Something to keep in mind - RE: AD Search

[57stratdawg]

Short term, there is a lot of buzz around Cohen going to interim AD. Is that a 2 week thing or months? I have no idea.

Second, there are alot of people around the program that didn't like seeing Mullen push the AD around. One of the character traits of the new AD will be a accountability. How would you like to be the fly on the wall if we finish the season 4-8 and Mullen has to sit in front of John Cohen to review the season's results?

 

[ronpolk]

I'm not a fan of that. Either be the AD or be the baseball coach.

 

[civildawg88]

I would hate to have an AD that's a coach. They are two separate jobs

 

[Mafiadawg]

This isn't 1970. Geez.

 

[John Lorry]

Yeah, I would really prefer that Cohen not assume that role. My guess is the search will take some time (2 months+) if done correctly. We cannot afford to take a step backward here. I'm more nervous about the AD hire than really anything else at this point. People that are freaking out about Mullen should direct their anxious exhortations to this issue. At least it would make more sense.

I think if anything, as a coach, Cohen would likely empathize with Mullen more than a non-coach, administrator.

 

[UpTheMiddlex3Punt]

How would you like to be the fly on the wall if we finish the season 4-8 and Mullen has to sit in front of John Cohen to review the season's results?

There might be some cussin'

Just a hunch

 

[Shmuley]

IBastard could handle interim for a short term, but has no 17n bidness handling AD responsibilities beyond short term.

 

[BossDawg78]

No doubt in my mind that Cohen could do the job, but for the sake of the program I'd want Cohen with his mind 100% on baseball.

 

[RocketDawg]

Cohen is OK as interim, if we have to have one, but not as permanent. He doesn't have time to do both jobs.

 

[aTotal360]

I don't want Cohen interim because then he'll may expect to get it full time. And if he doesn't, then we have a disgruntled skipper.

 

[DerHntr]

I think Cohen was selected because the major fundraising drive right now is for his team's facilities. It makes sense in the absence of a full time AD for a short period. Plus his sport starts last in the academic year and we will hopefully hire quickly. Relatively speaking, he has more time to deal with AD responsibilities right now.

I don't think Cohen and Mullen will have the conversation you are referencing unless Cohen is given the job full time (not happening).

 

[Shamoan]

scares the **** out of me...look what happened at USCe. worst hire imaginable there with tanner giving the nod to boom. plus, im not sure i can trust someone that bunts as much as cohen.

 

[57stratdawg]

I laughed, and agree to some degree. I will say that the idea that it's better to fire a coach and 'get a head start' might be a bit dated. I think you saw a South Carolina coaching search that really lost momentum last year.

A case could be made that it's better to lose your coach in December than in September.

 

[PiedmontDawg]

Why wouldn't we just let one of the Senior Associate's guide the ship short term (*Not Bracky*), and let Cohen do his job.

 

[Lawdawg.sixpack]

I'll reserve judgment until I see his powerpoint...

 

[rem101]

Cohen will get a look. It will be full time AD though, not splitting duties between AD and baseball.

he's already an associate AD, I believe.

 

[wasabaka]

This can't happen. The department will be a mess due to Cohen changing his lineup every day. No one will know what their job duties are from day to day.**

In all seriousness, I want Cohen focused on baseball. This is a bad idea.

 

[Maroon Eagle]

Will Bracky Bunt? **

 

[dickiedawg]

Bonner is suggesting Cohen is being looked at as full time, meaning he would step down as head coach.

http://www.clarionledger.com/story/...date-emerging-msu-replace-stricklin/91119410/

As for interim, no sources or anything but I think you look at Mike Nemeth as the most likely interim.

 

[57stratdawg]

Correct. Cohen would no longer be the baseball coach.

 

[patdog]

Bonner is an idiot if he thinks Cohen is a candidate for the job. The days of moving a coach into the AD job, or having him do both jobs at once, are long gone. Coaching does nothing to prepare someone for the demands of the AD job in today's world.

 

[mstateglfr]

Bonner is an idiot if he thinks Cohen is a candidate for the job. The days of moving a coach into the AD job, or having him do both jobs at once, are long gone. Coaching does nothing to prepare someone for the demands of the AD job in today's world.

Barry Alvarez and the University of Wisconsin's athletics department just put your comment up in the break room so they can have a daily chuckle.

 

[coach66]

Pat, Deep and many of his buddies believe Cohen is the smartest guy in the room

in Starkville which counts for something. They believe he can raise money and has the intensity to compete which is key.

 

[msstate7]

Perhaps that meeting goes better than expected considering Cohen finished dead last in the sec in '15