Baseball HC

[EngDawg]

If Cohen is given the AD job, (I'm not sold its him, but we will speculate) who do we go after for Baseball HC?

EDIT: CL is now reporting that it's a done deal deal
EDIT: Sid Salter now saying that the CL is full of Bullsh*t

 

[MSUDC11]

It's not going to be Cohen.

But for hypothetical's sake... Tim Tadlock at Texas Tech. He's taken them to Omaha twice in the last three years and won the Big 12 last year as well.

Tech is his alma mater, but he's probably the best coach out there where money or comparable program prestige wouldn't be a problem. They hadn't gone to a Regional in a decade before he got there and have otherwise been totally irrelevant outside of a nice stretch from the late 90s to early 2000s and now currently.

 

[Hoover Dawg]

Won't be popular, but I am OK with Gary Henderson for the immediate future. Has plenty of talent to work with, plus we won't mess up recruiting too much. We've got some good prospects lined up.

 

[MSUDC11]

Henderson took UK to two Regionals in eight years after Cohen left. Finished above .500 in conference play one time.

No thank you. We could do better.

 

[patdog]

We can do a lot better than Gary Henderson. That would be a criminally lazy hire.

 

[Shmuley]

It would be almost as lazy as making iBastard AD.

 

[CochiseCowbell]

It would be almost as lazy as making iBastard AD.

This times 17 Hundred. We need IB still in uniform & in the dugout!

 

[57stratdawg]

Was told it will be a current SECW coach. Butch Thompson would be my guess.

 

[CochiseCowbell]

Was told it will be a current SECW coach. Butch Thompson would be my guess.

You mean IF right? Tell me you didn't hear what Rabbi & I fear.

 

[57stratdawg]

Yeah, if. I will say that "if" has a very real chance of happening though.

 

[beachbumdawg]

I heard Raffo this morning..."opportunity to heal "

 

[Junction John]

What was that Josh Robinson said? Oh yeah...

It would be almost as lazy as making iBastard AD.

Don't be surprised --

 

[57stratdawg]

Polk was in a Starkville last weekend..

 

[InTheIttaBenaHotSun]

^That's what I'm talkin' bout....bring back Ron to work under John*

Edit: As much as I like Butch, I wouldn't want him as our HBC right now. I'd need to see some more work from him at Auburn. Tadlock is the correct answer here.

 

[BossDawg78]

Yeah, if. I will say that "if" has a very real chance of happening though.

You can't be serious. Are you serious? Please tell me that State's athletic department has evolved beyond just moving people around. I can't believe that just as things are beginning to look promising in baseball, we have people wanting to completely shake it up again.

 

[Wizard.sixpack]

We can do a lot better than Gary Henderson. That would be a criminally lazy hire.

as lazy as Cohen to AD?

 

[Junction John]

What if they do a real search and it's pretty widely agreed-upon that Cohen is the best candidate?

That could happen. In fact, if there are two candidates, and one is a Bulldog, I'd give that guy extra points. Stricklin's exit notwithstanding.

 

[57stratdawg]

Dead serious. In fact, it appears to be Cohen vs the field.

We'll be fine in baseball.

 

[patdog]

There is nothing in Cohen's background that would prepare him for the AD job. There's a reason you rarely see a former (or current) coach in the AD job in major college sports today like you did all the time 40 years ago. You now need a good business, PR, marketing, and fundraising background to be a successful AD. Coaching really doesn't prepare you for that.

 

[SyonaraStanz]

I don't have a problem with Cohen if that's who they settle on. I have faith that our President, with the direction of a firm who specializes in this sort of thing, can make the right decision. I can see Cohen being the best man for the job. I won't be surprised either way.

 

[engie]

There is nothing in Cohen's background that would prepare him for the AD job

Cohen has actually been a different cat in regards to this if you honestly look back at it. He has played a role in the vast majority of the hires made -- he was with Byrne for the Hud hiring/interview prior to being with Byrne for the Mullen hiring/interview. He's been in a heavy consulting role in administrative matters since his time at Kentucky with Barnhart.

I still don't want him to be our AD -- but he's more qualified than people are giving him credit for. That said -- I haven't loved the baseball "hire the hitting coach from within" approach for what should be a very high profile job not dissimilar to the OM version where they keep going and getting national recruiters.

 

[Junction John]

I'm pretty sure we would do an outside search for a baseball coach.

I haven't loved the baseball "hire the hitting coach from within" approach for what should be a very high profile job not dissimilar to the OM version where they keep going and getting national recruiters.

And if there's one guy who I would trust to hire a new coach, I guess it would be John Cohen. He wouldn't want to see all the work he's put in go to waste, obviously.

 

[Rockydawg]

Josh Holliday? OK State?

Am I thinking WAY too big?