Boy, does he ever have an uphill challenge to try and create a winning culture in Aggie baseball. I wish him well and hope good things are to come!

Nicholson is a very good hire under the circumstances, leaving a comfortable position at a strong program like Stanford. The school did the right thing hiring somebody with no previous affiliation to the program to make a clean break from the past.

Great hire. He will do very well here. Charismatic young coach with a great family. Wish him well. Big job to do but doable no doubt.

Blue referral? Played AAA, two time Sac State assistant.

Troll...probably yes, perhaps no...but why join this message board and begin posting under the name of AggieFinn2 while starting asinine topics like "Football is dumb?" This obviously hasn't won you much respect from the forum members here who enjoy discussing Aggie Athletics.

If you want to legitimately discuss Aggie sports without being a wiseass, then you're welcome to do so. If not, why waste your time here?

Comments from Nicholson:

“It feels great,” said Nicholson in an exclusive interview with The Enterprise. “I’m really excited to get this opportunity. I really enjoyed meeting with Rocko and the staff. I really love the people that are in place at Davis. Everything I know about the community is just awesome, and I can’t wait to be a part of it. I’m really excited to build something special. I’m super excited about it.”

“I’m just getting to know them,” Nicholson said. “The guys that are there are there because they want to be there. I know they want to make things better and that’s what I want to be a part of. It’s really wanting to build something and take pride in.”

“I like it,” said Nicholson of the Aggies’ diamond. “It’s got a great stadium, great place to watch a game.”

He spoke highly of UC Davis, which he described as “a beautiful campus.”

“It has a lot to offer for guys to develop,” Nicholson said. “Get them in the weight room and get strong.”

https://www.davisenterprise.com/sports/baseball-uc-davis-plans-to-hire-stanford-assistant-as-new-head-coach/

Totally agree on the outside hire part. It was absolutely necessary in this case.

Hopefully a Stanford coach knows how to pitch academics.

Wonder if we get those Carrell kids back? Probably no way. What a loss to the team and the community. If they did it would be a boon to the program. Not holding my breath.

I was thinking that the academics issue would help, as OK is not exactly noted for it’s academic prowess and the dad no doubt knows that. But yes, the lure of the “big time” programs looms large in the minds of young men. So, I agree, not going to happen.

Kind of hard to transfer back, at least psychologically...and kind of hard to transfer to a program that was struggling last year, was on life support for the off season and is going to continue to do struggle for a couple of years.

Still no roster posted for baseball. Most D1 teams will have a roster by now, including Cal, sac, OK, Stanford. Both Carrell brothers have made the team at OK (no surprise there). Nicholson has his hands full just being able to put a team on the field, much less coming up with a winning team. Recruiting must be a nightmare for the poor guy due to the mess he has to clean up. On the other hand, who really expects much this year anyhow?

I am hoping against hope that when all is said and done (including the AS vote to eliminate or reduce ICA fees) the Edwards facility will lighten the burden of recruiting to UCD as it will be a one of a kind asset. I hope that BB will benefit from this as I think Hawk mentioned at the signing occasion for football. Also, LIGHTS!!! Please someone come forward and get this done!

Softball is blowing up at the NCAA levels. This is an article about how the TV ratings are for the NCAA softball vs the baseball at the World Series level. Softball is a great sport and has a large rabid fan base. https://justinsworldsb.com/tv-numbers-wcws-championship-crush-mcws-in-ratings/