want us to be.

Nothing personal outside he had no business getting the job in the first place. That, and he hasn't been getting it done. He has yet to put a complete team together. My hopes was as he gained coaching experience he would adjust to the college game. Has not come to fruition yet.....win the Big Ten or bust this year.

Man... did Erstad piss in your fruit loops as a kid or what? You take every loss and turn it into a win it all or bust post, its all on Erstad because he can't coach, and hope he leaves for another opportunity..... and every win you even find something negative to say about the guy. No one is happy with the recent weeks, but your constant Erstad bashing is baffling.

Proof of the "negative" comments about Erstad even during wins? Never said he can't coach....we have not been terrible under him, merely very average. Different things plague us every year...and that's what's baffling. And yes, if we continue to fail to take the next step I hope he moves on. The Big Ten is not some juggernaut so there is still some time to get this turned around but we are going to have to see some dramatic improvement out of our rotation....starting Friday hopefully. And I do believe it's win in Omaha or bust this year...it will be Husker home games and there is no Indiana in the league this year. There is no better time to bring some hardware home. I think our ultimate goal should be to win and host regionals every so often but winning the Big Ten would at the very least give us some positive momentum. Even with our pitching woes I would like to think we will be the favorite come May.

[HB]

 

 

 

Everyone seems to assume it's about head up arse, getting the act together, etc. Has it occurred to anyone we just might not be very good? Not enough good players?

I think it's pretty well known our pitching staff is bad. And tough to expect the bats to remain hot all year. But why anyone would expect more out of this program with Erstad running it I don't know. I expect to be an "okay" program until he proves otherwise.

I guess I'm suggesting it's more recruiting than anything else. I see a lot of sound baseball decisions. I haven't seen him lose his teams, haven't heard of chemistry problems or lack of motivation. You always make it personal and very biting with Ersty and I'm not going there, other than to acknowledge we're not where any of us would want us to be.

Nothing personal outside he had no business getting the job in the first place. That, and he hasn't been getting it done. He has yet to put a complete team together. My hopes was as he gained coaching experience he would adjust to the college game. Has not come to fruition yet.....win the Big Ten or bust this year.

 

 

Just so we're clear:  You're calling your shot.  We win the Big 10 (are you talking regular season?  Tournament?  One of the other, or both?), or Darin should be fired.  That's what you've seemed to be saying.  Nothing short of a championship this year, and you support Darin being fired.   Correct?

[Huskerpapa]

This team has shown improvement this year.  The inconsistency is maddening, but the overall "product" is better.  I am nowhere close to being convinced that this coaching staff is on any type of hot seat at this point.

[huskerbaseball13]

 

 

 

 

Everyone seems to assume it's about head up arse, getting the act together, etc. Has it occurred to anyone we just might not be very good? Not enough good players?

I think it's pretty well known our pitching staff is bad. And tough to expect the bats to remain hot all year. But why anyone would expect more out of this program with Erstad running it I don't know. I expect to be an "okay" program until he proves otherwise.

I guess I'm suggesting it's more recruiting than anything else. I see a lot of sound baseball decisions. I haven't seen him lose his teams, haven't heard of chemistry problems or lack of motivation. You always make it personal and very biting with Ersty and I'm not going there, other than to acknowledge we're not where any of us would want us to be.

Nothing personal outside he had no business getting the job in the first place. That, and he hasn't been getting it done. He has yet to put a complete team together. My hopes was as he gained coaching experience he would adjust to the college game. Has not come to fruition yet.....win the Big Ten or bust this year.

 

 

Just so we're clear:  You're calling your shot.  We win the Big 10 (are you talking regular season?  Tournament?  One of the other, or both?), or Darin should be fired.  That's what you've seemed to be saying.  Nothing short of a championship this year, and you support Darin being fired.   Correct?

