Coach Mark Dantonio (official thread)

[3074326]

Originally Posted by IronBuckI

It's pretty irrelevant who we root for too.

Yup, which is why I root for the team I like most in pretty much every situation.

[BB73]

Originally Posted by IronBuckI

That actually does make sense. I assumed that BB73 was joking in his post. Telling a tale of an elaborate head game that Dantonio was playing with his players.

No, I wasn't joking, just pointing out a possibility. I can see Dantonio being concerned about his players getting the news that their Rose Bowl chances have ended just before taking the field at Happy Valley, and getting a little down because of it. Acting like the TSUN loss is good for MSU (which is more believeable by him stating it ahead of time), and reminding them that they can still win a share of the Big Ten crown would be what I expect to be the core of his last pre-game talk to the team.

As far as the two things being unlikely to happen together, they're about as likely as what LSU needed to get into the NC game last year. Before that game, Les Miles had the presser to deny his taking the TSUN job, in order to keep his players focused on Tennessee.

As a reminder, besides winning his CCG over Tennessee, Les also needed Pitt over WVU (about as likely as TSUN over tOSU this week), and Oklahoma over Mizzou (more likely than MSU/PSU, but out of his control).

[Steve19]

Originally Posted by IronBuckI

Me too, or +1, or "same", or whatever it is that you kids say these days.

IronBuckI and friends?

[muffler dragon]

Dantonio has earned his keep | The Detroit News | detnews.com

If Mark Dantonio becomes a wanted man after Michigan State's improbable season ends, don't expect the school's administration to make it easy for anyone to lure him somewhere else.
It's unclear if athletic director Mark Hollis intends to renegotiate Dantonio's five-year deal worth at least $5.5 million following the season, but members of MSU's Board of Trustees definitely appear at least willing to explore the idea.
"Mark (Dantonio) is very successful, he's very happy, people are tickled to death with him, things are on the upbeat," said George Perles, trustee and former head football coach. "We'll wait until the season is over and will certainly make a fuss about him and tell him how important he is to the program."
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Hollis follows a policy to not comment publicly about potential or current contract negotiations until an actual contract is signed, said John Lewandowski, associate athletic director for media relations.
Veteran trustee Joel Ferguson is confident Hollis will meet with Dantonio after this season and discuss a number of issues.
Topics could include the coach's future and compensation for himself and assistants.
"We have an excellent athletic director that has a great relationship with coach Dantonio," Ferguson said. "Whatever should be done, those two will work it out."

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[Redhawk]

ESPN - Michigan State Spartans, coach Mike Dantonio agree on revised deal

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Michigan State coach Mark Dantonio got a new contract Friday, a deal that will pay him a $2 million bonus if he remains with the program into 2016. The revised contract was announced in Florida, where the No. 19 Spartans (9-3) are preparing to play No. 16 Georgia (9-3) on New Year's Day in the Capital One Bowl. Dantonio's contract remains a five-year rollover deal with a base salary of $618,000. His overall compensation will rise to $1.8 million per year, up from $1.13 million, because of increased supplemental income.

[osugrad21]

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Dantonio says he'll be here a long time

Posted 06/22 @ 10:24pm by Zack Colman
MSU football head coach Mark Dantonio is a lifer.
The coach that has helped turn around the Spartans football program said in a radio interview this weekend that he has no plans to leave MSU ? ever.
?This is our last coaching job as a family,? he told Cleveland?s ?The Dugout Sports Show? hosts Glenn Moore and Dan Brock. ?This is where I want to be. I?m 53 years old, so ? Michigan State?s a great place, I was here for six years prior to coming back here. I try to keep my eyes and focus on what we?re doing here, so I?m here for the long term.?
Dantonio, who also has ties to Ohio State from when he was defensive coordinator and won a national championship in 2002 with Jim Tressel, has developed a faithful following among MSU students, alumni and even from peers for his recruiting success. In his two years at the helm in East Lansing, Dantonio has led the Spartans to two bowl games and compiled this year?s 17th best recruiting class, according to Rivals.com.


