Good post Basedog, I agree.
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Good post Basedog, I agree.
I think a majority of the fan base would want DM to stay if he makes changes and shows that he wants to be here. Honestly, I'm in that group. If he goes back to being the DM we hired with the "get rid of everything and everyone keeping us from winning" attitude, I'll be in his camp all day long. If he's not willing to make the tough decisions that will get us back to playing hardnosed football, then he needs to go, voluntarily or not.
Didn't read everything word for word, but ok giving him another year provided he does the following:
Immediately declares he has no desire to be a candidate for any opening he may be linked to.
Cans Hevesy and possibly Knox.
Actively recruits and signs a reliable kicker ( 99% 30 yards and in, 80% inside 40, & 70% inside 50).
Acts like he cares.
I'm betting Peterson will be on the sideline coaching next year, who knows maybe RB's, Wideouts or even QB's and promote Brian Johnson to OC. I just want to see Mullen make some changes and us get back to winning.
Btw, I keep reading where some say we don't have much talent for next year, not sure why as I see talent plus players improve from year to year. I suppose Auburn should have thrown in the towel as most had no idea they may be the second best team in the West, they are by far the most imprved team in the SEC. We can get better and improve, ain't buying we want be better or want be improved nor do I believe we lack talent, inexperienced maybe but I see Mullen playing more younger guys as he did against Kentucky.
Btw, as for as all the Juco's, I'm hoping they at least give us depth if not starting, if so that right there will help a lot.
I WANT Mullen to move on. I WANT Hevesy to move on. However, I'm pointing out the reality and not what I want. I'm just a fan. What I want makes no difference.
The reality is.... Mullen isn't firing Hevesy. Anyone that believes that hasn't paid attention for 7 seasons.
Well, if Mullen does move on get ready for a Sunbelt or FCS type Coach as a HC next year, it's our history plus playing in the the toughest division in the country. Which would you prefer and tell me how for a fact we will get a better HC, I don't have an answer? Some think it's just so easy to win at Msu, hell some bitch when we win 8 games and a bowl, we can't win enough for them.
I'm for a change but more in Mullen changing his offensive staff and letting assistants be more in control.
I agree Base.
Read my other post.....I want State to have the best head coach available. But that isn't going to happen with LSU, Texas and others open.
Oh...and no AD in place. The timing is just terrible for us.
There are three options for our immediate future and they are all gambles.
1) Mullen stays and at least Hevesy and hopefully a couple of others on the O side leave. The problem with this is that it rarely works when a struggling coach fires an unsuccessful assistant or assistants. First, it is difficult to get quality assistants for what wil be the Head Coach's final year if it does not get turned around. The uncertainty makes it difficult. Further, often the reasons assistants don't do well is poor leadership at the top. That does not change. This is particularly true if the HC feels "forced" into changes.
2) Mullen leaves and we hire a new Head Coach. No matter what the coach's prior record, it is a crap shoot. USCw, Tennessee and Notre Dame are schools with tremendous resources that basically have had their pick and they have struggled for years. Some guys work out as Mullen did with us; some guys don't. The problem is that there is no great metric. Even Saban never won the Big 10 at Michigan State. Who knew he would be the Saban of today?
3) Keeping the same staff. No explanation necessary because if they struggle this year what makes anyone think they want struggle in the future.
The bottom line is we have to have someone who is committed to make MSU a championship program. Mullen was like that at first and in showed. It shows in recruiting and in coaching well enough to at least win the games where you have comparable talent until the recruiting pays off. If Mullen really wants to be a champion at MSU, then he will WANT to make changes on the Offensive side of the ball. He may even recognize that he cannot micromanage everything, especially the defense.
If I werr the new AD, I would talk to him after the season about his vision for the future. If Mullen recognizes what he needs to do well enough to verbalize it, then I would want him to stay. If he does not (at least) say that he is going to change OL and possible other coaching spots on offense and leave the D to whoever the coordinator is, then I would talk to Keenum about letting him go. It is a gamble either way, but I gamble toward excellence.
Good post Bigdawg.
Pretty much my thoughts. You wrote it better.