Alright you guys with sources

[notoriousD_O_G]

Talk me off the ledge with the baseball coaching search. Why in the span of 4 days have both of the guys we have been told since February we could get decided not to come?

 

[deadheaddawg]

They don't really have sources. They have people that have heard rumors

 

[5049]

Talk me off the ledge with the baseball coaching search. Why in the span of 4 days have both of the guys we have been told since February we could get decided not to come?

Because everybody who said we could get them was stupid

If you're Cohen, you have to try though, it's not a big deal if they say no

 

[notoriousD_O_G]

Because everybody who said we could get them was stupid

If you're Cohen, you have to try though, it's not a big deal if they say no

It is a big deal that Cohen himself said we would hire someone of that caliber and his plan A and plan B have flown out the window. Especially since it has been 3 months. How far down the list do we have to go to find someone we didn't even get a head start on?

 

[o_Dawg007]

It is a big deal that Cohen himself said we would hire someone of that caliber and his plan A and plan B have flown out the window. Especially since it has been 3 months. How far down the list do we have to go to find someone we didn't even get a head start on?

A lot of people keep bringing up this point of what Cohen said back then. It was pretty early in the game for a coaching search. I would imagine Cohen was trying to leverage other high profile coaches into expressing interest at that point. That doesn’t mean any of the top will sign up. Obviously, at least two expressed interest. There are still a lot of good coaches on the board.

 

[UpTheMiddlex3Punt]

It's not Schlesinger, MacDonald, or Goodman, I can tell you that much.

 

[JoMo MoJo]

It is a big deal that Cohen himself said we would hire someone of that caliber and his plan A and plan B have flown out the window. Especially since it has been 3 months. How far down the list do we have to go to find someone we didn't even get a head start on?

Am I the only one who thinks that maybe our coach is still coaching on his way to Omaha, and unlike Muggins, actually focuses on the job at hand. If so I’ll be OK waiting till that Coach is available to accept our job.

 

[The Peeper]

"His Plan A & Plan B" When did he say those were Plan A&B?

 

[NWADawg]

Van Horn

Am I the only one who thinks that maybe our coach is still coaching on his way to Omaha, and unlike Muggins, actually focuses on the job at hand. If so I’ll be OK waiting till that Coach is available to accept our job.

Van Horn is still coaching. I doubt it’s him but I would definitely be OK if it was. Google says he makes $700k. Who knows how much side money the Walton’s and Tyson’s are feeding him on the side.

 

[bulldogcountry1]

Tim Tadlock was always my top choice, but his name hasn't been mentioned much. He definitely meets the criteria, but he is already at his alma mater.

 

[LilSebastian]

Talk me off the ledge with the baseball coaching search. Why in the span of 4 days have both of the guys we have been told since February we could get decided not to come?

Because we’re to college baseball what Tennessee is to college football.

 

[o_dawgnabit]

Because we’re to college baseball what Tennessee is to college football.

This is wrong. We have been to 3 straight super regionals and won an SEC championship in that span. We also have recently competed for a national championship.

Tennessee just went 0-8 in the SEC. This is not even remotely close as a comparison

 

[KeyserSoze1999]

It could be that Baseball coaches don't want to have a former Baseball coach over them as the Athletic Director.

Like Fulmer as AD at Tennessee...if Pruitt screws up next season how many Vols fans will look at their commemorative Game Day programs and see "20th anniversary of the 1998 SEC Championship and the 1998 National Championship over Florida State...Head Coach Phillip Fulmer" and compare their 20 year old memories to Pruitt's current situation?

 

[patdog]

Because we’re to college baseball what Tennessee is to college football.

Not even close.

 

[Dawgzilla]

LOL....what you said is certainly possible, but its funny that other people were saying having a Baseball man as AD works to our advantage in the search, because they know they will have his full support.

I do wonder if Cohen is unwilling to meet certain demands, or maybe he has some demands that the other coaches don't like?

 

[BiscuitEater]

It's not Schlesinger, MacDonald, or Goodman, I can tell you that much.

Yea, Schloss stays at TCU, Mc stays at Louisville and think Goodman goes back to Roseanne!

 

[Carbaryl]

Because we’re to college baseball what Tennessee is to college football.

Florida football would be a better comparison maybe even UGA football.

 

[G-Dawg]

It's entirely possible that neither Schloss nor McDonnell were Cohen's top pick and that he allowed them to gracefully earn some goodwill with their fans and take their names out of the running before Cohen announces his pick. It happens all the time. IB could have called both and said, "Guys, I really think you're an outstanding coach, but I've made my decision and it's not you. Go announce to your fans that you're deciding to stay." I could easily see it. SKIP BERTMAN TO VEGAS!!!

