Alumnus93

October 20th, 2012 at 9:45 PM ^

Yours is the quote of the month.... thats EXACTLY right... this newfound respect Dantonio shows is obviously quite contrived.....   I don't like the title of the post referring to a "litte class" crediting Denard.....

and THE MEDIA SHOULD SAY IT AS SUCH AND CALL HIS ASS OUT ON IT.

MGJS SuperKick Party

October 20th, 2012 at 9:43 PM ^

To be fair, he's showed a surprising amount of class this season in regards to Michigan. He told his players not to be stupid on twitter after the Horror In Dallas. He credited Michigan for being a well coached team.

I personally think, although he is a bitter bitter man who doesn't smile, he has focused a little of that hatred towards Urban who is disrespecting them now.



Btw those helmets were kinda ugly. Why does everyone steal Oregons ideas?

Alumnus93

October 20th, 2012 at 9:47 PM ^

Don't fall for it...     its as Brown Bear says,   and Dantonio is now showing respect because he knows whats coming..... my goodness,  don't say that crap please that now Dantonio is showing respect, because its quite insulting to think that its not contrived.

4godkingandwol…

October 20th, 2012 at 10:16 PM ^

... is quite insulting.  

People should stop hating on D'Antonio.  He's a good coach who has had our number several years in a row.  We beat MSU this year, and hopefully order is restored.  Being so petty towards  an opposing team's coach should be below us.  Celebrate the victory by being happy not spiteful.

go16blue

October 20th, 2012 at 9:47 PM ^

He's been considerably less douchey for this year. Maybe he's actually reformed a bit, maybe he finally got scared (and therefore less cocky), who knows. I think it showed a bit in the game, too, when neither team played terribly dirty. Still a douche to be sure, but just a little credit where I see it to be due.

ShruteBeetFarms

October 20th, 2012 at 9:48 PM ^

I didn't notice any dirty plays this year. I wish a flag would have been thrown when Denard got clubbed in the head on his pass to Gardner, but I don't think that was a flagrant or dirty foul.

 

blue_kate

October 20th, 2012 at 9:54 PM ^

Edited because I somehow double posted. So um. For entertainment purposes I am currently being forced to watch ACC football and my adorable Southern friends are all "it is a ONE TOUCHDOWN GAME YALL" about UNC/Duke and I just cannot.

Section 1

October 20th, 2012 at 9:49 PM ^

He went out to midfield, away from the tunnel, to find Hoke.  They shook hands, Dantonio shared words with Hoke.  Very cordial.

These are the first nice words I have ever written about Dantonio.

MaizeAndBlueWahoo

October 20th, 2012 at 11:01 PM ^

"He did the same thing that every coach does" sure is some faint-praise damnation.

I have noticed a slight thaw in the usual Dantonio douchery, however.  I wonder if it stems from the recruiting forum thing and perhaps a realization that one can only get away with being a douche for so long before people whose opinions you care about start calling you one.

Wendyk5

October 20th, 2012 at 10:00 PM ^

I saw an interview with him this week and he pretty fell all over Hoke, saying that he wished he (Dantonio) should learn how to conduct himself as well as Hoke. 

bronxblue

October 20th, 2012 at 10:04 PM ^

Maybe it's me, but it doesn't feel like he is saying anything more than Denard is a good player.  Sure, that is credit in the technical sense, but I'm still not seeing a guy who doesn't spend 364 days a year trying to beat UM.

gobluehtown

October 20th, 2012 at 10:05 PM ^

now know where the threat is. The #spartandawgs are no longer a threat for the B1G title, just an annoying pest. Who cares what he said today, we saw his true colors the past 4 years and ol' snaggle teeth is not a nice person nor will he ever be. He is a smug prick and M needs to continue to pummel them in recruiting and on the field.

macdaddy

October 20th, 2012 at 10:20 PM ^

So let it be written, so let it be done. Dantonio has without question earned his douchebag bona fides over the years however he does seem somewhat less prickish this year. Probably an advisable course as he is unlikely to enjoy the fruits of victory for the foreseeable future.

chewieblue

October 20th, 2012 at 10:31 PM ^

Hated Lloyd and RR and made it a point to be a prick since he needed to gain an upper hand. I think he actually likes and respects Brady, so he has backed off considerably.

Either that or I am way off and he just sees the writing on the wall of how bad it's going to get for him in the next few years.

GoBlueFromLondon

October 20th, 2012 at 10:38 PM ^

I've always thought Dantonio to be very childish but I am very impressed with him for this game.  MSU was able to control emotions very well and avoid costly penalties for the most part.  This post game presser is just icing on the cake.  I hope that Hoke and Dantonio will be able to compete for many years with this level of sportmanship from both teams.

lhglrkwg

October 20th, 2012 at 11:05 PM ^

because he didn't have much other choice. When his teams were a good bit better, he was more than happy to mouth off. Now that we have the better team (barely), he's all like "Well we respect Michigan". Ok Mark, sure thing

bacon1431

October 21st, 2012 at 12:27 AM ^

I think he learned his lesson after the offseason. He had the "laying in the weeds" and "where's the threat" comments and his whole coaching seminar debacle where he acted like a dick towards our coach. Think he realized that his behavior was unbecoming. Seemed like he's turned over a new leaf since the season actually started. At least in regards to UofM. His "next question" press conference was pretty typical though.

brandanomano

October 21st, 2012 at 2:57 AM ^

He would have taken the opportunity to turn this into a condescending, douchey statement had MSU won. I'm not impressed still. However, I do I agree with what was said previously about him toning it down a bit this season. I was pleasantly surprised when he told his players who were tweeting about Denard during Bama to basically shut the hell up.

DixieWreck

October 21st, 2012 at 7:14 AM ^

I wouldn't doubt if Dantonio has done a little soul searching. A great game was played by both teams yesterday. Congratulations to Team 133 in beating Sparty, bringing Paul home and for the historic 900th win! Hail, Hail ...