Re: Welcome Coach Fickell

by **NigelUno** 2020-02-10, 09:36

Nordic wrote:The BoT is a rubber stamp at this point. Despite all the background noise Beekman/search committee did their due diligence investigating multiple candidates and handled the search in the right way. That is all they can ask for. Now it is up to Beekman to present the results, and the way this has been handled, he is no dummy and has it under control. Not the least bit worried about the BoT.

Not sure he has it under control...

by **Nordic** 2020-02-10, 09:37

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Oh shit

by **DWags** 2020-02-10, 09:37

Call Duzzi right now.

by **Nordic** 2020-02-10, 09:38

NigelUno wrote:
Nordic wrote:The BoT is a rubber stamp at this point. Despite all the background noise Beekman/search committee did their due diligence investigating multiple candidates and handled the search in the right way. That is all they can ask for. Now it is up to Beekman to present the results, and the way this has been handled, he is no dummy and has it under control. Not the least bit worried about the BoT.

Not sure he has it under control...

If Fickell says no, that is his choice. People will blame Beekman. But from the reports he did everything right.

by **Floyd Robertson** 2020-02-10, 09:39

Oh well, I hate football anyway.

by **WhiteBoyHatcher** 2020-02-10, 09:40

The internet is on fire right now. Welcome Coach Fickell - Page 11 1966794946

Check your twitter feed if you have one. People are literally tweeting Fuck yous at Dantonio.

by **CORNER BLITZ** 2020-02-10, 09:40

by **Nordic** 2020-02-10, 09:42

WhiteBoyHatcher wrote:The internet is on fire right now.

Check your twitter feed if you have one. People are literally tweeting Fuck yous at Dantonio.

This meltdown is gonna be epic

by **WhiteBoyHatcher** 2020-02-10, 09:44

The timing of him waiting until now is very strange and really couldn't be worse for MSU.

Oh well it's just a football coach. I'm here for the meltdowns.

by **Wally Fairway** 2020-02-10, 09:45

by **steveschneider** 2020-02-10, 09:45

Looks like Solari was right when he put no contract in place. Funny how many insiders said this was a done deal. Can any of you with insider access pass along my suggestion of Eric Bienemy?

by **Travis of the Cosmos** 2020-02-10, 09:47

Haha woooooooo!!!!!!! Let chaos reign!!!!!

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by **Watch Out Pylon!** 2020-02-10, 09:47

So we're stringing up WBH by the balls now right?

by **Wally Fairway** 2020-02-10, 09:51

Nordic wrote:
NigelUno wrote:

Not sure he has it under control...

If Fickell says no, that is his choice. People will blame Beekman. But from the reports he did everything right.

I expect Beekman to announce, today, that Tressel is the new head coach. No further search is required, the right man for the job is right here on campus.

Seems fitting as that is exactly how Beekman became AD under Engler

by **kingstonlake** 2020-02-10, 09:51

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by **Nordic** 2020-02-10, 09:51

by **Watch Out Pylon!** 2020-02-10, 09:52

We're a hockey school anyway.

by **Travis of the Cosmos** 2020-02-10, 09:53

by **CORNER BLITZ** 2020-02-10, 09:53

Wally Fairway wrote:
Nordic wrote:

If Fickell says no, that is his choice. People will blame Beekman. But from the reports he did everything right.
I expect Beekman to announce, today, that Tressel is the new head coach. No further search is required, the right man for the job is right here on campus.

Seems fitting as that is exactly how Beekman became AD under Engler

Lol

by **Watch Out Pylon!** 2020-02-10, 09:54

Thread name change needed.

by **kingstonlake** 2020-02-10, 09:54

NigelUno wrote:
steveschneider wrote:I agree with Tony Paul again if Fickell turns it down we should turn to Chris Creighton right away. Another good choice. Eric Bienemy would be an amazing choice as well and incredible how often he gets over looked.

He's not turning it down. He took the job before Dantonio quit.

Sure as hell looked like Beekman was the only person on the plane. Thought we had a search committee. Guess they were busy. Wink, wink.

Source?

by **WhiteBoyHatcher** 2020-02-10, 09:55

Watch Out Pylon! wrote:So we're stringing up WBH by the balls now right?

String away, I deserve it.

I would be really really curious to know what happened at the end of last week that slowed their roll. Must have been from Fickell's camp? They thought they had it done. Comp posted that the MSU side yesterday thought they 100% had an agreement.

by **Rocinante** 2020-02-10, 09:55

I’m really disappointed. A guy I barely had heard of is not going to be MSUs football coach.

On the bright side Nigel proved himself again to be a preening twatwaffle.

WBH gets a kick in the balls too. Sorry buddy. That’ll teach you to ever be sure of anything ever again.

by **Watch Out Pylon!** 2020-02-10, 09:56

Travis of the Cosmos wrote:

we are living in the darkest timeline.

by **GRR Spartan** 2020-02-10, 09:59

Unhappy memories Fran Ganter come to mind.

Months ago some questioned if Fickell and his wife would ever want to leave Ohio. Guess we got an answer.

Selfishly, I was hoping AD Beekman, President Stanley and the BOT could pull this off. Instead MSU ended up with a private jet and no passenger(s).

