Per his press conference: Mork to return
November 19th, 2019 at 12:01 PM ^
More good times in East Lansing next year - will be a blast!
November 19th, 2019 at 3:18 PM ^
Good times indeed:
If a recruit reading this board (RCMB) didn't come to MSU because of what random Interwebz posters said, that recruit is soft, and I don't want them anyway.
At the same time, if a recruit reads this board (RCMB) and still wants to come to MSU and play for Mark Dantonio, we are probably that recruit's best offer, and I thus do not trust them.
They've entered the acceptance stage.
November 19th, 2019 at 3:36 PM ^
They’ve achieved Infinite BPONE
November 19th, 2019 at 12:02 PM ^
May Mork stay at MSU forever!
November 19th, 2019 at 4:46 PM ^
Video footage of the pres conference
November 19th, 2019 at 12:03 PM ^
The circle of... trust?
It's worked out so well for him already.
November 19th, 2019 at 12:17 PM ^
Complete the circle and return MSU to the dregs they were when he took over.
November 19th, 2019 at 12:49 PM ^
No, he meant complete the circle jerk.
November 19th, 2019 at 3:44 PM ^
That's PSU.
November 19th, 2019 at 2:08 PM ^
Circle? I think MSU's football program is trending more into a trapezoid or some type of polygon. I think Mork needs to learn his shapes.
November 19th, 2019 at 3:19 PM ^
The circle of life....
His team gon' die.
November 19th, 2019 at 12:03 PM ^
They were bad when he arrived, he made them good, and now they are bad again. He completed the circle.
November 19th, 2019 at 12:11 PM ^
^^^^^THIS^^^^^
November 19th, 2019 at 12:13 PM ^
So next coach will be John L? Got it.
November 19th, 2019 at 12:14 PM ^
The jokes write themselves.
November 19th, 2019 at 12:52 PM ^
It's amazing -- he accomplished so much that now MSU is stuck with another bad coach, only this time they can't fire him.
November 19th, 2019 at 1:32 PM ^
M I S S I O N A C C O M P L I S H E D !
November 19th, 2019 at 12:03 PM ^
Mork!!!!!!!
This is outfuckingstanding. Another year of taking your medicine you piece of shit!!!!
November 19th, 2019 at 12:03 PM ^
Complete the circle?
November 19th, 2019 at 12:55 PM ^
If he means returning MSU to obscurity, sign me up.
November 19th, 2019 at 1:55 PM ^
I think we've already taken care of that for him.
November 19th, 2019 at 2:16 PM ^
I think it's code for "circle jerk"
November 19th, 2019 at 12:04 PM ^
By "Complete the Circle" does he mean that he has to get them back to where they were when they fired his predecessor? I'd say that he is just about there. A loss to Maryland would close that circle.
November 19th, 2019 at 12:07 PM ^
Yep, get back to the John L Smith days, can't wait. They can only hope to be a .500 team next year.
November 19th, 2019 at 1:43 PM ^
It means Mork is the pivot man in his circle jerk.
November 19th, 2019 at 3:24 PM ^
The best case scenario is they win out make a bowl and ensure that he can’t be fired. He seems to stubborn to change his ways too much. Worst case scenario is this is a smokescreen and they’re hiring someone else. Even then it’s a multi year rebuild
November 19th, 2019 at 3:37 PM ^
/\truth and struggling with this.
A Rutgers win over MSU would be like sex with two Playboy and one Hustler model.
But it could be the end of Dantonio and he deserves his full Red Lock sentence.
November 19th, 2019 at 12:04 PM ^
I am in favor of this plan.
November 19th, 2019 at 12:32 PM ^
Sparty fans on the RCMB - not so much...
November 19th, 2019 at 12:05 PM ^
We won twice this week!
November 19th, 2019 at 12:07 PM ^
I had a feeling that he's the type who would want to try and go out with a win against scUM
November 19th, 2019 at 12:22 PM ^
He can try for 5 more years. He's not getting one.
He'll be forced to retire in shame, probably the year his record V us gets to even, just to save face.
November 19th, 2019 at 1:42 PM ^
my turn: he will get 3-9 more years to return sparty to relevance....
