Dantonio Being Mentioned as Possible Les Miles Replacement

Why would LSU offer someone who

• Is 61 years old with documented heart problems
• Has never coached in the SEC West
• Has never recruited a player out of Louisiana
• Has never beaten Bama
• Has two daughters enrolling at the school he is coaching at

Joe Alleva is signaling to his constituents that he will leave no stone unturned.  Dantonio's agent is trying to get a conversation with Joe Alleva to pitch one of his clients.  Mork is lending his name to satisfy both fronts.

but it would be fun to see an annual Grimace Bowl between him and Saban. So much scowling!

Not going to happen. Mork is going to die at MSU (many years from now). He doesn't appear to have aspirations beyond MSU and it's a safe job for him to hold on to. LSU isn't worth the risk, look at Burt and Arkansas (vs Wisconsin). Once you're in a power 5 job, you really shouldn't move unless it's your dream job. Even then, it rarely works out. Just ask Lane Kiffin.

I actually had this conversation with a friend today about LSU/other programs for Mark D. Having a daughter at MSU complicates things, but IMO things are just going to get worse at State for him. He's going to have trouble competing against Jim/Urban. Now he's stuck competing with Wisky/Penn State/Nebraska/Iowa. His program doesn't seem to have a good QB in waiting, he lost Narduzzi/his great secondary. If he doesn't leave soon his desirability will sink.

I think he goes pros. Plays a lot of sets, runs a pro offense, looks like he has a pro attitude. Could maybe get Narduzzi to leave and be his D coordinator.

LSU - he's stuck trying to compete against Bama, UGA, Florida etc... (same Big10 problem).

Interesting - ND. If Kelly gets fired he can take an independent team and use the Catholic HS network/catholics to get better classes than MSU. Won't need to compete against Urban/Harbaugh and ND has a lot of money compared to MSU. (Also doing my grad school at ND I honestly would prefer Mark D over Kelly).

MD is a zero percent chance of going to lsu. to old, no ties to the area, lsu will want to go younger.

Pack my bags and head to LSU as soon as I could. It's a chance to get the best athletes and see if your system will work work with them. LSU is going to be in a good spot when it comes to finding a coach. Here is what I see maybe happening.

LSU - Chip Kelly, Herman, Briles, RR, Dantonio

If I was LSU I would hire Herman but that's me. LSU is quite possibly a better job then USC and Texas, and Saban is gone sooner then later, back to the NFL he will go. Petrino or RR would be great hires for LSU...

Some of these comments are absurd. Dantonio has been much more successful than Saban was at MSU and is recognized widely, outside of Ann Arbor, for it. He's a candidate for many other more prestigious jobs, but it's well known he has no interest and plans to retire in East Lansing. Further, people on this board have been predicting his doom every new coaching hire from RR, to Hoke and now Harbaugh. Now Harbaugh will win more than lose going forward but it's time people deal with the facts and that Dantonio can pick and choose and he's already chosen to retire in EL.

I say this as a Michgan fan and alum but also a Michigan man who can respect and acknowledge the success that someone like Dantonio has had at a place like MSU.

I don't think his cry-baby, disrepekt shctick will fly in the bayous. Especially after his 38-0 beat down vs Bama last season. He would be a hard sell to the Baton Rouge faithful starving for offense.

The guys not leaving. There's a weird east Lansing thing that I won't ever understand but Izzo and Dantonio are there until they retire. I honestly never want him to leave, especially with a 7-2 record against Michigan. The turn is finally here, time to beat him.

Not a bad choice for them, actually. System continuity and he's a good coach. But he's not exactly young, and I thought they were focused on getting an offensive minded coach?

Not seeing Dantonio go and not seeing LSU want him.  This is going to cost LSU a fortune in buyout money.  They may have trouble finding someone who wants the job...not sure this is the destination job that LSU thinks it is.  Besides why would they pay out $13-18 million in buyout to hire a guy in his 60s with a heart condition?  Makes zero sense from a risk management point of view.

Louisiana in the summer is one of the most miserable, bug infested, muggy & hot places on earth.  I can't see anybody in their right mind wanting to live there.

He is going nowhere.

He's too old to start over and he would trade bumping up against Wisconsin, UM & OSU for Alabama, Florida, Ole Miss, et al.

The notion that it will happen because Nick went to LSU ignores one crucial fact:

When Saban went to LSU in 2000, he was 49 with no significant health issues.

Dantonio will be 61 in March 2017 and has had recent heart problems.

It's just plain dumb to think for five seconds that Dantonio will end up in Baton Rouge.

I think it's doubtful, for reasons mentioned already.   I could see it happening in one particular case: if Dantonio really, really wants a national title to feel like his career is complete.  The beatdown at the hands of Alabama could have convinced him that it's not going to happen in East Lansing.  But I think it's more likely he just retires in a couple of years.

  

That a "Mrs. D'Antoni" was looking at houses in Bocage.

Mork from Ork ain't goin nowhere.

Not a good choice forfeiture party involved.

Dantonio would have to go and rebuild an entire program from the ground up. And at his age, and with recent health issues, I'm not sure he'll want to do that. Expectations at MSU are now at a high level, but they're reasonable. At LSU, every year is title or bust. I'm guessing that's stress he can do without. Add in the fact that now you have to contend with Alabama every year, and Dantonio has shown that even with his teams at full strength, he is no match for them.

Finally, Dantonio has built his entire life and reason for living into playing and beating Michigan. The guy will have no reason to exist if he leaves.

Dantonio isn't going anywhere, anytime. He will retire where he's at. Put it to rest.

The only school he would leave MSU for is OSU, once Meyer starts tanking the program and decides he needs more "family time."

I don't want Mork to leave East Lansing. I want Harbaugh to beat him into sumbission and then keep beating him just for fun.

BUT

I think Mork is a helluva football coach and I think he would do very well at LSU.

his ties are Ohio. can he recruit in the south? he is a good coach, but he's msu greatest all time coach now, why leave....

I had that thought shortly after the Miles new broke. It won't happen, but it would be hilarious. Can you imagine the reaction from Sparty after Saban dos the same thing? I think getting away from Meyer and Harbaugh is the last reason why he'd leave MSU. Having that high competition and being underestimated is what fuels him. Although maybe the opportunity to dethrone Saban would be tempting.

Ran into Connor Cook's mom at the Titans-Raiders game yesterday. She said Dantonio told them he's going to retire from MSU and will be in the next few years. Having a daughter graduating makes sense as well. She said he wants to enjoy retired life a bit and spending it more with family when they have more time (not in school) makes sense as well. He's not looking to take on a new task rebuilding.

...because the beat writers are always SOOOOO accurate when it comes to lists of potential candidates 1 day into a coaching search.  Right?