PS
Checked the rcmb as soon as I read Thamel’s tweet. Trevor locked the Fickell thread. Meltdown is a going to be a troll convention. The Angry Twenty is going to be The Angry 400.

by **kingstonlake** 2020-02-10, 10:00

kingstonlake wrote:Since were all speculating here’s my bold ass prediction (hope I’m wrong)

MSU is going on some sort of probation or some sort of sanctions because of the Blackwell case. Fickell has been informed of this and still MSU’s 1a choice. He declines because of it. Tressel is the coach for 2020

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by **steveschneider** 2020-02-10, 10:00

Just remember it's better to be right than first! cherry

by **steveschneider** 2020-02-10, 10:01

Let's be real even if we landed Fickell we were still going to see the occasional six win or less season.

by **NigelUno** 2020-02-10, 10:02

Rocinante wrote:I’m really disappointed. A guy I barely had heard of is not going to be MSUs football coach.

On the bright side Nigel proved himself again to be a preening twatwaffle.

WBH gets a kick in the balls too. Sorry buddy. That’ll teach you to ever be sure of anything ever again.

Seems a little disingenuous to say you've barely heard of him...while tracking what other posters have been saying about him...

by **WhiteBoyHatcher** 2020-02-10, 10:02

I think you have to go back to the Plan 1a candidates and offer them the moon discreetly. Duzzi, Tucker, Saleh. Very unlikely but who knows.

They are saying Chris Creighton is the next best guy. Might be a good football coach. A little older. A lot less inspiring.

by **NigelUno** 2020-02-10, 10:02

steveschneider wrote:Let's be real even if we landed Fickell we were still going to see the occasional six win or less season.

That's the spirit!

by **NigelUno** 2020-02-10, 10:04

WhiteBoyHatcher wrote:I think you have to go back to the Plan 1a candidates and offer them the moon discreetly. Duzzi, Tucker, Saleh. Very unlikely but who knows.

They are saying Chris Creighton is the next best guy. Might be a good football coach. A little older. A lot less inspiring.

Coaches change their minds. Maybe one of the Plan 1A guys will.

by **steveschneider** 2020-02-10, 10:06

NigelUno wrote:
steveschneider wrote:Let's be real even if we landed Fickell we were still going to see the occasional six win or less season.

That's the spirit!

We land a coach from Ohio we've done pretty well (Saban and Dantonio) but both had let down seasons at MSU. Trend would probably continue.

by **Jake from State Farm** 2020-02-10, 10:09

Floyd Robertson wrote:Oh well, I hate football anyway.

Yep, my weekends will be free this fall.

by **NigelUno** 2020-02-10, 10:10

Sources: Luke Fickell will not be Michigan State's next head coach

Fickell was never formally offered the job. But when State officials left the meeting near noontime on Sunday, there was an understanding that if Fickell wanted the job it was his...

Part of the issue here is athletic director Bill Beekman’s inexperience. Despite Michigan State removing the interim tag from Beekman in 2018, his place there is still viewed within the industry as interim in feel. He came to the athletic department as the secretary of the board of trustees in the wake of the Nassar scandal. It made sense to bring in someone to help clean things up, but his glaring lack of experience in athletics has been exposed in this search.

Michigan’s State’s inability to get to Fickell soon, the public rejections by Tucker and Saleh and the lack of ability to move covertly has left the search flailing. Don’t be surprised if Michigan State attempts to reach back out to candidates that have turned them down, perhaps with a more attractive financial package to lure them. Michigan State has money, and the likely result will be them spending a lot of it

Interim coach Mike Tressel becomes an increasingly more attractive option. There are other decent names that MSU could conceivably chase – former Wisconsin coach Bret Bielema, Cal’s Justin Wilcox and Kentucky’s Mark Stoops among them. But Michigan State’s clunky, public and un-focused search has backed it into a corner where anyone who takes it knows they weren’t close to the top choice. That gives any sitting coach or coordinator tremendous financial leverage if Michigan State does call.

by **WhiteBoyHatcher** 2020-02-10, 10:12

C'mon we can do better than that with the thread title.

How about "Welcome Coach Dave Warner"? Thoughts?

by **Travis of the Cosmos** 2020-02-10, 10:14

I vote “welcome back to Cincinnati coach fickell”

And who can blame him? You can’t get noodles with meat sauce and a literal pound of cheese anywhere

by **Heat Miser** 2020-02-10, 10:15

NigelUno wrote:Sources: Luke Fickell will not be Michigan State's next head coach

That article is depressing from top to bottom.

by **Floyd Robertson** 2020-02-10, 10:19

This feels like 1979 all over again. Welcome back g host of Muddy Waters.

by **GRR Spartan** 2020-02-10, 10:19

Hindsight, think Beekman did everything right.

Between Beekman returning to EL ready to present the BOT with a contract and the announcement Fickell listened to Cincinnati’s last pitch, his wife probably wasn’t happy about moving....anywhere.

The Fickell’s have had a charmed life. They met at Ohio State, never leaving Ohio and 3 moves, to Akron, back to Columbus and then Cincinnati. Compare that to any other Big Ten coach.

PS
DWags is spot on with Blackwell and others trying to cut MSU at the knees. It’s to the point DetNews gave Tony Paul a headline space to repeat 10-12 day old story that Hollis testimony would remain sealed. Except for piling on, how is that cogent.

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