Rick Ray fired.

[smootness]

I think we'd get even better than the earlier version. He's had time to recharge his batteries and reflect now and has, by all accounts, been chomping at the bit to get back into coaching.

I think Stans will also be better than the guy he was early in his career and be a much better head coach when he gets another shot somewhere. That time for reflection can really help guys understand and accept shortcomings and thus be more apt to address them on the front end...

Perhaps. It's probably a good risk to take, but we may be hesitant to do it since that's precisely what we were trying to get away from.

[thf24]

Hey all you Ray supporters who thought/hoped Ray would eventually make some MSU Basketball noise in March, you got your wish. Oh and these**.

[tcdog70]

I clearly said the decision was going to have to come from above Stricklin- and it did

Coach you say so much shit, some of it has to be right.but all the shit you get wrong outweighs it.

[Coach34]

Coach you say so much shit, some of it has to be right.but all the shit you get wrong outweighs it.

Not even close dickhead. Enjoy your day- Ray was fired. I personally didn't think the call would come from above- but glad it did.

[FlabLoser]

The machine needs to wake up.

[bluelightstar]

It's funny -- national media initially lambasted us for giving Ray a quick hook. It looks like some might have come to their senses once they actually took a look to write their stories. For example, Jeff Goodman on Twitter said it was "a joke" that Stricklin fired Ray so soon. In his story on ESPN.com (which has been fleshed out since its initial posting), he now has come to recognize that "Not only were the Bulldogs bad, they were usually boring."

I legitimately believe the national media thought we fired him too quickly, because they hadn't actually bothered to pay attention to us -- and now that they're seeing what people who watch us regularly see, they're realizing their mistake.