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Originally Posted by
AlSwearengen
Todd will give you a better answer, but my short answer would be: A. Winning wasn't at the top of his list of importance. B. The modern game, or more specifically, recruiting had passed him by and he didn't want to change.
In fact, in my opinion, even during his first tenure at MSU, winning a national championship was always secondary to him. Being an ambassador for the college game was his thing.
Jesus... for real, Al?
What better way to be an "anything" than to win???? I don't get that, buddy.
"It is not courage to resist TUSK; It is courage to accept TUSK."
No.
Easy there buddy. Tusk is...well Tusk is Tusk. Tireddawg 12.20.17
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Originally Posted by
TUSK
Jesus... for real, Al?
What better way to be an "anything" than to win???? I don't get that, buddy.
My Dad very briefly played for Polk during Polk's first year in 1976 and used to talk to Polk from time to time years ago. During one conversation Polk told my Dad that if he couldn't win a NC with Clark and Palmeiro he was never going to win it. This was in the early 90's or so. He basically quit and decided to focus on other things somewhere between 1985 and that time.
That's why I was so vocal about him NOT coming back. I knew what his attitude was and his entire tenure went about like I thought it would.
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Originally Posted by
Todd4State
My Dad very briefly played for Polk during Polk's first year in 1976 and used to talk to Polk from time to time years ago. During one conversation Polk told my Dad that if he couldn't win a NC with Clark and Palmeiro he was never going to win it. This was in the early 90's or so. He basically quit and decided to focus on other things somewhere between 1985 and that time.
That's why I was so vocal about him NOT coming back. I knew what his attitude was and his entire tenure went about like I thought it would.
Todd, I contend that if Polk had ever taught his teams to bunt, he might have had a better chance at a national championship, maybe even multiple. It was criminal for a coach that was so into "Doing things the right way" to field teams that were worse at bunting than little league teams. So many times in postseason, when everyone is good, it boils down to who can execute the fundamentals and we always lost that battle.
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