<span style="FONT-STYLE: italic"><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">pete from starkville asks:
what is your take on MSU's hire of John Cohen? and what are your feelings on Polk's feelings?
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<span style="FONT-STYLE: italic"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Aaron Fitt:</span> It's a terrific hire, really. That's not saying Tommy Raffo wouldn't have been a great hire too, but Cohen's got that proven track record as a head coach, and he's going to do a terrific job. Coach Polk is entitled to his opinions, but he's not doing any good going on the warpath like this. It's one thing to rail against the NCAA, and it's another thing to tarnish your legacy at the program you built into a national power by demanding your name be removed from the stadium and writing the program out of your will. Don't forget, Cohen is a former MSU player - it's not like Raffo was passed over for a complete outsider. I guess we shouldn't be surprised by Coach Polk's words - he's never been afraid to tell it how he sees it. But I think it's a pity he couldn't hold his tongue this time.</span></p>
