Coach Mark Dantonio (official thread)

[OregonBuckeye]

Originally Posted by sparcboxbuck

Either way, I love both of these coaches for standing up for their guys. Regardless of how it's done, the message to the players is clear -- "I have your back."

Clearly you never heard Bobby Reid's point of view.

[sparcboxbuck]

Originally Posted by OregonBuckeye

Clearly you never heard Bobby Reid's point of view.

I'm familiar with his POV. I do think that BR may have had a few issues that would lead him to not appreciate what MG did. Myself in BR's position? I'm not sure that I'd have appreciated how MG handled things... but I would have appreciated that he did.

[HailToMichigan]

Originally Posted by jwinslow

Apparenly Rob Parker has a history of tossing out baseless accusations at UM football players as well (which were later proven false). It's about time someone held him accountable.

Rob Parker has a history of tossing out baseless, idiotic accusations at just about everything and everyone. My personal favorite was when he called Hank Aaron classless and a coward (those words exactly, repeatedly, and as just as an example of what else was in the column) for not following Barry Bonds around the country so he could be in the stands when the HR record was broken. It's literally gotten to the point where we figure if Rob Parker accuses you of something, you're probably in the clear. The man's a jackass and fans in Michigan have learned never to take him seriously until he's corroborated by someone with a brain.

[IronBuckI]

Where's the Sportscenter never-ending loop of Coach Dantonio sticking up for his players? Sure it's not as entertaining as Gundy's, but it seems much more effective in getting the point across about ESPN-like (sensationalistic) "journalism".

Oh, Never mind, I just answered my own question. Can't show someone bashing bad journalism without having the opportunity to make them look foolish. Now can we?

[osugrad21]

DFP

Dantonio rooting for Buckeyes ROUNDUP

FREE PRESS NEWS SERVICES ? November 19, 2008

Michigan State coach Mark Dantonio had an interesting quote posted on ESPN.com.

To go to the Rose Bowl, his Spartans need to beat No. 7 Penn State in State College a few hours after Michigan beats No. 10 Ohio State in Columbus.
Still, Dantonio, a former Ohio State assistant and protege of Buckeyes coach Jim Tressel, said he's pulling for the scarlet and gray.
"I'm not rooting for Michigan," Dantonio said, according to ESPN.com blogger Adam Rittenberg. "I'm going to focus on our task at hand here and worry about the things we can control. I have too many good friends and too many people that wouldn't let me back into their house to let me do that.
"So ... Go Bucks!"

[JimsSweaterVest]

Originally Posted by osugrad21

DFP

Dantonio rooting for the Buckeyes. Dantonio = Good People.

[IronBuckI]

If I were a Michigan State fan, I would be extremely [censored]ed. Probably not the smartest comment that Coach Dantonio has ever made.

[BayBuck]

Originally Posted by IronBuckI

If I were a Michigan State fan, I would be extremely [censored]ed. Probably not the smartest comment that Coach Dantonio has ever made.

He's rooting for his former employer and a bunch of good coaching friends over his instate archrival, and chances are his support will not have any impact on the outcome of The Game; even some MSU fans are smart enough to understand that.

[IronBuckI]

Originally Posted by BayBuck

He's rooting for his former employer and a bunch of good coaching friends over his instate archrival, and chances are his support will not have any impact on the outcome of The Game; even some MSU fans are smart enough to understand that.

MSU fans are smart enough to know that they can go to the Rose Bowl, and their coach is rooting for the team that will eliminate that chance.

If MSU fans were really smart then they would realize that they want to root against tOSU, and root for Oregon State (aOSU?). MSU vs. USC would be a disaster.

[Buckeyefrankmp]

Who here rooted for Michigan against MSU or PSU?

[BayBuck]

Originally Posted by IronBuckI

MSU fans are smart enough to know that they can go to the Rose Bowl, and their coach is rooting for the team that will eliminate that chance.

The alternative is for their coach to root for archrival scUM, so it's pretty much a lose-lose: he demonstrates more class by displaying his personal loyalty to his friends.

[IronBuckI]

Originally Posted by BayBuck

The alternative is for their coach to root for archrival scUM, so it's pretty much a lose-lose: he demonstrates more class by displaying his personal loyalty to his friends.

He'd display more sense by using coach-speak and saying that he was concentrating on his own game. Afterall, those two teams are playing for some pretty high stakes themselves.

[BB73]

The other possibility, due to the timing of the games, is that he's getting ready to 'spin' a probable tOSU victory over TSUN, which his players will learn about minutes before their kickoff in Happy Valley.

By stating ahead of time that it's a good thing for tOSU to win, after that happens, he can say to his team just before kickoff "All right, TSUN lost, now we can go out there and win a share of the Big Ten title and show everybody that we're now the top football program in our state!"

That way they won't be thinking "Damn, tOSU won, so we don't have a shot at the Rose Bowl" just before they take the field.

[ScriptOhio]

What he says in public; and what he says in private (or how he actually actually feels) can be two totally different things.

[IronBuckI]

Originally Posted by ScriptOhio

What he says in public; and what he says in private (or how he actually actually feels) can be two totally different things.

Which is why coach speak would have been the best route.