Polk named names in the Nashville interview. ...

Shmuley

Well-known member
Mar 6, 2008
22,942
7,280
113
He mentioned Palmeiro and Clark specifically as 2 former players he asked to call Byrne and lobby him to hire Raffo.</p>
 

dawgstudent

Well-known member
Apr 15, 2003
37,501
12,696
113
to congratulate him on the job. See, even The Thrill knows that Polk is not bigger than the university.
 

DerHntr

Well-known member
Sep 18, 2007
15,311
1,363
113
i wonder if clark was listening on the other line and thinking to himself..."who the 17 cares?" don't get me wrong i am sure he still loves MSU but is he really so involved that he would actually call the AD and tell him to hire someone? really? i just don't see it but then again i don't know Clark personally.
</p>
edit: i also wonder if a call from Polk to Clark is like getting that once a year call from your old crazy ***, senile, drunk uncle during the holidays. you listen and smile and then forget about it til next year.
 

MaxwellSmart

Active member
May 28, 2007
2,243
477
83
tried to call between the two press conferences. Must not have let Polk bother him too much.
 

patdog

Well-known member
May 28, 2007
50,859
16,334
113
No problem at all there. But that's a completely different thing that having them on his side with the comments he made. We know for a fact that Clark called to congratulate Cohen and was said to be excited about the hire. No word on Palmeiro but I bet he feels the same way.
 

MaxwellSmart

Active member
May 28, 2007
2,243
477
83
called to say "coach Polk wants us to tell you to hire Raffo, but we are sure you will do the right thing."