Bret Bielema? Didn't work out for Arkansas, but he did take Wisconsin to 3 straight Rose Bowls in 2010-2012, and was considered one of the top coaches in the country at the time.
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Louisville averaged 1,500 fans per game last year. It would be totally plausible for McDonnell to consider us even if the man who hired him hadn't been fired in disgrace and headed for jail.
Georgia basketball- Tom Crean~ 3 sweet 16s at Indiana, Coached D Wade at Marquette.
Auburn basketball- Bruce Pearl~ Top 20 coach in country, look at Auburn this year.
Alabama basketball- Avery Johnson- Former NBA Coach, took Mavs to NBA finals.
Florida basketball- Mike White~ Top mid major coach at La Tech, many think he’ll take over for K at Duke.
South Carolina- Frank Martin~ Top 25 coach, took South Carolina to final four last year.
Mississippi State- Ben Howland~ 3 final fours at UCLA.
Ole Miss- Kermit Davis~ Great mid major coach, gets a shot at the big leagues.
Missouri- Cunzo Martin~ Took Tenn to sweet 16, great recruiter, Took Missori to NCAA tourney in his first year.
Nobody cares about baseball attendance but State fans. We beat our chests about 15,000 fans while we fail to win championships each year. Sort of like the grove at OM. It?s time to get past that. You?d think with that kind of support, we?d be all in on baseball, but we haven?t been.
You think baseball coaches and recruits do not care? Come on. You think a top coach or recruit would not rather coach/play in front of 15k instead of 1500?
Also, mcd has done great at Louisville and still has not been able to win a title. He may think it would be easier to win a title here. No idea, but plausible given our better facilities and fan support. Cann was not even a proven head coach and had top 3 classes lined up over the next two years. Much easier to recruit to us than Louisvile.
Where did McDonnell grow up? Go to school? Maybe he prefers small towns to big cities. Is Louisville nicer than Starkville? Yeah but he could be tired of traffic. No one here knows what any particular coach is thinking, their likes or dislikes, etc.
Do I expect to lure a top ten coach at an established program? No, but if it does happen, I won’t have to pick myself up off of the floor either.
Keep in mind that baseball people are a different breed. With most of them, give them the coolest bat, glove, and park and they are in heaven. Doesn’t matter where that is.
McDonnell ain't coming to Starkville, you can book it Dano!
Here is a fact, he can host easier at a school such as Louisville, than he can at Starkville (can you say tougher competition in the SEC). He is well liked and has built his program with much support and they will give him a huge raise even if he stiffs Starkville. Lastly, we Msu baseball fans are in the top as for as passion, but we ain't even in the top 4 in the SEC as for as programs. Passion I say, Lsu, Om, Arkansas, Sc and A&M have a bunch of passion as well.
He would be crazy to leave Louisville and let me be on record to say I sure wish he would come to Starkville, ain't gonna happen.
I've been a huge Msu baseball fan from the Paul Gregory and the beginning of Leftfield Lounge, yes I have passion.
I can tell you first hand it matters. So can others on here who have coached or played. You want to play and coach at a place where it is important if you have the choice. I?m not saying mcd would leave, but I guarantee you he would rather have our fan base and facilities than Louisville?s.
If you look at history it's easier to win a National Title at a SEC school versus an ACC school. And I think the ACC is second to the SEC as far as difficulty goes- Florida State, Miami, Clemson, Georgia Tech, North Carolina, NC State, and Virginia among others are all very good program that are about on par with any SEC school. Then you have teams like Wake Forest and Duke that are upstarts and can surprise sometimes.