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03-28-2018, 12:20 PM
preachermatt83

Anybody who would not be happy to have butch Thompson as head coach has not been watching what he's doing at auburn.
03-28-2018, 12:34 PM
BeastMan

Underwhelming
03-28-2018, 12:34 PM
preachermatt83

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Originally Posted by dawgs

No big time coach is going to seriously consider an unofficial offer with 3 months to go to the CWS finale. If we settled on butch in March before giving bigger, better names a chance to turn us down after the season, then Cohen ****ed it up. Shit, I would question butch?s professionalism if he?s unofficially accepting a new gig with 2 months left in the regular season and 3 months left before the natty.

Butch will be there if everyone else falls through. You don?t go with your fall back plan 2 months before the end of the regular season and 3 months before the end of the CWS.

Good grief.
03-28-2018, 12:44 PM
msbulldog

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Originally Posted by Bulldog1

Did they have any on there other than the names being thrown around here?

Yes.
03-28-2018, 01:05 PM
dawgs

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Originally Posted by preachermatt83

Good grief.

This isn’t like Mullen in contact with Tennessee and Florida before the egg bowl when we had no chance of playing for a national title. McDonell, Schlossnagle, etc., even butch, aren’t gonna be taking jobs 2 weeks into conference play with teams capable of making CWS runs.

But yes, butch should be our safety choice. I don’t think he’s a bad hire, just a low ceiling hire.
03-28-2018, 01:08 PM
Bulldog1

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Originally Posted by msbulldog

Yes.

From what they say- is any of them above Butch on the scale, but below the big dogs, or is Butch the best one on the list not named McDonnel, Schlossnagle, Tadlock, etc?
03-28-2018, 02:19 PM
Dawg-gone-dawgs

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Originally Posted by Bulldog1

Did they have any on there other than the names being thrown around here?

B.Bohannon
Rob Childress
Matt Deggs
Jay Johnson
Dan McConnell
N.Mingione
Jim Scholossnagle
Tim Tadlock
03-28-2018, 02:41 PM
basedog

I do know who the future recruits want. They are talking to each other.
03-28-2018, 02:46 PM
KB21

The Next Level Baseball guy is a former pro scout who runs his own travel team now, so he probably does have some connections. Whether he has actually heard this or not, I don't know.
03-28-2018, 02:47 PM
Commercecomet24

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Originally Posted by basedog

I do know who the future recruits want. They are talking to each other.

Yep.
03-28-2018, 02:49 PM
KB21

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Originally Posted by dawgs

This isn’t like Mullen in contact with Tennessee and Florida before the egg bowl when we had no chance of playing for a national title. McDonell, Schlossnagle, etc., even butch, aren’t gonna be taking jobs 2 weeks into conference play with teams capable of making CWS runs.

But yes, butch should be our safety choice. I don’t think he’s a bad hire, just a low ceiling hire.

Why is there this impression that Butch is a low ceiling hire? Is anyone actually watching and seeing what he has done at Auburn this year?
03-28-2018, 02:53 PM
TNDawg35

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Originally Posted by basedog

I do know who the future recruits want. They are talking to each other.

Who do they want?
03-28-2018, 02:55 PM
preachermatt83

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Originally Posted by KB21

Why is there this impression that Butch is a low ceiling hire? Is anyone actually watching and seeing what he has done at Auburn this year?

THIS
03-28-2018, 02:55 PM
Cooterpoot

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Originally Posted by KB21

Why is there this impression that Butch is a low ceiling hire? Is anyone actually watching and seeing what he has done at Auburn this year?

Losing 2 out of 3 to Minge last week?
03-28-2018, 02:55 PM
Bully13

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Originally Posted by basedog

I do know who the future recruits want. They are talking to each other.

can't spill it?
03-28-2018, 03:03 PM
TNDawg35

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Originally Posted by Cooterpoot

Losing 2 out of 3 to Minge last week?

Butch is doing more with the talent he has. I don't know why people can't see this. Ming came in and had a stacked line up. That's why he did well last yr. The guys Ming is winning with us Gary Hendersons recruits. KY was not in a bad place when Hendo got fired. They were just tired of his shit just like some of us are with the line ups he makes and some of the decisions he makes. For AU to even be competing with Kay is dang good for Butch.
Now I'm not saying I want Butch. I want us to go throw a blank check at Schnologal(so), or McDonald. Then if no one wants it, then take abutch. We could do far worse, but also far better.
03-28-2018, 03:05 PM
basedog

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Originally Posted by Bully13

can't spill it?

Well, regardless who they want there will be a fall out with ED posters, not all but some. I can tell you I was a little surprised as this Coach wasn't may first chose but the players know way more than ED posters. I did ask why "they" like this Coach so much. The response was he cares about the players, very likeable players coach! I do have a very good source which I want tell at the moment, he knows and we talk. I'm gonna ask if "they" have asked about the HC job at Msu.

Believe me I know who the future class wants as they chat talk daily!
03-28-2018, 03:09 PM
Tbonewannabe

I will say that I trust Cohen more than anyone else making this decision. Canny was a Grand Slam in year 1. Cohen couldn't exactly suspect that the guy would get mesmerized by the poon and quit doing his job. Canny in one short year, took us to a Super Regional and set us up with top 5 classes for the next 3 years.

Cohen might do more homework on if guys lean toward Joey Freshwater status in the future. If Cohen believes that Butch is the man then I will trust that he is the right call.
03-28-2018, 03:15 PM
preachermatt83

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Originally Posted by basedog

Well, regardless who they want there will be a fall out with ED posters, not all but some. I can tell you I was a little surprised as this Coach wasn't may first chose but the players know way more than ED posters. I did ask why "they" like this Coach so much. The response was he cares about the players, very likeable players coach! I do have a very good source which I want tell at the moment, he knows and we talk. I'm gonna ask if "they" have asked about the HC job at Msu.

Believe me I know who the future class wants as they chat talk daily!

A lot of recruits want henderson.
03-28-2018, 03:18 PM
Cooterpoot

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Originally Posted by TNDawg35

Butch is doing more with the talent he has. I don't know why people can't see this. Ming came in and had a stacked line up. That's why he did well last yr. The guys Ming is winning with us Gary Hendersons recruits. KY was not in a bad place when Hendo got fired. They were just tired of his shit just like some of us are with the line ups he makes and some of the decisions he makes. For AU to even be competing with Kay is dang good for Butch.
Now I'm not saying I want Butch. I want us to go throw a blank check at Schnologal(so), or McDonald. Then if no one wants it, then take abutch. We could do far worse, but also far better.

He's got about 6 jucos leaving after this year. He loaded up on jucos. Lets see how he sustains a program and builds it. I prefer someone with more HC experience.

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