If Cohen is named AD, who replaces him

[GTHOM]

That had to do with you complaining how bad a hire you thought Cohen being Athletic Director would be. I actually think your mentioning of Gilmore as a replacement for Cohen would be an excellent baseball hire.

I said it would be a bad hire if we didnt get a badass coach to replace him in baseball. Cmon bro

[BossDawg]

If Butch is the best we can do then we are not a very good baseball program.

I swear. Good Lord that would be an unimpressive hire at the very least. We can do much, much better than that.

It wouldn't surprise me though.

[InTheIttaBenaHotSun]

Agree with Blacklisted's earlier post about how the scholarship advantage at Vandy would probably trump most other jobs for Corbin (not to mention that he owns the only national championship in men's sports that Vandy has).

For those who've mentioned Tadlock and Schlossnagle, if they didn't take leave for Texas, which shares recruiting territory with their current schools but offers more resources, truly elite baseball tradition and (at least in theory) a better contract, why would they go to MSU instead? I'm not trying to be sarcastic - I would like to know what about MSU would be more appealing for them than, particularly since TCU probably has the same scholarship advantages that Vandy has and that Tadlock is a Tech alum.

I'm hoping that this is idle chatter and that we get to keep what seems like the best coach for MSU at this time in the dugout.

I agree with you on Schlossnagle and the scholarships - hard to go from almost unlimited to very limited. As for Tadlock....I've been to Lubbock, TX and I know Starkville gets hammered a lot by opposing fans and the media but DAMN, it's 100x nicer than Lubbock. That's just a depressing place. Good people out there but just a depressing and WINDY place. On top of that, the baseball facilities are not much better than a top 6A high school's. The opportunity to coach at one of the best baseball schools in the best baseball conference that will soon have the best baseball facility in the country should be enough to lure Tadlock away from Lubbock. Alum or not.

[BossDawg]

Y'all have got to be kidding me about butch. Please no. When you don't have to hire a non proven coach why would you?

It's the typical "aww shux, golly jeepers we need to hire/promote a good ol' "family" coach and give him the fair shot he deserves!" attitude that still lurks deep within the minds of many State fans.

[InTheIttaBenaHotSun]

I'm all for Butch coming back but only after he's had A LOT of success down at Auburn - over more than a couple of years.

[msbulldog]

As long as that douche stays in Nashville I'm good. I would write that into the contract.

That guy has been kicked out at least a couple of times that I am aware of from Vandy baseball games and I think he got into a fight with one of our fans last year.

He did a woman that smacked him, he tried to press charges against her. 3 or 4 Dawgs with bells right behind him will shut him up.

[msbulldog]

I agree with you on Schlossnagle and the scholarships - hard to go from almost unlimited to very limited. As for Tadlock....I've been to Lubbock, TX and I know Starkville gets hammered a lot by opposing fans and the media but DAMN, it's 100x nicer than Lubbock. That's just a depressing place. Good people out there but just a depressing and WINDY place. On top of that, the baseball facilities are not much better than a top 6A high school's. The opportunity to coach at one of the best baseball schools in the best baseball conference that will soon have the best baseball facility in the country should be enough to lure Tadlock away from Lubbock. Alum or not.

I did a 1 day consulting gig in Lubbock once, your right I wouldn't want to live there.

[Backspin]

It's the typical "aww shux, golly jeepers we need to hire/promote a good ol' "family" coach and give him the fair shot he deserves!" attitude that still lurks deep within the minds of many State fans.

No "aww shux, golly jeepers" here. I know baseball and I know good coaches. Butch Thompson is a helluva coach and a great recruiter. Who do you think is responsible for the 2013 crop of talent that led us to the CWS and most of which are playing in the MLB now? Butch was the head recruiter at that time and I know for a fact he had to personally lay eyes on every recruit before they were offered. Mingione made the initial contact in some cases but Butch had to see the recruit and approve of the recruit before they were brought in to meet Cohen. In some cases Cohen would go out and watch a recruit play but only after Butch had seen the kid play. That's how much confidence Cohen had in Butch's eye for talent.

[Backspin]

I'm for finding the best coach period if it's outside the borders of Mississippi that's great too. I have total confidence in Cohen, if he becomes AD, to find the right guy. I'm sure he already knows who the right guy is and whether or not that guy is interested. Personally, I know Cliff Godwin is one of the very best out there. Great motivator, teacher of the game, person, and his resume' as a hitting coach speaks for itself. I'm just not sure Cohen would go there.