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I see where the 2019 CAA Baseball Tournament will once again be held in Harrisonburg. The question now is will the Diamond Dukes be in it this time around?

2018-2019 CAA Championships...

http://caasports.com/sports/2018/6/4/2018CAAChamps.aspx
06-20-2018 09:02 AM
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So we are hosting WLAX, Softball, and Baseball in the Spring, but don't be surprised if we host at least one Men's and/or Women's Soccer tournament game in the Fall.
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(06-20-2018 09:02 AM)Wear Purple Wrote:  I see where the 2019 CAA Baseball Tournament will once again be held in Harrisonburg. The question now is will the Diamond Dukes be in it this time around?

2018-2019 CAA Championships...

http://caasports.com/sports/2018/6/4/2018CAAChamps.aspx

Well, that's good to know. At least we have a chance to save face after this year.
If this team doesn't make the tournament a second time around on our home field, that would be beyond acceptable. I don't care how many years he would have left on his contract, the dude would need to go the next day.
06-21-2018 07:49 AM
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(06-21-2018 07:49 AM)JMad03 Wrote:  lthat's good to know. At least we have a chance to save face after this year.
If this team doesn't make the tournament a second time around on our home field, that would be beyond acceptable. I don't care how many years he would have left on his contract, the dude would need to go the next day.

Even though I support giving Ike one more year to have a full recruiting cycle, I imagine most peoples' patience will have run out if we can't finish top six in the conference next year. It's put up or shut up time next season.
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FWIW, one of our signees for next year is First Team All-Met in the Washington Post. He finished the season with a .527 average. Here's the full write up:

Kyle Novak, INF, Sr., Madison
Novak, a four-year starter, was arguably the toughest out in Northern Virginia. The James Madison signee finished the season with a .527 average and five home runs.

I don't know where anyone from the Second Team or Honorable Mention is committed since they don't have write ups, but perhaps I can do some research later on.
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It is unlikely JMU buys out a coach in baseball. As bad as Spanky was, he got all five years. JMU would have to go in the toilet or have some type of player upheaval for Ike to be let go.

Keep in mind that JMU was one conference win away from snagging the 6th seed this year. They had multiple one run conference losses. None of this is acceptable to us fans but I don’t think a similar record next year gets Ike fired if he has a strong young base of players. Ike still had quite a few Spanky players on the roster last year. I doubt JMU allowed Ike to pull any scholarships either so he is limited on the recruiting cycle until all of Spanky’s recruits graduate.

The recovery for baseball has been slow. I am not arguing for or against Ike. I am only offering an opinion on why I don’t think JMU let’s him go before year five. If he finishes in the top 3 next year, he gets extended.
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(06-21-2018 09:27 AM)JMUNation Wrote:  It is unlikely JMU buys out a coach in baseball. As bad as Spanky was, he got all five years. JMU would have to go in the toilet or have some type of player upheaval for Ike to be let go.

Keep in mind that JMU was one conference win away from snagging the 6th seed this year. They had multiple one run conference losses. None of this is acceptable to us fans but I don’t think a similar record next year gets Ike fired if he has a strong young base of players. Ike still had quite a few Spanky players on the roster last year. I doubt JMU allowed Ike to pull any scholarships either so he is limited on the recruiting cycle until all of Spanky’s recruits graduate.

The recovery for baseball has been slow. I am not arguing for or against Ike. I am only offering an opinion on why I don’t think JMU let’s him go before year five. If he finishes in the top 3 next year, he gets extended.

I mean, as bad as Spanky was, in his last 5 years, he made the CAAT 4 out of 5 times and won it once. Ike won't even come close to that. I think after 4 years, it's a 50/50 on whether we'll keep Ike if he doesn't make the CAAT, depends on how optimistic they are about his recruits. I can agree that a top 3 and a semifinal appearance will likely garner an extension.

Since Rose has been gone, the athletic department has clearly pushed harder on finding better coaches. MM was fired, Spanky retired, Lucas resigned mid season, and Martin wasn't renewed. For the most part, the longstanding coaches, other than football, are going to be given the benefit of playing out their contract.

If you're thinking about Brady, well, it actually makes at least some sense. Alger started in July of 2012, would've been really late to fire Brady and be able to hire a good coach at that point, but that is certainly what they wanted to do, so there was no way they wanted to extend him. We all know what happened after that.

One other thing to keep in mind is that we are full scholarship in baseball, iirc most teams in even the CAA aren't, so that in itself should be considered when evaluating Ike.
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(06-21-2018 09:27 AM)JMUNation Wrote:  It is unlikely JMU buys out a coach in baseball. As bad as Spanky was, he got all five years. JMU would have to go in the toilet or have some type of player upheaval for Ike to be let go.

