Well Parker is 3-0/

[TheLostDawg]

There is one difference, John Cohen is not running this search.

Yes and to be fair from what I understand we had Schloss until Cohen messed it up. If that's true then you can't say we can't pull a top coach. Also with the conference shake ups, it being baseball, and revenue sharing now is a good time to move.
Hopefully they'll do what lsu coach did and pull all the good players with him

[Quaoarsking]

Hopefully we announce O'Connor (or Coggin, Elander, etc.) as the new coach before the Regionals start and the question of Parker will be moot.

[Mjoelner34]

Todd, you and I have watched these things before. And when we beat OM next weekend, who also is not a good team, the calls will grow even louder to just promote Parker......

YEP and it happens in every sport here. There were posters already talking about keeping Knox on if we had won the Egg Bowl 2 years ago. And its why Arnept was let go when he was too. It also happened with Henderson the year he took over and we went on a run.

[msstate7]

YEP and it happens in every sport here. There were posters already talking about keeping Knox on if we had won the Egg Bowl 2 years ago. And it's why Arnept was let go when he was too. It also happened with Henderson the year he took over and we went on a run.

It's not just here. In all sports when you make a mid-season fire, it's probably a 30-40% chance the interim gets the job

[StateDawg44]

It's not just here. In all sports when you make a mid-season fire, it's probably a 30-40% chance the interim gets the job

If Parker is promoted whether we win out every game this season then that?s the wrong move and not what any of us were hoping for as the end result of Lemonis being fired.

Selmon made one of the major moves he needed to this season and like others have said, it was the perfect time. We are setup to have a decent finish since it seems like some pressure has been lifted in the dugout. Don?t stumble now Selmon.

While I understand Selmon not pulling the plug on Lemonis last season it should?ve been done. But this season and how everything has played out has me much more optimistic about the future of the program than if we had rushed a hire last year. Hopefully Selmon has been planning all of this since last season and has all his ducks in a row and everyone rowing in the same direction. Big time hire for this regime and could tip a lot of people?s baseless opinions about him in his favor.

[msstate7]

I'm not stumping for Parker. I've said in another thread that promoting interims is usually a lazy way out. I am saying that if he gets to a super, he will be the HC. I have no connections, so this is obviously conjecture.

[HoopsDawg]

I'm not stumping for Parker. I've said in another thread that promoting interims is usually a lazy way out. I am saying that if he gets to a super, he will be the HC. I have no connections, so this is obviously conjecture.

Umm, no.

If we win the natty (lol), he might get the job. This is a Henderson situation. Enjoy the rest of the season.

[msstate7]

Umm, no.

If we win the natty (lol), he might get the job. This is a Henderson situation. Enjoy the rest of the season.

Yeah, forgive me for not falling for us hiring a big name again. I bought it hook line and sinker last time.

[EdwardDrayton]

Selmon made the right call making the move in season; was beginning to wonder if he has what it takes. And already we can see the benefit of it. But please don't erase a good decision with naming an interim as head coach. That would move me back to wondering if he's the right guy.

[Coursesuper]

Yeah, forgive me for not falling for us hiring a big name again. I bought it hook line and sinker last time.

Ignorance is bliss.

[msstate7]

Ignorance is bliss.

This is rich considering no one knows who will be hired. Sorta like we're all "ignorant".

[BuckyIsAB****]

Careful. Kentucky is not a good team.

Lemonis doesnt win last night

[Leroy Jenkins]

Lemonis doesnt win last night

Yup. We've lost similar type games 9 outta 10 times with Lem. (this not an endorsement of Parker)

[EdwardDrayton]

Lemonis doesnt win last night

Probably not. But Kentucky still is not a good team. And a 'permanent interim' is not what we need.

[Coursesuper]

This is rich considering no one knows who will be hired. Sorta like we're all "ignorant".

Exactly.

[Quaoarsking]

I'm not stumping for Parker. I've said in another thread that promoting interims is usually a lazy way out. I am saying that if he gets to a super, he will be the HC. I have no connections, so this is obviously conjecture.

I think we'll have already announced our new hire by then.

[msstate7]

I think we'll have already announced our new hire by then.

So we aren't after guys that will still be playing?

[Quaoarsking]

So we aren't after guys that will still be playing?

It just depends on who it is. If it's O'Connor, UVA is unlikely to make a Regional (though for reasons that aren't his fault, as I detailed in the other thread), so he can be announced as soon as the brackets are published.

If it's Coggin or Elander, we can go ahead and make the announcement early even as they stay on with their teams (Dan Mullen style).

[EdwardDrayton]

So we aren't after guys that will still be playing?

Two questions would have to be asked and answered first:

Is the target at all interested in leaving where they are currently?

If yes to the above, is the target interested in Mississippi State?

[The Federalist Engineer]

This

Todd, you and I have watched these things before. And when we beat OM next weekend, who also is not a good team, the calls will grow even louder to just promote Parker.

There is a reason Selmon pulled the plug. He looked at the schedule and saw we could get on a roll. He knew we could go 6-3 or better in the last 9 and knew that the calls to keep Lemonis would be louder if we did that. He fired him at the perfect time.

Quick poll - if we had one - nobody is stumping for Parker. But there are zero guarantees that any of our favorites take the job. So, you want an elite coach, or nothing. Getting the coach of UT-San Antonio is a disaster. Anybody that Mizzou could hire is a bad move. Like an Indiana coach.

Also, the more Parker wins the more interested that candidates will be and there won't be a mad-rush of Portal entries.

Also, with Parker winning, the Shit Bucket sympathy on-line will go-to-zero.