Mel Tucker the Skullfucker: Please post your first impressions here

steveschneider wrote:

NigelUno wrote:

Cut everyone loose yesterday.

I'd guess by Monday we'll start hearing a few names.

What are the insiders saying? Is the BOT screwing things up?

I don't think the BoT gets to approve assistant coaches.

steveschneider wrote:

NigelUno wrote:

Cut everyone loose yesterday.

I'd guess by Monday we'll start hearing a few names.

What are the insiders saying? Is the BOT screwing things up?

We should only believe what the University puts out in official statements or official briefings.

Found a hot take based on some insider info lol.

https://twitter.com/2sassy4thislife/status/1228079635675652097?s=21

Who the fuck is that. I think I like her.

steveschneider wrote:Found a hot take based on some insider info lol.

https://twitter.com/2sassy4thislife/status/1228079635675652097?s=21

I know it’s third hand insider info, but that sure makes a helluva lot more sense than shocking everyone and quitting 24 hours before the NSD because your daughter is pregnant with your first grandchild. That never felt right with me. Quitting because he was pissed makes a lot more sense. Lots more.
In the end, it doesn’t matter. MD can be with his family after a mostly very positive 13 years here, and Spartan football begins a new chapter.

Heat Miser wrote:

tGreenWay wrote:



I know it’s third hand insider info, but that sure makes a helluva lot more sense than shocking everyone and quitting 24 hours before the NSD because your daughter is pregnant with your first grandchild. That never felt right with me. Quitting because he was pissed makes a lot more sense. Lots more.
In the end, it doesn’t matter. MD can be with his family after a mostly very positive 13 years here, and Spartan football begins a new chapter.

Top notch manipulation if true. Goad him into quitting so you don't have to fire the winningest coach in school history & pay out the remainder of his contract. I don't know if Beekman's a buffoon or a genius.

If Tucker does well, Beekman will look like a genius. If he doesn't, Beekman will get fired.

tGreenWay wrote:

steveschneider wrote:Found a hot take based on some insider info lol.

https://twitter.com/2sassy4thislife/status/1228079635675652097?s=21

I know it’s third hand insider info, but that sure makes a helluva lot more sense than shocking everyone and quitting 24 hours before the NSD because your daughter is pregnant with your first grandchild. That never felt right with me. Quitting because he was pissed makes a lot more sense. Lots more.
In the end, it doesn’t matter. MD can be with his family after a mostly very positive 13 years here, and Spartan football begins a new chapter.

I doubt it's that malicious or planned. Beekman may have requested he do something about the assistants... but D wouldn't "bow" to newbie AD pressure alone.

I would venture to guess, it's exactly what he said. The avalanche of shit you have to deal with (including possibly Beekman) just got overwhelming. Legal issues alone would be overbearing... then begging 17 year olds to like you MUST be wearing on a person. Attempting to re-invent yourself at 64.

Hell, I need a nap after just thinking about the shit he dealt with on any given day.

Let’s not forget that Dantonio gave us the best decade of modern spartan football history.

AvgMSUJoe wrote:

tGreenWay wrote:

I know it’s third hand insider info, but that sure makes a helluva lot more sense than shocking everyone and quitting 24 hours before the NSD because your daughter is pregnant with your first grandchild. That never felt right with me. Quitting because he was pissed makes a lot more sense. Lots more.
In the end, it doesn’t matter. MD can be with his family after a mostly very positive 13 years here, and Spartan football begins a new chapter.

I doubt it's that malicious or planned. Beekman may have requested he do something about the assistants... but D wouldn't "bow" to newbie AD pressure alone.

I would venture to guess, it's exactly what he said. The avalanche of shit you have to deal with (including possibly Beekman) just got overwhelming. Legal issues alone would be overbearing... then begging 17 year olds to like you MUST be wearing on a person. Attempting to re-invent yourself at 64.

Hell, I need a nap after just thinking about the shit he dealt with on any given day.

The lawsuit would’ve drained me completely. The type of civil litigator repping CB would annoy me to no end. Finding out he’s already been sanctioned doesn’t surprise me. IMO, he seems sleazy AF.

Rocinante wrote:Let’s not forget that Dantonio gave us the best decade of modern spartan football history.

I mentioned it. I did. Right here. Me.

Rocinante wrote:Let’s not forget that Dantonio gave us the best decade of modern spartan football history.

Those tools in this ladies twitter sound like he was Bobby or something, sheesh...

(prolly millennial idiots)

Rocinante wrote:Let’s not forget that Dantonio gave us the best decade of modern spartan football history.

Very true. Gotta say it was weird that MD wasn’t at the presser. I know he was on vacation but seemed odd.

Remember that one time we lost to Oregon 7-6? That sucked.

kingstonlake wrote:

Rocinante wrote:Let’s not forget that Dantonio gave us the best decade of modern spartan football history.

Very true. Gotta say it was weird that MD wasn’t at the presser. I know he was on vacation but seemed odd.

Didn't seem odd to me. Would have been awkward if he was there.

