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If we ever want to get guys like JT Ginn on campus we need to get behind this hire as a fan base. I believe this is gonna be a good hire. He's got good pedigree. You can get a great baseball coach that was an asst in helping build a great top program then going to be a head guy and winning games.
^^^This guy gets it^^^
A to the men!!Quote:
Originally Posted by I seen it dawg
Cohen hired him for a reason. That's enough for me.
I think he's going to be fine.
I agree. Schlossnagle and McDonnell had to start somewhere too. Hell, this guy gets a lot of credit for what McDonnell has done at Louisville.
Thank you!
And like I said- the two coaches in the SEC that have a similar background to him are Paul Manieri and Dave Van Horn. Both came from Northern schools and both have at least made it to the finals in Omaha. And in Manieri's first four years at Notre Dame he only made a regional once. Lemonis has made them three out of four years. Van Horn did better just to be transparent- making it to a SR and Omaha in his first four years.
And Lemonis has a better track record at hire than Schlossnagle or McDonnell had when they were first hired. Schlossnagle had been at UNLV for two years and only made a regional once and McDonnell had only been an assistant.Quote:
Originally Posted by AlSwearengen
It's a great hire. He checks the box of the type of coach we need for this program.
The only reason people are complaining is because of expectations. Throw that out, & it's hard to not see the upside of this
It seems like McDonnell gives him the credit also. Cohen went out on a limb hiring Canny and if he keeps lil canny in his pants then we are probably building towards a championship.Quote:
Originally Posted by AlSwearengen
Canny helped get our next 3 recruiting classes in the top 5. He took over late and had massive pitching injuries, he still took us to a Super Regional.
We see what Cohen values and he knows a lot about baseball. Cohen also has the connections to know how good of a coach Lemonis really is. I trust Cohen's decision making.
I'm spreading some rep around so I can give you some.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tbonewannabe
I’m hoping this guy can recruit us back to elite status. We are not currently and elite program, but we have the tools to be. We’ve allowed too many schools to pass us. FL and Vandy got natties. AR is playing for one, and Auburn is a looming threat. We are damn lucky Ole Miss didn’t get a natty this year. We need someone to sustain success and not just have runs here and there. I hope the run we this year csn springboard us back yo elite status.
Croom.Quote:
Originally Posted by Todd4State
Rick Ray and Croom?....bless your heart
You are not going to get too many wanting to pass up 1st round money no matter who the coach is. And not a soul on this board can say they would turn it down if they were in that situation. I know I sure as hell wouldn't.Quote:
Originally Posted by I seen it dawg
Why do you think that?Quote:
Originally Posted by 99jc
Cohen was willing to buck the feel-good portion of the fan base and media for him. That said more than enough for me.
HOME RUN HIRE
As soon as I checked his background, I liked this hire. The guy is obviously close with McDonnell and was a big part of what was built at Louisville. But, that Citadel background says a lot to me too. That's not a traditional power, is kind of an odd-duck as a military school, and he was a big part of their baseball history. Knowing that he and McDonnell were teammates on their 1990 CWS team helps me tie it all together. Lemonis is no stranger to Cohen.
On that note- I haven't seen the media say anything bad about the hire.Quote:
Originally Posted by ChillOutDog
Whaaaa?? Ok. Do you realize just how bad Rick Ray was? He went 10-22, 14-19, and 13-19. In his new job at SEMO, he is 5-24, 15-18, and 14-17.Quote:
Originally Posted by 99jc
So you Lemonis will never have a winning season and never even sniff a regional. Got it.
One thing that keeps sticking out to me. I've read that Schloss, McDonnell(sp?), and others all interviewed and didn't get an offer. Those guys were at least somewhat interested or they wouldn't have interviewed. All they had to do was mention that there were on the short list and get whatever compensation increase from their current school if that's all they wanted. After all the interviews and Henderson's 15 minutes of fame, he still hires a relatively unknown guy. This Lemonis guy must have impressed the heck out of Cohen. Add that we are keeping our hitting coach and I'm optimistic about baseball future.
Apparently all the baseball gurus and Indiana thinks it’s a good hire . That ring a bell ?? ( Moorhead)Quote:
Originally Posted by I seen it dawg
The main reason people or bitching and moaning is NO ONE is able to say .. “See told ya so that’s who we were going to hire”...
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Originally Posted by NWADAWG
I'm not sure that I believe that. That can be spun a number of ways too.
But it doesn't really matter. I still think we ended up with a really good hire.
Wait, isn't preacher saying that about coach? I want to make sure proper credit is given. **Quote:
Originally Posted by Ari Gold
I have some ocean front property in Arizona that I'd like to sell to you.Quote:
Originally Posted by NWADAWG
Tennesse Tech forever has a place in my heartQuote:
Originally Posted by Dawg2003
"We are damn lucky Ole Miss didn’t get a natty this year."
Ummm?
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Originally Posted by 99jc
Is this a WAG, A SWAG opinion, or based upon well detailed and thoroughly researched information, as Cohen would do? My guess is that it's a WAG opinion.
I do too. But we shouldnt want fine. We should want to win the NC. That should be our expectation if we are who we say we are. And Im not bashing the guy. Im behind him 100 percent.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bubb Rubb
One thing I love about Joe Moorhead is he has set the bar publicly and embraces it. We are going to win the SEC championship in 2018 in football. Thats the goal
Didnt need football gurus to tell us Moorhead was a good hire. Hes a proven winner and offensive mind. My only concern was who he was going to get on his staff. Mainly Bob Shoop.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ari Gold
Lemonis played in the NCAA tournament 3 out of 4 years at IU. That is probably the best stretch of baseball in Indiana baseball history. The last guy went to the CWS sure but only 3 postseasons in 9 years
Most people will tell you that McDonnell wouldn't be such a hot name if he hadn't had Lem.Quote:
Originally Posted by AlSwearengen
Until/If he fails, I"M ALL IN!!!!!!
People don't realize what we have hired as a head coach
Haha yep. Maybe this one won't go off the deep end into the strange and derail himself.
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Originally Posted by The Federalist Engineer