Mel Tucker officially fired. Anyone to look at who could possibly jump in the portal?
As of about 60 seconds ago, Mel Tucker was officially canned.
With four games gone in the season, players on that team that want to keep this year's eligibility would have to enter the portal SOON. I'd suspect several will.
That said, is there anybody on that squad you'd want the staff to pursue?
September 27th, 2023 at 12:11 PM ^
September 27th, 2023 at 1:21 PM ^
Looks like legalize for "fuck outta here."
September 27th, 2023 at 1:44 PM ^
Old Woman, how did you achieve your point total?
September 27th, 2023 at 1:53 PM ^
Yup...never getting the commemorative tote bag with that point total.
September 27th, 2023 at 1:58 PM ^
FREE DENNIS!
September 27th, 2023 at 2:37 PM ^
Um, no. He earned those points.
September 27th, 2023 at 2:44 PM ^
Listen, strange women, lyin' in ponds, distributin' swords is no basis for a system of government. Supreme executive power derives from a mandate of the masses, not from some farcical aquatic ceremony.
September 27th, 2023 at 3:11 PM ^
You can't expect to wield supreme power just 'cause some watery tart threw a sword at you!
September 27th, 2023 at 3:49 PM ^
If I went round saying I was an emperor just because some moistened bint had lobbed a scimitar at me they’d put me away!
September 27th, 2023 at 4:04 PM ^
NOW WE SEE THE VIOLENCE INHERENT IN THE SYSTEM!!!1!
September 27th, 2023 at 5:12 PM ^
HELP! HELP! I'M BEING REPRESSED!!!
September 27th, 2023 at 6:00 PM ^
Sometimes I say stupid shit on here and get myself negged.
September 27th, 2023 at 6:42 PM ^
You must be really good at it.
September 27th, 2023 at 10:42 PM ^
He's 37. He's not old.
September 28th, 2023 at 10:09 AM ^
We've all posted stupid shit here and or run afoul of the rules.
FREE DENNIS!!!
September 27th, 2023 at 2:18 PM ^
"It is decidedly unprofessional and unethical to flirt, make sexual comments, and masturbate while on the phone with a University vendor."
Shocking that this actually has to be communicated in writing for Mel to understand.
September 27th, 2023 at 2:35 PM ^
I thought you were trying to be funny, then I opened the termination letter and saw that you quoted it accurately!
September 27th, 2023 at 2:35 PM ^
They tried using sign language, but he misinterpreted what to do with his hands...
September 27th, 2023 at 3:24 PM ^
If bringing "public disrespect, contempt and ridicule upon the university," is grounds to fire for cause, no MSU coach can consider his contract safe ever again.
It would have been perfect if the lawyers spelled it disrespek
September 27th, 2023 at 5:28 PM ^
Apparently there was a hidden meaning to "Tuck coming" that none of us saw before this.
September 27th, 2023 at 6:04 PM ^
Mel should have tried the Costanza defense.
September 27th, 2023 at 6:30 PM ^
"But that's what I pay the vendors for."
-Rick Pitino
September 27th, 2023 at 7:04 PM ^
Can't say I've seen a termination notice with the word "masturbate" before. But I guess that's the Spartan Difference.
September 27th, 2023 at 12:13 PM ^
Anyone to look at who could possibly jump in the portal?
Mel Tucker?
September 27th, 2023 at 12:15 PM ^
Can he play OT?
September 27th, 2023 at 12:21 PM ^
While what he did with his tackle was indeed offensive, I don't know that that skill set would translate well to lining up outside our guards.
September 27th, 2023 at 12:27 PM ^
Probably better suited for guard since he's more of a puller
September 27th, 2023 at 12:47 PM ^
I've heard once he gets his hands on you, they are stuck through the call.
September 27th, 2023 at 12:16 PM ^
Be interested to see if they hold on all of their recruits. They do have that 4 star WR out of Michigan that I'd like to see flip.
