Ptolemy
08-21-2015, 12:16 PM
First of all, this isn't a thread to criticize anyone; it's not a rebuttal...
Let's just try a different spin, a positive one! Please read and chime in!
I like Dan; after years of waiting for him to leave for greener pastures I have changed my realization of his plan to one that seems to fit the circumstances better...I believe he thought long and hard before coming to MSU like many before him but came away with a different ideal. Spurrier thought Duke was an easier turnaround than MSU (anyone remember that? ...now that burned!) and yet I think Dan took our offer because it WAS the seemingly impossible turnaround that no one else wanted (for all of us Jackie fans, yes he was a "name" but MSU saved him from NCAA purgatory if you don't remember...).
Yes, he does have a large ego for all you "Northern Miss'ippi fans"! Yes, he does want to and expect to win championships! No, he is not delusional! Know what!? Here's my two cents worth...he will win and he doesn't want anyone to mistake who BUILT the program as well as who coached the team that won! He wants that big of a challenge! I think he knew he could win anywhere but riding coattails just ain't his gig!
Know what else!? I truly, really don't think he cares about recruiting rankings. I think he has an uncommon eye for the athletic potential in a young man that loves the game and he trusts his own instincts. I'll go so far as to tell you that I think there are quite a few five and four stars out there that he not only wouldn't make an offer to but wouldn't want on his team if they wanted to commit! Anyone notice lately that a lot of those three stars we used to "settle for" because the big boys didn't want'em are now being offered by the big boys on short notice after Dan offers'em! You think they haven't seen his eye for "football players"? I'm just fine for who he wants to recruit...I'm sure he's missing on some but I look at how I feel about the next two years with regard to my expectations for the kids he has on our team currently and I don't see a whole lot of high-school all Americans...I see a "loaded" college football team!
Let's celebrate our coach! Whatever he does is just fine by me! Just as I saw someone post somewhere not long ago, he may be a yankee...be he's our yankee!
Hail State!
Let's just try a different spin, a positive one! Please read and chime in!
I like Dan; after years of waiting for him to leave for greener pastures I have changed my realization of his plan to one that seems to fit the circumstances better...I believe he thought long and hard before coming to MSU like many before him but came away with a different ideal. Spurrier thought Duke was an easier turnaround than MSU (anyone remember that? ...now that burned!) and yet I think Dan took our offer because it WAS the seemingly impossible turnaround that no one else wanted (for all of us Jackie fans, yes he was a "name" but MSU saved him from NCAA purgatory if you don't remember...).
Yes, he does have a large ego for all you "Northern Miss'ippi fans"! Yes, he does want to and expect to win championships! No, he is not delusional! Know what!? Here's my two cents worth...he will win and he doesn't want anyone to mistake who BUILT the program as well as who coached the team that won! He wants that big of a challenge! I think he knew he could win anywhere but riding coattails just ain't his gig!
Know what else!? I truly, really don't think he cares about recruiting rankings. I think he has an uncommon eye for the athletic potential in a young man that loves the game and he trusts his own instincts. I'll go so far as to tell you that I think there are quite a few five and four stars out there that he not only wouldn't make an offer to but wouldn't want on his team if they wanted to commit! Anyone notice lately that a lot of those three stars we used to "settle for" because the big boys didn't want'em are now being offered by the big boys on short notice after Dan offers'em! You think they haven't seen his eye for "football players"? I'm just fine for who he wants to recruit...I'm sure he's missing on some but I look at how I feel about the next two years with regard to my expectations for the kids he has on our team currently and I don't see a whole lot of high-school all Americans...I see a "loaded" college football team!
Let's celebrate our coach! Whatever he does is just fine by me! Just as I saw someone post somewhere not long ago, he may be a yankee...be he's our yankee!
Hail State!