2023-24 CFB coaching carousel

[Starman]

Off and running with the imminent firing of Midnight Mel. Nobody on the current Sparty staff is serious HC timber on anything other than an interim basis.

I suppose McElwain at CMU would probably throw his hat in the ring. He's 61 and Sparty would probably prefer somebody younger, but they may not have a lot of options.

Narduzzi was supposedly the heir apparent during the Dantonio era, I dunno if he'd take it now.

No, I don't think Deion would be interested. He'll have better offers.

 

[TheSportsPredictor]

One more loss and Saban is done.

 

[Neutral Corner]

"One more loss and Saban is done, Pawwwl!"

 

[dixiehack]

On the walk from the shuttle bus terminal to my car last night, I walked past the brand new luxury hotel Saban has an ownership stake in and pondered the thought that it probably would be more fun running that (and the Mercedes dealerships up the road) than recalibrating how to reach kids in the locker room in the NIL/free transfer era. The paradox of course is that it probably gets way harder to fill those rooms at top dollar on game weekends if some other poor slob is burning the midnight oil back over on campus.

https://www.al.com/life/2023/09/tak...wanky-rooftop-bar-co-owned-by-nick-saban.html

 

[Neutral Corner]

Well, there's always Dabo Swinney...

Who is going to be the guy who follows the guy, Ray Perkins 2.0?

 

[HanSenSE]

 

[matt_garth]

 

[HanSenSE]

Starting to get the feeling Tucker isn't the brightest lightbulb in the box.

 

[SixToe]

hard decision?

(probably not)

 

[Starman]

Haller might need to pack a bag too. It's been made very very clear since 2021 that Tucker was his personal buddy.

Haller was not officially affiliated with the athletic department during the process in which Tucker was hired, but he was a part of the search committee and strongly supported the hire. And, he was on board for the mega extension.

If MSU actually had a real president right now, I suspect Haller would be ****canned already, but Woodruff doesn't have that power so they're probably hoping he can just brazen it out.

 

[matt_garth]

Not so fast?

 

[dixiehack]

Well, my thread title idea for week 3 is in limbo now.

 

[BurnsWhenIPee]

Feels a lot like Northwestern and Fitzgerald, where the school is breathing a sigh of relief over getting to bail on the contract without needing to pay up.

 

[Sam Mills 51]

Well, my thread title idea for week 3 is in limbo now.

So ... Tuck and run?

 

[dixiehack]

So ... Tuck and run?

Far less benign.

If I don’t use it I’ll try to circle back and post it here.

 

[tapintoamerica]

Feels a lot like Northwestern and Fitzgerald, where the school is breathing a sigh of relief over getting to bail on the contract without needing to pay up.

That's to be determined by ongoing litigation, isn't it?

 

[freqposter]

Tucker did some things, by the book here.

He used his personal phone/burner. Excellent! That’s how it done.

Where it went wrong was his target. You don’t want a woman with a high-profile, unless she is married, has children still in the house. If she’s an elected official (the former mayor of Nashville, for example), even better. High-stakes job and visibility tends to keep people quiet.

The woman Tucker got involved with was the wrong choice on so many different criteria. Sexual assault advocacy is her livelihood. Passionate about it.

DO. NOT. TOUCH. Even yourself.

With the money Tucker is making, it’s a simple approach.

If you really need some action, just go to Skip The Games on your next road trip, find a pro, pay her cash and it’s just a transaction.

All the prevent defense a man ever needs.

He did some things right but picked the wrong woman.

 

[LanceyHoward]

Off and running with the imminent firing of Midnight Mel. Nobody on the current Sparty staff is serious HC timber on anything other than an interim basis.

I suppose McElwain at CMU would probably throw his hat in the ring. He's 61 and Sparty would probably prefer somebody younger, but they may not have a lot of options.

Narduzzi was supposedly the heir apparent during the Dantonio era, I dunno if he'd take it now.

No, I don't think Deion would be interested. He'll have better offers.

Where might that be. I would think it would have to be an SEC/Big 10 school. Virtually no one else has MSU money outside of those two conferences except the top end of the ACC and I don't think Florida State, North Carolina or Clemson will be looking for a coach.

 

[maumann]

Far less benign.

If I don’t use it I’ll try to circle back and post it here.

You gotta fight for your right to Sparty.

 

[SixToe]

Michigan or Wisconsin band members today getting sheet music by Divinyls?