NOT repeat NOT a head coaching debate thread. But I'm curious...

[tatedog]

Which sixpacker is taking credit for the first reference to keeping Hendo on as HC if we win it all (or even make it to Omaha)?

I know this debate/topic has resulted in way more threads than necessary (including this one), but who is claiming to be the Sir Edmund Hillary of Gary Henderson winning it all, even if in total jest?

 

[preacher_dawg]

I suggested early on, that maybe we should announce the HC back then in case we make a deep run in Omoha. What prize do I get?

 

[tatedog]

I do recall you being one of the first Hendo backers. Are you laying claim? Does anyone dispute his claim? Prize is bragging rights.

 

[Shmuley]

Some poster with "Len" in the name was a very early adopter.

 

[karlchilders.sixpack]

What difference would that make?

Not much of an original idea.

 

[blacklistedbully]

 

[preacher_dawg]

I wouldn't call myself a Hendo backer, tried to remain nuetral. If anything, I've cast doubt on him being the next head coach. (Not to debate it now.) I know I brought up the issue before we even played a regional game I think, right after the SEC tournament.

 

[tatedog]

Apparently one of us was in a coma two months ago.

 

[tatedog]

As a total "yeah it'll never happen so might as well set the bar there," it goes back to at least the Mayor's Trophy game. That's when we started to actually feel like the postseason wasn't an impossibility anymore, and we started talking crazy.

 

[HumpDawgy]

I was firmly in the "17ing hell 17ing no" group until he decided to start coaching and might be our first HC (or interim HC) who wins a natty.

 

[TheStateUofMS]

First thread we made about it after Cann got fired I said Hendo should def get a hard look.

He didn't start off well and I thought the ship had sailed. I'm beginning to come around to him.

 

[preacher_dawg]

Wow, there were people who were suggesting it before the Florida series? My hat's off to you for being optimistic.

 

[Shamoan]

i think a few said something similar, but after around the samford game or second oklahoma game, i said something to the extent of, if hendo wins it all, i will begrudgingly give him my support as hc. i think he had 8 wins to get. he now lacks 3.

some took it further and just required a omaha appearance.

as that comes closer to fruition, it becomes less and less begrudgingly. if he can pull it off, im 100% behind him.

 

[Junction John]

I know Carskadon said "what if..." on the B&B Show at some point way back during the season, but I couldn't begin to say when. I don't think he was joking, but I do remember Hadad scoffing at the comment.

I will admit to rolling my eyes pretty hard at that time too, but I gotta give ol Bob some credit. Now he just has to come out of hiding on SPS to claim his bragging rights.

 

[Bulldogg31]

I think I've been pretty vocal that he should at least get a shot, as opposed to the no-way-in-hell sentiment some others felt.

I always questioned if people didn't want him because of, honestly, how he looks, how little he talks, his lack of "charisma", whatever. I always thought if he was putting up similar results in a 39-year-old, camera-friendly package that we'd be all campaigning for him to get the job.

I still say if Cohen has somebody top-shelf lined up then Hendo may not be the answer, but it seems like most of those guys have backed away. That being the case, Henderson is looking like a great option to run the ship for a while until he either retires or needs to be replaced. Plus, these kids play incredibly hard for him and most are back next year.

I never felt like this next hire had to be "the next great thing", or a 20-year guy. I think as the salaries of baseball coaches goes up, guys will move around a lot more often. If Hendo gets it and it doesn't work out, no big deal, just get the next guy.

 

[Dawgcap]

I ever understood the rush for a hire. How as an A D do you make a hire before the season is over and how as a potential coach would you take the job while your future players are still playing? If you are the best candidate you sell yourself and let things play out.
After the season I think Henderson deserves to sell his future visions. I love what he’s done but he needs to sell those visions and and strategies. But also I think other coaches long term plans must be considered. This is a major college position with possible major candidates.

 

[She Mate Me]

I think you misread the title of this thread.

 

[blacklistedbully]

So, you're gonna just ignore dawgstudent's request to table this BS until the season is over...that about right?

 

[HumpDawgy]

I remember Dave Neal mentioning Henderson as a solid choice as a candidate well before anyone that follows State mentioned it. I thought Dave was uninformed on the situation and comments Cohen had made about him hiring a championship level coach. This was when Hendo was losing SEC series (it might have been during the Auburn or Kentucky series).

 

[Dawgzilla]

The first thread I remember seeing simply asked how far we would have to go in the postseason to consider hiring Henderson. A few people said they wouldn't hire him even if he won State's first ever national championship in any team sport, and some people even said they would rather lose the regional if it meant hiring Henderson.

I was just thinking it would be nice to have run that made the debate relevant.