Ok, here's where I'm at on it...

[preachermatt83]

Make Tadlock, Casey, and O'Conner all say no and if that fails then get butch and keep Geatreau. That's my hope from here on out.

[Activated Alpha]

Casey would be an automatic no. He's built something special at OSU and with his son playing on the team, there would be no amount of money he would accept that isn't worth moving all the way across the country for. Now O'Connor might be a good match.

[confucius say]

Butch with Gautreau would be intriguing. Elite recruiting. Good pitching guy. Good hitting instructor. Great fit, prob better than casey or O'Conner

[preachermatt83]

Butch with Gautreau would be intriguing. Elite recruiting. Good pitching guy. Good hitting instructor. Great fit, prob better than casey or O'Conner

I'm warming to the idea in a hurry.

[Jack Lambert]

Butch with Gautreau would be intriguing. Elite recruiting. Good pitching guy. Good hitting instructor. Great fit, prob better than casey or O'Conner

The next big name is out there. Just got to find him. He is there.

[Activated Alpha]

Butch with Gautreau would be intriguing. Elite recruiting. Good pitching guy. Good hitting instructor. Great fit, prob better than casey or O'Conner

Even though it wouldn't be an exciting hire, I could get behind it.

[I seen it dawg]

Make Tadlock, Casey, and O'Conner all say no and if that fails then get butch and keep Geatreau. That's my hope from here on out.

You're gonna have to provide an atlas to find where you are at

[I seen it dawg]

Butch with Gautreau would be intriguing. Elite recruiting. Good pitching guy. Good hitting instructor. Great fit, prob better than casey or O'Conner

I've never been a butch fan bc his pitchers lacked intensity when he was here i felt like. I can say though his staff at Auburn is pretty good so maybe he's turned the corner there. He has however gotten talented guys to pitch for him. Much better recruiter than Henderson. I can't get past meh with him though.

[Todd4State]

Honestly if it were me- I'd call McDonnell back and ask him what it would take to come to MSU. See what he says and try to make it work.


Saban told Alabama more than once that he wasn't taking the Alabama job and was staying with the Dolphins.


That's how you negotiate with someone you really want sometimes. Here's our offer. You said no. So, what do you want? Saban told Alabama 8 million dollars for seven years or whatever it was that they agreed to and they made it work.

I would be willing to go up to 3 million and tell McDonnell that's more than our football coach keeping in my mind that I'm probably going to give Moorhead a raise at the end of the year anyway.

[Todd4State]

I've never been a butch fan bc his pitchers lacked intensity when he was here i felt like. I can say though his staff at Auburn is pretty good so maybe he's turned the corner there. He has however gotten talented guys to pitch for him. Much better recruiter than Henderson. I can't get past meh with him though.

I don't think Butch has the balls to win a National Championship as a coach.

[I seen it dawg]

I don't think Butch has the balls to win a National Championship as a coach.

I was trying to be nice....

[BeardoMSU]

You're gonna have to provide an atlas to find where you are at

[confucius say]

I don't think Butch has the balls to win a National Championship as a coach.

Explain, please. Like his demeanor?

[confucius say]

I've never been a butch fan bc his pitchers lacked intensity when he was here i felt like. I can say though his staff at Auburn is pretty good so maybe he's turned the corner there. He has however gotten talented guys to pitch for him. Much better recruiter than Henderson. I can't get past meh with him though.

Don't disagree. I do think the combo of him and Gautreau would be the best recruiting staff we've had though

[Todd4State]

I was trying to be nice....

I'll admit that I'm in a bad mood.

[Todd4State]

Explain, please. Like his demeanor?

Yes. Look at Manieri and O'Sullivan. We don't like them because they are overly competitive and they come across as assholes to us. There are not very many "nice guys" that win championships in baseball.

[I seen it dawg]

Don't disagree. I do think the combo of him and Gautreau would be the best recruiting staff we've had though

I can agree with that. And that can mask coaching deficiencies for sure.

[shoeless joe]

I don't think Butch has the balls to win a National Championship as a coach.

Who said it takes balls to win...maneiri has seen postseason success

[I seen it dawg]

I'm an intense in your ass be the first to tell them you did good kind of coach. Hold guys accountable to be ultra competitive and hard nosed. We need some of that.

[shoeless joe]

Yes. Look at Manieri and O'Sullivan. We don't like them because they are overly competitive and they come across as assholes to us. There are not very many "nice guys" that win championships in baseball.

O'Sullivan is an ass hole. I wouldn't categorize maneiri that way tho. He's a bitch...big difference. The biggest asshole around is sitting in our AD office. And I mean that in a good way