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The dude from that JUCO in Iowa that has been crazy successful. Or the coach at St. Louis. Prettyman will get a good one...
 
Someone who's been with ISU before and played for us would be my top choice or heck even a coach from the State of Indiana that wouldn't want to leave. No more leaving for other programs, yes Iowa is a bigger school but I don't get why someone would take a coaching job when the baseball program is or was on the verge of being shut down. Not to sure that money had anything to do with it, Maybe he did want to return home. Just weird considering he barely wanted to Interview for the job.
 

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How about the catcher- forget his name but still lives in Hautionland. Played during the ISU glory days. Baseball is like riding a bike..
 
Already seeing visitors from some interesting places across the country visiting the baseball forum.
Howdy to those from Kansas, New Jersey, Iowa and the Indiana State athletics offices reading this right now. :wave:
 
It is terrible that Iowa waited so long to make their selection--seven weeks. That could put us in a bind for this coming year as everyone has a gig that is a proven winner in college coaching. I suppose there's someone who would abandon their program at this late a date...but I usually don't think highly of those who do that so close to school opening. Perhaps an interim coach if we can't find a proven winner who can move the team forward as Meggs and Heller did. Remember, Heller was only available because his previous school shut down the baseball program. He had already taken on an assistant coach job at Creighton when the ISU position opened up.

I am very nervous about getting a coach that has the same qualities we've seen in Heller and Meggs.
 

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Someone local might stay longer, but I'd like to find a coach who will keep the program clicking and that requires a national search as well. We're in a good situation right now and need to keep it going. Find someone who can recruit and maintain a strong program, don't care where we have to go to find them. Someone who will win us another MVC title. Appreciate Heller's brief but successful time in TH, now let's keep what he and Meggs had going!
 
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Hear Gene Stephenson is available. He drop-kicked us enough over the years even with his not so good teams to merit consideration. Not so good teams that still seemed to manage to win most of the conference championships or the conference tourney. Maybe he would take our job at its paltry salary level in comparison to what he was making just for the opportunity to put some thumps on the Shockers on a regular basis? Might be worth a phone call?
 
Jason Svoboda said:
DMACC?
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Dan Fitzgerald the former DMACC coach and current Dallas Baptist Recruiting Coordinator would be an excellent hire. I read that Iowa had pursued him for their job. I think a young coach like that would love the facilities and administration here at ISU. He is a Midwest guy with great recruiting ties all across the Midwest. I know Rick spoke very highly of him and his program at DMACC. I would certainly gauge his interest. Wouldn't hurt to take an assistant from school that many favor to win the MVC their first year in the league.
 
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BlueSycamore said:
Hear Gene Stephenson is available. He drop-kicked us enough over the years even with his not so good teams to merit consideration. Not so good teams that still seemed to manage to win most of the conference championships or the conference tourney. Maybe he would take our job at its paltry salary level in comparison to what he was making just for the opportunity to put some thumps on the Shockers on a regular basis? Might be worth a phone call?
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I was thinking of Stephenson as well. He'd be a nice hire and has lots of experience. He's older but i'm sure he could bring in some top talent.
 
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I was thinking of Stephenson as well. He'd be a nice hire and has lots of experience. He's older but i'm sure he could bring in some top talent.
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Gene Stephenson! Gene Stephenson! are you kidding me? Bean-ball Gene! I'd sooner shutdown the program than settle for someone of his character.
 
I don't know if I agree that longevity is the key to success. Not the case in baseball (Warn was very successful), but ISU has had a long history of keeping coaches around in other sports even when they aren't successful. Fortunately, that hasn't really been the case since Prettyman became AD. The program has been doing fine, better actually, in recent years even with coaches who've had brief stints at ISU. I'll gladly take another Heller for two or three years, if he, too, can win us a confernce title.
 
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