2020 Michigan State Offseason Thread

[bayareabadger]

https://twitter.com/lgrw40/status/1227999039037333504?s=19

This is truly why hope springs eternal. 

A Saban guy with a high-end defensive background? I will hold my breath on an interesting offensive hire. 

[ELA]

This is truly why hope springs eternal.

A Saban guy with a high-end defensive background? I will hold my breath on an interesting offensive hire.

Literally, any reasonable OL coach hire would be better than Bollman.  There are a couple of coaches I wouldn't mind seeing retained, honestly, including the OC, but Bollman was #1 on my list of guys I didn't want back, whether or not Dantonio returned.

[ELA]

FWIW, the Kansas Associate HC/RB coach resigned last night, and said he got offered a new opportunity.  So maybe related/maybe not?

[ELA]

Couple MSU beat guys saying none of the staff is being retained.  I would have loved to keep Burton, but that's about it.

Was reported that Burton had taken the DC job at Indiana, but now we've got new MSU recruits thanking Tucker and Burton for the offer tonight.  So maybe staying?

Vince Marrow, who turned down UM and Georgia last year got a big pay raise to stay at Kentucky.

[MrNubbz]

Literally, any reasonable OL coach hire would be better than Bollman.  There are a couple of coaches I wouldn't mind seeing retained, honestly, including the OC, but Bollman was #1 on my list of guys I didn't want back, whether or not Dantonio returned.

That's one guy who kept getting employed beyond his abilities.He should be grateful that reality was kept at bay for as long as it was.I've read some Spartan posters say "Buckeye Fans warned us".He's had 18 yrs along for the ride at tOSU/MSU making 6 figures - that's a win.

[ELA]

Tressell and Burton retained.  Great news.


https://twitter.com/MSU_Football/status/1228782512467394560?s=19

[ELA]

Tucker bringing his OL coach with him from Colorado.

Rumors he's targeting Cincinnati DC Marcus Freeman as his DC.  Which oddly, Freeman was the favorite to take over at Cincinnati when it was assumed Fickell was coming to MSU,

[CatsbyAZ]

Honestly given Dantonio's stubborn streak and loyalty it's probably better if he's collecting his cash while sipping pina coladas on the beach somewhere

Dantonio is a costly example of the type of older state employee who decides to spend the last half-decade before retirement taking up the office with the view while doing nothing, fully believing their harder-worked first twenty years has earned everybody else's good graces to wield authority while taking on zero responsibility. Another do-nothing, rest-on-his-laurels paperweight finding a way to use employment as a form of paid retirement.

[MrNubbz]

I doubt all of that,there was a perect storm of circumstances that sent the program reeling.Not really buying he didn't give a crap on top of suspensions,dismissals there were injuries.He may have grown catatonic not complacent after fate tied his hands

[ELA]

Dantonio is a costly example of the type of older state employee who decides to spend the last half-decade before retirement taking up the office with the view while doing nothing, fully believing their harder-worked first twenty years has earned everybody else's good graces to wield authority while taking on zero responsibility. Another do-nothing, rest-on-his-laurels paperweight finding a way to use employment as a form of paid retirement.

Also, he apparently stole your lunch money once as hard as you've been dumping on him for years.  He can afford to reimburse now BTW

[bayareabadger]

Dantonio is a costly example of the type of older state employee who decides to spend the last half-decade before retirement taking up the office with the view while doing nothing, fully believing their harder-worked first twenty years has earned everybody else's good graces to wield authority while taking on zero responsibility. Another do-nothing, rest-on-his-laurels paperweight finding a way to use employment as a form of paid retirement.

This is an interesting example in sports of how we tend to make stuff up to connect dots. We also have very little ability to recognize outliers or situations.

MSU played over it head for a while, then it regressed, as often happens. And if he quit after 2015, someone would be lamenting that he loaded up and then left the cupboard bare. In the end, not much ends well. Otherwise it wouldn’t end.

[MrNubbz]

 In the end, not much ends well. Otherwise it wouldn’t end.

A rather stout and accurate take

[bayareabadger]

A rather stout and accurate take

Lifted shamelessly from a Tom Cruise movie, but it is very useful in this sport. 

[MrNubbz]

Ah a Henny Youngman fan,good,good