 

 

Heck no I don't think he should be fired if we don't win the Big 10/Make a regional.  I don't believe for a second that Erstad is not eventually interested in becoming a MLB manager and IMO, he would likely be a better manager in the pros than he currently is at the college level.  I wouldn't panic or shed a tear if this year or in the upcoming years he decided to give it ago at the next level.  We haven't tanked under him, the team stays out of trouble so no I don't think his head is or should be on the chopping block.  If we fail to make a regional this year though would you not agree that making 1 regional in 5 years as coach is underperforming for this program? I'm not throwing the towel in on this team...they have not looked great the past few weeks but I do think we have enough talent to get it turned around if we some arms can step up.  Like I said, the Big Ten is just so so this year....we can still win every single series from here on out.  And if we dont, I still think we should be the favorite in Omaha considering it will be a familiar park for the team and it will be full of red.  FYI, winning the regular season would be great, but I don't know if that guarentees us an at-large if we don't win in Omaha.   

[huskerbaseball13]

This team has shown improvement this year.  The inconsistency is maddening, but the overall "product" is better.  I am nowhere close to being convinced that this coaching staff is on any type of hot seat at this point.

 

To make it clear...I don't think they are on the hot seat either.  And I'm not even sure they should be.  Also, is the team improved this year? We might be able to answer that by the end of the year....from an offensive production it would appear that way...but pitching has taken a big step back.  Mostly do to lack of development in some key pieces and having to rely on some youngsters.  The Big 10 is not nearly as good this year than it was last year though...our SOS right now is 164 so this team has played a pretty weak schedule up to this point.  I don't know what our SOS was at last year around this team but it finished at 50 and we were mid 20's RPI wise this time last year.  Right now our RPI is #81.  With that said, win the Mich series and the Mich St series and we may be able to talk at-large again.  It's really unfortunate Purdue and NW fell onto our schedule this year as those two series despite going 5-1 are really dragging us down.   

[HB]

 

 

 

 

 

Everyone seems to assume it's about head up arse, getting the act together, etc. Has it occurred to anyone we just might not be very good? Not enough good players?

I think it's pretty well known our pitching staff is bad. And tough to expect the bats to remain hot all year. But why anyone would expect more out of this program with Erstad running it I don't know. I expect to be an "okay" program until he proves otherwise.

I guess I'm suggesting it's more recruiting than anything else. I see a lot of sound baseball decisions. I haven't seen him lose his teams, haven't heard of chemistry problems or lack of motivation. You always make it personal and very biting with Ersty and I'm not going there, other than to acknowledge we're not where any of us would want us to be.

Nothing personal outside he had no business getting the job in the first place. That, and he hasn't been getting it done. He has yet to put a complete team together. My hopes was as he gained coaching experience he would adjust to the college game. Has not come to fruition yet.....win the Big Ten or bust this year.

 

 

Just so we're clear:  You're calling your shot.  We win the Big 10 (are you talking regular season?  Tournament?  One of the other, or both?), or Darin should be fired.  That's what you've seemed to be saying.  Nothing short of a championship this year, and you support Darin being fired.   Correct?

 

 

Heck no I don't think he should be fired if we don't win the Big 10/Make a regional.  I don't believe for a second that Erstad is not eventually interested in becoming a MLB manager and IMO, he would likely be a better manager in the pros than he currently is at the college level.  I wouldn't panic or shed a tear if this year or in the upcoming years he decided to give it ago at the next level.  We haven't tanked under him, the team stays out of trouble so no I don't think his head is or should be on the chopping block.  If we fail to make a regional this year though would you not agree that making 1 regional in 5 years as coach is underperforming for this program? I'm not throwing the towel in on this team...they have not looked great the past few weeks but I do think we have enough talent to get it turned around if we some arms can step up.  Like I said, the Big Ten is just so so this year....we can still win every single series from here on out.  And if we dont, I still think we should be the favorite in Omaha considering it will be a familiar park for the team and it will be full of red.  FYI, winning the regular season would be great, but I don't know if that guarentees us an at-large if we don't win in Omaha.   

 

 

OK, I was just basing my post on your statement "Win the Big 10 or bust this year". And your statement that if we don't make a regional this year "hopefully" quite a few major league jobs open up--implying if not directly stating  you would want him gone.   

[huskerbaseball13]

 

 

 

 

 

 

Everyone seems to assume it's about head up arse, getting the act together, etc. Has it occurred to anyone we just might not be very good? Not enough good players?

I think it's pretty well known our pitching staff is bad. And tough to expect the bats to remain hot all year. But why anyone would expect more out of this program with Erstad running it I don't know. I expect to be an "okay" program until he proves otherwise.

