Candidate list

[AlSwearengen]

I think it is getting pretty close to an appropriate time to start a legitimate list of realistic candidates. At this point, the only possible reason Lemonis survives are the optics of firing a coach that won a title 2 years ago and the recruiting classes he has lined up. We will see what happens but people are pretty salty and I don?t see a positive end to the season coming.

That said, who is on the list of realistic candidates?

[Pancho]

Butch

[viverlibre]

I think he's back, especially if he fires Fox.

[basedog]

I think he's back, especially if he fires Fox.

Only way I could see him leaving Auburn would be him not liking Cohen. There is absolutely no reason we can't hire a good Coach. It could be an assistant or lower division school, but we have everything needed to get a good one.

[Coach34]

I think he's back, especially if he fires Fox.

Agree

[somebodyshotmypaw]

I think he's back, especially if he fires Fox.

I think next season is Lemonis, GoTro, Cheese, and a new pitching coach.

[viverlibre]

I think next season is Lemonis, GoTro, Cheese, and a new pitching coach.

Yuup

[WinningIsRelentless]

Jay Powell had a great post of Twitter yesterday about todays pitching coaches.

[Offshore Dawg]

Have any of you checked with the new AD and told him what you think he should do.

[Leroy Jenkins]

Have any of you checked with the new AD and told him what you think he should do.

Well, since he works for us.... I don't see why not.

[BeardoMSU]

I think next season is Lemonis, GoTro, Cheese, and a new pitching coach.

I'm ok with that, as long it's a totally different pitching philosophy than what we have.

[the_real_MSU_is_us]

I'm ok with that, as long it's a totally different pitching philosophy than what we have.

I'm not. Firing Fox fixes the pitching, but that's it. The leagues worst defense? Lemo and GoTro. Not pursuing a transfer catcher because Hancock could handle it? Lemo and Cheese. A team culture that laid down and died at the end of last season (what was it, 14 straight SEC loses?)? Lemo. A team that laid down and died this weekend, even letting Hines get tackled without a fight? Lemo.

Fix the pitching coach and we may be good enough to make a Regional, but I don't think we can build a Omaha caliber team with this culture and non pitching flaws.

[PGHBulldogBG]

Lemo returning and Foxhall getting fired is my prediction. I’m not sure I feel that is the best way to go, but I think that is how it will play out. My concern is the ability for Lemonis to find a quality pitching coach when his leash will be shorter than pretty much any coach in the conference. I don’t have any type of TV streaming or packages outside of YouTube TV so I rarely watch baseball games. A big concern I have seen fans on here say is that players and laughing and smiling in games we have big leads. That to me is even a bigger concern than Lemons w/l record this year. It shows signs of Moorheadish behavior. Once that starts, it’s hard to repair and if this truly is happening Lemonis needs to go ASAP

[schddog72]

I'm ok with that, as long it's a totally different pitching philosophy than what we have.

I don't see how this is acceptable to anyone!! Lemonis will not, I repeat NOT, be able to attract interest from and hire a quality pitching coach when Lemo has the guillotine hanging over his neck and waiting to drop after one more sub-par season. Thinking a change of just the pitching coach will fix MSU baseball is sheer folly!! This will carry over into recruiting as well - whether HS or transfer portal. A lame-duck coach will not be able to recruit either playing talent or quality assistant coaches. It's just like a football coach working on a 1-yr. contract; he's a short-timer and everyone out there knows it. It's time for a new baseball regime at MSU!!

[WinningIsRelentless]

I don't see how this is acceptable to anyone!! Lemonis will not, I repeat NOT, be able to attract interest from and hire a quality pitching coach when Lemo has the guillotine hanging over his neck and waiting to drop after one more sub-par season. Thinking a change of just the pitching coach will fix MSU baseball is sheer folly!! This will carry over into recruiting as well - whether HS or transfer portal. A lame-duck coach will not be able to recruit either playing talent or quality assistant coaches. It's just like a football coach working on a 1-yr. contract; he's a short-timer and everyone out there knows it. It's time for a new baseball regime at MSU!!

Yes he will. It might cost us a two or three year contract. But what we pay our baseball assistants is top 10 in the country.

[Dawgface]

I think he's back, especially if he fires Fox.

And he will probably improve a tad over this year. Meaning he gets even another year and we're stuck with crap baseball for 4 straight years.

[msudawg1200]

I think he's back, especially if he fires Fox.

But what pitching coach would come here, as it most likely could be a lame duck situation?

[basedog]

Don't look now but Ole Dixie and Missouri are one game back from us. Not getting in Sec Tourney may cost Lemonis his job this year. Oh how times have changed. I can't recall being in the bottom two years straight, matter of fact I can't recall finishing at the bottom but maybe in RP 2 era.

[BuckyIsAB****]

You cannot keep this staff if you miss Hoover. Simple as that.

[basedog]

Missouri plays Ole Dixie next weekend. We got Arkansas. Who wins 2 games next weekend besides Arkansas.