"Says MSU is not serious'
That has become painfully obvious with hiring the likes of Arnett and Selmon .
Bo Bounds Says We Should've Fired Lemonis Yesterday
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That has become painfully obvious with hiring the likes of Arnett and Selmon .
I agree that it should be the next HC's decision. BUT if the new HC doesn't want to retain Parker and doesn't have someone else with a proven track record to bring onboard, they should be disqualified as a candidate for being a dubmass. People forget the difference he made with the roster he was given.
if the new HC is a worthy candidate.. he isnt going to be told who he can and cannot have on staff.
Again im not arguing against Parker. Im OK with parker being around... but thats uliminately the next guys decision not the athletic office.
Raffo is available for an interim assistant****
I was with you until the 3rd sentence. That's a huge hell no. If you fire Lemonis now, make Go-Tro or Parker interim and start a national search (a real one this time not one that's just going to recommend the assistant coach at the school you came from that you wanted to hire in the first place).
I never understood how the choices were Benko and Selmon, if those were the final two, and we went with on the job training.
and i hear ya..
issue is if we have some even remote success down the stretch with Geaux or Parker at the helm.. we'll be in a quandry as to keep them, hire them, etc
Polk removes all that doubt. and he'll be fine for 25 games... and removes lemonis and his entire staff from the picture.. which is whats needed
Honestly, I'd rather just wait till late May to fire him. It's not really going to accomplish anything to do it now. But I hear you too. Worst thing we could do is fire him now, and then make a typical lazy Mississippi State hire because the interim managed to win 10 of the last 21 SEC games so he deserves a shot at the job long term.
Biggest disappointment this year is how far pitching regressed. I thought he was working miracles last year
I haven't given him a listen in some time, but Matt Moscons in Baton Rouge would give him a run for his money.
If Rosebowl said that, it's over. The decision has been made.
or lemonis go 12-9 down the stretch. Win a few in the tournamnet. Get into a regional and we get talked into keeping him another year.
Thats why i do it now....but i get why you dont do it too. However lay another egg this weekend, then who knows
We aren't going to do anything with Lemonis until post-season is eliminated. Selmon is not going to make a move and spend buyout money on baseball unless we miss the post-season and we aren't to that point yet. Writing is pretty much on the wall but there is the low probability that we get on a run and at least make a regional somewhere as a 2 or 3 seed. Selmon likely doesn't want to spend any extra money on baseball anyway but certainly not when the season is still salvageable.
I know why Lemonis sits on the bucket - it’s where the cash that Selmon burned through resides.
it makes perfect sense why his rear is glued to that dang bucket now
it makes perfect sense why his rear is glued to that dang bucket now
This is the right answer. There is really no practical purpose, no advantage we gain to firing Lemonis now. All it does is give fans a pound of flesh and make them feel better.
Really. You know the fanbase is going nuts if people want someone who breathes into a microphone in the booth like he just finished a 5k.
it’s time to let Polk enjoy retirement. And his part time color gig.
The last thing we need is Polk re-involved.
Fixed it for you, but especially baseball
And all I'm saying is that the new guy lets Parker go, he better have someone as good as or better ready to step in his spot.
I think probably should be early May? Portal opens up June 2nd . Ideally your new coach would get to meet the potential returning players in person and get to evaluate them before they start getting recruited or at least before they enter the portal. You wait until late may to fire, and you will be missing at least the early part of the portal window.
Of course, if you want to hire somebody that's in the post season, the portal being open before the NCAA tournament is a challenge. I guess if you are looking to hire an assistant it's not that big of a deal for them to skip coaching the post season to focus on recruiting, but it's tough for a head coach to abandon a post season team.
I don't see how pitching has regressed. Please explain.
2023 ERA = 7.01
2024 ERA = 4.17
2025 ERA = 3.97
The problem is losing 8 games including (5 SEC games) by 2 runs or less.
Our inability to manufacture a run when we have the chance is what has killed us to date.
Keenum is also responsible for the cluster our football program is in
Yes. For the sports in Louisiana most of the sports shows suck. Yes Bo gets off sports too much and fellates his sponsors too the point of nausea sometimes but for the most parts it's a pretty good sports show compared to a lot of others. Others allow way too many call ins which ruin the show. Others are just a homer for the biggest school in the area. Others just talk national big boys. I think he does a pretty well balanced show. He has good interviews. Moscana is unbearable to listen to unless you are an lsu fan and many lsu fans don't like him either.
This polk non sense is a joke. Don’t mix the good idea , letting Lemonis go, with such a bad one, Ron fing Polk l, coaching this team
Referring to our conference ERA going from 4.68 to 6.11, but let me know if you need any more explanations
No Polk! Was excellent coach back in the day but time has passed him bye. Lots of questions regarding Parker but he came here with good credentials can’t believe he’s turned to s__T after 1 year. It’s possible that Lemonis is over riding Parker’s decision with regards to recruiting and game management. I wouldn’t be so quick to blame Parker just yet.
In this case, the priors are that Lemonis’s time is up. There’s really no debate about that unless your contention is that “baseball doesn’t matter.” If that’s the case, you’re entitled to your opinion but I don’t have to care about it.
I think there is an argument to be made that hiring players is now more important than hiring coaches, and if we are going to spend $1M buying out the last year of Lemonis's contract (I think his expires in 2026? Not sure) and then spending another $1M to hire a new coach, we're better off just putting that money towards NIL because a good ace can add more wins than upgrading the coaching.
The counterargument is that good players don't want to play for bad coaches and you're not going to get value for any of your money on the player market, not just the $1M "extra" you have from not buying him out.
I don't really follow baseball much but if we spend a million buying him out, why can't we just hire a young up and comer coach for $500,000 and just start saving that money? Doesn't sound like a young coach would be any worse than what we have.
I'll never forgive him for ****-talking Jack when he retired.
I think you'll see downward pressure on salary over time, but I'm not sure it will be that drastic. For the most part, if we try to go hire the types of coaches that you've seen people name on this board, and we offer them ~40% of what we're paying the current coach, I think they will all sit tight hoping for the next job. But I wouldn't be surprised at all if the average of the top ten coaches is less in 10 years adjusted for inflation than it is now.
I don’t exactly disagree, but I’m not about to let Bo Bounds tell me anything. I wouldn’t believe that little shìt if he told me what time it is.