Yes, this took a while to write, but I've had it with Raleigh.
Mr. Hamilton,
I'm writing to you as a huge Vols baseball fan regarding our head coach Todd Raleigh. In his two years here at Tennessee his teams have went 27-29 and 26-29. In the two years he's been here the baseball program has shown absolutely no signs of getting better. It's almost as if the program is getting worse as Todd Raleigh coaches here.
After today's game against 0-4 Binghamton I've about had it with Todd Raleigh as head coach. Not only did we just lose to a team that got swept at Longwood (who's that) and lost today before our game to Kennesaw State, a team that was 1-7 on the year, but the team this past Wednesday dropped yet another midweek game, something that happens nearly every week with Todd Raleigh at the helm. The midweek losing has gotten so bad that Raleigh had to drop the ETSU midweek series because the team had lost something like 5 straight games to them.
I started following Tennessee baseball in 2005, the year the team made it to Omaha for the College World Series. I remember going to the games and always feeling like the team had a great chance to win. Going to Tennessee baseball games was right up there with Vol basketball games and maybe even some of the non-conference home football games. Rod Delmonico was fired after a few subpar years and rightfully so, but the guy that took over for him has nearly taken this program apart and destroyed it. One of the things that bothers me about Raleigh is how he approaches the media and fans. He talks like he's this great coach when in reality the guy's career record is barely over .500. It's sad to see a once proud program in the cellar of the SEC on a regular basis.
Even with the new renovations to the baseball stadium, the fan support has been very mediocre. Todd Raleigh is simply not getting the job done here at Tennessee. Losing midweek games to small conferences games has become the norm, and it seems that the program gets worse as the season goes on. The Tennessee baseball program, players, and fans deserve better than what's going on right now with Raleigh as head coach. Recently Arizona State and head coach Pat Murphy came to a mutual agreement which allowed him to leave the university. Murphy is one of the best coaches in college baseball and hiring him as our next coach would not only elevate our program to a national level but also get the fans back in the seats at Lindsay Nelson Stadium. You made a great hire with Bruce Pearl, who has been awesome here at Tennessee, and I hope your next baseball coach can succeed in the way Pearl has.
Thanks
Mr. Hamilton,
I'm writing to you as a huge Vols baseball fan regarding our head coach Todd Raleigh. In his two years here at Tennessee his teams have went 27-29 and 26-29. In the two years he's been here the baseball program has shown absolutely no signs of getting better. It's almost as if the program is getting worse as Todd Raleigh coaches here.
After today's game against 0-4 Binghamton I've about had it with Todd Raleigh as head coach. Not only did we just lose to a team that got swept at Longwood (who's that) and lost today before our game to Kennesaw State, a team that was 1-7 on the year, but the team this past Wednesday dropped yet another midweek game, something that happens nearly every week with Todd Raleigh at the helm. The midweek losing has gotten so bad that Raleigh had to drop the ETSU midweek series because the team had lost something like 5 straight games to them.
I started following Tennessee baseball in 2005, the year the team made it to Omaha for the College World Series. I remember going to the games and always feeling like the team had a great chance to win. Going to Tennessee baseball games was right up there with Vol basketball games and maybe even some of the non-conference home football games. Rod Delmonico was fired after a few subpar years and rightfully so, but the guy that took over for him has nearly taken this program apart and destroyed it. One of the things that bothers me about Raleigh is how he approaches the media and fans. He talks like he's this great coach when in reality the guy's career record is barely over .500. It's sad to see a once proud program in the cellar of the SEC on a regular basis.
Even with the new renovations to the baseball stadium, the fan support has been very mediocre. Todd Raleigh is simply not getting the job done here at Tennessee. Losing midweek games to small conferences games has become the norm, and it seems that the program gets worse as the season goes on. The Tennessee baseball program, players, and fans deserve better than what's going on right now with Raleigh as head coach. Recently Arizona State and head coach Pat Murphy came to a mutual agreement which allowed him to leave the university. Murphy is one of the best coaches in college baseball and hiring him as our next coach would not only elevate our program to a national level but also get the fans back in the seats at Lindsay Nelson Stadium. You made a great hire with Bruce Pearl, who has been awesome here at Tennessee, and I hope your next baseball coach can succeed in the way Pearl has.
Thanks
