Michigan State FB Coach Mark Dantonio steps down

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People have been speculating all season the this one would be his last. Not surprised by this. I am guessing they go outside because of all the things that have been alleged the past two years against the program.
 

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Well that’s news. Do they go internal on a candidate?

not that I’m that concerned but the Campbell insiders have always said it was one of the jobs he might want.

Sounds like it might kind of a mess there...I'd be pretty surprised if CMC goes to a bigger clean up project than ISU.
 

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People have been speculating all season the this one would be his last. Not surprised by this. I am guessing they go outside because of all the things that have been alleged the past two years against the program.

I am friends with a guy pretty tied in there.

Good guy, used to work with him, kept in touch.

He says this does not surprise him at all.

Said they "have a plan" for the next step, too.
 

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I don't know if he has any interest in being a head coach but Phil Parker at Iowa is a MSU alum. Problem with him is probably his age. I would guess he is close to 60.
 

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Uh, no. He beat Harbaugh once and that took one of the flukiest plays in CFB history. I think they would prefer he stayed and continued to run that sinking ship.

Dantonio at MSU is a strange case. I think I'd describe it as a guy who did an incredible job there, but whose tenure has run its course for both on and off the field issues.

Overall MSU is an overrated job. With an 8 win season next year Campbell will match the # of wins in 5 years that Nick Saban accomplished at MSU. Seems like Perles is pretty revered there and was coach for a long time and was barely over .500.

Final top 10 finishes in the past 40 years - Perles (1), Saban (1), Dantonio (4).
 
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Dantonio at MSU is a strange case. I think I'd describe it as a guy who did an incredible job there, but whose tenure has run its course for both on and off the field issues.

Overall MSU is an overrated job. With an 8 win season next year Campbell will match the # of wins in 5 years that Nick Saban accomplished at MSU. Seems like Perles is pretty revered there and was coach for a long time and was barely over .500.

Final top 10 finishes in the past 40 years - Perles (1), Saban (1), Dantonio (4).
Yep, it's not an easy job. Especially now when every year you are facing Ohio State, Penn St. & Michigan in your own division.
 

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Dantonio at MSU is a strange case. I think I'd describe it as a guy who did an incredible job there, but whose tenure has run its course for both on and off the field issues.

Overall MSU is an overrated job. With an 8 win season next year Campbell will match the # of wins in 5 years that Nick Saban accomplished at MSU. Seems like Perles is pretty revered there and was coach for a long time and was barely over .500.

Final top 10 finishes in the past 40 years - Perles (1), Saban (1), Dantonio (4).

I've said for awhile MSU is ISU with a better home state to recruit. That's it. Dantonio hurt himself. He refused to change his staff over the past few years and it's rendered his program obsolete. He's also had numerous other stuff going on behind the scenes and with the institution as a whole. That said, I didn't want him to quit. I want that institution to suffer as long as possible for what they've covered up and allowed on their campus. We talk about Baylor and PSU all the time and never MSU even though their sins were just as egregious.
 

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