I guess I'm suggesting it's more recruiting than anything else. I see a lot of sound baseball decisions. I haven't seen him lose his teams, haven't heard of chemistry problems or lack of motivation. You always make it personal and very biting with Ersty and I'm not going there, other than to acknowledge we're not where any of us would want us to be.

Nothing personal outside he had no business getting the job in the first place. That, and he hasn't been getting it done. He has yet to put a complete team together. My hopes was as he gained coaching experience he would adjust to the college game. Has not come to fruition yet.....win the Big Ten or bust this year.

 

 

Just so we're clear:  You're calling your shot.  We win the Big 10 (are you talking regular season?  Tournament?  One of the other, or both?), or Darin should be fired.  That's what you've seemed to be saying.  Nothing short of a championship this year, and you support Darin being fired.   Correct?

 

 

Heck no I don't think he should be fired if we don't win the Big 10/Make a regional.  I don't believe for a second that Erstad is not eventually interested in becoming a MLB manager and IMO, he would likely be a better manager in the pros than he currently is at the college level.  I wouldn't panic or shed a tear if this year or in the upcoming years he decided to give it ago at the next level.  We haven't tanked under him, the team stays out of trouble so no I don't think his head is or should be on the chopping block.  If we fail to make a regional this year though would you not agree that making 1 regional in 5 years as coach is underperforming for this program? I'm not throwing the towel in on this team...they have not looked great the past few weeks but I do think we have enough talent to get it turned around if we some arms can step up.  Like I said, the Big Ten is just so so this year....we can still win every single series from here on out.  And if we dont, I still think we should be the favorite in Omaha considering it will be a familiar park for the team and it will be full of red.  FYI, winning the regular season would be great, but I don't know if that guarentees us an at-large if we don't win in Omaha.   

 

 

OK, I was just basing my post on your statement "Win the Big 10 or bust this year". And your statement that if we don't make a regional this year "hopefully" quite a few major league jobs open up--implying if not directly stating  you would want him gone.   

 

 

I wasn't speaking in terms of Big 10 or bust in terms of Erstad's job status at NU...more along the lines of it appears we will need to win the Big 10 tournament to make a regional.  That may chage in the upcoming weeks but with where our SOS and RPI stand right now we have quite a bit of work to do. 

[brfrad]

If we can get King to pitch like last Friday, and Burkamper to pitch like last night, we have a chance.  I think if it was a conference game last night, and Derek hadn't been relegated to the bullpen the last few weeks, he goes longer than 5 innings.  If our starters can consistently get through the 7th inning, we have a much better chance.

[Bugeaters1]

 

 

 

 

 

 

Everyone seems to assume it's about head up arse, getting the act together, etc. Has it occurred to anyone we just might not be very good? Not enough good players?

I think it's pretty well known our pitching staff is bad. And tough to expect the bats to remain hot all year. But why anyone would expect more out of this program with Erstad running it I don't know. I expect to be an "okay" program until he proves otherwise.

I guess I'm suggesting it's more recruiting than anything else. I see a lot of sound baseball decisions. I haven't seen him lose his teams, haven't heard of chemistry problems or lack of motivation. You always make it personal and very biting with Ersty and I'm not going there, other than to acknowledge we're not where any of us would want us to be.

Nothing personal outside he had no business getting the job in the first place. That, and he hasn't been getting it done. He has yet to put a complete team together. My hopes was as he gained coaching experience he would adjust to the college game. Has not come to fruition yet.....win the Big Ten or bust this year.

 

 

Just so we're clear:  You're calling your shot.  We win the Big 10 (are you talking regular season?  Tournament?  One of the other, or both?), or Darin should be fired.  That's what you've seemed to be saying.  Nothing short of a championship this year, and you support Darin being fired.   Correct?