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WTF?

NigelUno wrote:

kingstonlake wrote:

Very true. Gotta say it was weird that MD wasn’t at the presser. I know he was on vacation but seemed odd.

Didn't seem odd to me. Would have been awkward if he was there.

Awkward?

kingstonlake wrote:

NigelUno wrote:

Didn't seem odd to me.  Would have been awkward if he was there.  

Awkward?

As awkward as his halftime retirement speech at the basketball game? That shit was terrible.

This thread blows

kingstonlake wrote:

Rocinante wrote:Let’s not forget that Dantonio gave us the best decade of modern spartan football history.

Very true. Gotta say it was weird that MD wasn’t at the presser. I know he was on vacation but seemed odd.

You really have it out for MD.

If he goes to the press conference, he is making it, at least in large part, about him. It also looks like a handpicked successor. And it gives the impression that he is going to be looking over Tucker's shoulder. None of those things are MD's style.

kingstonlake wrote:

NigelUno wrote:

Didn't seem odd to me. Would have been awkward if he was there.

Awkward?

Did I spell it wrong?

MiamiSpartan wrote:

kingstonlake wrote:

Very true. Gotta say it was weird that MD wasn’t at the presser. I know he was on vacation but seemed odd.

You really have it out for MD.

If he goes to the press conference, he is making it, at least in large part, about him. It also looks like a handpicked successor. And it gives the impression that he is going to be looking over Tucker's shoulder. None of those things are MD's style.

And it would have been a circus with the media there.

I don’t get the NFL tweet. Somebody enlighten me.

Rocinante wrote:I don’t get the NFL tweet.  Somebody enlighten me.

according to that scout dantonio and co. only allowed scouts to watch the players stretch(i'd imagine then being asked to leave) - which is beyond me why they would do that, you'd think the players would want them there but i don't know dick

Other Teams Pursuing That wrote:

kingstonlake wrote:

Awkward?

As awkward as his halftime retirement speech at the basketball game? That shit was terrible.

That was a little odd.  No one introduced him.  He just picked up the mic and walked out there.

MiamiSpartan wrote:

kingstonlake wrote:

Very true. Gotta say it was weird that MD wasn’t at the presser. I know he was on vacation but seemed odd.

You really have it out for MD.

If he goes to the press conference, he is making it, at least in large part, about him. It also looks like a handpicked successor. And it gives the impression that he is going to be looking over Tucker's shoulder. None of those things are MD's style.

He was the best coach I’ve ever seen at MSU, so no. Relax. Man there’s a lot of hurts butts around here lately. He brought some very big moments to the program. Some nice words to public about his successor would be pretty cool. Kind of a next man up type thing. Would have been cool in my opinion. I doubt Tucker would have been offended in the least bit.

kingstonlake wrote:

MiamiSpartan wrote:

You really have it out for MD.

If he goes to the press conference, he is making it, at least in large part, about him. It also looks like a handpicked successor. And it gives the impression that he is going to be looking over Tucker's shoulder. None of those things are MD's style.

He was the best coach I’ve ever seen at MSU, so no. Relax. Man there’s a lot of hurts butts around here lately. He brought some very big moments to the program. Some nice words to public about his successor would be pretty cool. Kind of a next man up type thing. Would have been cool in my opinion. I doubt Tucker would have been offended in the least bit.

Ok. You seem harsher than most in your criticisms the last few weeks, which, of course, are opinions you're welcome to have. Just an observation.

MiamiSpartan wrote:

kingstonlake wrote:

He was the best coach I’ve ever seen at MSU, so no. Relax. Man there’s a lot of hurts butts around here lately. He brought some very big moments to the program. Some nice words to public about his successor would be pretty cool. Kind of a next man up type thing. Would have been cool in my opinion. I doubt Tucker would have been offended in the least bit.

Ok. You seem harsher than most in your criticisms the last few weeks, which, of course, are opinions you're welcome to have. Just an observation.

Fair enough.

NigelUno wrote:

Other Teams Pursuing That wrote:

As awkward as his halftime retirement speech at the basketball game? That shit was terrible.

That was a little odd.  No one introduced him.  He just picked up the mic and walked out there.

Didn't the PA announcer give him a big intro?

Everytime I see a picture of max tucker (I’m going to call him max because I think his name should be max) he’s pointing at the person he’s taking the picture with. What’s with the points? Does he not know what else to do with his hands? If he doesn’t know what to do with his hands does he also not know what to do with a lead up by 5 with two minutes left on defense?

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Let him and bullough go. Either you’re in for a new era or stuck in 7-6 land

Other Teams Pursuing That wrote:Let him and bullough go. Either you’re in for a new era or stuck in 7-6 land

I have no idea if Chuck is a good coach or not, but maybe he's one of those guys you keep for 1 year for a little continuity.

https://spartanswire.usatoday.com/2020/02/16/msu-football-recruit-rb-jordon-simmons-officially-signs-with-michigan-state/

RB out of Georgia makes it official today