 
Detroitstar
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Username: Detroitstar
Post Number: 338
Registered: 01-2006
| | Posted on Sunday, November 26, 2006 - 11:46 pm: |    |
As a Spartan fan, I know not to get too excited, but I think this was the best possible hire!!
MSU: Returning to Excellence for the past 40 years! |
Genesyxx
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Username: Genesyxx
Post Number: 621
Registered: 02-2004
| | Posted on Monday, November 27, 2006 - 8:30 am: | |
I'll rejoice halfway into next season. |
Swgz31
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Username: Swgz31
Post Number: 33
Registered: 06-2006
| | Posted on Monday, November 27, 2006 - 3:02 pm: | |
He was the best fit for the job in my opinion, we'll just have to wait and see how it goes from here. |
Smogboy
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Username: Smogboy
Post Number: 4036
Registered: 11-2004
| | Posted on Monday, November 27, 2006 - 8:07 pm: | |
For all the resources (money, a solid stadium, a huge student population, a pretty savvy AD) that MSU has, it boggles my mind that they can't get a decent football coach there. I hope that D'Antonio brings some respectability back to that program that John L shucked under the bus the last few years. |
Zephyrprocess
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Username: Zephyrprocess
Post Number: 147
Registered: 08-2006
| | Posted on Tuesday, November 28, 2006 - 4:02 pm: | |
You recruit against Michigan for the top prospects in-state.
You recruit against Ohio State for the top prospects immediately to your south.
You recruit against ND for the top prospects in Indiana and Chicagoland.
That's a major hurdle for any coach at MSU.
(Granted, all three of those other schools recruit nationally.) |
Smogboy
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Username: Smogboy
Post Number: 4041
Registered: 11-2004
| | Posted on Tuesday, November 28, 2006 - 7:01 pm: | |
I can only imagine what the poor coach of Indiana or Illinois has to say in order to entice a kid to play football at their programs. |
Justbeamensch
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Username: Justbeamensch
Post Number: 55
Registered: 07-2006
| | Posted on Tuesday, November 28, 2006 - 7:26 pm: | |
As a long suffering MSU fan, I think we hold our breath till the next self destruction occurs. I feel sorry for the kids that invest 4 years in a program that seems to keep going back to the drawing board.
Is Mason up to the task of being AD? Seems like State suffers from Lions Syndrome. |
Focusonthed
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Username: Focusonthed
Post Number: 663
Registered: 02-2006
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 29, 2006 - 4:12 pm: | |
Michigan can't take them all. Michigan State has had plenty of talent the last few years. There's just been "something" that's always been missing.
Look at the Tigers. A new coach, a new attitude, a few choice additions to the program, and essentially the same team won 25 more games. |