Keenum letting his disgust be known.

[Bothrops]

Keenum is true maroon from the start.

[Really Clark?]

I think that's very possible. It could be the opposite in that the current athletic staff may not want Cohen. Although the rumor is they want him so that may not be the case.

I'm sure it's not 100% one way or another so it may be the minority trying to force the issue.

[Bothrops]

So are you on Keenum's side if he chooses Cohen?

I will be.

[blacklistedbully]

I have been a huge fan of Dr. Keenum for a long time.

Doc, if you're reading this...Hell yeah! Way to give 'em hell! Keenum is True Maroon!

[oldtrickdawg]

Mr. Cohen is not tall enough for the AD job...

[DeviousDawg]

I wouldn't expect Cohen to be announced until he has his replacement committed.

Even if Cohen has already agreed to take the job, I completely get Keenum's frustration. For over a year he has watched the state's biggest newspaper act like Ole Miss is not in the middle of one of the biggest recruiting scandals this century. The only thing he has seen them report on Ole Miss was the Tunsil/Miller fight. Immediately after it broke they fired the reporter and wrote a story on how Tunsil was just protecting momma. Fast forward to today, and we are in the middle of hiring a new leader for our athletic department and the clarion ledger confirms Cohen to AD without getting the OK from our athletic department.

It's truly 17ed up, and I can't wait for Cohen to suspend their credintials on his first day as AD. I can tell you one thing, when we are ready to make an announcement ourselves, we will set up a press conference on campus, and then invite every media outlet in our area except for the CL.

[ScoobaDawg]

I wouldn't expect Cohen to be announced until he has his replacement committed.

Even if Cohen has already agreed to take the job, I completely get Keenum's frustration. For over a year he has watched the state's biggest newspaper act like Ole Miss is not in the middle of one of the biggest recruiting scandals this century. The only thing he has seen them report on Ole Miss was the Tunsil/Miller fight. Immediately after it broke they fired the reporter and wrote a story on how Tunsil was just protecting momma. Fast forward to today, and we are in the middle of hiring a new leader for our athletic department and the clarion ledger confirms Cohen to AD without getting the OK from our athletic department.

It's truly 17ed up, and I can't wait for Cohen to suspend their credintials on his first day as AD. I can tell you one thing, when we are ready to make an announcement ourselves, we will set up a press conference on campus, and then invite every media outlet in our area except for the CL.

If that is Cohens first act (after hiring a new baseball coach..who better be announced the NEXT DAY after him) in kicking the CL out of a press conference that will make a LOT of MSU fans happy and show some strength. I don't give a damn about that rule of don't fight with a newspaper anymore.. they have continued to go too far and it's time to censor them the best we can by not giving them access to anything.

[Todd4State]

I wouldn't expect Cohen to be announced until he has his replacement committed.

Even if Cohen has already agreed to take the job, I completely get Keenum's frustration. For over a year he has watched the state's biggest newspaper act like Ole Miss is not in the middle of one of the biggest recruiting scandals this century. The only thing he has seen them report on Ole Miss was the Tunsil/Miller fight. Immediately after it broke they fired the reporter and wrote a story on how Tunsil was just protecting momma. Fast forward to today, and we are in the middle of hiring a new leader for our athletic department and the clarion ledger confirms Cohen to AD without getting the OK from our athletic department.

It's truly 17ed up, and I can't wait for Cohen to suspend their credintials on his first day as AD. I can tell you one thing, when we are ready to make an announcement ourselves, we will set up a press conference on campus, and then invite every media outlet in our area except for the CL.

We better hope Cohen works out because we're going to have an inexperienced AD, Ole Miss probably coming after us after they have been put on probation, we'll have to hire a new baseball coach, and likely a new football coach in the next two years. HUGE risk for us.

I'd much rather have someone with experience making those decisions because this is a VERY critical time for us. We screw it up and it could set us back several years in multiple sports.

[Todd4State]

I'm sure it's not 100% one way or another so it may be the minority trying to force the issue.

It's hard to tell right now and we probably won't know until it's over. If then.

[Quaoarsking]

I think the question here is who is the source that confirmed Cohen to Bonner. It must be someone pretty high up (Cohen himself?) for the CL to adamantly stand behind the story.

If Keenum didn't want the story out, he should be mad at whoever confirmed it to Bonner, not Bonner himself.


Unless it wasn't confirmed by anyone, or was "confirmed" by someone who obviously doesn't really know. In that case Bonner really screwed up.

[DeviousDawg]

Exactly.. Especially without confirmation

Correct. Even if Cohen becomes AD he was not selected today and has not even been interviewed and the story was not verified with our administration.

I'm sure he hasn't been interviewed officially, and I'm sure he never will. Is there really a need to interview him? That's like interviewing your fianc? to become your wife. Cohen and the athletic department already know each other very well, at this point it's just a matter of whether both sides agree, and I think they already have, but we will know for sure soon.

The luxury with hiring someone within the athletic department is that it allows us to have replacement coaches and public statements lined up before making the announcement. Cohen can find the replacement he wants, talk to all his recruits and players and let them know or even meet their new coach before they see on Twitter that Cohen is no longer the baseball coach. This has all happened quickly and there is no way we had everything ready to go right now, and then the CL stole our ability to break the story when and how we wanted to. What was Keenum gonna say???

