Jashon Cornell names MSU leader

Rather it was lack of roster size and total inexperience on the offensive side of the ball.  It would have took a Herculean effort in '08 to continue the bowl tradition with the combination of things that occured. All those with 5th year eligibility took off, and even had they stayed we would have still been using an OL consisting of those that couldn't crack the starting lineup in their previous four seasons. Either way, with one returning starter or 5th year, less-than-stellar players, our team, even using a pro style offense, would have been hard pressed to be a legitimate force.   And the defense, although returning many starters, was basically depleted as to numbers. I still do not understand how he could have left the roster with what consisted of basically minus one full class.  When you normally have 44-45 defensive players, there is no justifiable answer for having half that number and is the primary reason our defense took a swan dive.  Hell, when you have a converted h.s. RB playing matador at the MIKE and continuing to plug holes at a perpinduclar, rather that parallel angle, bad things will happen. 

Coaches become great when they have great players. Even with the mass exodus in Bo's first season, that unit turned out more future AAs than any other five year group in Michigan history. Hell, he had a future NFL Hall of fame OL right side; McKenzie, Deirdorf and Mandich, and that's a damn good place to start.  Hell the season he lost his starters on the OL and his qb suffered a broken arm, he ended 6-6. 

This year Brady will have a semblance of experience, at least enough to show drastic improvement. Look what he was able to do with RR's players, and almost all M fans were disappointed with his recruits, even though when compared to Carr's last full class, the Rivals composite difference was less than a full percentage point. And RR had to recruit just to get enough players on defense to have a legit scrimmage.  I agree with the OP that stated "this is the year BH" will have to earn his money. 

State's recipe is not exactly new or even complex. They attack constantly, putting the pressure on the offense not to make a mistake.  They create mismatches where our young or inexperienced rbs are unable to execute properly against a stronger DE or LBer. This normally results in their dbs not having to cover as long or even that well because the qb is normally under duress.  They've simply been outcoaching us, and this is from a guy who didn't have that great of record prior to moving to E.L.  Hoke got rid of one of the "apparent reasons," but I also am not certain Funk is doing that great of job either. Frey had much greater success with an OL equally as young and far less touted than the one we fielded last season.

This opinion is a dumb one.

The best coach in this conference and the top ONE nationally is Tim Beckman.

I mean he's a good football coach -- I don't need someone particularly nice, funny, or affable. 

"Lock" is too strong a word for what he was to Notre Dame. They've had success at his high school, but he has always maintained that he wanted to look everywhere.