November 19th, 2019 at 3:30 PM ^
Do you mean he will be granted somewhere between 3 and 9 years to make that return? Or did you mean to type that he will get more 3-9 (W-L) years?
November 19th, 2019 at 12:05 PM ^
I think it's going to take another 2 years - at least - to get MSU back into a better position it was than when he found it. They are in for a very rough season next year.
November 19th, 2019 at 12:07 PM ^
That's... an optimistic take. Nothing about their current trajectory suggests improvement is coming at all.
November 19th, 2019 at 12:16 PM ^
I never said that they're on a good trajectory. But if they make changes and get a solid 2021 class and 2022 class, that's putting them back on a solid footing. They're in danger of falling behind everybody in our division sans Rutgers. Indiana isn't recruiting all that well, but they have a system and an identity. Maryland isn't recruiting all that well either, but they have some playmakers and I would think their recruiting will improve.
November 19th, 2019 at 12:23 PM ^
Is there anything to suggest that he'll make needed changes? Or that they'll be able to land a good recruiting class? Even when he was kicking ass for 5 mins I think their top ranked class was like 20.
He's fucked. And so is MSU.
November 19th, 2019 at 12:26 PM ^
Their current roster is a disaster and the 2020 class is ranked 10th in the B1G. You do not win without a solid core of upperclassmen. Even should they recruit well in '21 and '22 (which is highly unlikely) that means they are, optimistically, 5 years away. This is not "solid footing" by any stretch on the imagination.
November 19th, 2019 at 12:49 PM ^
It's tough to imagine that a declining coach (who was not a great recruiter to begin with) nearing the end of his career would suddenly land a great recruiting class in 2021. MSU is probably stuck with terrible recruiting classes for the rest of Dantonio's tenure.
November 19th, 2019 at 1:13 PM ^
Especially when coupled with the fact that Detroit basically kicked his staff out of Detroit after he tried to make Blackwell a fall guy. I can’t wait for him to be deposed.
November 19th, 2019 at 1:50 PM ^
And I hope other schools use that to negatively recruit against him. Not us, but other schools.
November 19th, 2019 at 12:22 PM ^
Honestly, if life is rough in East Lansing now, given where he's at and what he's losing, how can he think next year will be better?
(This would be confusing unless you understand the fact that he's just a bitchy old grump and isn't content unless someone pissed in his Cheerios that day. He's actually excited for next year's failure.)
November 19th, 2019 at 12:19 PM ^
I really think MSU looks like they're screwed for the next 3+ years minimum. Their recruiting sucks and they've lost a ton of guys too. If the same staff stays in place, there isn't much reason to think they'll be better next year or in 2021. We've seen time and time again that recruiting and depth matter, and those are both going to weigh heavily on MSU for a while
November 19th, 2019 at 12:05 PM ^
I win-win for us Maize and Blue faithful. Poor recruiting trend likely to continue for Sparty for years to come. A revamped Sparty offense next year won't fly because of a new QB with Lewerkey graduating an no good back up waiting in the wings. As we saw, a new offense takes time to develop with our team so it would also take lots of time for a new Spary offense to click. They will lack talent to execute it.
November 19th, 2019 at 12:06 PM ^
Complete the circle? Does that mean leading Sparty to a 4-8 record like when he was hired?
November 19th, 2019 at 12:09 PM ^
A .500 season would be their ceiling but I stand corrected as you are more spot on. Would love to see Sparty wallow in a series of 4 and 8 seasons (or worse).
November 19th, 2019 at 12:20 PM ^
I think a 4-5 win season is almost likely next year. @Iowa, Michigan, OSU, Minnesota, @PSU are very very likely losses. @Indiana and Miami FL are not likely to be wins. But they have a chance. The only gimme is Rutgers. They go to Maryland and BYU. Toledo is not a MAC pushover, they are typically solid on offense. Then N'W to open the season. They need to start 3-0 to have a chance at bowl eligibility because after that, their schedule is pretty tough until they finish with Rutgers and Maryland.
November 19th, 2019 at 1:02 PM ^
Rutgers may not be a gimme. They've played MSU tough a few times.