"Yep you got us, surpriseeeeeee Cohen is the New AD! We will have a press conference ready as soon as the CL is available!!!! Thanks for reporting a rumor that everyone has already heard! We just hadn't announced it yet because we were waiting on the CL to break it, thanks Clarion Ledger!!! From the bottom of my maroon heart as well as every other Bulldog's, we could not have done it without y'all!!! #hailstate #IntenseBastardForAD #SuckMyDak"

[Todd4State]

I'm sure he hasn't been interviewed officially, and I'm sure he never will. Is there really a need to interview him? That's like interviewing your fianc? to become your wife. Cohen and the athletic department already know each other very well, at this point it's just a matter of whether both sides agree, and I think they already have, but we will know for sure soon.

The luxury with hiring someone within the athletic department is that it allows us to have replacement coaches and public statements lined up before making the announcement. Cohen can find the replacement he wants, talk to all his recruits and players and let them know or even meet their new coach before they see on Twitter that Cohen is no longer the baseball coach. This has all happened quickly and there is no way we had everything ready to go right now, and then the CL stole our ability to break the story when and how we wanted to. What was Keenum gonna say???

"Yep you got us, surpriseeeeeee Cohen is the New AD! We will have a press conference ready as soon as the CL is available!!!! Thanks for reporting a rumor that everyone has already heard! We just hadn't announced it yet because we were waiting on the CL to break it, thanks Clarion Ledger!!! From the bottom of my maroon heart as well as every other Bulldog's, we could not have done it without y'all!!! #hailstate #IntenseBastardForAD #SuckMyDak"

There really isn't a need to have interviews because this whole thing is a sham. Absolutely bush league on our part.

[fishwater99]

Th CL sure didn't go out on a limb to investigate TSUN concerning their pending NCAA sanctions.

[DeviousDawg]

We better hope Cohen works out because we're going to have an inexperienced AD, Ole Miss probably coming after us after they have been put on probation, we'll have to hire a new baseball coach, and likely a new football coach in the next two years. HUGE risk for us.

I'd much rather have someone with experience making those decisions because this is a VERY critical time for us. We screw it up and it could set us back several years in multiple sports.

Cohen won't be announced unless he has the replacement he wants. So you don't have to worry about hiring a new baseball coach, and Cohen has been involved in making many of the coaching hires since he has been here, including Mullen. So it's not like it's a new thing to him. Also 1/7 of the head Baseball coaches in the SEC are former Cohen assistants, you can add Gary Henderson and Lane Burroughs to that list too. So not only is he good at selecting talented coaches, but also leaders. We need some leadership around here right now.

[Todd4State]

Cohen won't be announced unless he has the replacement he wants. So you don't have to worry about hiring a new baseball coach, and Cohen has been involved in making many of the coaching hires since he has been here, including Mullen. So it's not like it's a new thing to him. Also 1/7 of the head Baseball coaches in the SEC are former Cohen assistants, you can add Gary Henderson and Lane Burroughs to that list too. So not only is he good at selecting talented coaches, but also leaders. We need some leadership around here right now.

We need someone that isn't tied to Starkville.

And you are being short sighted with the baseball coach hire. What about Coggin and Henderson? We may have to get new assistant or we're going to hire a coach that is going to be coming in with assistants he didn't hire and is going to have to work with. The rumor is we're going to hire an assistant coach with for baseball with no head coaching experience although I will admit he is a good hitting coach. But my point is that's a major hire for us among two or three major hires that our athletic department is staring down the barrel at. How many football coaches are former Cohen assistants? How can Cohen lead when he has no experience in marketing and all of the other myriad of duties an AD has to do? You know what will happen there- the "people that know what they are doing" will take care of it right? How is he going to handle Ole Miss turning us in to the NCAA in retaliation in a couple of years?

This is VERY critical time for us and we need someone with experience. NOT the good ol boy network. But **** it. We never learn.

[Lumpy Chucklelips]

The rumor is we're going to hire an assistant coach with for baseball with no head coaching experience although I will admit he is a good hitting coach.

So that rumor is already out there? That was quick.

[shoeless joe]

There really isn't a need to have interviews because this whole thing is a sham. Absolutely bush league on our part.

Don't always agree with you but usually can see your point of view...but I think you are way over the top here. Not sure if Cohen will be great or not, but I think him being very good is more likely. And Keenum may have known already the traits he wanted in an AD and Cohen possesses those traits.

Not sure why it's so outlandish to think that the best AD for us is a guy that is MSU thru and thru.

[GreenheadDawg]

So has the CL or Bonner issued a response?

[DeviousDawg]

Don't always agree with you but usually can see your point of view...but I think you are way over the top here. Not sure if Cohen will be great or not, but I think him being very good is more likely. And Keenum may have known already the traits he wanted in an AD and Cohen possesses those traits.

Not sure why it's so outlandish to think that the best AD for us is a guy that is MSU thru and thru.

#agenda2.0

[TheRef]

So has the CL or Bonner issued a response?

Bonner on Head to Head doubled down and said as much. He said that he has talked to all of his sources again after MSU released their statement. He stands behind his reports. And has said that any other interviews from here on out are simply a formality.

Edit: Here's the full interview with Bonner on H2H: http://www.supertalk.fm/mike-bonner-...irector-story/