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re: I think it's Gautreau.
Posted on 6/17/21 at 9:57 am to Chad504boy
Posted on 6/17/21 at 9:57 am to Chad504boy
quote:There must be zero good ADs out there. These 'rockstars' are hired every year, by the dozens. Most of them dont pan out.
A good AD should be able to see a rockstar in the making.
As much as I hate Fisher, look at him and Herman. Herman was the hot wonderkid. Fisher the championship coach. One has his team at the highest level it has ever been. The other was fired.
Hell, remember Fargas? She was the up and comer. Rather have her or Mulkey?
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Posted on 6/17/21 at 10:13 am to DeltaTiger14
Most fans knock on Gautreau is that he hasn't been a HC, but he's been to Omaha 3 straight times under 3 coaches who picked and retained him. That speaks volumes in my opinion. The players over the last 3 years have looked at him as the steady piece of our program.
I think far too often in baseball we look too much into the optics of a coaching decision rather than the person themselves. Hell, State caught grief for hiring Lemonis on a less than stellar resume at Indiana. I'd say it worked out fairly well for us.
Hiring JG would be much better than Bianco. It feels like what LSU needs is a brand new identity to reinvigorate the program, not a retread coach.
I think far too often in baseball we look too much into the optics of a coaching decision rather than the person themselves. Hell, State caught grief for hiring Lemonis on a less than stellar resume at Indiana. I'd say it worked out fairly well for us.
Hiring JG would be much better than Bianco. It feels like what LSU needs is a brand new identity to reinvigorate the program, not a retread coach.
This post was edited on 6/17/21 at 10:17 am
Posted on 6/17/21 at 10:19 am to BobLeeDagger
quote:I dont disagree with this. I would rather put it in the ditch than hire a coach to deliver third place finishes
Hiring JG would be much better than Bianco. It feels like what LSU needs is a brand new identity to reinvigorate the program, not a retread coach.
Posted on 6/17/21 at 10:24 am to DeltaTiger14
A few former players including head coach of Lamar Will Davis have voiced support for pitching guru coach Johnson
Posted on 6/17/21 at 11:21 am to Bjorn Cyborg
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Just within the last few months, assistant coaches were hired at Texas (football), Duke (basketball), North Carolina (basketball).
Sarkisian was an HC at two different power conf. schools prior to having to "rehabilitate" himself (in more ways than one) as an assistant. He wasn't your typical assistant turned first time HC.
Duke and UNC were continuity hires as both were already on the staff of the long time successful HC. Really more promotions than hires. I doubt LSU will be considering Alan Dunn or Nolan Cain.
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It's not my preference, but it's dumb to completely disregard assistant coaches.
I'm not saying you are wrong. But those three aren't great examples relative to the premise of LSU hiring an outside assistant coach.
LSU shouldn't be "above" hiring an assistant. But they are in a position as one of the VERY few school in the country that commit significant resources to baseball that they are able to attract attention from long time successful HCs in addition to assistant coaches wanting to become HCs.
Almost all power conf. schools care deeply about football (some more than others) so HCs at even "lesser" programs can still make really good money. In baseball that probably isn't the case as much. LSU is likely willing to pay north of $2.0 million for a HC. There aren't many schools in the country who share that ambition.
Posted on 6/17/21 at 12:09 pm to sportjunkie69
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LSU was Skip's first head coaching job not at a high school.
Can we please stop with this analogy? LSU's baseball program pre-Skip is a far, far cry from what the LSU program and brand is today.
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Hiring the right assistant coach can pay huge dividends if you know what to look for.
This is a true statement; but you also play a much higher risk when doing so. The point most are trying to make is not that an assistant like Gautreau is a bad coach or will make a bad HC, simply that the risk of the unknown because of him never having been one before is much higher. When you are a school and program like LSU, you should be able to pull a sitting coach with success that minimizes the risk of coming in and being a failure.
Posted on 6/17/21 at 10:16 pm to DeltaTiger14
I hope you’re right, all in for Gautreaux
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