Quote Originally Posted by Johnson85 View Post
I agree, which is partly why I said it would be very risky for us to give Joe another year and just said it would be risky to make a new hire.

I think Joe has to go if we go 4-8. I think he should go if we get to 5-7, but you've got to weigh interest from your likely candidates. If he goes 6-6, I still won't be optimistic about Joe, but I would expect him to come back at that point and think it will be the right thing to bring him back just because at that point, I do think coaches will at least wonder about our expectations. If we go 6-6 this year, and then fire Joe, and then the next coach goes 7-6 and 7-6, are they going to be safe? The answer is definitely, because even if they look bad, they haven't regressed and we're not going to pay two buyouts at once. The next coach can probalby go 5-7 and 5-7 and still get a third year. But I understand candidates being at least a little concerned about longevity.
I agree with this. We just have to let things play out to see how the season ends. I get it... our offense looks terrible. I get it!!! But Cohen has to make sure that he has a viable replacement before we can fire a coach because his offense sucks.

If he gets to 6-6. That?s a 7 win average his first two years. I just don?t see a proven head coach jumping to MSU if we fire a guy that went 8-5 and 6-6 at State. Regardless of how his offense performed.