Some Thoughts On Potential Coaching Hires

[ShotgunDawg]

First off, today is a terrible day. As bad as it is for Cannizaro, it's even worse for the assistant coaches that had the opportunity to coach at MSU, did a good job, & were on their way to building a career themselves, before their selfish boss derailed their career when they were doing good jobs & everything right.

That being said, here are my thoughts on who MSU should target in the coaching search:

- While I think Cannizaro was a good hire from a profile standpoint (recruiter, energy, etc), I'm don't think Cohen can afford to go down the same road again of getting an inexperienced head coach who has never been the "the guy". He has to go get a sitting power 5 head coach that he can trust to nurture the program.

That being said here are the names I would consider:

Safe Hire

Butch Thompson - I would make Butch the odds on favorite because Cohen will want someone he can trust. Butch isn't sexy, but he'd do a quality job. The program would lack ceiling but it would be steady.

Tier 1

Dan McDonald - Throw a bunch of money at McDonald & make him say no. He probably will say no.
Jim Schlossnagle - Throw a bunch of money at Scholss & make him say no. He will probably say no.

Tier 2: The likely hires if he does not just hire Butch

Tim Tadlock - Texas Tech - Tadlock has done a hell of a job & has a great staff. The Texas Tech staff has done a better job than most anyone in America at finding grinders & underrated players across America that can play. You could make an argument that the new Dudy Noble will take care of national recruiting & that the most important thing may be to have a coaching staff that isn't scared to take a chance on non-famous players. Texas Tech is the Wisconsin/ Michigan State/ Mississippi State when comparing college football to college baseball. Not sexy but we'd win big.
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Nick Mingione - Nick is Cannizaro but more grounded. KY is building a new stadium & Nick has a good program there. Not sure he'd leave.

Brad Bohannon - Coach at Alabama. May be one of the best evaluators of 14-15 year old boys on the planet. As early recruiting more a part of college baseball, Bohannon could make some sense.

Tony Vitello - Tony is maybe the best recruiter in America. Head coach at Tennessee now & finds underrated players. He built & is responsible for Arkansas' roster. High energy but is risky due to potentially having another Cannizaro situation.

[sandjunky]

No Deggs? Dudes a boss

[ShotgunDawg]

No Deggs? Dudes a boss

Deggs is a mid-major coach & has skeleton's in the closet. He belongs at Sam Houston State.

I can't imagine Cohen would hire him.

[Anonymous]

Corbin will get another call. He was Cohen's number one last go around, I assume we will put a number out there and make him say no before moving on to anyone else.

[ShotgunDawg]

Corbin will get another call. He was Cohen's number one last go around, I assume we will put a number out there and make him say no before moving on to anyone else.

I'm not sure I'd hire Corbin. He's gotten lazy in recruiting & is more of a CEO now. MSU needs a head coach that will recruit

[drummerdawg]

I remember going through this last time with all the big names and then we ended up with a guy nobody ever heard of that was only a college assistant for a couple of years. Not saying Cann was a bad hire, it's just that nobody knew what to expect with him because he never coached before. I hope Cohen does what it takes and goes after every top coach in the country. Make them tell us no. Let's see how attractive our program really is.

[ShotgunDawg]

I remember going through this last time with all the big names and then we ended up with a guy nobody ever heard of that was only a college assistant for a couple of years. Not saying Cann was a bad hire, it's just that nobody knew what to expect with him because he never coached before. I hope Cohen does what it takes and goes after every top coach in the country. Make them tell us no. Let's see how attractive our program really is.

Agree. I just think Cohen will go the more established this time. For optics he kind of has to.

[Commercecomet24]

I've talked to several commits parents last night and this morning. Mingione is extremely popular and so is Butch.

[Ari Gold]

This is easy...
you have a list of the top 5-10 guys in the country and make them say no. Brian O’connor , Jim Schlossenagle , Ect..
Then you work your way down.

And Butch and Mig are way way down on that list.

[Cooterpoot]

I personally prefer a more proven coach than Ming and Butch. I'm not a huge fan of simply hiring guys with connections to MSU. They'd be on my list, but on down it. We're a top 10 or so program. We can hire someone that's proven.

[RAYn_Man]

I would take Butch off your lists. As well as Lane. Don't think they would come.

[Homedawg]

I would take Butch off your lists. As well as Lane. Don't think they would come.

Lane would take this job in a heartbeat. Now he won't get it, but he'd take it.

[RAYn_Man]

Lane would take this job in a heartbeat. Now he won't get it, but he'd take it.

That's why I said to take him off the list. Cohen won't offer him and Butch won't leave Auburn.

[I seen it dawg]

No Butch and no Mingione. And no Burroughs. We should be able to go get a top shelf guy. We are not a stepping stone baseball job. We are a blue blood and we should act like it.

I got text Kirk Saarloos which is very interesting. Absolutely take a look at him.

[drummerdawg]

I say we give Stricklin some payback and go after O'Sullivan.

[Bulldog1]

I think the worst case scenario is Cohen pulls double duty. If all the big shots turn him down, he may want another shot in the best stadium in college baseball.

[Homedawg]

I think the worst case scenario is Cohen pulls double duty. If all the big shots turn him down, he may want another shot in the best stadium in college baseball.

Zero chance this happens. Ad is a time consuming job. Can't do both.

[Bulldog1]

Zero chance this happens. Ad is a time consuming job. Can't do both.

I would rather get a big name. We don’t have to get an up and comer in baseball

[Cary Hudson's little bro]

none of these names are right...it'll be the cal st. fullerton guy that turned us down last time. Cohen will make him an offer he cant refuse

[BuckyIsAB****]

none of these names are right...it'll be the cal st. fullerton guy that turned us down last time. Cohen will make him an offer he cant refuse

Who? Saarloos at TCU came from Cal St Fullerton. Or are you talking about Vanderhook