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Henson to get Crack at HC Job when Pinkel retires?
Posted on 10/15/13 at 10:48 am
Posted on 10/15/13 at 10:48 am
This was just posted on PowerMizzou. I couldn't get excited about this happening, but then again what do I know?
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Had Lunch yesterday with a member of BOC. We talked business let GP. The interesting comment came when he said that Josh Henson has really won over alot of the members of the BOC. ALOT of the members were not fans of GP hiring Henson, but when their first couple of choices were no longer available.. they eventually approved the Henson Hire... then Not just with what he has done with the offense, but with his conversations with some of them individually. The next comment came as even more of a surprise. He said that if the offense and team remain competitive as there are today, then when GP retires, Henson will have the inside track at the HC job. They LOVE the fact that he is young and connected to the South, and he has been the main guide through the "what it takes to be an SEC Team" forests.
Now that does not mean he gets the job, or he is the heir apparent.. just that he will be taken seriously when the time comes, and will be the first one they talk to.
Time will tell.
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Had Lunch yesterday with a member of BOC. We talked business let GP. The interesting comment came when he said that Josh Henson has really won over alot of the members of the BOC. ALOT of the members were not fans of GP hiring Henson, but when their first couple of choices were no longer available.. they eventually approved the Henson Hire... then Not just with what he has done with the offense, but with his conversations with some of them individually. The next comment came as even more of a surprise. He said that if the offense and team remain competitive as there are today, then when GP retires, Henson will have the inside track at the HC job. They LOVE the fact that he is young and connected to the South, and he has been the main guide through the "what it takes to be an SEC Team" forests.
Now that does not mean he gets the job, or he is the heir apparent.. just that he will be taken seriously when the time comes, and will be the first one they talk to.
Time will tell.
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Posted on 10/15/13 at 10:53 am to Mizzoufan26
Sounds reasonable to me. Keeping their options open, but amenable to company talent.
Posted on 10/15/13 at 11:04 am to Mizzoufan26
I think I could get behind this depending on how he does over the next few years as the OC. I would think if he were successful at HC, then he would likely be here for a very long time, which is obviously good for the program. The down side is it would probably be a pretty risky hire since it would be his first head coaching gig. But then, pretty much any hire you make is going to be a risky hire. He has worked under some very successful head coaches though.
Posted on 10/15/13 at 11:29 am to Mizzoufan26
As you said,
He is young.
He is connected to the South.
He has been the main guide through the "what it takes to be an SEC Team" forests.
And as far as I can tell, he is a good recruiter.
He is young.
He is connected to the South.
He has been the main guide through the "what it takes to be an SEC Team" forests.
And as far as I can tell, he is a good recruiter.
Posted on 10/15/13 at 12:59 pm to Mizzoufan26
He should be up to interview for it but we still need to look for best available. It sounds like he is networking and doing the right things to position himself well. However if things were to keep heading the direction they are this year, we would be a hot job.
Posted on 10/15/13 at 3:15 pm to Mizzoufan26
I said this before Henson was hired as the OC.
He's a tremendously rational man. A nice face. A southern accent. A great family man. Just an all around likable guy. And most importantly he's a football man through in through. He speaks the football language as good as anyone. He's young, he's fresh.
If the ride to Pinkels retirement is smooth, Henson will probably take over the program.
He's a tremendously rational man. A nice face. A southern accent. A great family man. Just an all around likable guy. And most importantly he's a football man through in through. He speaks the football language as good as anyone. He's young, he's fresh.
If the ride to Pinkels retirement is smooth, Henson will probably take over the program.
This post was edited on 10/15/13 at 3:16 pm
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