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re: Looks like its O'Connor to MSU
Posted on 5/29/25 at 12:40 pm to Shamoan
Posted on 5/29/25 at 12:40 pm to Shamoan
It would be the best hire, on paper, in Mississippi State athletics history. To get a sitting P4 head coach that has won a national championship and has seven College World Series appearances is something I would have thought only LSU and Texas could pull off.
Schloss had seven CWS but no title and a .680 winning percentage
O'Connor has seven CWS, a title and a runner up and a .699 winning percentage.
Johnson had three CWS, a runner up and a .663 winning percentage.
You could make the argument that O'Connor is the best hire of the three. Plus, he was born in Omaha. That's cool.
Schloss had seven CWS but no title and a .680 winning percentage
O'Connor has seven CWS, a title and a runner up and a .699 winning percentage.
Johnson had three CWS, a runner up and a .663 winning percentage.
You could make the argument that O'Connor is the best hire of the three. Plus, he was born in Omaha. That's cool.
This post was edited on 5/29/25 at 12:46 pm
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Posted on 5/29/25 at 12:53 pm to Mr Roboto
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Talk about a huge quality of life downgrade
Charlottesville to Starkville
This Mississippi Spot Was Just Named The Best Small Town In The South By 'USA Today'
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USA Today's readers declared the college town of Starkville, Mississippi, the best small town in the South for a second time.
Posted on 5/29/25 at 1:05 pm to 1BIGTigerFan
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Anybody reading the WV websites to see what they're saying?
Why would anyone read a "website" from a state that's not involved in any of this?
Posted on 5/29/25 at 1:14 pm to anc
quote:Not to mention he’s one of the players dogpiling in the statue in front of TD Ameritrade
You could make the argument that O'Connor is the best hire of the three. Plus, he was born in Omaha. That's cool.
Posted on 5/29/25 at 2:37 pm to anc
I will admit, did not think it was a realistic possibility. And 5 years ago perhaps it wouldn’t have been. The changing landscape of college athletics is helping State for once on this one, I think.
He built Virginia from nothing. They had three NCAAT appearances in their history when they hired him. And his track record there speaks for itself.
And hard to believe he only just turned 54, too. He was at UVA for 22 years. And amazingly he’s younger than Chris Lemonis. I never would’ve guessed that.
He built Virginia from nothing. They had three NCAAT appearances in their history when they hired him. And his track record there speaks for itself.
And hard to believe he only just turned 54, too. He was at UVA for 22 years. And amazingly he’s younger than Chris Lemonis. I never would’ve guessed that.
This post was edited on 5/29/25 at 2:38 pm
Posted on 5/29/25 at 2:48 pm to Hogfan13
Posted on 5/29/25 at 3:48 pm to anc
agreed. it would be a homerun hire and it would mean we are serious. the AD and funding issues make me hopeful it will actually happen.
Posted on 5/29/25 at 3:55 pm to Shamoan
“If Virginia baseball head coach Brian O’Connor accepts the Mississippi State job, sources tell @On3sports that Wake Forest pitching coach Corey Muscara will be a top candidate to join his staff.”
Pete Nakos
I think the on3 guys read tRant
Pete Nakos
I think the on3 guys read tRant
Posted on 5/29/25 at 3:58 pm to anc
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This is a good hire for State
Great hire
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This is a good hire for….the SEC
I’ll be honest. Not looking forward to MSU having a good coach, and climbing their way back to the upper tier of SEC baseball. This conference is already hard enough.
Posted on 5/29/25 at 4:01 pm to anc
His resume on paper is good but what would give me pause as a State fan is he's a Paul Mainieri disciple. Similar philosophies and similar resumes. Mainieri had to have very talented teams to do well at LSU because he had a tendency to overcoach. O'Connor seems the same.
Posted on 5/29/25 at 4:08 pm to 1BIGTigerFan
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Anybody reading the Virginia websites to see what they're saying?
Yep. Denial then reality to talking about what a frick up their AD is
Posted on 5/29/25 at 4:38 pm to Ghost of Colby
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I’ll be honest. Not looking forward to MSU having a good coach, and climbing their way back to the upper tier of SEC baseball. This conference is already hard enough.
Posted on 5/29/25 at 4:43 pm to manonwheels28
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His resume on paper is good but what would give me pause as a State fan is he's a Paul Mainieri disciple. Similar philosophies and similar resumes. Mainieri had to have very talented teams to do well at LSU because he had a tendency to overcoach. O'Connor seems the same.
You're right, we should probably pull the offer.
Damn, thought we found the one.
Posted on 5/29/25 at 5:32 pm to CleverUserName
quote:From the outside it seemed like the pitching coach and injuries (to pitchers) were Lemonis' downfall. At a program without the success and resume and the impatience that goes with it, he may have turned things around. You can't have multiple lackluster seasons at a place like MSU (baseball) though.
With dominant players able to win dropped in his lap. Any SEC head coach could have won it with that team.
Zero difference in Lemonis winning it all and Orgeron at LSU.
When the championship team left the program collapsed. Hell.. him simply GTFO turned around this season and let us sneak into the post season playing good ball.
O'Connor is definitely an upgrade.
Posted on 5/29/25 at 5:40 pm to Henry Jones Jr
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but their AD is apparently a complete frick up
That’s an understatement
Posted on 5/29/25 at 5:42 pm to anc
This would be a slam dunk hire
Posted on 5/29/25 at 5:47 pm to Shamoan
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wow...i think we found an athletic dept more mismanaged than our own. but, if we pull this off, we've done a great deal to right the ship to moving back somewhere near average.
I will give our AD major props if he pulls off this hire
Posted on 5/29/25 at 7:59 pm to deltaland
Really good day for MSU.
O'Connor news.
Leach to HOF.
Euro signee for basketball.
Julia Lopez Ramirez leading the US Open.
O'Connor news.
Leach to HOF.
Euro signee for basketball.
Julia Lopez Ramirez leading the US Open.
Posted on 5/29/25 at 11:08 pm to Henry Jones Jr
quote:That's former LSU women's basketball coach Nikki Fargas!
Yep. UVA’s current AD
Posted on 5/30/25 at 6:14 am to TerraForma
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From the outside it seemed like the pitching coach and injuries (to pitchers) were Lemonis' downfall. At a program without the success and resume and the impatience that goes with it, he may have turned things around. You can't have multiple lackluster seasons at a place like MSU (baseball) though.
Post-national title, Lemonis was 42-69 in SEC play. Just not remotely good enough to keep going with that. And State gave him a fairly long leash. Was absolutely terrible in 2022 and 2023 and they still kept him around a couple more years.
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