2020 Michigan State Offseason Thread

[Temp430]

Lane Kiffin would have been a good hire.  Pickings are slim at this point.  All coaching hires are a crap shoot.  Sparty’s will be more so than average.

[MaximumSam]

Sounds like it's Mel Tucker

[Temp430]

Sounds like it's Mel Tucker

Hugely underwhelmed.

[ELA]

MSU can do better than that,he doesn't have a resume.Unless he has the gift of gab and can recruit like Jimmy Johnson,good luck

He apparently is an ace recruiter.  The issue is, you aren't going to out-recruit OSU, PSU and UM, so if you can't coach em up...  You are Ron Zook or maybe Mike Locksley

[MrNubbz]

Well there is the ability to spot talent also.For a while MD possesed that,is Tucker a done deal?

[DevilFroggy]

I saw signs of Tucker building something at CU, especially on defense, so I'm actually glad he's no longer in the same conference/division as ASU.

That said, I hope those that raked Todd Graham over the coals for leaving Pitt after one season feel similarly about Tucker here. At least Graham left well over a month before LOI signing day instead of a week after.

[ELA]

This would also help, extra so in a zero sum game


https://twitter.com/KySportsRadio/status/1227647677871140865?s=20


https://twitter.com/KySportsRadio/status/1227647992162852865?s=20

[Temp430]

I wonder what Colorado is going to do?  Maybe they hire Dantonio?  It would be a huge step up in scenery and climate.  Plenty of competition in the PAC12...just not as harsh as the Big Ten East.

[ELA]

Hopefully they do everyone's ears a favor and just bring Joel Klatt home

[DevilFroggy]

Although he's unlikely to accept as he's better off staying in the NFL, CU has to at least try for Bieniemy. Once he declines, they should promote OC Darrin Chiaverini. A well liked former Buff player already on the staff, it's the safest move right now and might help mitigate any defections from the current players.

[MrNubbz]

I'd think the Buff gig would be enticing for up and comers - timing could be better.But might buy whoever another year as it's not his recruiting class

[ELA]

That said, I hope those that raked Todd Graham over the coals for leaving Pitt after one season feel similarly about Tucker here. At least Graham left well over a month before LOI signing day instead of a week after.

I think that more had to do with him just darting, and mass texting his team once he was out IIRC?

[DevilFroggy]

I think that more had to do with him just darting, and mass texting his team once he was out IIRC?

Yes, because the AD didn't allow him to meet with his players in person.

Tucker literally tweeted just a day or two ago how committed he was to CU and he was not entertaining MSU at all.

[DevilFroggy]

https://twitter.com/Coach_mtucker/status/1226230203451465728?s=19