 

 

Heck no I don't think he should be fired if we don't win the Big 10/Make a regional.  I don't believe for a second that Erstad is not eventually interested in becoming a MLB manager and IMO, he would likely be a better manager in the pros than he currently is at the college level.  I wouldn't panic or shed a tear if this year or in the upcoming years he decided to give it ago at the next level.  We haven't tanked under him, the team stays out of trouble so no I don't think his head is or should be on the chopping block.  If we fail to make a regional this year though would you not agree that making 1 regional in 5 years as coach is underperforming for this program? I'm not throwing the towel in on this team...they have not looked great the past few weeks but I do think we have enough talent to get it turned around if we some arms can step up.  Like I said, the Big Ten is just so so this year....we can still win every single series from here on out.  And if we dont, I still think we should be the favorite in Omaha considering it will be a familiar park for the team and it will be full of red.  FYI, winning the regular season would be great, but I don't know if that guarentees us an at-large if we don't win in Omaha.   

 

 

OK, I was just basing my post on your statement "Win the Big 10 or bust this year". And your statement that if we don't make a regional this year "hopefully" quite a few major league jobs open up--implying if not directly stating  you would want him gone.   

 

He has wanted him gone, since he got the job.

[brfrad]

The key stat will be getting 3 pitchers to pitch 80 innings.  Our regional team had 3 pitchers with 80 + innings.  We have a huge chore to do that.  As we have 4 pitchers between 32-37 innings.

[The Polish Rifle]

I'd get crucified on here for my opinion of Erstad as a manager. He is a stand up guy and was a hell of a ball player, I'm just really skeptical of his coaching ability. I feel like we have the best facilities, fan support and recent success (with Indiana) in the entire conference and our regional appearances/B1G titles should reflect that.

 

At the end of the day we all want whats best for the program, even though we debate how that will be done. I have great memories with my dad listening to those Van Horn teams compete in the postseason, and probably hold our baseball team to ridiculous high standards due to that. Here's to the boys finishing off on a tear and Erstad making my first point look silly.

[AuroranHusker]

Gotta hand it to Nebraska that they seem to make things hard on themselves. Football, basketball, baseball. It's kind of a weird deal. The Big Ten has been great for the women's teams but the men's teams have had a tough time adjusting... maybe it will turn around & the men will follow the women's path of continual success soon. I sincerely hope that Erstad can get the job done. He's one of my fav players ever as a Husker and an Angel. GBR 

[huskerbaseball13]

Everyone seems to assume it's about head up arse, getting the act together, etc. Has it occurred to anyone we just might not be very good? Not enough good players?

I think it's pretty well known our pitching staff is bad. And tough to expect the bats to remain hot all year. But why anyone would expect more out of this program with Erstad running it I don't know. I expect to be an "okay" program until he proves otherwise.

I guess I'm suggesting it's more recruiting than anything else. I see a lot of sound baseball decisions. I haven't seen him lose his teams, haven't heard of chemistry problems or lack of motivation. You always make it personal and very biting with Ersty and I'm not going there, other than to acknowledge we're not where any of us would want us to be.

Nothing personal outside he had no business getting the job in the first place. That, and he hasn't been getting it done. He has yet to put a complete team together. My hopes was as he gained coaching experience he would adjust to the college game. Has not come to fruition yet.....win the Big Ten or bust this year.

Just so we're clear: You're calling your shot. We win the Big 10 (are you talking regular season? Tournament? One of the other, or both?), or Darin should be fired. That's what you've seemed to be saying. Nothing short of a championship this year, and you support Darin being fired. Correct?

Heck no I don't think he should be fired if we don't win the Big 10/Make a regional. I don't believe for a second that Erstad is not eventually interested in becoming a MLB manager and IMO, he would likely be a better manager in the pros than he currently is at the college level. I wouldn't panic or shed a tear if this year or in the upcoming years he decided to give it ago at the next level. We haven't tanked under him, the team stays out of trouble so no I don't think his head is or should be on the chopping block. If we fail to make a regional this year though would you not agree that making 1 regional in 5 years as coach is underperforming for this program? I'm not throwing the towel in on this team...they have not looked great the past few weeks but I do think we have enough talent to get it turned around if we some arms can step up. Like I said, the Big Ten is just so so this year....we can still win every single series from here on out. And if we dont, I still think we should be the favorite in Omaha considering it will be a familiar park for the team and it will be full of red. FYI, winning the regular season would be great, but I don't know if that guarentees us an at-large if we don't win in Omaha.

