Mel Tucker reportedly has been offered an extension

They’d be nuts not to give him one. They’ve hit home runs on their last two hires. They don’t want to risk him walking out the door and them having to go through the hiring process all over again, possibly ending up with someone who could undo everything that has Dantonio and Tucker have done.

If I’m Tucker, though, I’m testing the waters to see what options are out there this season. Saban may still be at Alabama, but this season shows that there could be some blood in the water down in Tuscaloosa, and he can’t possibly be looking to stay past his current contract. He’ll be 75 anyway by the time that’s done, and once he leaves there will be a serious power vacuum in the West. LSU is probably in one of the best positions to seize on that opportunity.

Meanwhile, he could stay here, but OSU is not going anywhere anytime soon. They’re not slowing down, and keep finding ways every year to just keep getting better and keep recruiting more and more difference-makers. Good luck getting past them more than once or twice a decade.

His ability to achieve what he wants will undoubtedly be more within reach at LSU. 

I'm fine with it. Let's see if he keeps hitting lottery tickets in the portal. 

Why??? Because he beat M two years in a row. He just lost to Purdue. His track record before MSU was not that good either. Seems short sighted. He has to prove a lot before I would give any contract like this.

Tucker looks really good right now, but his career trajectory is really odd. How much of this year's success comes from stumbling into a Heisman finalist on Wake Forest's bench? He has a losing record in his other two seasons as a head coach and schools are throwing piles of money at him.

Good stay I have faith he wont pan out and we can alter his record against us in a very favorable manor.

I'd be surprised if they didn't.  He's pretty much exactly what they need.

Is Rico still trying to thrown it over the mountains?

Michigan should not fear Mel Tucker as MSU's coach.  Our coaches should probably do some more self scouting and blend that with the knowledge that Mel's teams will just point at our weakness, making some simple in-game adjustments possible where they were apparently impossible the last two games.

It’s going to be a costly investment in long term mediocrity. 

Honestly, I hope he stays. I think he found a diamond in the rough in Kenneth Walker (give him credit for that, it is deserved), but without walker, this season would be completely different. I also feel that Sparty has had pretty good fortune this year. How many teams get significantly outgain in about half their games and still have an 8-1 record? Again, give him credit, but I don't think the results they are seeing this year will be the norm going forward. 

If he leaves, I think Luke Fickel would be a prime candidate for the job and may take it this time around. I know many on this board don't believe Fickel would take the MSU job, but he may find that to be an easier path to making the playoff than if he were to stay at Cincinnati. And for those who say moving from Cincinnati to MSU is a lateral move, it simply is not. 

A commodity needs to be addressed regardless of how the remaining games go. If he's being talked about for a handful of coaching jobs across the country and MSU wants to keep him, better meet or match other potential offers. 

I remember when a Michigan coach was a hot commodity. 

I honestly have no idea if Mel Tucker is a good coach or not.  He had a mediocre resume when he was hired and they were dogshit last year (but that is certainly understandable).  They’ve been good, but objectively not nearly as good as their record, this year.  Seems like smoke and mirrors. 
 

What I do know is that Mel Tucker staying in EL certainly doesn’t register as something that makes me fear them.  It seems like they are buying really, really high on him.  But given their position, probably the right thing to do

Tucker seems like a decent to solid HC. Seems to run a good program. His team isn’t as dirty as Dantonio had them, and also isn’t as UM hating as he was. There really isn’t anything about him that seems special though. Not anything interesting on O, and as a “defensive coach” he’s not been able to scheme anything to mask his awful pass defense.

If I were to predict, I would say if he stays at MSU for the long run he is akin to Pelini at Nebraska. 8-9 win team. Win some games they shouldn’t and lose some Maryland or Rutgers games. I don’t think he ever makes it to Indy and he doesn’t ever come close to Dantonio’s 2011-15 levels of success

Reportedly is a weird word. We use it in this context so frequently... But if you think about it, it's confusing.

Also, beat generic state school in happy valley today!! Go blue!!!!

Window dressing for recruits I still think he’s leaving, based on history.  Ask Colorado.  Fwiw I hope he stays and gets lit up in A2 in 22.

Tucker tucker bo-bucker

As it turns out the talk of Tucker to LSU was not likely of substance. His history as a head coach is not long enough, and not successful enough. LSU wants a sure fire, home run hire.

The talk of Jimbo Fisher (because of his connections with the LSU AD), and Billy Napier, HC of the Louisiana Ragin Cajuns, are the only names persistently come up now.

I again want to point out that if all things being equal with pay, why would Tucker want to go to LSU instead of staying at MSU?

He's not getting fired for going 8-4 at MSU, and would at LSU. Power and security are something he'd have at MSU over LSU.

Fuck Mel Tucker.

good.... can't wait for Michigan to even the score

oddly enough, I don't hate him like Mork...  you have to admit he's done a good job for them and so far I see no character issues like Meyer and that last POS shit Sparty had as a coach

I mean, is there 'really' a home run coach out there for LSU?

Tucker looks like a guy on the rise to me, and has a lot of good, wide range of experience, including being with Saban at LSU... some of the other names being mentioned like Riley (who will get destroyed by SEC defenses btw) or Fisher (I doubt he jumps to another job after only being at A&M four years) are typical fanbase pipedreams

Billy Napier seems like as much of a reach as Tucker, and certainly is not a sure thing.

I don't care if Tucker stays or goes, but certainly expect Harbaugh to be able to out coach him in more than half the matchups....

Does the extension allow Tucker to coach the LSU football team?

If it’s unconfirmed, don’t report it. Also, is it really news that he’ll get offered an extension? Like, duh. That’s just a reporter “reporting” conventional wisdom. But getting offered an extension doesn’t mean he still won’t take another job. It doesn’t take him off the market. Colorado offered him an extension too. 

If it’s unconfirmed, don’t report it. Also, is it really news that he’ll get offered an extension? Like, duh. That’s just a reporter “reporting” conventional wisdom. But getting offered an extension doesn’t mean he still won’t take another job. It doesn’t take him off the market. Colorado offered him an extension too. 

F Mel Tucker.  We will pay him back with interest.  

It is just beyond frustrating. MSU gets it right again and Harbaugh has this team as a national punchline. Losing on the road yet again. Why can’t Michigan figure this out? This is ridiculous. 

Smart move by Sharty. I wish we could have him as a head coach instead of our current clown.

They've only had one sell out home game this year, and that's b/c Michigan fans were buying their tickets!!!!!!!!!!!!

WOW!!!! 

Good for him, I guess!!!!

Mel Tucker is a fine coach from what I can see, but I really don't want him leaving MSU with a 2-0 record vs Michigan. I think he's been a bit fortunate to do what he's done so far. I hope he signs a huge contract, Walker goes to the NFL, and a few years from now MSU is back to being a middle of the pack Big Ten team with an overpaid head coach. 

A stopped click is right twice a day. Rico Beard would give his left testicle to be right once a month, and his right testicle to be right once a year.

It would make perfect sense for MSU to offer an extension, but I'll wait until it's official.