OT: Fox Sports - ten coaches that MSU should consider

Not sure who'll want the job, but 10yr/95M or more should be the standard term.  

Anything less, you're worth less than Tucker.  

When this news first broke, a lot of Pitt fans here in Pittsburgh feared losing Narduzzi.

But after laying an egg against Cincinnati (who then lost to Miami, OH) and then shitting the bed in Morgantown in the Backyard Brawl, there’s almost hope that MSU snags him.

Whoever they hire better ask for a thorough sanitisation of the head coach’s office. 

To be as objective as I can be... The only options where HC at MSU is a step up from where they are now are ... Kansas, Toledo...? thats it.

Even the OC/DC's are gonna be in line for better jobs at places taht arent imploding.

Why on earth would fleck step into this mess with psu/um/osu rolling?

I don't see why the rest would bother. And its not like MSU is gonna give a similar contract again to someone... i wouldnt think....

I guess I may come across as an "age-ist", but I feel MSU needs a "fresh start" and a good way to get there is to hire someone relatively young who could be envisioned spending ~10 years there.  Dantonio was 50 when hired and stayed for 13 years --- 50 seems like a near-ceiling (though not a floor) age-wise for their next hire.

So that takes Leipold, Narduzzi and Stoops (56 to 59) off the list right away.

Doeren is 52 so not too far above, but I don't think he's been particularly great at NCSU.  Was last year --- a Belk Bowl loss to Maryland --- potentially their top?  I'd take him off the list too, MSU should aspire to more.

Barnett: seems like a nice enough guy, but there's a reason he got the interim gig.  He's the care-taker loyal-to-the-program guy who takes-the-bullets to get through the year.  MSU will reward him with a decent chunk of $$$ on the way out as a thank you, if the new guy doesn't want to keep him on staff.  In no way is he an actual candidate.

Of the 5 remaining, I'd rank: (1) House, state-of-Michigan and MSU guy, still young at 45 and hungry, NFL experience with a ring, his years at UK would help in mining the SW Ohio kids that helped MSU succeed in the Dantonio era, he might (??) view MSU as a "destination job", a place he could be for a solid 10 years.  Then (2-5) Elko, Candle, Fleck, Sean Lewis, in that order.  Jim Leonhard should be on there too IMO, around the Fleck/Sean Lewis level.  I would not consider Creighton, though I do admire what he's done at EMU.  He's a solid single to right hire, I'd aspire to a possible HR if I were MSU.

please let it be narduzzi

Stoops and Candle is ideal for them, I hope neither happens, I don't care about the rest

Whomever mork blesses.

I hope to God it isn't Lance Leipold because he is my number one choice to replace Harbaugh should he leave for the NFL

Elko seems to be the flavor of the month amongst the Spartan degenerates.

The best coaches on this list are probably elko, Leipold, and Lewis, and I doubt any of them would realistically jump to MSU. Perhaps elko, but the other two could either get bigger jobs or would be making a lateral move. Kansas is intriguing because although it is a terrible job, the big12 is about to be wide open and MSU is in a very precarious place of instability and lack of talent going into a more competitive Big 10. I don’t see it being that enticing even with the financial commitment to football by the university. 
 

I suppose Lewis to a HC job could have some merit, but it just seems like he could parlay a nice Colorado run into an SEC gig or something. 
 

the rest of the list is hilarious. Please hire narduzzi. 

According to MSU fans, they're going to travel back in time 10 years to when Mark Dantonio and Urban Meyer were both still relevant, and then they're gonna fuse them together into one individual like they do on that one japanese cartoon*, and THAT individual is going to be their new head coach.  

*I don't watch anime but I know there's actually at least two entirely different franchises that you could apply here.

narduzzi....🖕🖕🖕

As I was listening to multiple pundits today, one thing became clear: What makes MSU desirable is the conference they're in and how much $$$ MSU can pay because of the TV money.

The consensus opinion is that this program is in the bottom half of the new B1G in terms of on-field success and prestige. I thought it was on overreach, but they're behind UM, OSU, PSU, USC, UCLA, UWash, UOregon, Wisconsin and Nebraska. Before you LOL @ Nebraska, they get 90,000 people despite crap results. You could also argue that Iowa's had a better program for the past 40 years.

Either way, Matt House is the most likely of that list to come to MSU and potentially be a "home run" hire. He's an alum and from the state. He also might be most likely to want to jump back to the NFL.

It's interesting to think about how MSU's playoff appearance in 2015 changed their perception of how 'good' they can be. First of all, they got creamed twice over in that game. Second of all, while Dantonio did a really good job there, that year was their ceiling. Once in a blue moon they can compete for a B1G championship but they cannot do better than that on the national stage. They think that they're all-but bluebloods when they are actually wanna be's.

In my lifetime MSU was better when they slung the ball around on offense--remember Daryl Rogers?--vs. when they tried to toughen up in the trenches and compete with the big boys. They'll never recruit consistently well enough to out-tough Michigan (unless we're truly down like we were post-Carr). Might as well put up as many points as possible and find a LB named Bullough to build the defense around instead.

If I was the AD I'd hire a young offensive minded coach like Sean Lewis.

Elko and Leipold are the only ones that I'd feel great about. Stoops wouldn't be awful but I'd feel like I was settling for him. Candle and Lewis I'd be OK with, but definitely feel like gambles. I don't know enough about House. Everyone else would feel like a huge botch. 

I do not want to play against Sean Lewis coached offense with Big 10 recruited talent, so they should probably hire him.

Doeren isn't a home run hire, but he runs a competent program that has nasty defenses and is always bowling. He's basically Dantonio without the personality disorder.

Other than Harlon Barnett, I’m not sure any of those other guys would even be interested. 

Elko or Leipold best for MSU at this point imo.

They need a coach without a sniff of controversy at this imo, to stabalize the program.

That said, knowing MSU, they will hire the scummiest and least qualified coach they can find.

Please no to Narduzzi.  He hurt us badly

I'm surprised that I haven't seen a single list suggesting they hire Mike Tressel.  He's the perfect age, a Dantonio slappy and has the connections, including to Ohio, you want.  

Then again Mork may not have put a word in for him when Tuck, er, *arrived*, so maybe he is no more the Dantonio heir apparent than Harlon Barnett.

For grins I'd like to see them promote Scottie Hazelton, but no way they're that crazy.