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[TheIronColonel]

Good for Coach D. I always liked him, and I'd like to see him do well at MSU. They can go 11-1 every year for all I care, with one obvious loss.

[OH HSKR FAN]

Dantonio has done a great job in East Lansing. I do wonder who has the bigger office, him or Izzo?

[VprHis]

Izzo. You're talking about a city where "In IZZO we trust" bumper stickers are common.

[DaddyBigBucks]

Originally Posted by VprHis

Izzo. You're talking about a city where "In IZZO we trust" bumper stickers are common.

I'm glad I didn't know that.

[osugrad21]

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Dantonio's demand: Justify hype on field

Big Ten football media days MSU picked to finish third in preseason league poll

Joe Rexrode ? jrexrode@lsj.com ? July 28, 2009

CHICAGO - Defying expectations is a Michigan State tradition. Better than expected (1999, 2003, 2007, 2008). Worse than expected (2000, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006).
In Mark Dantonio's first two seasons, the Spartans went 16-10, foiling the experts by making a bowl in 2007 and a New Year's Day bowl in 2008.
"People gave you a little bit of a look," Dantonio recalled of proclaiming New Year's Day as a goal before the 2008 season, "but we made it there.'
So now the expectations have flipped. MSU was picked third by a panel of about 350 media members who cover the Big Ten, in results released here Monday at the Big Ten's annual interview sessions.
MSU last landed in the preseason top three in 2002, a season that resulted in a 4-8 record and the firing of Bobby Williams. Dantonio has been battling recent history since his arrival as head coach and said he's aware of the need to embrace and meet lofty expectations - and to understand the narrow margin between success and failure.
"I think it's very, very important to recognize that we've been in this situation before at times, where the Spartans have sort of raised up a little bit on very high expectations and fell a little bit flat," Dantonio said. "We've won very, very few games just going away. Our program is such that we've been involved in a lot of close games."
Along with the team nod, MSU junior linebacker Greg Jones was voted preseason defensive player of the year. He's the first Spartan to get a preseason player of the year nod since receiver Charles Rogers in 2002.
Ohio State was picked to finish first in the league in the poll, with Penn State coming in second. Those teams finished 7-1 and tied for first a year ago, with MSU in third place at 6-2. It was MSU's best Big Ten performance since 1999.
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[Buckeyefrankmp]

Originally Posted by TheIronColonel

Good for Coach D. I always liked him, and I'd like to see him do well at MSU. They can go 11-1 every year for all I care, with one obvious loss.

I agree. Anytime a Big Ten school can build itself on the national stage without hurting Ohio State in the process is great.

[daddyphatsacs]

I get the feeling that Michigan St. will be a stop for Dantonio in his coaching career. I think he's a great coach. I would not be surprised to see his name pop up at a Notre Dame or any other big program (well, at least perceived to be big ) in the near future. He knows the midwest well, and has done very well in his short tenure as a head coach.

[BB73]

SI.com

Injured hockey player rips MSU football decision

Michigan State hockey player A.J. Sturges released a statement Thursday to media members criticizing the football program's decision to reinstate Glenn Winston, the sophomore running back who injured him during an off-campus altercation in October. "In my opinion, the immediate reinstatement of Glenn Winston to the football team reflects very poorly on Michigan State athletics," Sturges wrote. "This decision has established weak precedent for future athletes involved in violent crimes." Sturges said he suffered a fractured skull, bleeding on the brain and had to have five stitches inside his mouth after taking a punch to the side of the head from Winston. Sturges missed the 2008-09 season and said he was forced to drop academic courses because of memory issues and headaches resulting from the injuries.

[majorpayne27]

If Sturges' version of the story is accurate, I don't think Winston should be able to play for MSU. Release him from his scholarship and let him try to play somewhere else.

Krenzel said he was surprised by Dantonio's decision on Friday's Common Man and the Torg show.