Mark D’Antonio Abruptly Resigns from Michigan State

SGG

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Mark Dantonio abruptly resigns as Michigan State coach amid allegations of NCAA violations

The decision to step down comes at an interesting time. Dantonio is the subject of a lawsuit filed against the school by former Spartans staffer Curtis Blackwell, who is seeking more than $5 million in damages for wrongful termination. In the complaint, Blackwell alleges that Dantonio, who has spent the last 13 years at Michigan State, committed multiple NCAA recruiting violations.
Edit: Didn’t see this was already being talked about in another thread, merge at your discretion.
 

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While I find this interesting, I can also acknowledge that we're the only two in here because the rest of the board are currently immersing themselves in the Lopsided Womens Basketball Scores thread.
 

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@ChrisVannini: Now MSU is in a really bad spot. Four coaches have turned down interest in less than a week.
 

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Please no Butters.

My wife is a Sparty, so they are my adopted (distant) 2nd favorite team.

I don’t want to see lying quiver lips, McSharkhumper BBQ boy on anything close to a team I root for
 

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Sounds like msu is in for some troubles
 

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Joe Lee Dunn Jr. would not turn them down. Stop f'ing around and go with someone who will say YES
 
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FireFoley

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Please no Butters.

My wife is a Sparty, so they are my adopted (distant) 2nd favorite team.

I don’t want to see lying quiver lips, McSharkhumper BBQ boy on anything close to a team I root for

Divorce papers could solve that issue. Just kidding just kidding, but could not resist. :)
 

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Joe Lee Jr. would not turn them down. Stop f'ing around and go with someone who will say YES

Who is Joe Lee Jr? Bert? Butch? Might as well add Enos to the list (another former CMU head coach).
 

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Who is Joe Lee Jr? .
Really?
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Michigan State coaching search: Best candidates remaining as Luke Fickell, top names deny Spartans
Bielema just makes sense. He went 68-24 at Wisconsin from 2006-12, earned three straight Rose Bowl berths from 2010-12 and posted four double-digit win seasons. The Arkansas experiment didn't go as planned, but he did lead the Razorbacks to three straight bowl games which, in hindsight, isn't that bad considering the depth of the hole that his successor Chad Morris dug.

Michigan State's DNA is the same as Bielema's. Its foundation is physicality at the line of scrimmage and playing fundamentally sound football on both sides of the ball. Yes, the lack of a dynamic offense has been frustrating for Spartans fans, and it's not as if Bielema is known for his offensive prowess. But, consider this: Arkansas finished third in the SEC in passing offense in 2015 and 2016, and second in passing plays of 20 or more yards in 2016 with 53. Maybe ... just maybe ... quarterback Austin Allen's mid-season injury that knocked him out of four games in Bielema's final season in 2017 had more to do with Arkansas' demise than Bielema's coaching acumen.
 

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@ChrisVannini: Now MSU is in a really bad spot. Four coaches have turned down interest in less than a week.

Sounds almost like USCw trying to hire football coaches when Jack Del Rio and Lane Kiffin were their 4th and 5th choices to replace Pete Carroll.
 

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