Elliott Takes Shot at Dantonio for Guaranteeing Win for Spartans #DontGuaranteeWinsCoach
I am mostly posting this for reference when the day comes 350 some odd days from now when Dantonio takes affront for a UM player sneezing within 2 hours of his presence as an affront to his manhood, all of Spartanhood, and greater mankind - we can just say "oh really now?"
Friday some ESPN show call First Take was on campus in EL with Gameday. Per this Eleven Warriors piece Dantonio was asked if "we got a win coming tommorow right?" his response was "we got a win coming."
Now of course the normal coach speak is to say "we are going to have 2 great competitors coming out tomorow and it's gonna be a heck of game"... or if you are Lou Holtz circa 1994 "I doubt we have even a 2% chance to win tomorrow, this MAC team we are playing is one of the best MAC teams I have ever seen or anyone has ever seen..." (for those of you too young, Holtz would build up any opponent as the greatest thing on earth).
But this is not a normal coach in EL; this is one who takes affront to anything on Earth said against him, his program, his players, or anything with 50 miles of campus. So it was shocking to hear. And I'm sure he wanted to take his foot right back out of his mouth.
Now of course Spartan Nation immediately defended him and said this was a leading question - how else should he answer... no? (I outlined proper answers by a coach 2 paragraphs earlier). The same group of people who would have cried bloody murder, bulletin board material, a lack of respect, and all the now tired cliches if Meyer had said "we got a win coming."
If one were a cynic one might even say Dantonio was incredibly prideful. You know, like right before a fall was coming ... within 30 hours. So as the MSU faithful said it was no big deal, master philosopher Urban, who apparently is also a jedi master in manufacturing disrespect saw differently. How do we know this?
Well young Ezekiel Elliott went to twitter post game with some parting shots including a final shot of the movie 300 with a lot of flattened Spartans laid out post battle - but the one that must have stuck in Dantonio's craw (because as we know he monitors opposing RBs comment very closely)
The worst feeling is talking too much and not backin it up. Love my brothers on the next one. Go Bucks! #DontGuaranteeWinsCoach
In the words of the great philosopher queen Mrs. Bielemna. .... karma.
November 9th, 2014 at 10:29 AM ^
should not criticize other's writing habits.
November 9th, 2014 at 10:38 AM ^
People who don't know how to run a D1 college athletic department should not criticize the corporatization of our beloved Block M. That and this blog would not exist were your logic credible.
November 9th, 2014 at 8:21 AM ^
As a general rule of thumb OP I like your posts but this one methinks you're stretching a bit. I think MarkyMark is as big of tool-douchebag-asswipe-dickface-prick-jerkoff-fuckfaced-miserable sonofabitch as anybody but in this case what's he suppose to say?
For me anyways that was a real tough game to watch or get excited about on any level. I cant stand either team and whatever joy I got in watching the loser lose was wiped out by the realization that the winner won. The sooner that game just goes away for me the better.
November 9th, 2014 at 11:31 AM ^
Just tell us how you really feel about MD. Or maybe we can agree to elininate verbosity and just say " that tdafpjfms " There my fingers thank me.
November 9th, 2014 at 11:46 AM ^
November 9th, 2014 at 8:22 AM ^
for being that filthy drunk at 8 on a Sunday morning.
November 9th, 2014 at 8:26 AM ^
Still on a post game high from a resounding victory over those Wildcats! hah
Nah man, I think people in Michigan live in a different reality than those of you outside the state. Granted some don't care but for a lot of us the smugness of Spartan fans has been on a 45 degree angle for 6 years now and its at a fever pitch. And you can't say a damn thing to them, just sort of sulk around corners and whistle aimlessly. There was no great outcome yesterday but an OSU win was the best way to prevent either team from getting to the playoff which was my only goal of yesterday's game. Spartans in another Big 10 championship game and the first playoff - not sure I could take that man.
November 9th, 2014 at 8:44 AM ^
It's brutal up here. I'm in the heart of farm country (no pun intended to them; it was originally an agricultural school; I apologize Mark D) and they are brutal.
I have a friend who says she doesn't really care about Mich/MSU, but she leans toward MSU, and she thinks the MSU fans are way worse on the Mich fans.
Also, sis lives in Ohio; MIL lives in Goshen, IN, guess which teams they want to beat the most each year?? It's completely geographical.
November 9th, 2014 at 9:00 AM ^
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November 9th, 2014 at 8:30 AM ^
I realize that we suck and whatnot; we've only beaten one team with a winning record. You know what other team has only beaten one team with a winning record? MSU.
November 9th, 2014 at 10:22 AM ^
November 9th, 2014 at 1:07 PM ^
Not that it makes a huge difference, but MSU has beaten two winning teams: Nebraska and Jacksonville St., which is 8-1.
