Tough situation

[Dawgcap]

Imagine this situation that Cohen has faced,in college football. I think he has done pretty good job after a terrible start by the team. Calmed the fans and maybe the players with his statement. But now the hard part of selling your job to top tier coaches while battling other schools doing all they can to keep their fan base from melting on them. This is tough I personally think, because he has to support the players still trying to go to Omaha. We want answers for next year but we still have questions to answer this year.
I trust Cohen makes the right hire! Time to win 2 against Vandy! Trust your AD. Time to support this year and quit worrying about next year.

 

[The Usual Suspect]

Imagine this situation that Cohen has faced,in college football. I think he has done pretty good job after a terrible start by the team. Calmed the fans and maybe the players with his statement. But now the hard part of selling your job to top tier coaches while battling other schools doing all they can to keep their fan base from melting on them. This is tough I personally think, because he has to support the players still trying to go to Omaha. We want answers for next year but we still have questions to answer this year.
I trust Cohen makes the right hire! Time to win 2 against Vandy! Trust your AD. Time to support this year and quit worrying about next year.

Times like this is why those in charge make the Big Bucks. He is a former SEC baseball coach. He's had 4 months to get a coach to a top tier baseball school with better than average support from fans and great facilities. I could think of a lot tougher situations.

 

[Shmuley]

I’m going to let him finish what he started before I pronounce judgment. Maybe he pulls a McNamee. But at the moment, it ain’t looking too promising.

 

[The Usual Suspect]

I’m going to let him finish what he started before I pronounce judgment. Maybe he pulls a McNamee. But at the moment, it ain’t looking too promising.

True Shmuley. I was mostly trying to respond to the "tough" situation comment by the OP. Hiring a baseball coach at MSU should be the easiest hire out of the major 3. A tough situation at MSU should be trying to hire a volleyball coach, where we have been at the bottom since they started.

 

[Shmuley]

I think you’re correct. It should be a layup. None of us wants to believe that our AD got his *** punked. I sure don’t. So I have no choice but to wait it out and withhold judgment until the hire is finally made.

 

[Dawgcap]

I agree it’s a layup hire but my point is this happened at the start of the season. You can’t hire a coach until there done and then how do you hire before we are done. I’m not defending Cohen. I’m just saying this is tough based off our run last year and then the circumstances of this.
I said compare it to football but actually it’s more like basketball after a Sweet 16 run last year and all this happened.
Say we are a consistent top 15 team, like we are in baseball, and trying to make a top 15 coach hire.

 

[Palmettodog]

Look at USCarolina last year. Almost exact same situation. AD former HC baseball. Two premier SEC programs with A+ facilities. All the coaches we’ve discussed were there last year. Tanner took his time and hired what appears to be a great coach. Not a real hyped up name but a solid hire that has shown results immediately. IB has been more vocal and that may be his problem with this search thus far.

 

[Dawgcap]

True Shmuley. I was mostly trying to respond to the "tough" situation comment by the OP. Hiring a baseball coach at MSU should be the easiest hire out of the major 3. A tough situation at MSU should be trying to hire a volleyball coach, where we have been at the bottom since they started.

How is this an easy hire for the last 4 months? Coach gonna take the job during the season? His bosses aren’t gonna apply pressure to stay if word gets out? Yes it’s good chance at a good hire during the off seasonbut no way a AD gets a hire like this with the candidates we were after during the season. Again it probably hurt to make the statement he did but I again believe it calmed the fan base and players to some extent.
By that I say it’s been a tough situation

 

[The Usual Suspect]

Look at USCarolina last year. Almost exact same situation. AD former HC baseball. Two premier SEC programs with A+ facilities. All the coaches we’ve discussed were there last year. Tanner took his time and hired what appears to be a great coach. Not a real hyped up name but a solid hire that has shown results immediately. IB has been more vocal and that may be his problem with this search thus far.

Yep if Cohen had been quiet like he was with the football coach, this would not be the issue it is becoming.

 

[o_dawgnabit]

IB has been more vocal and that may be his problem with this search thus far.

I think this is what the problem is. I don't think people would be upset with him hiring one of the top up and comers or even one of the best assistants. The problem I think people have is what he has said about what the ext coach is going to look like. I think he does hire someone great.

 

[Dawgcap]

Look at USCarolina last year. Almost exact same situation. AD former HC baseball. Two premier SEC programs with A+ facilities. All the coaches we’ve discussed were there last year. Tanner took his time and hired what appears to be a great coach. Not a real hyped up name but a solid hire that has shown results immediately. IB has been more vocal and that may be his problem with this search thus far.

The coach wasn’t fired 3 games in and the hire was made 3 plus weeks after season ended. Cohen shouldn’t have been quite as vocal but after the first month I totally think he kept that fan base calm and again our players calm.
He woke ADs up to his plan with his statement about the home run hire though. That hurt him I’m sure but it got us to June before the **** hit the fan I guess

 

[Dawgcap]

I think this is what the problem is. I don't think people would be upset with him hiring one of the top up and comers or even one of the best assistants. The problem I think people have is what he has said about what the ext coach is going to look like. I think he does hire someone great.

I know I’ve said it a bunch but I believe he got great input from agents and he put that info out for a reason. Maybe his guy is still coaching or he got burned but at least by making the statement he made people forget about the problem and we rolled from there.
But to say firing a coach 3 games in and expecting a hire before the season is over is tough.
Some is self imposed but I like the results of his statement up until today!! Ha

 

[PineGroveBully]

We have a volleyball team?

 

[Dawgcap]

We have a volleyball team?

Yep! Welcome to the Darty! Saw that on Twitter.