Polk's Replacement?
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it's pretty obvious that the knowlegable majority want cohen, but polk, whenever HE decides to step down, is going to want to give it over to raffo.
Like it or lump it the people I have contact with say that Polk has made effort to keep Tommy here. He's tried to leave a few times but Polk has "supposedly" told him he is the heir apparent. This info comes from within the Athletic Dept. I will say that anything can happen. Who knows for sure. I like Corbin at Vandy but there are a lot of good candidates.
I don't give a **** who he wants to be his successor. He's not the AD. He will not have the final say-so.
If LT were still your AD, I could guarantee that Raffo would take over for Polk. With LT gone though, there is a chance that your AD will think outside the box and tell Polk that he's going to hire from the outside.
Cohen would be a great hire.
Cohen would be a great hire.
......that Legendary College Baseball Coach Ron Polk will have no influence on his successor? If you are, you are fooling yourself.
...that no HC will be named/hired without the AD approval. thats all Im saying. AD has final say so.
I think Oregon State's coach, Pat Casey I believe, is from Oregon, and I would be very surprised if he left there. I'm sure they treat him like a god.
That's right. Part of the reason Polk was able to "name his successor" the first time was because 1. Our program was in good shape, no reason to break up the continuity. 2. LT didn't have the balls to go against Polk anyway, and 3. LT didn't want to do a coaching search anyway, so why not let Polk do it.
Just remember, wasn't Morris Watts or someone like that promised to be our HC after JWS?
I have a feeling that if the "unthinkable" happens, this will be a very, very messy divorce. If we choose to get rid of Polk, he's going to try to blackmail MSU by saying "I'll retire, but you have to hire Raffo, but if you hire Cohen or whoever, then you have to come out and say that you fired me and suffer the wrath of the sheep." The good news is that I think Byrne has the balls to do it, and the personality to smooth over things with people. But the really sad thing is that we will be burning the bridge with the most successful coach in MSU history because we just had to bring him back. Our fanbase is going to be split pretty bad, and whoever the new coach is, they are going to have to try to smooth a lot of things over. This is as bad as I've ever seen MSU baseball, no matter what happens the rest of the year. I will say if Polk really wants Raffo to be the coach, now is the time to do it when we're switching AD's and school President's, but I think he's too stubborn.
Just remember, wasn't Morris Watts or someone like that promised to be our HC after JWS?
I have a feeling that if the "unthinkable" happens, this will be a very, very messy divorce. If we choose to get rid of Polk, he's going to try to blackmail MSU by saying "I'll retire, but you have to hire Raffo, but if you hire Cohen or whoever, then you have to come out and say that you fired me and suffer the wrath of the sheep." The good news is that I think Byrne has the balls to do it, and the personality to smooth over things with people. But the really sad thing is that we will be burning the bridge with the most successful coach in MSU history because we just had to bring him back. Our fanbase is going to be split pretty bad, and whoever the new coach is, they are going to have to try to smooth a lot of things over. This is as bad as I've ever seen MSU baseball, no matter what happens the rest of the year. I will say if Polk really wants Raffo to be the coach, now is the time to do it when we're switching AD's and school President's, but I think he's too stubborn.
but wasn't there someone who was supposed to be Jackie's heir? Maybe Sparky? Ron Cooper? Anyway, my point is if you suck, that means you don't get to pick who replaces you.
Take that for what it's worth but he was a great player for us and probably goes unnoticed due to some other big time players during those years. There are negatives with everyone. I also think the fanbase will suffer with whoever is hired unless they take us to our expected heights quickly.
I recently spoke with a player that is redshirting. He grew up a FL Gator and that's where he wanted to play until he came to the Baseball camp at Dudy Noble. From that moment he knew he wanted to play for Ron Polk. He was highly recruited with letters/offers from other SEC schools. He said that after he committed to MSU he rec'd attention from Ole Miss but never responded. Others letters/offers followed but he stayed committed to Polk.
Polk is still widely respected.
I recently spoke with a player that is redshirting. He grew up a FL Gator and that's where he wanted to play until he came to the Baseball camp at Dudy Noble. From that moment he knew he wanted to play for Ron Polk. He was highly recruited with letters/offers from other SEC schools. He said that after he committed to MSU he rec'd attention from Ole Miss but never responded. Others letters/offers followed but he stayed committed to Polk.
Polk is still widely respected.
that sometimes Raffo gets cast in a bad light because of Polk's coaching. I've said it many times- we don't do anything to help our offense out by making things happen on the basepaths.
I do think that Raffo probably would do said things and probably would be a lot more aggressive than Polk.
Now that said, Raffo blew any chance with me when he was the recruiting coordinator. The man can't do it- he's not aggressive enough.
Raffo is probably not a bad choice, as long as someone else does recruiting, but Cohen is the best choice.
I do think that Raffo probably would do said things and probably would be a lot more aggressive than Polk.
Now that said, Raffo blew any chance with me when he was the recruiting coordinator. The man can't do it- he's not aggressive enough.
Raffo is probably not a bad choice, as long as someone else does recruiting, but Cohen is the best choice.
I think we should go after Steve Smith at Baylor. He has publicly said he would consider the job if offered and he has built Baylor into a power in the Big 12.
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