IU Baseball

[Magisterium]

5 hours ago, CSP said:

Our state dwarfs those two. Ohio has plenty, as well, but we recruit OH extremely well.  

I think the state of Indiana surpasses Kentucky, and possibly Tennessee, as well—but SEC schools are all expected to field very competitive baseball programs 

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

No idea what the response timeline is for these kinds of things, but an acquaintance of mine has submitted a public records request to IU for details of Mercer's contract.  Does it truly expire this year or was he given a quiet extension?

[IUHoosierJoe]

1 hour ago, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

No idea what the response timeline is for these kinds of things, but an acquaintance of mine has submitted a public records request to IU for details of Mercer's contract.  Does it truly expire this year or was he given a quiet extension?

I would be shocked if IU had decided that the slop we've seen on the field the past 2-3 years warranted an extension. 

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

46 minutes ago, IUHoosierJoe said:

I would be shocked if IU had decided that the slop we've seen on the field the past 2-3 years warranted an extension. 

Theoretically, an extension could have been made a year or more ago and just never made public.  Don't think you can assume it would have necessarily been a recent extension.

[IUHoosierJoe]

2 minutes ago, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

Theoretically, an extension could have been made a year or more ago and just never made public.  Don't think you can assume it would have necessarily been a recent extension.

I wasn't assuming that.  But there really hasn't been anything, at least in my opinion, for a few years that would warrant an extension.  His 2022 extension was signed only a year before the expiration of his original contract, and the program appeared to be on a much better trajectory back then.  In any event, it will be interesting to see what your friend finds out.  I would think IU would have to announce something one way or the other soon.

[Magisterium]

8 hours ago, IUHoosierJoe said:

I wasn't assuming that.  But there really hasn't been anything, at least in my opinion, for a few years that would warrant an extension.  His 2022 extension was signed only a year before the expiration of his original contract, and the program appeared to be on a much better trajectory back then.  In any event, it will be interesting to see what your friend finds out.  I would think IU would have to announce something one way or the other soon.

iirc Mercer’s 2022 extension was one of several coaches’ extensions announced at the same time. I don’t know if that would change anything this time around or not.