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I always considered Dantonio to be one of the better coaches going.

He was a very good program CEO, which is important.  But his loyalty to bad assistants is crippling the program.  I don't blame him for the weird offensive playcalling, but I do for not doing anything about it.

He was a very good program CEO, which is important.  But his loyalty to bad assistants is crippling the program.  I don't blame him for the weird offensive playcalling, but I do for not doing anything about it.

He’s a great defensive coach and while he doesn’t recruit highly ranked classes every year he’s got a great eye for talent and developing said talent. Especially on defense. His hit rate on recruits is better than most.

If he was at a helmet that recruited itself to a degree like all helmets do- and if he was willing to hand over the offensive keys entirely to an innovative OC he’d be a monster. 

I watched Richt get out coached often, too often, when there was a large talent advantage.  Spurrier of course was the main nemesis, which I could understand to an extent.

Another thing is his teams had all sorts of off season issues much less often encountered today.  I think he thought he could change people, and on occasion he did, but often he could not.  Smart is somehow recruiting even better than Richt was, which is tough to do.

We'll see if Smart can do something with all that talent, he has a lot right now.

Richt = Lloyd Carr 

Heckuva coach. Always so close but no cigar. Carr lucked into ‘97 that was in large part supercharged by maybe the greatest DB ever in Woodson- but apart from that they are like the same guy. Not truly elite coaches like Meyer or Saban or Spurrier or Bowden- but on that next level below those guys.

How about the Packers?

Aaron looks in good spirits this offseason. A relaxed, “jolly Rodgers” bodes well for the Packers going into the season. However the pressure is all on Aaron because the two primary excuses his fanboys have his behind when it comes to Aaron’s past two years of underwhelming play have been addressed: 1) McCarthy & GM Ted Thompson are gone after Aaron spent several offseasons lobbing low-key criticism at both, and 2) the defense is completely revamped and filled out.

Aaron has no excuses now.

I think the Packers are getting past their recent problems save Aaron’s thin skin.

How about the Memphis Tigers? With their hardest OOC opponent being Ole Miss and missing UCF in conference play, they have the schedule to make a big run and sustain a season long Top 25 ranking. Brady White returns as QB, likely will post big numbers, but the question comes down to another year of iffy defense that under Coach Norvell is consistently unable to close out leads. And for Norvell, at 26-14 during his first three seasons, he’s performed well and for some reason isn’t receiving the expected attention for the season’s end of bigger job openings.

He was a very good program CEO, which is important.  But his loyalty to bad assistants is crippling the program.  I don't blame him for the weird offensive playcalling, but I do for not doing anything about it.

He's been on the Tressel friends and family plan with regards to his ACs consistently since his stint at Cincinnati, no?