SDDawg
11-29-2015, 02:43 PM
Will be if Dan stays. Here's the case (BTW, I'm going to do this "Shotgun-style" since he's not with us):
1. Our recruiting for this year will be shot. No one is going to say it, but that pack of a half dozen 4 and 5 stars is going to mysteriously start to slip off the board. All of them have legit SEC offers and we're in 2nd position or tied for the lead with all of them. I predict we'll finish with one or two guys on that list vs. the 5 or 6 needed for this class to be legit, they know Mullen is wounded.
2. Dan will start to lose Scott's confidence. If I'm Stricklin, I have to wonder if I have the right guy if he's owned by his in-state rival. Scott stood by Dan in 2013 and he managed to win out those last 3 games. In retrospect, that was complete luck except for the bowl game where we dominated a less athletic team. Overall though, we peaked last year at the wrong time and we are 9 - 7 in our last 16 games with losses against all ranked opponents. And that's with our best player of all-time behind center.
3. The cigar boys and big money guys can't tolerate losing to Ole Miss 4 years in a row, and right now we appear to be clearly on that track. Would not be surprising at all to have Ole Miss having won 6 out of 7 against us over the next 3 years based on how the teams stack up recruiting wise.
4. Dan wants out - that much is clear. If he's forced to stay for the money, much of what has been charming about him will be gone and we'll be left with a petulant, indignant coach that smarts off to the media, hates recruiting, and is throwing his name into the hate for every single job out there. If Dan is the face of MSU next year (he will be), that looks terrible for the school and our program.
5. The longer he stays and the more he poisons the well, the harder it will be to rebuild. We are rebuilding next year with our toughest schedule in years: Bama, LSU on the road and potentially challenging road games at UMass and BYU with a brand new starter at QB. A&M and Auburn will both be improved as well. Going to be an adjustment, even if our overall depth is better next year. Time to take our medicine and go through the change all at once, not drag it out over 2 or 3 years.
The more I think about it, the more I hope that Dan is gone within the week. Even if he were to stay 2 or 3 weeks I think it does nothing but damage, and if he stays for the 2016 campaign I think it's going to be the worst one in recent memory.
1. Our recruiting for this year will be shot. No one is going to say it, but that pack of a half dozen 4 and 5 stars is going to mysteriously start to slip off the board. All of them have legit SEC offers and we're in 2nd position or tied for the lead with all of them. I predict we'll finish with one or two guys on that list vs. the 5 or 6 needed for this class to be legit, they know Mullen is wounded.
2. Dan will start to lose Scott's confidence. If I'm Stricklin, I have to wonder if I have the right guy if he's owned by his in-state rival. Scott stood by Dan in 2013 and he managed to win out those last 3 games. In retrospect, that was complete luck except for the bowl game where we dominated a less athletic team. Overall though, we peaked last year at the wrong time and we are 9 - 7 in our last 16 games with losses against all ranked opponents. And that's with our best player of all-time behind center.
3. The cigar boys and big money guys can't tolerate losing to Ole Miss 4 years in a row, and right now we appear to be clearly on that track. Would not be surprising at all to have Ole Miss having won 6 out of 7 against us over the next 3 years based on how the teams stack up recruiting wise.
4. Dan wants out - that much is clear. If he's forced to stay for the money, much of what has been charming about him will be gone and we'll be left with a petulant, indignant coach that smarts off to the media, hates recruiting, and is throwing his name into the hate for every single job out there. If Dan is the face of MSU next year (he will be), that looks terrible for the school and our program.
5. The longer he stays and the more he poisons the well, the harder it will be to rebuild. We are rebuilding next year with our toughest schedule in years: Bama, LSU on the road and potentially challenging road games at UMass and BYU with a brand new starter at QB. A&M and Auburn will both be improved as well. Going to be an adjustment, even if our overall depth is better next year. Time to take our medicine and go through the change all at once, not drag it out over 2 or 3 years.
The more I think about it, the more I hope that Dan is gone within the week. Even if he were to stay 2 or 3 weeks I think it does nothing but damage, and if he stays for the 2016 campaign I think it's going to be the worst one in recent memory.