Moving Cohen to AD effectively...

[johnson86-1]

While I get the point you and others are trying to make, it's still wrong.
There are definitely SOME things in his background that suggest he has the potential to do it.
He has admin responsibilities as a coach. He recruits. He's a leader and manager of people. It has been suggested that he has helped with fundraising and hiring.

Does he lack experience? Sure but he does have some.

I am not crazy abuot the move, but I think people are overestimating what it takes to be an AD. I am guessing from Cohen's success as a baseball coach that he knows how to manage. If Cohen is smart and has interpersonal skills, that combined with his ability to manage his baseball program means he has all the building blocks in place.

There may be some growing pains as he learns some of the finer points, or he could easily identify his weaknesses and make sure he has delegated those responsibilities to the right persons as he learns. Some of the best executives I've worked with do nothing but delegate 95% of the responsibilities and have a laser focus on the 5% they have identified as the most strategically important. Those executives often do better than the executives that know every aspect of their business inside and out, who sometimes end up basically being caretakers of the organization, as they spend a little bit of time on everything and don't allow themselves time to really grow the strategically important parts.

 

[1msucub]

While I get the point you and others are trying to make, it's still wrong.
There are definitely SOME things in his background that suggest he has the potential to do it.
He has admin responsibilities as a coach. He recruits. He's a leader and manager of people. It has been suggested that he has helped with fundraising and hiring.

Does he lack experience? Sure but he does have some.

That's a very polite way to disagree...thanks for that. I think my bigger point is that he is unproven. He does have experience that can POTENTIALLY serve him well in a pure administrative position, and as an MSU fanatic and alum, I obviously hope that it does. Same as the next BB coach. I totally understand hiring an up-and-coming assistant for FB; we don't have the history to expect otherwise. Our baseball team is different. We should NEVER have to hire an unproven coach again. EVER. I believe we are above that, and it concerns almost more than the AD position. I do NOT hope they fail just to be right...I hope they both become legends. I just can't help but be skeptical. 44 years worth of Dawg will do that to you, I'd suppose.

 

[Spidey.sixpack]

IF Cohen did indeed give such an ultimatum, one would have to think that his leash as an AD would have to be pretty short in Keenum's eyes.

 

[thatsbaseball]

If he has balls enough to give that ultimatum, he ain`t worried about a leash. I like that.

 

[missouridawg]

Missouri, I'm curious, do you know what talents he has as an administrator? I hope like Hell he succeeds because it won't take long to find out.

I don't. And that's the point I'm making. Why spread negative, baseless feelings? Just keep them to yourself.

If Cohen sucks, then fire away. But at least let him suck first, before you tell everyone how much II think he sucks.

 

[mount lefroy]

. Hiring a proven success (like om did with Bjork) cuts down on risk in one area and doesn't exacerbate a situation where that risk spreads to a big 3 program..

Bjork? Really?

 

[msstatelp1]

Usually for high rewards, you have to endure high risk. I really think both Cohen and Cannizaro are high reward, medium risk situations. If Cohen ultimately wanted to step away from coaching and into an administrative role, I'm sure he's learned as much as he could during the years about being an AD. Also, if he's got the backing of the "old money" boys, then he's already got an up over someone coming in from the outside when it comes to donations. If they backed him, they can't say "no" when he comes asking.

As for Cannizaro, the reaction from LSU tells me everything I need to know. They hated to see him leave. He's been a player, a scout, a recruiter, and a hitting coach. He knows how to get the best from his players. I'm sure he'll have some growing pains, but as has been pointed out, he'll have Cohen nearby for advice.

 

[The Peeper]

And as our baseball coach