Quote Originally Posted by bobcat91 View Post
Just glad guys like you have zero input into this hire. Love the info you bring, but you are dead wrong on this. We have never hired big name in the prime of their career guys. It has always been up and comers or guys needing another chance. Since you are the know it all baseball guru, and in much better position to make a hire over Cohen, who is your guy?
Well, the last time we were looking for a baseball coach I said we should hire Cohen years before we actually did and I'd say that worked out pretty good. I'm glad they didn't ask for your input because we wouldn't have what we do now- which is by far our strongest sport. I also said that Polk II would set us back ten years and it did. I said that on Genespage in 2001. When we hired Cohen, Polk I, and McMahon they were all in the prime of their careers. We could have had Garrido and Manieri in the primes of their careers as well. In fact saying those things at the time and them turning out to be correct plus knowing a lot about the high school baseball scene and our recruiting is what has built my "Internet reputation" more than anything- and don't get me wrong I enjoy talking about MSU sports and baseball more than anything so it is what it is whether you like what I bring or not.

Again I said- we haven't hired an up and comer since 1975 and yet you are sticking with "it has always been up and comers" when it clearly hasn't for over 40 years. Please. You're denying facts- Polk absolutely was a big name in 1976 when we hired him. McMahon was a big name when we brought him back. Polk II even was a big name after leading UGA to Omaha. Cohen was considered by most to be the top young coach in the country along with Dan McDonnell and was a big name. And we hired Cohen AFTER TOPS and etc had been around for years. Same with Polk II.

If you ask me who I would hire, I'd go after Greg Goff from Alabama and I would have no problems kicking the tires on Corbin and O'Connor either. I already detailed in a post last week what it would take to get them- and I would absolutely be willing to pay them 2 million to come here. We may not get those two but I could get them to listen at the very least.