Kirby Smart says the transfer portal has made too many coaches forget what the word “coach” means
“That’s what the word ‘coach’ is. It derived from 'stagecoach'… Where you took somebody from one place to the other.”
“Where are you taking your players… Instead of shipping them off or importing them from elsewhere?”
“Now it’s you coaching against me… And me coaching against you. Who makes their players better?”
“In the second portal window, there was very little effective movement. I call it ‘swap and spit.’ You just took somebody else’s two or three… And they took your two or three… You traded… And all you got was a new person.”
“Over 80% of the people had no impact. All they were doing was moving to move. They were just moving to move.”
“Let’s make our players better. Let’s say the ones we lifted and practiced with all last winter… They’re ours now.’”
“And they’re better now because they stayed here.”
Congratulations goes out to our very own Matt Manley on his commitment to the University of North Alabama.
Matt is a transfer RHP with a power arm who’s originally from Alabama and gets to continue his career close to home.
Congratulations @matt_manley34
Uncommitted D1 RHP RS Jr. Matt Manley. 6’1” 210 Huntsville, Alabama 256-714-9135 - 2 Yrs of Eligibility
Got a little work in an inning last night. Gave up a run on 0 H, 1 W, and HBP. FB 91-93, SL 84-86, CH 83-84
Season BAA .167 12/6 Ks to BB in 9 innings work
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Uncommitted D1 RHP RS Jr. Matt Manley. 6’1” 210 Huntsville, Alabama
256-714-9135
08/02/26 against Peninsula 2 IP, 3 Ks, 0 R, 0 H, 1 BB, W. FB (93), CH, SL.
Worked out of a little traffic from some bad luck.
Good win for the @TCchilipeppers
Summer stats so far 7 IP, 4 H, 3 BB, 9K, 3.86 ERA, .148 BAA 2-0
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Uncommitted D1 RHP RS Jr. Matt Manley. 6’1” 210 Huntsville, Alabama
Saturday night against Peninsula with the @TCchilipeppers
11 pitch inning, 0 hits, 0 BB, 1 K using FB (92-93/4) and Change (82-84) only
2 Years of Eligibility.
256-714-9135
@EliteRecruits_@FlatgroundApp
Uncommitted D1 RHP RS Jr. Matt Manley. Huntsville, Alabama
Recent outing with the @TCchilipeppers 0 hits, 0 BB, 1K in an inning of work
FB: 92-94 (19-22” IVB)
CH: 83-86 | CB: 75-80
SL: 83-86
2 Years of Eligibility.
256-714-9135
Lot of good stuff said this post season about Rob Vaughn but at 2 minutes in - he says something I've been begging coaches in college to say - it's our fault sometimes too - if a kid doesn't do well, we are quick to move on. Appreciate finally hearing that from a college coach!
Player Development is deeply affected by Coach Development. Without the adults continually looking to get better, their ability to help their players reach their full potential will be limited.
Once we take on the role of “Coach” we need to be prepared to grow ourselves.