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Guess Who Made The List Of Candidates At MSU
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What do you think MSU's record is against the West division?
0-3 in 2016
2-1 in 2017
1-2 in 2018
1-2 in 2019
1-1 in 2020 (one cancelled)
2-1 in 2021
2-1 in 2022
9-11 since 2016, but sure they'll be amazing playing the West more often. You can do the same with the rest of the division, none of them have great records against the West division.
The only team with a legitimate gripe in that division has been Penn State. Michigan flat out stunk before 2021 and had just as much trouble beating the West teams as they did the East. OSU beats everyone (except Michigan the last two years)
People forget that in the East while you had to play OSU every year that you also got to play Rutgers every year.
Nothing against CMC, but no one outside of the trash that is the freep is talking about sparty wanting or being interested in CMC. If this was 3 years ago sure, but not now. The fact that Fitzgerald is on the list shows you how questionable the “journalism” is here.
It's 100% BS that the Big 12 doesn't recognize the regular season champ.
Freep is kind of a joke of a paper. They were once great but between the cuts and changes they aren’t that reputable anymore.
Matt isn't getting the job, but I think he'd do better there than in Ames. Sustainably easier to recruit there and he can continue to have boring ass offenses and no one will bat an eye.
@FriendlySpartan dont really care who your next coach is, BUT it sure would be nice if you guys can get a W this weekend. 
After Iowa beats them this weekend maybe they interview Brian Ferentz after seeing first hand what an offensive genius he is
They should go after the Oregon State and Washington State coaches
That goes for most papers any more. The Rag is horrible out of DM.
That MSU job just got A LOT tougher though with the 4 Pac schools joining...
Much like their conference mates, MSU has an image problem with their recent scandals, so a more straight-laced coach like Campbell would make sense from an image cleanup standpoint. I don't think the fanbase would be happy about it given his recent record, but stranger things have happened (see 5-19 Chizik to Auburn).
It would be great for the players but I highly doubt it. It’s more of a race to see who can look less incompetent than actually playing a football game.@FriendlySpartan dont really care who your next coach is, BUT it sure would be nice if you guys can get a W this weekend.
I know our fanbase is whiny about Campbell at the moment (though that's thankfully calmed down after the Oky St. victory) but sometimes "buying low" on a guy can be a good strategy.
Creighton bought low on McDermott. Worked out for them.
You could argue Auburn bought low on Chizik. They won a national title.
I'm not predicting this for Michigan State. But what Campbell has done at Iowa State is objectively impressive even if the past 2.33 seasons have been frustrating at times. ADs are still going to look at him.
Creighton bought low on McDermott. Worked out for them.
You could argue Auburn bought low on Chizik. They won a national title.
I'm not predicting this for Michigan State. But what Campbell has done at Iowa State is objectively impressive even if the past 2.33 seasons have been frustrating at times. ADs are still going to look at him.
Oregon state’s coach is on the list but it’s most likely going to be Dukes head coach Elko
This is interesting. I like both of those guys based on their results and they’re interviews. If Sparty actually hired CMC (doubtful) I would take either of those guys in Ames.
Of that list I think Narduzzi is a strong candidate and so is Leipold. Then I think Fitzgerald is a much more plausible candidate than people are saying above. CMC has to rank lower than those three. His time to move was after the Fiesta Bowl or after the disappointing 2021 season when he still had a better perception. A reason why Sparty won’t hire him is that he’s 1-6 vs Iowa. Iowa epitomizes B1G football, they’re just a little better at it than most of the other 8 or 9 boring, offensively-challenged programs.
What are the feelings on the assistant?
I'd guess Tressel would not be a top choice. Bucky fans aren't very happy with him in early returns.
