As Sackman said in the part ways thread:
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Seems like an excellent hire. Welcome aboard!
A very impressive resume, with outstanding accomplishments in a very good baseball conference. I’m excited with this hire.
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Looks like a solid hire. Knows how to win big at a nearby Midwest mid-major with fewer resources than Miami has. Good luck!
Can we start calling the team, “Smiley’s People?”
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I hope he gets a chance to smile often.
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Home run hire, pun partially intended. Him and Box seem to be a great coaching pair for this offseason.
Also, Sayler must have a fetish for Indiana or something between those hires and Owens, Duffy, and Martin.
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Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
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Smiley receives a 3 year extension per the AD website
Definitely think the program is headed in the right direction, but a 3 year extension based on one season where we went exactly .500 and finished 5/11 in the conference feels premature. Did we at least get a bump in the buyout number?
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I think it’s on point. We were not that far away from winning the MAC in his first year. I think he will be right there this year.
To me, this feels like the right move for mid-majors moving forward. Taking some risk after flipping the record from 13-17 to 17-13, along with a recruiting class that rivals just about any northern mid-major, seems like the right bet to make for mid-majors moving forward.
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He just needs to stop recruiting guys who get drafted in the 2nd round. 