Quote Originally Posted by M.Fillmore View Post
I blame Larry Templeton far more than Polk. After the CWS run in 1990, Polk went on his anti-NCAA rant and his coaching focus waned. Polk did well at Georgia due to Hope scholarships and because Vince Dooley let Polk know in no uncertain terms that he was hired to win and not chase NCAA rabbits. Polk knew when he returned to MSU that had no accountability and we all knew that he would do as he wanted. Many people will fart around with no accountability.

With some people, as time passes, time softens the rough edges and they don't seem so bad. With Larry Templeton, as time passes your realize that he was worse than you ever thought and you start to understand the immense depth of LT's incompetency.
A lot of influential MSU boosters begged him to come back in 1991- they definitely should get some of the blame. When someone wants to leave, you let them go.

Now, 2001- LT should have stepped up and told Polk not to come back. I'm sure there was also some pressure from some MSU boosters to bring him back as well. In fact, I believe that at least part of the reason why Pat McMahon left was because he was tired of hearing "how Ron would have done it."