OK, I was just basing my post on your statement "Win the Big 10 or bust this year". And your statement that if we don't make a regional this year "hopefully" quite a few major league jobs open up--implying if not directly stating you would want him gone.

He has wanted him gone, since he got the job.

Nah, I know you like to speak for me but once he was hired I was willing to give him a chance because we were stuck with him at that point. I certainly didnt think he should have been the number 1 choice but thanks to some backwards thinking he ended up being #1. Unfortunately...thus far he has proven to be a mediocre hire. Only hope is that he continues to develop as a coach over time...or, he jumps ship to the MLB.

[HB]

Pitching staff is in shambles.  Waldron is now out for a couple of weeks at least with some fluid on his shoulder.  Howell is out indefinitely; MRI was clean but he has shoulder problems.  This on top of Hohensee already out for ht year. 

 

I feel bad for Howell.  He turned down decent money to come back for his senior year, and he's had nothing but troubles.  Great guy, hate to see this happen.  

[hhcmatt]

In some regards I'm glad I'm simply a fair-weather baseball fan; I'm not sure how some of you guys can ride this rollercoaster 365 days a year

[huskerbaseball13]

Pitching staff is in shambles.  Waldron is now out for a couple of weeks at least with some fluid on his shoulder.  Howell is out indefinitely; MRI was clean but he has shoulder problems.  This on top of Hohensee already out for ht year. 

 

I feel bad for Howell.  He turned down decent money to come back for his senior year, and he's had nothing but troubles.  Great guy, hate to see this happen.  

 

 

I wonder if there is something more to the Howell situation? He was really struggling as a starter...IMO he should have never been made a starter but he would have been a key piece to the pen.  Hopefully he can make it back before the season ends.  Big game tonight, may need the bats to be really hot this weekend.  I would not be surprised to see Eddins in the starting rotation this weekend.   

[Silverbacked1]

It reminds me of how the Yankees handled Jaba.  

[huskerbaseball13]

It reminds me of how the Yankees handled Jaba.  

 

 

That's a good comparison....I'm sure the thought was to help his draft stock and our lack of depth...and I believe he developed another out pitch during the offseason but he just never struck me has a weekend rotation guy in that he has always been wildly effective.  He's a guy who can throw gas for 1-2 innings and put up numbers.  But, anything more than that his pitch count starts to come into play.  Hopefully we can get him back...the back end of the pen will be pretty solid if so. 

[Silverbacked1]

It was with Jaba that the Yankees didn't know what they wanted from or for him.  Then he got hurt, tore his foot off and then has become that player.  

 

If they just would have left him the set up guy he would still be there and the Yankees would have won a lot more games.

 

Oh well it just happens sometimes.

[huskerbaseball13]

Here is BoydsWorld RPI needs report.  He is kinda been slacking this year unfortunatly...and I'm not sure where he is getting his numbers because he has us with 27 games remaining and 7 neutral games.....not sure if hes factoring in possible Big 10 tournament results? Either way...kind of gives you a glimpse into what needs to be accomplished.  We will likely need to be in that top 45 range to be in the at large discussion. 

 

Nebraska

Remaining: 11 home, 9 road, 7 neutral
Current RPI: 84
ROWP: 0.603

Top 45:

