Reel him in! Announce it tomorrow!
Don't give UVA a chance to entice him back. Don't give Texas A&M a chance to swipe him away from him. Lock him down, and make it official!
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Reel him in! Announce it tomorrow!
Don't give UVA a chance to entice him back. Don't give Texas A&M a chance to swipe him away from him. Lock him down, and make it official!
You are going to be disappointed.Quote:
Originally Posted by Quaoarsking
I imagine BOC is real sad right now.
There are a few other names that I would be fine with, but O'Connor is arguably the top coach in all of college baseball, and we are the top fanbase in all of college baseball. It's a match made in Heaven.Quote:
Originally Posted by Coursesuper
I believe so.Quote:
Originally Posted by Coursesuper
Butch is still coaching and will probably make a Super Regional.
I hope Bert Stare is headed to Virginia to pu our HC**
LOL
One of these days you people are going to figure out that the fan base of msu baseball is a double edged sword. It is one of the factors that makes this job a monster and not for just any coach out there. At least the guys running this search know that. As for that Selmon is going to hire who is told to on this one. At least he is smart enough to know that others can make the right choice for the program, much different than the last one. Could happen in ten days time or a little longer.Quote:
Originally Posted by Quaoarsking
I can say that is highly unlikely.Quote:
Originally Posted by DownwardDawg
No doubt smart leaders listen to good advice, and it seems he is getting good advice.Quote:
Originally Posted by Coursesuper
Highly unlikely that Butch makes a Super? Or highly unlikely that we hire Butch?Quote:
Originally Posted by Coursesuper
I believe what you're saying, but I'm a 57 year old State fan. I just know what "we" do.
I think it's pretty unlikely that O'Connor, Bakich, and Wasikowski all tell us no, and even if they do, I'm not sure that Thompson is #4 on the list or that he would have any reason to come here anyway. Those other 3 would be leaving conferences that aren't committed to baseball to come to the SEC. That's not a concern for Thompson.
The key factor here is that O'Connor can openly negotiate for the job as of today, while the others have to wait at least a week, probably longer, and focus on their own current jobs.
Highly unlikely that Butch will be the next head baseball coach at MSU. This is not the normal search situation.Quote:
Originally Posted by DownwardDawg
Thanks. Good information.Quote:
Originally Posted by Coursesuper
The reality is if it's O'Connor we will know pretty quickly if I had to guess. Just don't see us getting last Florida State but we have certainly done so before.Quote:
Originally Posted by Quaoarsking
Top coach in all of college baseball LOLQuote:
Originally Posted by Quaoarsking
Correct / I second thisQuote:
Originally Posted by Coursesuper
Maybe #2 behind O'Sullivan, but I did say "arguably."Quote:
Originally Posted by Cowbell
This is an even worse take..Quote:
Originally Posted by Quaoarsking
I love it when average fans try telling our AD (who is doing a dang good job this far) what to do over a message board. Good entertainment man
It speaks volumes that you aren't telling me who you think is actually #1 over O'Connor and O'Sullivan by such a great margin that it isn't even arguable.Quote:
Originally Posted by Cowbell
Rule 1Quote:
Originally Posted by Cowbell
Never trust authority. Typically they screw up.
That is Selman in this case.
It?s up to us to hold them accountable via public pressure and damn sure don?t trust them.
Plus if we can?t talk about this stuff what are we gonna talk about on a sports message board?
For the last time SELMON IS NOT THE LEADER OF THIS SEARCH! He is talking the advice of guys that are uniquely qualified to find the right man for the job of Head Coach Mississippi State Baseball.
Who are these guys you are referring to?
He?s gonna get the blame if it goes wrong .Quote:
Originally Posted by Coursesuper
So he is the authority in my mind.
Hope you're right, but we heard that in football back in December 2023 and then we hired Selmon's grossly unqualified personal friend, a guy who our fanbase disliked from his time at Ole Miss, as well as having some ... personal baggage ... from before then.Quote:
Originally Posted by Coursesuper
Having said that, I think we're going to make a home run hire this time.
So if we make a great baseball hire, folks on this board can't tell us what a great job Selmon is doing?Quote:
Originally Posted by Coursesuper
I was warming up to him when he fired Lemonis because I thought he had a plan for sure. Now some of y'all are telling us that he really plays no part in this. Interesting
It's very booster driven. Not Madison booster driven. Selmon is along for the ride unless he goes AWOL like Stricklin when he hired Rick Ray.Quote:
Originally Posted by DownwardDawg
If it's Reggie Willits then Selmon went AWOL.
It?s not no part, but he knows that others are better suited to help make the baseball hire. At least he is bright enough to know that it?s not his strongest area and to seek the assistance of those who are better suited for this role.Quote:
Originally Posted by DownwardDawg
That's a good trait. I hope that's what it is.Quote:
Originally Posted by Coursesuper
Yeah, let's hope he doesn't do that.Quote:
Originally Posted by Todd4State
I think if it is O?Connor, we will know fairly soon. Virginia will run a graphic on social media showing that they locked in O?Connor or it will be the national media leaking O?Connor is staying put. I think Virginia will want to lock O?Connor asap.
Lebby is not, for the last time, a personal friend. That narrative is so far from false it?s not even funny. Had he wanted to hire a friend, it would?ve been Shane Beamer.Quote:
Originally Posted by Quaoarsking
And this post above is the core reason we never win. ?Personal baggage? get out of here. Saban had baggage, Ed O had baggage, Meyer had baggage, Kiffin had baggage. And you know what? They win..
I don't think he will. It would piss off way too many important people.Quote:
Originally Posted by DownwardDawg
Well said. We treat coaching searches like we're trying to hire a new church pastor or something.Quote:
Originally Posted by BankerDog
Again. Curious to know who these guys are?
What a thread
It's a good thread. It's the kind of thread that makes message boards. All over the place.Quote:
Originally Posted by Cooterpoot
Amen. Ridiculous how some people judge others while having their own issues.Quote:
Originally Posted by Todd4State
I don?t give a 17 if a coach is a debaucherous prick. I don?t become friends with them and don?t want to be. I don?t want my mind clouded when they need to be fired.
I'm not sure if the best response is to point out that none of those 4 have anywhere near the "personal baggage" that Lebby has, or if it's better to point out that Lebby hasn't won a damn thing or given us any reason to think he ever will here.Quote:
Originally Posted by BankerDog
I'm the reason we don't win because I think our 2-10 football coach probably sucks? And when I'm one of the few posters here who doesn't think we're unworthy of Brian O'Connor's attention? That's just not true on either count.
If Lebby starts winning, I'll keep forgetting about the icky situation at Baylor (I will give him some grace and say that these situations are complicated and he just can't condemn his father-in-law without tearing his family apart), but if we are looking for a new coach in 6 months, I'm sure going to unforget it, and I think the rest of our fans will too.
Last thing I?ll say so I don?t hijack a thread?33 players transferred out, only 3 remained in the SEC. Two of the 30 (both defensive starters and captains) who didn?t remain in SEC wound up transferring to UNLV and Tulane-both got cut this spring. Draw from it what you think.Quote:
Originally Posted by Quaoarsking
Amen. Just win.Quote:
Originally Posted by SPMT