September 27th, 2023 at 1:01 PM ^
I’d be very surprised if Michigan makes gets any traction with Nick Marsh. His mom is all about that state green even after the tucker stuff came out she was posting about how great the team moms are. I could see even if he decides a to decommit (again) he would end up at psu or even Kentucky.
September 27th, 2023 at 1:39 PM ^
M didn’t seem to ever really be in it for Marsh. Not sure if that was from the M side or his.
Unfortunately I suspect he ends up at PSU if he stays in the B1G as they were the runner up when he re-committed to MSU (remember he has decommitted from MSU once already).
I did see Colorado has “entered the chat” as they have with many top kids during the current Deion hype.
September 27th, 2023 at 1:42 PM ^
According to E.J. Holland, Michigan is trying to flip Nitareon Tuggle who is committed to Georgia and goes to the same high school as Jo'Ziah Edmond. With Georgia's NIL being better than Michigan's for high school recruits, I would assume that is a long shot. I have also read that Colorado will be pushing for Marsh.
I am surprised we have not heard anything about Michigan expanding their EDGE recruiting after losing their top 2.
September 27th, 2023 at 2:36 PM ^
With how that went down I bet they wait until senior tape starts rolling in to find another guy there a lot like they did with Rod Pierce and Jimmy Rolder. Edge and corner this class has been head scratching. I suppose those are the premier positions along with QB that are making the most in the pay for play NIL programs and M can’t match.
September 27th, 2023 at 3:16 PM ^
The corner recruiting has been a bit wonky for a couple of season, honestly. Last year they took Hill who looks solid but nobody else, and thus far in 2024 they've struck out though obviously things can change.
I'm less worried about edge recruiting because they at least got a top-100-ish edge in Etta last year so there's still evidence they can get guys in that weight class.
September 27th, 2023 at 4:02 PM ^
Waller is a CB. Harbaugh is mentioning him by name.
September 28th, 2023 at 10:50 AM ^
I know Harbaugh maybe refers to him as a corner but he still feels a bit more like a tweener given his size and even if he's a corner he's still a guy outside the top 700 recruits at a position where you'd really like to have more proven-ish commodities. It's why their decision to move Walker out there felt a bit troubling; Walker is a better athlete and there were some discussions during his recruitment that he could play corner or safety but not every guy turns into Mike Sainristil when you flip him on the field and I'd prefer if Michigan just pulled in guys who were primarily playing the position instead of hoping to mold other guys into said roles.
September 27th, 2023 at 6:33 PM ^
With Georgia's NIL being better than Michigan's for high school recruits,
I'm not sure this is true. Part of the reason Julian Lewis choose USC over Georgia was NIL. He was a Bulldogs fan growing up and thought to be a Georgia lock. But USC's NIL money converted the phenom into a Trojan.
September 28th, 2023 at 9:21 PM ^
If he’s stayed committed through everything, he might just not be possible to save
September 27th, 2023 at 12:18 PM ^
Not sure I would want anyone off that roster even if they did jump.
September 27th, 2023 at 1:34 PM ^
Agreed.
This will be Chairry's second portal transfer. No one is going to want to deal with the cumulative mess and I doubt the NCAA would allow it anyway.
September 27th, 2023 at 2:37 PM ^
Yep. That’s like taking back a cheating spouse.
September 27th, 2023 at 3:19 PM ^
Bai Jobe has a lot of raw potential, and Tatum has shown to be a solid player in the conference. I wouldn't touch anyone in that secondary or offensive line but it's still a P5 roster.
September 27th, 2023 at 12:37 PM ^
Maybe Iowa will pick up Mel? Seems to be where the cast-offs of the B1G go to die.
September 27th, 2023 at 12:47 PM ^
They did send the letter to Mel care of Neil Cornrich. That screams Iowa.
September 27th, 2023 at 12:15 PM ^
We could use Carr on our basketball team. Not sure I want anyone else.