Do you think hiring a new coach alone will change the trajectory of ND baseball?

I don't.

ND got pretty good crowds until 2006. Then, the program went into the crapper. It is still there.

Regarding the Eck, do you rate it higher than 13th out of 14 ACC venues?

I have to watch home games on TV, since I live in Baton Rouge.

But, I drove 7 hours every year to watch ND play in San Antonio, so I saw you there in 2015.

It's hard to put money into a program that isn't winning. I agree that you need to invest in the program on the front-end to aid in winning, but they have actually done that to an extent. Turf field in 2014, Padded walls in 2017, $2M team room in 2018, occasionally taking a charter to an away series. So they are slowly putting some money into the program and they continue to make strides, but again, it is difficult to do that for a program that isn't winning. And I think if you can invest in one single thing, it is putting $ towards the coaching staff. I don't think you would see giant crowds at a Michigan baseball game. And back 10 years ago, they didn't have the greatest facilities either. However, they have continued to build various pieces of their program, and most importantly, they started by investing in a head coach who has done an unbelievable job there.

If ND just hires a coach on the cheap, the program will continue to wallow in its mire.

Forgive the hyperbole, I am just a frustrated fan who has watched or listened to every ND baseball game since 1997, lives and dies with the baseball team and has been dismayed by the downward trajectory of the program since 2006.

No need to apologize. No one is happy when the team isn't succeeding. I can tell you that no one directly involved with the program is happy about it either. Everyone deserves better, especially the fans. You continuing to be a fan and sticking with it through these rough years is much appreciated. Although a former player, I am now a fan as well and hoping to see things turned around!