Good News: MSU AD Says Mork Isn't Getting Fired
Mates,
As the MSU plane augers into the ground, it looks like the MSU AD won't be pulling the coaching parachute before impact. Per his comments in a freep article, firing Mork 'is not even a discussion'. While being wary of beating sparty next week, given the fairly apparent trajectory of their program this is good news.
Link to article:https://www.freep.com/story/sports/college/michigan-state/spartans/2019/11/08/michigan-state-football-mark-dantonio/2534867001/
Have a great weekend, beat bye and Go Blue!
XM
November 8th, 2019 at 10:21 PM ^
Is it poor form to hire a plane to fly over the big house carrying a banner saying “MSU- KEEP MIKE DIANTONI-kthxbyee”?
November 8th, 2019 at 10:36 PM ^
I'd be glad to see that guy's back. In that dude's world we're Gus Fring, he's Hector Salamanca.
November 8th, 2019 at 10:38 PM ^
The best news
November 8th, 2019 at 10:59 PM ^
Like I said on Twitter though, we're talking about an AD whose previous position involved decisions of no consequence to anyone other than the caterer, so let's not get TOO excited here. Dantonio might actually leave yet.....when they actually get an athletic department with a spine.
November 8th, 2019 at 11:11 PM ^
That's a bold strategy...Cotton. Let's see if it pays off for 'em.
November 8th, 2019 at 11:14 PM ^
MSU had a run of real nice seasons that just happened to coincide with Michigan and Penn State imploding. Now Spartan fans think those years are their baseline and something's wrong if they can't get back to them. Good luck chasing that dragon.
November 8th, 2019 at 11:26 PM ^
Exactly this look at MSU 10 years before Bo and 10 years after Carr. Its amazing their run the second we stumble.
November 9th, 2019 at 9:34 AM ^
So the real problem begins with them thinking. I think you might be on to something.
November 8th, 2019 at 11:27 PM ^
Well done XM, well done!
November 8th, 2019 at 11:38 PM ^
Doesn’t mean he won’t be asked to retire.
November 8th, 2019 at 11:53 PM ^
Please stay for four more years and destroy it all.
November 9th, 2019 at 12:01 AM ^
XM - I hope that's not the chicken house on the back end of your farm.
November 9th, 2019 at 5:05 AM ^
not, not, not. the sujuaro (somebody please get me spell check, stat!) cactus in the foreground gives it away - we've got a foot + of snow on the ground.
November 9th, 2019 at 7:45 AM ^
Saguaro
November 9th, 2019 at 12:12 AM ^
Mork has 2x B1G division titles, 3x B1G championships and 1 playoff appearance. Yes he is on the downside but that is one hell of a run. I would take that in a heartbeat over the next five years.
November 9th, 2019 at 12:23 AM ^
One of my tests for the sensibility of certain sports decisions is the "enemy" test. Want to know if going for it on fourth down is a good idea? If the opponent things, "oh, no," then it's probably a good idea. If they think, "ha ha ha yes please," then maybe you should trot out the special teams unit. That sort of thing.
This works on the macro level, too, with larger program choices. Coach hiring, retention, and firing is one area where we can follow this metric. Nobody pointed and laughed when OSU hired Urban.
After how effective Dantonio was against us early in his tenure, the fact that this thread can be posted with this title and it's not ironic and it's not illogical? That says something about the MSU program under Dantonio right now.
November 9th, 2019 at 12:57 AM ^
He will be after he and his roid ragers are soundly embarrassed next week by the tune of 80-0.
November 9th, 2019 at 6:45 AM ^
He'll retire long before they have the chance/will to fire him.
November 9th, 2019 at 7:24 AM ^
Wait till after the hearings. Izzo will be dragged into this also.
November 9th, 2019 at 7:41 AM ^
I never thought he was , i figure he's retiring.
November 9th, 2019 at 7:44 AM ^
Breaking news, water is wet. No shit Sherlock, unless he steps down they are stuck with him which should be good for teams across the league, and bad news for who ever does eventually have to follow him as his recruiting has been God awful and the cupboard will be bare.
November 9th, 2019 at 8:20 AM ^
We have a foot of snow as well and I had to get the brand new snow thrower out yesterday morning and I think I sheared a pin early on.
November 9th, 2019 at 8:52 AM ^
Meh...my boss, who's an MSU grad, says they're a basketball school and no one cares about football.
November 9th, 2019 at 8:57 AM ^
The dreaded vote of confidence is strangely unconfident.
November 9th, 2019 at 8:58 AM ^
Very few coaches are literally un-fireable, but given his record at MSU—winningest all-time and second in winning % only to Munn—Dantonio would have to string together several horrible seasons before he’d be tossed. He’ll retire before things get to that point.
November 9th, 2019 at 9:26 AM ^
When the discussion is real enough that the AD has to chime in publicly and say "we aren't even having a discussion", it's on everyones mind.
Hopefully state continues to implode and they all hug each other and vow to never fire anyone, as the ship sinks.
November 9th, 2019 at 9:54 AM ^
I fired my Sparty crush.
There happy?!
November 9th, 2019 at 2:14 PM ^