Late last week it was announced that UO will be reinstating their long absent baseball program. They are planning to hire a coaching staff sometime this fall and begin competition by the 08/09 season. While I think this is awesome news for UO (I wish they had baseball when I was there! and it is a great sign for college baseball when programs around the country are being brought back, instead of being cut)) I can't help but think that they are being somewhat diabolical. It just seems a little sketchy that right on the heels of back to back national championships in baseball for OSU that UO wants to get in on the action. The conspiracy theory goes a little something like this:UO people just can't stand to see too much success coming from up north so they decided to get back in the game and try to steal away a portion of those in-state recruits who are finding OSU so appealing.
Now I'm sure that OSU will still have the recruiting edge for several years to come, but on the other hand there will always be those kids who will get sucked into the whole Nike Evil Empire thing. Some rumblings around the rumor mill (okay, just Zeb and I making jokes) say that Uncle Phil may even have it in the plans to construct a miniature Safeco Field in Eugene to woo future athletes. Complete with lifesize swooshes.
Maybe I'm just being a hater? But I propose that in the first civil war meeting once UO baseball gets on it's feet, the very first pitch of the very first UO at bat we throw a bean ball. Nothing like stiring up an old rivalry to get competition going. I'm calling for it now! Keep your eyes peeled spring of 09!
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