2023 Michigan State Season Thread

[MrNubbz]

Don't think Urban will be Sparty's next head coach.  But would be amazing if it happened.  I'm thinking maybe Pat Narduzzi at Pitt or Brian Hartline, the Buckeye's OC.

Ya Narduzzi is a good choice - Spartan pedigree and all

[MrNubbz]

Nah, the move is to get the guy who can teflon this type of accusations

HA! just look at that smirk on the guy's image - just wondering who will bite and run with it. This is fearless level trolling pot stirring. 

They going to consider Art Briles if URBZ turns them down?

[ELA]

Don't think Urban will be Sparty's next head coach.  But would be amazing if it happened.  I'm thinking maybe Pat Narduzzi at Pitt or Brian Hartline, the Buckeye's OC.

They didn't even really kick the tires on that one last time, but the thought was he didn't want to be the guy to replace MD, when the parting was not 100% mutual.

Maybe different this time?  But also, he'll be 58 when next season starts.  Leipold will be 60.

[Mdot21]

are they are bringing Dantonio back to help out as a coach on the field or to help in the search to find the new permanent coach?

this is wild right here, this Brenda Tracy was crusading on the twitters back in the day against Dantonio whilst extolling the virtues of Tucker. She may be a psycho path guys. Just saying. I know the media says we're just supposed to automatically "believe all women" (except for when it's one accusing Joe Biden that is) but you know people do lie about things. I don't know what happened. None of us do. None of us were there. Now, even if what Mel says was true and that the phone sex was consensual and he was this ladies sugar daddy....he still deserves to be fired for being a complete dumbass and opening up himself/MSU to this entire fiasco if you ask me. And this lady realizes she could've just hung up the phone....right? Hang up the phone.....it's pretty fun to just hang up on people, I do it all the time. 

[CatsbyAZ]

No, suspended with pay.  They legally cannot fire him.  Suspended with pay is all of our dream job

Why? At this point how are is there not enough grounds to fire Mel if MSU wants?

Is Michigan State making sure all their ducks are in a row in order to fire Mel for cause with the convenient intent of voiding payout of the nearly $70M left on Mel's contract?

Yesterday I said: "$95M for a middling employee is ORGANIZED RACKETEERING committed under the banner of a public institution."

Today I am reducing Racketeering Charges to AGGRAVATED MALPRACTICE.

[medinabuckeye1]

This is just colossally stupid on Tucker's part. She was a sexual harassment awareness speaker.

Beyond that, with his massive buyout he was basically untouchable but this gives the MSU AD a way around that.

[Temp430]

Mel Tucker is suspended without pay.  

https://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports/college/michigan-state-university/2023/09/10/report-michigan-state-football-coach-mel-tucker-accused-sexual-harassment-rape-survivor/70816308007/

[Mdot21]

Mel Tucker is suspended without pay. 

https://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports/college/michigan-state-university/2023/09/10/report-michigan-state-football-coach-mel-tucker-accused-sexual-harassment-rape-survivor/70816308007/

yup...they can't fire him with cause until the investigation/hearing or whatever concludes, which is suppose to be in October. 

if they fired him now he'd just sue them and they'd be on the hook for the money. they obviously don't want to pay him jackshit so they'll just wait until the investigation/hearing is over and then fire him...

[MaximumSam]

BTW, Mel is going to sue the hell out of them for his money. He may have a case - these two clearly had some sort of ongoing relationship, and while jerking off on the phone sounds salacious, her story that they talked for over half an hour after midnight (something they apparently did a lot) and she just couldn't hang up sounds a little strange.  Plus, it's not like he was supposed to be coaching football at the time. How far can MSU stretch that clause about not making the university look bad? They may want to use this time to work out a settlement.

[medinabuckeye1]

BTW, Mel is going to sue the hell out of them for his money. He may have a case - these two clearly had some sort of ongoing relationship, and while jerking off on the phone sounds salacious, her story that they talked for over half an hour after midnight (something they apparently did a lot) and she just couldn't hang up sounds a little strange.  Plus, it's not like he was supposed to be coaching football at the time. How far can MSU stretch that clause about not making the university look bad? They may want to use this time to work out a settlement.

I agree and those negotiations would be interesting because neither side wants to risk losing:

• If you are MSU and you roll the dice you have massive litigation costs then the possibility of a $77M payment. 
• If you are Tucker and you roll the dice you have smaller but still significant litigation costs then the possibility of getting nothing. 

If I'm Tucker's attorney I think I advise him to settle for a secure retirement. 

[Mdot21]

[Mdot21]

Tuck releases a public statement via his lawyer....Tuck not Cummin' anymore....Tuck goin' scorched earth....

digging his own grave. dude should probably just stfu....negotiate a settlement with MSU, sign an NDA and collect $10-15 free million and sail off into the sunset and call 1-800 phone sex lines until his little heart is full and balls are empty. 

[Mdot21]

btw....what in the actual fk is he bringing up Jim Harbaugh for? Ummm....okkk???? weird. Mel is a straight up psychopath. And terrible football coach. I am sad to see him go. Was hoping that clown would continue to crater the program there. He's going to be forced out before he even gets the chance to really crater it. they may actually hire a legit coach now, which is not good for Michigan.

Good ol' Mel pulling the race card too...

this guy is such a fkn clown jfc....

[MrNubbz]

BTW, Mel is going to sue the hell out of them for his money. He may have a case - these two clearly had some sort of ongoing relationship

How is rubbing one out while talking to the sexual harrassment education lady not breaching the University's ethical expectations?