Lots of chatter so some may need to brace themselves

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Originally Posted by Bert Stare

It's still Pollard from Duke. All the rest of this is just smoke signals from the dangerous radical left media talking heads.

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I've been told to watch for the name Lou Brown

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Originally Posted by Cloak

Current AI Predictions with Odds -

1️⃣ Butch Thompson ? Auburn HC +355 Mississippi native, ex-MSU pitching coach, and the name almost every insider mentions first.
2️⃣ Brian O?Connor ? Virginia HC +455 Reports say State is willing to spend; chatter he?s listening, even after a polite public ?I?m happy here.?
3️⃣ Tom Walter ? Wake Forest HC +615 ACC power-builder; multiple hot boards have him climbing fast this week.
4️⃣ Nick Mingione ? Kentucky HC +900 Nine years on MSU?s staff, fresh off SEC Coach-of-the-Year honors; buyout is real but not prohibitive.
5️⃣ Skip Johnson ? Oklahoma HC +1150 Has history with AD Zac Selmon; Sooners resources good but not SEC-level?watch leverage plays.
6️⃣ Wes Johnson ? Georgia HC +1325 Early favorite slid after he publicly said, ?I love Georgia,? yet insiders say door isn?t fully shut.
7️⃣ Will Coggin ? Georgia Associate HC +1565 Starkville native, MSU alum, lauded recruiter; gets serious buzz if big-name targets pass.
8️⃣ Justin Parker ? MSU interim HC +1900; a regional push could make ?remove the interim? a real option.
9️⃣ Chris Pollard ? Duke HC +1900 Built Duke from the basement; holds a master?s from MSU and keeps surfacing on every board.
10 Willie Bloomquist ? Arizona State HC +3235 Name floated by 247Sports but little traction so far.

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What AI did you use to get those odds?

Dont look now but Virginia is projected to be in the field this week

I would be underwhelmed by Butch. With the weird years of failure sprinkled in, what makes him different than Lemonis?

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Originally Posted by Santiago

Rosebowl has been holding firm that Butch is not a possibility. Assuming that comes from Cohen.

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Probably so. Cohen will probably bend over backwards to keep him.

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Originally Posted by Brobi-wan

I would be underwhelmed by Butch. With the weird years of failure sprinkled in, what makes him different than Lemonis?

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I agree.

I'm also concerned he would bring Foxhall with him.

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Originally Posted by Cooterpoot

I've been told to watch for the name Lou Brown

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I heard he put Selmon on hold because he was trying to sell someone a set of whitewalls.

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Originally Posted by KB21

What AI did you use to get those odds?

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Gpt o3. The advanced reasoning model, its much better than 4o.

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Originally Posted by Brobi-wan

I would be underwhelmed by Butch. With the weird years of failure sprinkled in, what makes him different than Lemonis?

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Butch has Auburn in a great position to go to Omaha for the third time since 2019, and he didn't inherit an Omaha team. If they make it this year, it will be the third time under Butch. Prior to Butch, Auburn had only 4 appearances in Omaha total in the history of the program.

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Originally Posted by Coach34

I inspire people. It's a gift

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LOL, well 34.2 it is.

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Originally Posted by Coach34

It's hard for me to see an SEC coach leaving to come to State but obviously anything can happen.

If we are indeed getting an experienced HC with CWS experience then to me that sings "disgruntled ACC coach" that sees the coming future of college baseball as very SEC heavy

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I think the kicker about Butch is he is from the area, his mother lives by herself now plus he knows our culture and tradition. I would love BOC as HC. If it is him I think we will know sooner as I don't see them making much noise in a regional if they get in. Butch has a chance to go far in the tourney.

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Originally Posted by Cooterpoot

I've been told to watch for the name Lou Brown

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Video of Selmon call leaked***

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vBBb...nnel=VivNation

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Originally Posted by basedog

I think the kicker about Butch is he is from the area, his mother lives by herself now plus he knows our culture and tradition. I would love BOC as HC. If it is him I think we will know sooner as I don't see them making much noise in a regional if they get in. Butch has a chance to go far in the tourney.

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and that could very well be the case. We'll see

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Originally Posted by Todd4State

I'm also concerned he would bring Foxhall with him.

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This would make it a no go for me.

Apparently, Ok State coach Josh Holliday has entered the chat.

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Originally Posted by BigDawg81

Apparently, Ok State coach Josh Holliday has entered the chat.

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It's like a new name every day.

It's going to be funny when we do hire Brian O'Connor.

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Originally Posted by BigDawg81

Apparently, Ok State coach Josh Holliday has entered the chat.

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That would be very interesting

It's great seeing many D1 P5 HC's mentioned, true or not.

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Originally Posted by BigDawg81

Apparently, Ok State coach Josh Holliday has entered the chat.

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He's a good one with lots of ties to mlb as well.

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Originally Posted by Commercecomet24

He's a good one with lots of ties to mlb as well.

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It would surprise me because he is a big time Oklahoma State guy and his Dad coached there.

Now maybe he wants more money and resources but Oklahoma State is a quality baseball program.