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<font face="tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="2">Mississippi State pitcher Chad Crosswhite said he first heard the rumors about John Cohen coming to Mississippi State sometime around lunch. I spoke with him a few minutes ago, and his reaction toward the new coach was mostly positive.</font></p>
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<font face="tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="2">"I think that it's going to be good, I really do," Crosswhite said. "I really think that for the kids and for the school that it'll be something new that we've never exeriened. They can always say you can have a change, and I think it is what it is."</font></p>
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<font face="tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="2">Cohen is known to be a pretty fiery and intense coach, a fact not lost on Crosswhite. "I've heard he's really intense, but I've also heard that the players really respect him and like him and I think thats good," he said.</font></p>
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<font face="tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="2">The selection of Cohen as the next MSU coach came at the expense of longtime MSU assistant Tommy Raffo, of course. Crosswhite asked me if I had heard anything about Raffo's future (I haven't), and seemed genuinely concerned about Raffo while taking the news in perspective.</font></p>
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<font face="tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="2">"I've been with coach Raffo for four years now, and to see someone go, it sucks and it's sad, and it's sad for the family, but that's part of the job," he said. "Coach Raffo made that clear when we had that meeting that this is part of the job and whatever happens, happens."</font></p>
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<font face="tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="2">Crosswhite said he hasn't heard anything about when a players' meeting might take place to meet Cohen. </font></p> </div>
<font face="tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="2">Mississippi State pitcher Chad Crosswhite said he first heard the rumors about John Cohen coming to Mississippi State sometime around lunch. I spoke with him a few minutes ago, and his reaction toward the new coach was mostly positive.</font></p>
<font face="tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="2"> </font></p>
<font face="tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="2">"I think that it's going to be good, I really do," Crosswhite said. "I really think that for the kids and for the school that it'll be something new that we've never exeriened. They can always say you can have a change, and I think it is what it is."</font></p>
<font face="tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="2"> </font></p>
<font face="tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="2">Cohen is known to be a pretty fiery and intense coach, a fact not lost on Crosswhite. "I've heard he's really intense, but I've also heard that the players really respect him and like him and I think thats good," he said.</font></p>
<font face="tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="2"> </font></p>
<font face="tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="2">The selection of Cohen as the next MSU coach came at the expense of longtime MSU assistant Tommy Raffo, of course. Crosswhite asked me if I had heard anything about Raffo's future (I haven't), and seemed genuinely concerned about Raffo while taking the news in perspective.</font></p>
<font face="tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="2"> </font></p>
<font face="tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="2">"I've been with coach Raffo for four years now, and to see someone go, it sucks and it's sad, and it's sad for the family, but that's part of the job," he said. "Coach Raffo made that clear when we had that meeting that this is part of the job and whatever happens, happens."</font></p>
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<font face="tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="2">Crosswhite said he hasn't heard anything about when a players' meeting might take place to meet Cohen. </font></p> </div>