First off thanks for the welcome.... but 2nd  i think you guys should remember that post  because i believe that my predictions will be right... meth first shan 2nd for sure... i think i made a mistake on gboro below ncwc.....  i took time tonight... because i have nothing else to do with my life and looked at the stats from last year.... GBORO still my dark horse  and i talked to some friends from gboro this year and they tell me that they are responding to coach Aiker very well.... infact he was the team favorite all along...  still see averett doing nothing this year.... hildreth was there team last year and hes gone.. and is playing independent ball the sticks that the USA SOUTH Brings is Very good and when you have no hitting and no pitching   your not GOOD PERIOD....  Speaking of stats... NCWC LOST A LOT... i looked at a lineup from the regional game... they lose there #1 and #2 AND #4 PITCHERS . john shearon being there 4 if not 5  3b, C, RF, DH, 2B   i see ncwc looking to slide just a little bit more this year and pray to get hot at the end of the year...  CNU returns good amount of players  and especially there 3b..  i dont remember playing against him but his stats do not lie from last year... there coach always coaches well as they always have a very very deep team..... Speaking of coaches... if you had to rank the coaches from 1-7  what would your rank be and why
1.  METH   is what every coach wants to be... his players hate him in  a way and my friends tell me his a very crazy guy.. but he makes his team better and numbers dont lie

2. SHAN   dedication to his team and the school is un real.... the man is the best motivator in the conference  and look what he did last year... cant really say much more about that..

3.  CNU    Puts good teams up every year  and can recruit his butt off.... got a good city and depth in his teams every year just show how good he is

4. NCWC   the man has a national championship ring... but was it his team or Fox... if im not mistaken he won it the year after fox left  and those players were fox's...  but heres something you cant lie about   300 wins last year if im not mistaking...  Also everytime ive played NCWC they only have two coaches...  i see on the roster this year they have a coach byrd.... is he a hitting or pitching coach? LTHS maybe you can answer that

5. Averett... the man makes me laugh more than any coach in the league... hes so hyped up on tobacco or his desire to win....  hes the first to get fired up and the first to yell his players back to 4th grade  scared to death....   but his past playing experience brings alot of knowledge to the game...

6-7   Tie... would give a edge over aiker  just because my friends say they love the guy and hes from the university and is the only guy that really recruits from that university... but  cant say much because its his first year... would say the ferrum guy gets the nod because he did have a good year his first time with the new team... i mean he was one game from the championship game in the tourny last year......   

Also remember none of these coaches are what they are without the asst coaches and trianers... alot of people never recognize that...   but you guys let me know what you think

Hey guys  im new to the board and love to talk baseball.  I actually played 4 years in the USA SOUTH. I Look foward to talking baseball with you guys throughout the year. ALSO IM NOT going to say what team or what years i played,  because i dont want people to stereotype me for who and whom i played with.  Just looking at some of your post i must say that my pick to win the USA SOUTH is METH with out a doubt with Shan a close 2nd. As someone posted on the board earlier,  the two pitchers that left METH were only 6-6 ALL TOGETHER. There were pitchers that were in the USA SOUTH last year that had more wins by thereselves and that just shows that they really arent losing that much so, To me METH is fine. Dont forget  SHAN got hot at the right time last year and they found a 2nd starter in Simmons late. DONT FORGET they finished 4th       4th in the USA SOUTH LAST YEAR.  Meth and NCWC were the two best teams last year because they played at or near the top of there games all year. In fact if im not mistaken METH AND NCWC were taking it down to the wire for the REg SEASON CHAMP the last weekend. If i had to pick my 7 team race this is what it would look like.

1. METH   They return to much to not pick them. The regionals are at their house, which should give them some more edge to want to play better.  Also they return good arms in the pen along with transfer pitchers, that could at the least be good weekday starters. And from my understanding they new arms are better then the freshy pitchers last year...just shows Meth is even better than last year.  Returns Rookie of the year.  a Pre season all american and he will be POTY this year.... and LETS NOT FORGET   the best coach in the USA SOUTH WITH OUT A DOUBT!!!

2. SHAN   OK they finished 4th in the usa south last year... but they went to the world serious and they showed that the so called week schedule doesnt mean crap....  they have the best motivator in the entire conf  in coach anderson  and they also have this kid they call van sickler   and also if you didnt know they can SMASH A BASEBALL...... Need to find some arms to step up but  dont be surprised if they past METH

3. CNU ........ CNU is the biggest school in the conf...  state funded and they hands down have the best campus in the conf. Which equals RECRUITS...  CNU from eXperience has always had good pitching... there ace this year to me will be pitcher of the year... and im sure with the campus and being a big state funded school.. they will put up a good team as they always have

4. NCWC     a team that always is in the middle of the pack... i had a hard time putting them 4th  but i think they get the edge over Gboro because of what they wear on there chest and that is NCWC.  everyone in the conf wants to beat them (turst me i speak from experience) just like their rival meth down the road.   I understand they return two arms that could help them out... but i believe one of them had surgery. LTHS   i agree with your comment about BEN MOORE   he was a bulldog  but a hated one at that.. speaking from  my experience playing against him  he was one of the most hated people in the conf.. i still cant see how he got POTY and friends of his on my team say that him and coach long were not the best of friends along with some of the players.. might have to do something with that attitude of his.... Also  THE LOST  of zolly woodleif , willaford and dustin batts is HUGE...  watching and playing against them you would know why...  TO ME ncwc has been slipping every year since my soph year in school when they went to the world serious... not to sure what they return but dont be surprised if they finish below 4th....

5. MY DARK HORSE THIS YEAR....  They have a new coach with a  new style....Aiker is a very personal coach with his players and i think his new style with a mix of the old can jump start this program..... he has a great town to bring kids to play baseball and recruit so look for Gboro to be in the mix every year in the next couple of years....   Dont forget they bring back alot of experience  and even though the kids fingers and mouth is to big for his body  they do have manfro back and if he can keep his head out of his butt and just pitch i see him up for pitcher of the year also.... just hes team has to put up some kind of offence... i want to pick them 4th  but i didnt feel like having NCWC prove me wrong again....

6.   FERRUM..... ferrum returns two good pitchers that if on there game can beat anyone...  the freshy 2nd baseman should have gotten fresh of the year last year... i believe that they could shake up some upsets this year and stir the conf some problems but... still think you see them at the bottom....

7. AVERETT..... lets face it averett is averett... with out there 50 years old ahmad shelton and 40 year old ben hildreth  they really arent that great.... Funny and crazy coach to go along with them that loves to win and hates to lose.... but ever since the rookie of the year and pitcher of the year  stage they had two years ago... they have just been a team to beat up on..... Yes they did travel down to NCWC and beat them twice at their place   but.... i dont expect them to do any damage....  also to add that could cause a little talk.... lyle may be on the mound this year and  word has it ahmad is coming back.....  sooo well see



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