Quote Originally Posted by StarkVegasSteve View Post
I don't think another coach wins more than 4 last year. We were so bad and so talent deficient. It was the direct result of bad recruiting over a 4 year period. Saying that, they gave Lebby a lot of money to work with this past offseason. He needs to win 5-6 for them to be so willing to pony that kind of cash up once again. And by the way, the defense is going to be MUCH better. Rhoads and MacIntyre being in the building has been a huge boost to us.
Not saying a different staff wins a bunch more games for us right now because we are talent deficient, but a more proven staff helps (a) get you more money coming in when the fans and boosters have confidence in the coaches' ability to build a program and (b) allow the same money to get better players out of the portal and through HS recruiting because the recruits are excited to play for someone that has a track record of success. Right now we are having to overpay because the recruits are taking a risk to come play for guys that have no proven record of success at MSU or anywhere else. HC had never been a HC before at any level and DC had never been a defensive coordinator at any level.