November 9th, 2014 at 4:52 PM ^
Ah, I didn't check the record of their annual DII opponent. So, an edit...only 1 win against D1 opponents. (and yes, I know...FBS, FCS...you know what I'm talking about)
November 9th, 2014 at 8:30 AM ^
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November 9th, 2014 at 11:23 AM ^
Let's just say they were very fortunate to play Stanford instead of Oregon in last year's Rose Bowl. (Not to mention that it was a Harbaugh-less, Luck-less Stanford.)
November 9th, 2014 at 12:07 PM ^
November 9th, 2014 at 11:58 AM ^
Yeah but that was, you know, last season. This is obviously not the same defense.
edit: oops misdirected, meant to reply to Crumbs.
November 9th, 2014 at 9:30 AM ^
a relatively competant team in Nebraska. That is probably their greatest achievement. And they got Brady Hoke to apologize to them, which must be fabulous for them.
My husband was on a 6 am flight for a Golf trip out of Flint this morning and he said the Sparty complaining was pretty funny.
November 9th, 2014 at 8:38 AM ^
November 9th, 2014 at 8:56 AM ^
My favorite guarantee from yesterday was Pat Fitzgerald's promise of no overtime.
November 9th, 2014 at 9:01 AM ^
to such up a D-B like Dantonio is to whoop them on the field. Until we do that more than once every six years we shouldn't have a whole lot to say about anything.
To quote Eddie Murphy..."Brady...What have you done for me lately!?!?!"
November 9th, 2014 at 9:04 AM ^
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November 9th, 2014 at 9:37 AM ^
I know. I feel bad for the youngins who only know Holtz from his TV days or at best his SC days. Dude was a bad a$$ coach at ND but he was the Fred Jackson of "any team that played Notre Dame".
"I don't know, we're sitting here at 8-1 and we're hosting 2-7 so and so... but I've never seen such a wonderful team with 2 wins. And those wins were impressive, if we dont give everything we've got we could lose by 6 TDs this week. And I'm serious about that. Rarely do you see these type of players on any football field. We're just going to go out there and hope we survive this week."
November 9th, 2014 at 1:18 PM ^
You could never believe anything he said.
Hey, just lke now.
November 9th, 2014 at 9:29 AM ^
What's the time Mork?
Its time to get ill.
November 9th, 2014 at 9:50 AM ^
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November 9th, 2014 at 10:13 AM ^
Winners get to write the history. Just win.
November 9th, 2014 at 10:16 AM ^
November 9th, 2014 at 10:30 AM ^
It seems like some people here are misreading others' thoughts and feelings on this. It's not like I'm going to walk into work tomorrow morning giving my Sparty coworkers a bunch of shit about losing. I'm not going to say a word about it. I'm aware of what happened two weeks ago, and know I have nothing to say even if State somehow lost out the rest of the year. It's not like I'm going to live vicariously through Buckeye fans and say, "Ha! Yeah! Better not run your mouth next time, Mark!". I'm simply going to be quietly content that they aren't going to the Playoff, and that their coach whose Disrespect Detector is perpetually turned up to 11 is getting a taste of his own whiny medicine. I don't see what's wrong with that.
November 9th, 2014 at 11:44 AM ^
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November 9th, 2014 at 1:21 PM ^
Yes, it's not like we are looking to add to the noise.
We just get to enjoy the quiet.
November 9th, 2014 at 1:38 PM ^
Exactly. I said something to this effect during State week: no, they're not the bigger rival and never will be. Why? Because of how I feel after Michigan beats them. Beating Ohio State is a joy to be celebrated loudly. Beating Michigan State is a relief, nothing more. I don't need to rub it in the faces of MSU fans, I'm perfectly fine with being quiet afterward, as long as it means they have to be, too.
November 9th, 2014 at 7:56 PM ^
Beautifully explained. Exactly the thrust here. We can't talk shit but the next time they take exception to all the minor things this coach is infamous for all I am going to say is "ohreally now?" and mumble something quietly about glass houses.
November 9th, 2014 at 10:41 AM ^
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November 9th, 2014 at 11:18 AM ^
The shitty thing is his record vs Michigan has become so lopsided that even if Harbaugh came and immediately flipped the script, Michigan will probably never get back to even .500 against him. He'll retire if Michigan starts kicking his ass, because that rivalry is his entire identity. Four wins in a row against him is a tall enough order, but I think he'd bounce if it looked like there was even a chance of it happening.
November 9th, 2014 at 10:58 AM ^
November 9th, 2014 at 11:19 AM ^
. . . beat Sparty's ass in his own house, but at the same time if there was some way both teams coud've lost the same game last night, I would've been happier.
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November 9th, 2014 at 3:35 PM ^
Dantonio is a piece of ****. glad staee got put in their place.
November 9th, 2014 at 5:41 PM ^