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Sparty is headless, struggling to replace D'Antonio. Fickell reportedly said no thanks.
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Is the guy who wrote this article living under a rock?
"..a medium-to-high profile program in the Big Ten with plenty of money to spend should not be scrambling to find a coach..." Huh?
MSU under the current circumstances is a bad job. Given the the heat on MSU athletics in general much less the general screw-ups with the football program, you have to be desperate to take the job. A good friend of mine whose son is a prof at MSU says the general mood is very depressing and downright angry at the total failure of judgement within the athletic department.
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MSU had over $500 million in legal judgements...
For various crimes and lawsuits. The state is in serious financial trouble, and MSU won't get near the support as will the flagship. Makes sense why potential HCs of any stature would take a pass....
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They can afford it, they have GM, Ford, and Chrylser money backing them.
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If that were true, Saban wouldn't have left....
And MSU could get any coach they wanted.
But, after seeing the collapsing edifice of The Big Three automakers, they wouldn't, in their right minds, give MSU a dime...
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No, they don't. And their donors are sick ofbeing tapped
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Not sure what they're waiting for.
Bob Davie has been free of obligations for awhile now. Pounce Sparty.......POUNCE!!!!
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I was thinking the same exact thing, I think they're right for each other.
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