Keep in mind that JMU was one conference win away from snagging the 6th seed this year. They had multiple one run conference losses. None of this is acceptable to us fans but I don’t think a similar record next year gets Ike fired if he has a strong young base of players. Ike still had quite a few Spanky players on the roster last year. I doubt JMU allowed Ike to pull any scholarships either so he is limited on the recruiting cycle until all of Spanky’s recruits graduate.

The recovery for baseball has been slow. I am not arguing for or against Ike. I am only offering an opinion on why I don’t think JMU let’s him go before year five. If he finishes in the top 3 next year, he gets extended.

It appears to me you are really giving yourself room to be right. Most of on here would say to be on staff beyond next season about all he had to do is make the CAA Tourney. You are basically saying he has little chance of being with us if he's not in the top three. Hmmm... I think everyone on here would agree with top three and he's our man for another season.
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(06-21-2018 04:12 PM)BleedingPurple Wrote:  
(06-21-2018 09:27 AM)JMUNation Wrote:  It is unlikely JMU buys out a coach in baseball. As bad as Spanky was, he got all five years. JMU would have to go in the toilet or have some type of player upheaval for Ike to be let go.

Keep in mind that JMU was one conference win away from snagging the 6th seed this year. They had multiple one run conference losses. None of this is acceptable to us fans but I don’t think a similar record next year gets Ike fired if he has a strong young base of players. Ike still had quite a few Spanky players on the roster last year. I doubt JMU allowed Ike to pull any scholarships either so he is limited on the recruiting cycle until all of Spanky’s recruits graduate.

The recovery for baseball has been slow. I am not arguing for or against Ike. I am only offering an opinion on why I don’t think JMU let’s him go before year five. If he finishes in the top 3 next year, he gets extended.

It appears to me you are really giving yourself room to be right. Most of on here would say to be on staff beyond next season about all he had to do is make the CAA Tourney. You are basically saying he has little chance of being with us if he's not in the top three. Hmmm... I think everyone on here would agree with top three and he's our man for another season.

Geesh dude. Talk about reading something that wasn’t said. What you wrote isn’t close to what I was trying to say.

I do not believe Ike will be fired after next season even if JMU does not make the CAA tournament unless the Dukes have a really horrendous year. I also don’t believe he will be fired after year five if the team shows marked improvement from year four. If JMU is in the top three next year, then I believe he will receive at least a two year extension for three total years.

I feel like sometimes on these boards I have to be very specific because some of you like to fill in the blanks with your own interpretations.
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(06-21-2018 10:56 PM)JMUNation Wrote:  
(06-21-2018 04:12 PM)BleedingPurple Wrote:  
(06-21-2018 09:27 AM)JMUNation Wrote:  It is unlikely JMU buys out a coach in baseball. As bad as Spanky was, he got all five years. JMU would have to go in the toilet or have some type of player upheaval for Ike to be let go.

Keep in mind that JMU was one conference win away from snagging the 6th seed this year. They had multiple one run conference losses. None of this is acceptable to us fans but I don’t think a similar record next year gets Ike fired if he has a strong young base of players. Ike still had quite a few Spanky players on the roster last year. I doubt JMU allowed Ike to pull any scholarships either so he is limited on the recruiting cycle until all of Spanky’s recruits graduate.

The recovery for baseball has been slow. I am not arguing for or against Ike. I am only offering an opinion on why I don’t think JMU let’s him go before year five. If he finishes in the top 3 next year, he gets extended.

It appears to me you are really giving yourself room to be right. Most of on here would say to be on staff beyond next season about all he had to do is make the CAA Tourney. You are basically saying he has little chance of being with us if he's not in the top three. Hmmm... I think everyone on here would agree with top three and he's our man for another season.

Geesh dude. Talk about reading something that wasn’t said. What you wrote isn’t close to what I was trying to say.

I do not believe Ike will be fired after next season even if JMU does not make the CAA tournament unless the Dukes have a really horrendous year. I also don’t believe he will be fired after year five if the team shows marked improvement from year four. If JMU is in the top three next year, then I believe he will receive at least a two year extension for three total years.

I feel like sometimes on these boards I have to be very specific because some of you like to fill in the blanks with your own interpretations.

Fair enough. That’s your opinion, as is basically every post anyone puts out there for readers to debate.

Here’s mine...If, after 4 years, Ike misses back-to-back CAATs, he should be let go. A CAAT appearance gets him a 5th year. Anything less than a NCCAT appearance in year 4 or 5 does not merit an extension, and again he should not be renewed.
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(06-21-2018 11:15 PM)Longhorn Wrote:  
(06-21-2018 10:56 PM)JMUNation Wrote:  
(06-21-2018 04:12 PM)BleedingPurple Wrote:  
(06-21-2018 09:27 AM)JMUNation Wrote:  It is unlikely JMU buys out a coach in baseball. As bad as Spanky was, he got all five years. JMU would have to go in the toilet or have some type of player upheaval for Ike to be let go.

