Virginia didn't make it. Selmon, you're on the clock!

[Coursesuper]

For the last time SELMON IS NOT THE LEADER OF THIS SEARCH! He is talking the advice of guys that are uniquely qualified to find the right man for the job of Head Coach Mississippi State Baseball.

[Tough Dawg]

Who are these guys you are referring to?

[cheewgumm]

For the last time SELMON IS NOT THE LEADER OF THIS SEARCH! He is talking the advice of guys that are uniquely qualified to find the right man for the job of Head Coach Mississippi State Baseball.

He?s gonna get the blame if it goes wrong .

So he is the authority in my mind.

[Quaoarsking]

For the last time SELMON IS NOT THE LEADER OF THIS SEARCH! He is talking the advice of guys that are uniquely qualified to find the right man for the job of Head Coach Mississippi State Baseball.

Hope you're right, but we heard that in football back in December 2023 and then we hired Selmon's grossly unqualified personal friend, a guy who our fanbase disliked from his time at Ole Miss, as well as having some ... personal baggage ... from before then.

Having said that, I think we're going to make a home run hire this time.

[DownwardDawg]

For the last time SELMON IS NOT THE LEADER OF THIS SEARCH! He is talking the advice of guys that are uniquely qualified to find the right man for the job of Head Coach Mississippi State Baseball.

So if we make a great baseball hire, folks on this board can't tell us what a great job Selmon is doing?
I was warming up to him when he fired Lemonis because I thought he had a plan for sure. Now some of y'all are telling us that he really plays no part in this. Interesting

[Todd4State]

So if we make a great baseball hire, folks on this board can't tell us what a great job Selmon is doing?
I was warming up to him when he fired Lemonis because I thought he had a plan for sure. Now some of y'all are telling us that he really plays no part in this. Interesting

It's very booster driven. Not Madison booster driven. Selmon is along for the ride unless he goes AWOL like Stricklin when he hired Rick Ray.

If it's Reggie Willits then Selmon went AWOL.

[Coursesuper]

So if we make a great baseball hire, folks on this board can't tell us what a great job Selmon is doing?
I was warming up to him when he fired Lemonis because I thought he had a plan for sure. Now some of y'all are telling us that he really plays no part in this. Interesting

It?s not no part, but he knows that others are better suited to help make the baseball hire. At least he is bright enough to know that it?s not his strongest area and to seek the assistance of those who are better suited for this role.

[DownwardDawg]

It?s not no part, but he knows that others are better suited to help make the baseball hire. At least he is bright enough to know that it?s not his strongest area and to seek the assistance of those who are better suited for this role.

That's a good trait. I hope that's what it is.

[DownwardDawg]

It's very booster driven. Not Madison booster driven. Selmon is along for the ride unless he goes AWOL like Stricklin when he hired Rick Ray.

If it's Reggie Willits then Selmon went AWOL.

Yeah, let's hope he doesn't do that.

[BigDawg81]

I think if it is O?Connor, we will know fairly soon. Virginia will run a graphic on social media showing that they locked in O?Connor or it will be the national media leaking O?Connor is staying put. I think Virginia will want to lock O?Connor asap.

[BankerDog]

Hope you're right, but we heard that in football back in December 2023 and then we hired Selmon's grossly unqualified personal friend, a guy who our fanbase disliked from his time at Ole Miss, as well as having some ... personal baggage ... from before then.

Having said that, I think we're going to make a home run hire this time.

Lebby is not, for the last time, a personal friend. That narrative is so far from false it?s not even funny. Had he wanted to hire a friend, it would?ve been Shane Beamer.

And this post above is the core reason we never win. ?Personal baggage? get out of here. Saban had baggage, Ed O had baggage, Meyer had baggage, Kiffin had baggage. And you know what? They win..

[Todd4State]

Yeah, let's hope he doesn't do that.

I don't think he will. It would piss off way too many important people.

[Todd4State]

Lebby is not, for the last time, a personal friend. That narrative is so far from false it?s not even funny. Had he wanted to hire a friend, it would?ve been Shane Beamer.

And this post above is the core reason we never win. ?Personal baggage? get out of here. Saban had baggage, Ed O had baggage, Meyer had baggage, Kiffin had baggage. And you know what? They win..

Well said. We treat coaching searches like we're trying to hire a new church pastor or something.

[Tough Dawg]

Again. Curious to know who these guys are?

[Cooterpoot]

What a thread

[DownwardDawg]

What a thread

It's a good thread. It's the kind of thread that makes message boards. All over the place.

[SPMT]

Well said. We treat coaching searches like we're trying to hire a new church pastor or something.

Amen. Ridiculous how some people judge others while having their own issues.

I don?t give a 17 if a coach is a debaucherous prick. I don?t become friends with them and don?t want to be. I don?t want my mind clouded when they need to be fired.

[Quaoarsking]

And this post above is the core reason we never win. ?Personal baggage? get out of here. Saban had baggage, Ed O had baggage, Meyer had baggage, Kiffin had baggage. And you know what? They win..

I'm not sure if the best response is to point out that none of those 4 have anywhere near the "personal baggage" that Lebby has, or if it's better to point out that Lebby hasn't won a damn thing or given us any reason to think he ever will here.

I'm the reason we don't win because I think our 2-10 football coach probably sucks? And when I'm one of the few posters here who doesn't think we're unworthy of Brian O'Connor's attention? That's just not true on either count.

If Lebby starts winning, I'll keep forgetting about the icky situation at Baylor (I will give him some grace and say that these situations are complicated and he just can't condemn his father-in-law without tearing his family apart), but if we are looking for a new coach in 6 months, I'm sure going to unforget it, and I think the rest of our fans will too.

[BankerDog]

I'm not sure if the best response is to point out that none of those 4 have anywhere near the "personal baggage" that Lebby has, or if it's better to point out that Lebby hasn't won a damn thing or given us any reason to think he ever will here.

I'm the reason we don't win because I think our 2-10 football coach probably sucks? And when I'm one of the few posters here who doesn't think we're unworthy of Brian O'Connor's attention? That's just not true on either count.

If Lebby starts winning, I'll keep forgetting about the icky situation at Baylor (I will give him some grace and say that these situations are complicated and he just can't condemn his father-in-law without tearing his family apart), but if we are looking for a new coach in 6 months, I'm sure going to unforget it, and I think the rest of our fans will too.

Last thing I?ll say so I don?t hijack a thread?33 players transferred out, only 3 remained in the SEC. Two of the 30 (both defensive starters and captains) who didn?t remain in SEC wound up transferring to UNLV and Tulane-both got cut this spring. Draw from it what you think.

[DownwardDawg]

Amen. Ridiculous how some people judge others while having their own issues.

I don?t give a 17 if a coach is a debaucherous prick. I don?t become friends with them and don?t want to be. I don?t want my mind clouded when they need to be fired.

Amen. Just win.