re: Kyle Peterson on ESPNU

quote:

---

He needs to be the next head baseball coach at LSU. I feel like he has to be the number 1 guy unless you can get McDonnell or Tadlock

---

I suggest considering this list of six candidates who are obtainable...

1. McDonnell, who if he'll take the job is the no-brainer candidate. That said, he's likely a long shot.

2. Derek Johnson, who was Corbin's first pitching coach at Vanderbilt from 2002-12 and is now with the Cincinnati Reds as one of the hottest assistants in major league baseball.

3. Cliff Godwin, who's a very safe choice to bring LSU back to prominence if he's willing to leave his alma mater at ECU.

4. Scott Brown.

5. Andrew Checketts, the head coach of Cal-Santa Barbara for the past 10 years during which time he's eclipsed both Long Beach State and Cal State Fullerton in the Big West. He's a pitching coach on a level with Johnson and Brown.

6. Dan Heefner, the head coach at Dallas Baptist who wouldn't be a "name" hire, but considering he has a tiny school who plays Division II ball in everything but baseball as the perennial champion in the Missouri Valley and a constant regional participant is exactly the mid-major coach who could step up to superstardom at a resource-rich program like LSU.