4 home wins, 9 road wins, 7 neutral wins
5 home wins, 7 road wins, 7 neutral wins
5 home wins, 8 road wins, 6 neutral wins
6 home wins, 6 road wins, 7 neutral wins
6 home wins, 7 road wins, 6 neutral wins
6 home wins, 8 road wins, 5 neutral wins
6 home wins, 9 road wins, 4 neutral wins
7 home wins, 5 road wins, 7 neutral wins
7 home wins, 6 road wins, 6 neutral wins
7 home wins, 7 road wins, 5 neutral wins
7 home wins, 8 road wins, 4 neutral wins
7 home wins, 9 road wins, 3 neutral wins
8 home wins, 4 road wins, 7 neutral wins
8 home wins, 5 road wins, 6 neutral wins
8 home wins, 6 road wins, 5 neutral wins
8 home wins, 7 road wins, 4 neutral wins
8 home wins, 8 road wins, 3 neutral wins
8 home wins, 9 road wins, 2 neutral wins
9 home wins, 2 road wins, 7 neutral wins
9 home wins, 4 road wins, 6 neutral wins
9 home wins, 5 road wins, 5 neutral wins
9 home wins, 6 road wins, 4 neutral wins
9 home wins, 7 road wins, 3 neutral wins
9 home wins, 8 road wins, 2 neutral wins
9 home wins, 9 road wins, 1 neutral wins
10 home wins, 1 road wins, 7 neutral wins
10 home wins, 2 road wins, 6 neutral wins
10 home wins, 3 road wins, 5 neutral wins
10 home wins, 5 road wins, 4 neutral wins
10 home wins, 6 road wins, 3 neutral wins
10 home wins, 7 road wins, 2 neutral wins
10 home wins, 8 road wins, 1 neutral wins
10 home wins, 9 road wins, 0 neutral wins
11 home wins, 0 road wins, 7 neutral wins
11 home wins, 1 road wins, 6 neutral wins
11 home wins, 2 road wins, 5 neutral wins
11 home wins, 3 road wins, 4 neutral wins
11 home wins, 4 road wins, 3 neutral wins
11 home wins, 6 road wins, 2 neutral wins
11 home wins, 7 road wins, 1 neutral wins
11 home wins, 8 road wins, 0 neutral wins

Top 32:

6 home wins, 9 road wins, 7 neutral wins
7 home wins, 8 road wins, 7 neutral wins
7 home wins, 9 road wins, 6 neutral wins
8 home wins, 6 road wins, 7 neutral wins
8 home wins, 8 road wins, 6 neutral wins
8 home wins, 9 road wins, 5 neutral wins
9 home wins, 5 road wins, 7 neutral wins
9 home wins, 6 road wins, 6 neutral wins
9 home wins, 7 road wins, 5 neutral wins
9 home wins, 9 road wins, 4 neutral wins
10 home wins, 4 road wins, 7 neutral wins
10 home wins, 5 road wins, 6 neutral wins
10 home wins, 6 road wins, 5 neutral wins
10 home wins, 7 road wins, 4 neutral wins
10 home wins, 8 road wins, 3 neutral wins
11 home wins, 3 road wins, 7 neutral wins
11 home wins, 4 road wins, 6 neutral wins
11 home wins, 5 road wins, 5 neutral wins
11 home wins, 6 road wins, 4 neutral wins
11 home wins, 7 road wins, 3 neutral wins
11 home wins, 8 road wins, 2 neutral wins
11 home wins, 9 road wins, 1 neutral wins

Top 16:

11 home wins, 9 road wins, 7 neutral wins

Top 8:

No way to reach the threshold.

[Silverbacked1]

We just in a really big rut right now. They are trying, but maybe too hard.

[brfrad]

 

Pitching staff is in shambles.  Waldron is now out for a couple of weeks at least with some fluid on his shoulder.  Howell is out indefinitely; MRI was clean but he has shoulder problems.  This on top of Hohensee already out for ht year. 

 

I feel bad for Howell.  He turned down decent money to come back for his senior year, and he's had nothing but troubles.  Great guy, hate to see this happen.  

 

 

I wonder if there is something more to the Howell situation? He was really struggling as a starter...IMO he should have never been made a starter but he would have been a key piece to the pen.  Hopefully he can make it back before the season ends.  Big game tonight, may need the bats to be really hot this weekend.  I would not be surprised to see Eddins in the starting rotation this weekend.   

 

I have no inside info, but I have to think a lot of the decision was made by Howell to become a starter.  I think he turned down the draft and came back thinking if he became a starter, maybe he would up his draft status a few rounds.

[huskerbaseball13]

We just in a really big rut right now. They are trying, but maybe too hard.

Well no offense to King...he can be a quality starter some day...maybe, but when he's your Friday night guy you know the HC and pitching coach failed on the recruiting trail.

[brfrad]

I'm really thinking a new pitching coach might be in order.  None of our pitchers are improving.  All of them are regressing.  King can't get ahead of hitters, and when he does, he can't put them away.  Burkamper can't throw strikes.  All of our pitchers have amazing potential, but they we are 11th of 13 teams in the Big 10.