 

[Requiem For A Dawg]

A lot of people keep bringing up this point of what Cohen said back then. It was pretty early in the game for a coaching search. I would imagine Cohen was trying to leverage other high profile coaches into expressing interest at that point. That doesn’t mean any of the top will sign up. Obviously, at least two expressed interest. There are still a lot of good coaches on the board.

It’s not back then. He’s been saying the same stuff at all the Road Dawg stops too.

 

[tatedog]

It's entirely possible that neither Schloss nor McDonnell were Cohen's top pick and that he allowed them to gracefully earn some goodwill with their fans and take their names out of the running before Cohen announces his pick. It happens all the time. IB could have called both and said, "Guys, I really think you're an outstanding coach, but I've made my decision and it's not you. Go announce to your fans that you're deciding to stay." I could easily see it. SKIP BERTMAN TO VEGAS!!!

Total double smoke screen, bro. Does Cohen have the Girodos to go for the elusive triple smoke screen?**

 

[tatedog]

It's not Schlesinger, MacDonald, or Goodman, I can tell you that much.

That's a shame. I thought Donny Schlesinger, Ben MacDonald, or Billy Goodman all would have made excellent coaches.

 

[Shmuley]

Gruden.

 

[thatsbaseball]

Because I am "sourceless" I got a querstion. Is it harder to pick the JoMo's and Mullen's out of the ranks of assistant coaches in baseball than football. Some of the "proven" names now being tossed around really don't seem that proven to me.

 

[olblue.sixpack]

Talk me off the ledge with the baseball coaching search. Why in the span of 4 days have both of the guys we have been told since February we could get decided not to come?

I think Cohen will shock the world and bring Cannizaro back after his stint at Pine Grove.**

 

[Dawgsnsaints]

I think Cohen will shock the world and bring Cannizaro back after his stint at Pine Grove.**

Word in the Burg is he is still holed up in the "Tiger Suite"

 

[bulldogcountry1]

A couple things after a good nights sleep:

Cohen said that he was going to have to tell some elite coaches that they aren’t getting the job. I suppose you can interpret that how you want, but that sounded like supreme confidence to me. I still can’t imagine making those statements if he wasn’t comfortable with multiple candidates. Are we certain that Schloss or McDonnell were offered? All we know is that these guys are taking themselves out of the running in the order their seasons end. What are the chances that Cohen’s list aligns with that?

Another thing is that we have drafted players and recruits publicly stating they are coming to school. Why would they do that so quickly if the coaching search was a sheet show?

 

[Dawg1976]

Maybe the players coming back simply want to enjoy another year of college and improve their draft position. And maybe they are happy with Henderson and have no problem playing for him if it shakes out that way.

 

[notoriousD_O_G]

A couple things after a good nights sleep:

Cohen said that he was going to have to tell some elite coaches that they aren’t getting the job. I suppose you can interpret that how you want, but that sounded like supreme confidence to me. I still can’t imagine making those statements if he wasn’t comfortable with multiple candidates. Are we certain that Schloss or McDonnell were offered? All we know is that these guys are taking themselves out of the running in the order their seasons end. What are the chances that Cohen’s list aligns with that?

Another thing is that we have drafted players and recruits publicly stating they are coming to school. Why would they do that so quickly if the coaching search was a sheet show?

You may be right. But if we told McDonnell and Schloss " No Thanks" who are we gonna hire? O Sullivan? Corbin? Joe Maddon?

 

[xxxWalkTheDawg]

It's entirely possible that neither Schloss nor McDonnell were Cohen's top pick and that he allowed them to gracefully earn some goodwill with their fans and take their names out of the running before Cohen announces his pick. It happens all the time. IB could have called both and said, "Guys, I really think you're an outstanding coach, but I've made my decision and it's not you.

i think we can officially pump the brakes after this past week. Some fans have already stuck their foot in their mouths proclaiming Schlossnagle and then McDonnell as shoe ins. The “we weren’t really interested in them anyway” way of thinking and speaking will probably lead to more ridicule.

If if there is a plot twist in this and MSU winds up with a surprise grand slam hire that makes Schlossnagle and McDonnell look like 2nd choices, well that makes Cohen the new Ninja in town.

I just hope we haven’t promised Brad Stevens and then hire a Clemson assistant.