We all should have listened to IB:

[Xenomorph]

When he said don’t believe it unless it comes out of my mouth.

 

[dawgstudent]

Well that's kind of a dumb statement because when he says something publicly - the coach is hired.

 

[maroonmania]

Yep, only alternative would be to shut the boards down until an official announcement is made on the coaching hire.

 

[benatmsu]

What if he's intentionally giving people close to him bad info...then he waits to see where that info surfaces to figure out who the leakers are and who they're leaking to? 3D chess man. ***********

Well that's kind of a dumb statement because when he says something publicly - the coach is hired.

 

[Xenomorph]

Exactly.. at this point I think the official MSU twitter account could name the coach and then a different name roll off Cohen’s tongue at the podium.

 

[The Peeper]

Right after the Egg Bowl "it came out of his mouth" that Joe was staying AND getting an extension and I believed it

 

[dawgstudent]

I almost feel like all the speculation is making the situation worse than it is. We are getting publicly denied.

 

[Xenomorph]

Well at least it’s about over. Fired a coach on Friday and (probably) hired a coach the next Wednesday. That’s a quick search.

Whoever it is I’m on board.

 

[dawgstudent]

Yep. Let's roll. Except Chizik.

 

[The Situation]

I almost feel like all the speculation is making the situation worse than it is. We are getting publicly denied.

Are we supposed to have the information? Not sure where we all suddenly feel entitled to know what's going on. Does it even matter? I don't get the angst from the fanbase over a 5 day old search.

Saban was hired over a month after the 2006 season ended. That turned out fine.

 

[engie]

He'd botch that too.

 

[DawgInThe256]

To be fair, the secrecy around the search got compromised when the NFL insiders started following Joe Judge. Case in point, this Albert Breer article that confirms the domino affect of the Rhule hiring:

https://www.si.com/nfl/2020/01/07/j...er.com&utm_campaign=themmqb&utm_medium=social

 

[Shamoan]

i dont really understand the role of our insiders. is cohen feeding them info just to gauge interest or to confuse and frustrate the fans unnecessarily?

 

[Shamoan]

yep. thats where damage gets done when every beatwriter has their own sourcing and 5 candidates that were "sure things" arent hired. not a great look.

 

[Ralph Cramden]

I learned not to believe anything back when it was posted that we signed Napier the day of the Egg Bowl and were firing Joe....lol

 

[maroonmania]

My concern with Cohen is that he is a micro-manager (like he was as a baseball coach) that only wants a 'yes' man like Moorhead as a coach (Mr. Cohen). That's not a quality you are going to find in many great football coaches who are mostly demanding, alpha types. Afraid he is very much a penny pincher as well in the same way LT was. If Cohen really wanted to get Napier I think he could get him but probably not on the terms Cohen wants.

 

[patdog]

Agree. What's with the "Mr. Cohen" stuff I've been seeing lately?

 

[maroonmania]

Agree. What's with the "Mr. Cohen" stuff I've been seeing lately?

Well if you ever heard Moorhead reference his athletic director it was always as Mr. Cohen. Pretty ridiculous I thought, I've never heard a football HC refer to his AD that formally anywhere else.

 

[horshack.sixpack]

Shouldn't you be off figuring out why Cohen front runs all of his candidates through C34 and his minions instead of SPS?***

 

[horshack.sixpack]

When did you work with Cohen to know this? Or do you have close relationships with people who work under him now?

 

[Southern Law Dawg]

Did something happen with Sark or is this further fallout from the Napier denial?

 

[MSUDC11]

Did something happen with Sark or is this further fallout from the Napier denial?

Paul Jones had people thinking that Sark would be officially announced today, now that it's not a sure thing people are assuming something went wrong, even though Sark is still very much in play.

 

[ronburgundy3]

Did something happen with Sark or is this further fallout from the Napier denial?

Seriously, who wants to spill the beans here. Why is everyone beating around the bush.

What IS the bush? USE YOUR WORDS, PEOPLE.

 

[maroonmania]

Just putting pieces together. Knowing how he managed a baseball game. Knowing that Mullen wasn't exactly happy to work for him and left. Knowing the way Moorhead referred to him. Hearing opinions from some folks that have worked around him. Doesn't mean I'm right but its the opinion I have formed.

 

[maroonmania]

Paul Jones had people thinking that Sark would be officially announced today, now that it's not a sure thing people are assuming something went wrong, even though Sark is still very much in play.

Well come on, he left that 1% chance out there.***

 

[Woof.sixpack]

All the grains of salt I’ve been taking are awful for my blood pressure.

 

[PhredPhantom]

Are we supposed to have the information? Not sure where we all suddenly feel entitled to know what's going on. Does it even matter? I don't get the angst from the fanbase over a 5 day old search.

Saban was hired over a month after the 2006 season ended. That turned out fine.

Saban to Mississippi State ***

 

[olblue.sixpack]

Paul Jones had people thinking that Sark would be officially announced today, now that it's not a sure thing people are assuming something went wrong, even though Sark is still very much in play.

Paul Jones and Robbie Faulk were the last two people to know that Rick Ray. Hell a week or so before he was fired, PJ was telling anyone who was suggesting otherwise that it was plain to see the progress.

 

[paindonthurt_]

Which is when we should believe it right?