Keep in mind that JMU was one conference win away from snagging the 6th seed this year. They had multiple one run conference losses. None of this is acceptable to us fans but I don’t think a similar record next year gets Ike fired if he has a strong young base of players. Ike still had quite a few Spanky players on the roster last year. I doubt JMU allowed Ike to pull any scholarships either so he is limited on the recruiting cycle until all of Spanky’s recruits graduate.

The recovery for baseball has been slow. I am not arguing for or against Ike. I am only offering an opinion on why I don’t think JMU let’s him go before year five. If he finishes in the top 3 next year, he gets extended.

It appears to me you are really giving yourself room to be right. Most of on here would say to be on staff beyond next season about all he had to do is make the CAA Tourney. You are basically saying he has little chance of being with us if he's not in the top three. Hmmm... I think everyone on here would agree with top three and he's our man for another season.

Geesh dude. Talk about reading something that wasn’t said. What you wrote isn’t close to what I was trying to say.

I do not believe Ike will be fired after next season even if JMU does not make the CAA tournament unless the Dukes have a really horrendous year. I also don’t believe he will be fired after year five if the team shows marked improvement from year four. If JMU is in the top three next year, then I believe he will receive at least a two year extension for three total years.

I feel like sometimes on these boards I have to be very specific because some of you like to fill in the blanks with your own interpretations.

Fair enough. That’s your opinion, as is basically every post anyone puts out there for readers to debate.

Here’s mine...If, after 4 years, Ike misses back-to-back CAATs, he should be let go. A CAAT appearance gets him a 5th year. Anything less than a NCCAT appearance in year 4 or 5 does not merit an extension, and again he should not be renewed.

For me, an appearance makes JB's job difficult, I believe he needs a strong season and winning a few games in the CAAT to get a fifth (next season is his 4th???). The team needs to believe they play for a winner. Right now, I'm not sure they do. Opinion supported by outside sources. Unlike MBB, I believe the players believe their coach is going to make them proud to be playing on his team.
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(06-22-2018 04:57 AM)BleedingPurple Wrote:  
(06-21-2018 11:15 PM)Longhorn Wrote:  
(06-21-2018 10:56 PM)JMUNation Wrote:  
(06-21-2018 04:12 PM)BleedingPurple Wrote:  
(06-21-2018 09:27 AM)JMUNation Wrote:  It is unlikely JMU buys out a coach in baseball. As bad as Spanky was, he got all five years. JMU would have to go in the toilet or have some type of player upheaval for Ike to be let go.

Keep in mind that JMU was one conference win away from snagging the 6th seed this year. They had multiple one run conference losses. None of this is acceptable to us fans but I don’t think a similar record next year gets Ike fired if he has a strong young base of players. Ike still had quite a few Spanky players on the roster last year. I doubt JMU allowed Ike to pull any scholarships either so he is limited on the recruiting cycle until all of Spanky’s recruits graduate.

The recovery for baseball has been slow. I am not arguing for or against Ike. I am only offering an opinion on why I don’t think JMU let’s him go before year five. If he finishes in the top 3 next year, he gets extended.

It appears to me you are really giving yourself room to be right. Most of on here would say to be on staff beyond next season about all he had to do is make the CAA Tourney. You are basically saying he has little chance of being with us if he's not in the top three. Hmmm... I think everyone on here would agree with top three and he's our man for another season.

Geesh dude. Talk about reading something that wasn’t said. What you wrote isn’t close to what I was trying to say.

I do not believe Ike will be fired after next season even if JMU does not make the CAA tournament unless the Dukes have a really horrendous year. I also don’t believe he will be fired after year five if the team shows marked improvement from year four. If JMU is in the top three next year, then I believe he will receive at least a two year extension for three total years.

I feel like sometimes on these boards I have to be very specific because some of you like to fill in the blanks with your own interpretations.

Fair enough. That’s your opinion, as is basically every post anyone puts out there for readers to debate.

Here’s mine...If, after 4 years, Ike misses back-to-back CAATs, he should be let go. A CAAT appearance gets him a 5th year. Anything less than a NCCAT appearance in year 4 or 5 does not merit an extension, and again he should not be renewed.

For me, an appearance makes JB's job difficult, I believe he needs a strong season and winning a few games in the CAAT to get a fifth (next season is his 4th???). The team needs to believe they play for a winner. Right now, I'm not sure they do. Opinion supported by outside sources. Unlike MBB, I believe the players believe their coach is going to make them proud to be playing on his team.

It certainly could go either way.

His last name is Ikenberry. I think that that plays into things as well along with baseball being a minor sport. JMU has the facilities and should be able to recruit well in baseball. No reason to not be very good in this sport. I am not sure why it is taking so long. Pitching feels like it has improved greatly from the end of Spankys tenure but I have not reviewed stats to back that claim up. Ike seems to need some reliable bats.
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CK LOVES hiring big donor family members, that’s for sure!
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