The Sarge

I understand you must pitch like it's your last game, but I really wished we could have saved Roth for DJ Baxendale Thursday night.

In Ray we trust.

Maybe Ray does not think that a team in the final 5 of college baseball is a pushover.

You have to win this game or there is no game against Ark.

I know they're not a push over but a Saturday starter in the SEC should be able to beat a #3 from Kent St. He is going to have to pitch eventually (hopefully) and that would save Roth and Holmes vs Arky. I want a chance to win it all and if we lose before the championship round it doesn't matter to me when it is.

This you can't question anything Ray does stuff is crazy. Its a message board with broad opinions on different parts of the game. Doesn't mean I don't love Tanner or USC just means I would go another route with the rotation. Monty, Koumas and Belcher are going to have to pitch if we advance so it might as well be vs Kent St in my opinion.

You can question him. I just don't know how smart that makes someone look who questions the two time defending national champion coach who won 22 post season games in a row, and has made the final 16 12 years in a row. You see the logic there?

If we lost to Kent st, and started Monty, every person on this board would be questioning Tanner for that. It is very easy to make "decisions" when there is nothing riding on it. as is the case for us fans.

This is a "no-brainer". You HAVE to go with your best shot to win EACH game. Win with Roth today, then figure who is the best available tonight. If fortunate enough to win then, figure out who is best on Friday. Tanner would be crucified if he were to start Monty at noon and we lose thus Roth never got the chance to pitch again.

I know two people who would not question a Montgomery start vs Kent State, even if we lose.

I wouldn't, because I understand that you use your best pitcher against your best opponent.
You wouldn't, because you do not believe anyone should question any decision by our coach. In your world, starting Roth or Montgomery, or even Dante Rosenberg, on the mound is the correct decision, as long as the decision was made by our coach.

Pretty sure your assessment of "everyone" is inaccurate. By your logic, assuming you have never been a head coach of a college sports team, every decision by every coach in every sport is always correct. Not only that, but every decision by every politician and business leader outside your own area of expertise is also correct. Everyone's perfect!

Hense, you are sitting at home, jabberjawing on a message board, while Tanner is in Omaha trying to win our third straight national Championship.

Funny thing is the SAME ones on here questioning the Roth start today are the EXACT same ones who would be blasting Tanner had he gone with Jordan and we lost 8-6 and were on our way home. Some folks you cannot win with so why bother trying.