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re: Indiana baseball coach Chris Lemonis to be named MSU coach
Posted on 6/25/18 at 2:02 pm to lsufball19
Posted on 6/25/18 at 2:02 pm to lsufball19
Definitely wasn’t my first pick, but I have full confidence in Cohen after he has made a great hires IMO (Moorhead). Cohen is a baseball guy. I don’t think he makes this kind of hire unless he know damn well that Lemonis at least has the potential to be a great coach for us along with the current staff that we have in place. I also have little doubt when it comes to hiring a pitching coach. That has been Cohens forte the past years including assistants like Butch Thompson, Wes Johnson, and Gary Henderson. Cohen has a hand in all of these decisions more than people know. He might be an arse, but Cohen is an intelligent guy.
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Posted on 6/25/18 at 2:05 pm to BobLeeDagger
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but I have full confidence in Cohen after he has made two great hires IMO (Howland and Moorhead).
Pretty sure Loafers hires Howland.
Posted on 6/25/18 at 2:05 pm to BobLeeDagger
Cohen did not hire Howland.
Posted on 6/25/18 at 2:07 pm to TigersOfGeauxld
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The man swept Miss. St.,
That’s like saying I outcoached Bobby Petrino while he was out on a motorcycle ride.
Posted on 6/25/18 at 2:10 pm to Random MsState Fan
Adidas did
Posted on 6/25/18 at 2:21 pm to DingLeeBerry
Stand corrected.
Posted on 6/25/18 at 2:36 pm to BobLeeDagger
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Cohen is a baseball guy. I don’t think he makes this kind of hire unless he know damn well that Lemonis at least has the potential to be a great coach for us along with the current staff that we have in place.
Skip Bertman hired Smoke Laval to replace him. Ray Tanner hired Chad Holbrook to replace him. Being a "baseball guy" doesn't come with it the benefit of the doubt as an AD. I'm sure Cohen personally has confidence he made a good hire, but that doesn't also mean it will inevitably be a good hire either. From an optics perspective, it's still pretty meh and a far cry from the assurances he made months ago.
Posted on 6/25/18 at 2:42 pm to PorkRoast
This is an interesting bit of trivia.
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Lemonis is also no stranger to Starkville. His father, Thomas, was a 1973 Mississippi State graduate in electrical engineering. Lemonis lived in Starkville as a newborn during his father's time at State.
Posted on 6/25/18 at 2:52 pm to DingLeeBerry
Good post/info
State worked the search the right way and took the best available option. I hope Lemonis kills it, MSU supports the sport as well as anyone and deserves success.
State worked the search the right way and took the best available option. I hope Lemonis kills it, MSU supports the sport as well as anyone and deserves success.
Posted on 6/25/18 at 3:40 pm to OldSchoolHorn
I like his chances of being sucessful with the new stadium and JG being retained. Everyone wants to give all the credit to Henderson, but the truth is is that JG completely overhauled our teams 2 strike approach at the plate. JG and the players taking on the responsibilty of turning a negative into a positive gets completely overlooked by fans outside of Starkville.
Posted on 6/25/18 at 3:46 pm to PorkRoast
But how does he feel about co-eds?
Posted on 6/25/18 at 3:57 pm to BobLeeDagger
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I’ve known about Lemonis since his time at Louisville, where he put together the #1 recruiting class twice in 5 years.
HAHAHAHA. Come on. He was nowhere close to that. Louisville has 1 top-ten finish in recruiting in baseball - and it happened after Lemonis left.
And saying Kendall Rogers knows all about coaching searches is absurd.
Posted on 6/25/18 at 3:59 pm to BobLeeDagger
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but the truth is is that JG completely overhauled our teams 2 strike approach at the plate. JG and the players taking on the responsibilty of turning a negative into a positive gets completely overlooked by fans outside of Starkville.
Then why not just promote JG? He and Lemonis are both hitting coaches that may or may not have differing philosophies. Not saying it won’t or can’t work but just saying something is going to have to give there
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Posted on 6/25/18 at 4:03 pm to lsufball19
JG doesn’t have any HC experiencing.
Posted on 6/25/18 at 4:11 pm to PorkRoast
I'm still kinda surprised the guy who skippered, what, the third best finish ever in State's baseball history(?) wasn't given more consideration, and I can think of another coach in the state of Mississippi who's often viewed as a great recruiter but questionable manager. I do like the sheer mass of Lemonis though. Adds some pizazz to the Governor's Cup rivalry
Posted on 6/25/18 at 4:15 pm to lsufball19
That was the correct move- to promote Gautreau- and I've said so for over a month now. I do not like the Lemonis hire.
Posted on 6/25/18 at 4:43 pm to Random MsState Fan
Where is Henderson going?
Posted on 6/25/18 at 4:47 pm to Random MsState Fan
Yeah it just makes little sense to me in college baseball when you can only have two paid assistants on staff and two coaches do the same thing.
Posted on 6/25/18 at 4:48 pm to TigersOfGeauxld
quote:Because he is a peasant and so is anyone who coaches at that peasant institution.
Explain to me how Southern Miss baseball coach Scott Berry wasn't considered?
Posted on 6/25/18 at 4:51 pm to lsufball19
Yep- but aren't they letting teams have 3 next year?
All I know is He better bring in an elite pitching coach. I think he'll consistently win 30-35 games, but never be able to win a national championship- which is our goal.
All I know is He better bring in an elite pitching coach. I think he'll consistently win 30-35 games, but never be able to win a national championship- which is our goal.
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