stephenrjking

February 10th, 2020 at 12:24 PM ^

I thought about this: If MSU offered ME the job (not, a hypothetical scenario where I'm in the coaching business me, but me right now), would I take it? On the plus side, making a couple million a year. On the minus side, a genuine dislike for their program, plus an athletic department that's a total disaster, and a program that's in such disarray that the chances of me hiring good assistants and putting players in place to succeed as I learn on the job would be minimal. So there would be 12 weeks of sad stephenrjkingface memes floating around twitter until I was fired for incompetence, $2 million richer.

Would that be worth it? Would you take that? 

MSU will probably get Shurmur or Bielema, who will lose only 7 or 8 games next year, instead. 

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1VaBlue1

February 10th, 2020 at 12:37 PM ^

I would take it, and won't even have to think about the choice!  Furthermore, I would do my utmost best to improve that wretched program, along with the infrastructure surrounding it.  I would establish a mandatory 'deal' with the players and staff setting expectations and consequences, and would follow up with public transparency.  I would publicly call on the larger AD, other coaches/teams/players, and the University's senior management staff to sign on, and demand a public explanation for the reasons they won't.  I would publicly call out incompetence where it manifests itself (where appropriate*).  I would be a lightning bolt of shock to the MSU way of doing business!

I would be fired for either pissing too many people off, or for unfettered incompetence on the football field, whichever comes first...

 

(* - No need to publicize mistakes - people make mistakes.  Exhibit one: Terry Wymer does not make 'mistakes', he is incompetent.)

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tspoon

February 10th, 2020 at 3:58 PM ^

To answer "worth it" I'd need to know the number. Are you saying I would get B1G head coach market comp? Or am I getting screwed (a million or two) because I'm a nobody?

$5MM a year with at least a three year deal and a legit budget for assistants, and I am in. I think it would be grand fun, and I would honestly give it my best effort. I'd play up the MSU/U-M stuff all day ... I would be a monster on social media.

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mGrowOld

February 10th, 2020 at 12:25 PM ^

Ah OP.  Bringing back the always funny wack-a-doodle coaching search candidate threads.  I mean these just never get old and are always side splitting hilariously funny!!! 

Someone should post another one right away.  And then another one and another one and maybe another one.  You know - like the good old days around here.

 

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RXwolverine

February 10th, 2020 at 12:29 PM ^

Who the fuck cares? Let them burn the program to the ground. I’ve learned my lesson to ever feel a shred of sadness to them. Stop with these pointless threads please

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S.G. Rice

February 10th, 2020 at 1:31 PM ^

I saw on twitter that people are tracking flights, they got their hopes up yesterday when someone posted a photo of the feet of several people getting on the MSU plane to fly from Cinci to Lansing.

Good times.

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