Bo Bounds say our AD Job Is Highly Sought After

[basedog]

We have hired one AD since the Shira era that has been an athletic director and he came out of retirement, Carl Maddox, rest had never been the head man. (This goes back even further).

We also have only hired one HC for football since the Shira era that was a HC except The Kang. (This goes back even further)

I wonder if a new direction will take place with our next AD and HC for football?

Maybe it isn't the gamble hiring an assistant AD but it is a bigger gamble hiring an assitant head coach for football.

If money isn't the issue with either, then what would be the hold back for hiring either with both being the head men for AD/HC Football?

[BulldogBear]

Yawn...

another Cohen...not Cohen...Cohen....not Cohen...thread

[Political Hack]

Cohen is going to get a serious look. But I think even he knows now isn't the right time. Not with the new stadium stuff and our program being where it's at. I think he's the next guy in line. If I were handicapping the AD odds, I'd say the guy at Central Michigan is the favorite.

Small post count but a big brain.

[starkvegasdawg]

Yawn...

another Cohen...not Cohen...Cohen....not Cohen...thread

Thius kind of stuff is our specialty. We even have a cheer along those lines. MAROON....WHITE...MAROON...WHITE...

[msbulldog]

We need Cohen coaching, best chance for a NC.

[HSVDawg]

There's enough qualified candidates with experience that I don't think Cohen is the guy. I do think he will be groomed if you will so whenever the next AD hire comes up he's the guy.

Cohen does not need to be the guy until he stops coaching. Period. And arguably not even then. So anyone who thinks he would be a great hire need to let us know who will replace him on the diamond, because him pulling double duty would be a disaster for both the baseball team and for management of the athletic department as a whole.

[preachermatt83]

Cohen is going to get a serious look. But I think even he knows now isn't the right time. Not with the new stadium stuff and our program being where it's at. I think he's the next guy in line. If I were handicapping the AD odds, I'd say the guy at Central Michigan is the favorite.

Adidas

[MSUDawg99]

So, is Cohen a serious candidate who is actually interested, or is this all fan talk?

I'd guess it's 70/30 fan talk.

[BulldogBear]

Thius kind of stuff is our specialty. We even have a cheer along those lines. MAROON....WHITE...MAROON...WHITE...

So, the maroon, white cheer can actually understood as a debate.***

[GTHOM]

All these ADs have their strengths and weaknesses. Byrne was one of the best out there, or at least made to look that way because he succeeded Templeton. I mean dude stood up to Ron Polk and all his minions. Stricklin was a great fundraiser, but he didn't exactly command respect from the coaches and wasn't particularly great at those hard decisions. Cohen was heavily involved in the hiring of Mullen and Howland.

I think Cohen would be a cold, hard guy that would demand winning and we WOULD win, because he knows how to win. As long as some other guys in the department can handle fundraising, which I hear they can, Cohen would be a great choice IMO.

That's not to say the other guys wouldn't be fine too.

So you're telling me our baseball coach was better at hiring coaches than our AD was?

[Interpolation_Dawg_EX]

Cohen is going to get a serious look. But I think even he knows now isn't the right time. Not with the new stadium stuff and our program being where it's at. I think he's the next guy in line. If I were handicapping the AD odds, I'd say the guy at Central Michigan is the favorite.

Dave Heeke: http://www.cmuchippewas.com/genrel/heeke_dave02.html

Any ties to Mississippi or MSU?

[Jack Lambert]

No shit, who doesn't want to make 1 million a year unless you are making more already.

[was21]

LSU hired another guy after the baseball coach/AD retired and he had turned out to be a PR nightmare.

[TaleofTwoDogs]

Dave Heeke: http://www.cmuchippewas.com/genrel/heeke_dave02.html

Any ties to Mississippi or MSU?

You beat me to the link! I did notice that he is an Adidas guy and was co-captain of his college baseball team. That's good thing since we are a baseball school.

[Interpolation_Dawg_EX]

You beat me to the link! I did notice that he is an Adidas guy and was co-captain of his college baseball team. That's good thing since we are a baseball school.

True, but I'm more impressed by this:

Heeke is contributing to the national landscape as a member of the NCAA Division I Baseball Committee and the Division I Football Issues Committee, serving as chair of the football committee in 2012-13, his fifth and final year. He had previously served on the baseball committee from 2006-08.
In June 2013, Heeke was appointed to the Division I Athletic Director Advisory Group. One of just 11 Division I athletic director's nationwide to be selected for the appointment, the group will meet periodically with NCAA President Mark Emmert and his staff to provide feedback and perspective on issues affecting DI athletics.

[RocketDawg]

Cohen does not need to be the guy until he stops coaching. Period. And arguably not even then. So anyone who thinks he would be a great hire need to let us know who will replace him on the diamond, because him pulling double duty would be a disaster for both the baseball team and for management of the athletic department as a whole.

Admittedly, I don't know any of them ... but from television observation, Cohen's personality seems closer to Dan's than it does to either Scott or Byrne. In other words, a little brusque ... rough around the edges. I would think we need more of a salesman at AD instead of a coach type.

[RocketDawg]

Dave Heeke: http://www.cmuchippewas.com/genrel/heeke_dave02.html

Any ties to Mississippi or MSU?

He would probably jump at the chance for an SEC AD position. But he probably needs another step or two in lesser conferences before he takes on the big boys. For instance, I just scanned his bio and it said he was responsible for raising $1.2M for the athletic department ... I guess that's big money in their conference but just a drop in the bucket in the SEC.

The Assistant AD at A&M might very well be the one, and he's a State alum. That actually could be a negative if you want fresh blood though.

[DancingRabbit]

He would probably jump at the chance for an SEC AD position. But he probably needs another step or two in lesser conferences before he takes on the big boys. For instance, I just scanned his bio and it said he was responsible for raising $1.2M for the athletic department ... I guess that's big money in their conference but just a drop in the bucket in the SEC.

The Assistant AD at A&M might very well be the one, and he's a State alum. That actually could be a negative if you want fresh blood though.

He's been at aTm since 2003, and before that he was VP of Communications for HealthSouth. So he's not a Bryan Building hire.

[SDDawg]

Bobby C. for AD. Two thumbs up.

[Todd4State]

He would probably jump at the chance for an SEC AD position. But he probably needs another step or two in lesser conferences before he takes on the big boys. For instance, I just scanned his bio and it said he was responsible for raising $1.2M for the athletic department ... I guess that's big money in their conference but just a drop in the bucket in the SEC.

The Assistant AD at A&M might very well be the one, and he's a State alum. That actually could be a negative if you want fresh blood though.

The MAC is lesser conference.