OT: Fox Sports - ten coaches that MSU should consider

If I'm MSU Elko is choices 1-3

At first, I misread your title as, "OT: Fox Sports - ten couches that MSU should consider"

I'd have preferred reading that one.

Sean Lewis is the one guy that would be scary at MSU because he's been an HC already at Ken St and did well there, and that offense could work well with the level of talent MSU can get.  

I don't see guys like Elko or Leipold taking a lateral job like MSU.  Maybe Narduzzi leaves Pitt and then you get a shittier version of Dantonio which would be fine by me.

John L. Smith and MSU were a match made in heaven.  I think they should be reunited.  

Maybe they should ask Saban his opinion again.

I'm surprised not to see Matt Campbell mentioned.

Matt Campbell would like a word 

No Matt Campbell. How the mighty have fallen.

Row, row, row the boat, gently down the Red Cedar...

1.) Saban

2.) Urban Meyer

3.) Coach Prime

       -RCMB

If they want to be the "new MSU" and hire a coach who actually cares about offense, Tyson Helton from WKU might be a good fit.

Narduzzi and Fleck would be making lateral moves at this point.

Jay Harbaugh

Mike Hart

trying my best to be objective, who the heck is going to want to go to EL unless sparty (again) pays a king's ransom, or they take a chance on some dude who's got a mediocre or at best very short resume? 

that hire might be tougher than they think unless they pay some serious $. 

Ed O comin’!

RCMB has Saban v Urban v Prime discussions. It's possible all 3 coach together.  As Dantoni said MSU is not a place you pilfer a stupid AD for $95m it's where all those coaches want to retire.

So many coaches gonna die to take ishbia money. He is making Hazelton and Johnson families millionaires.  So many hacks gonna line up to take the free ishbia money to do nothing

.MSU is the easy pawn at the poker table and every mediocre coach is in line to suck at that teat.

Why rule out the University of Chicago route? Shutter the football program and try to ruin the world with economic policy instead?

Of all the names on the list, only the last one, Harlon Barnett has a chance right now because he is already there and would be a simple hire.

The others will want to be sure the AD and other leadership won't suddenly be changed in light of what is increasingly becoming a bigger story than just one person's incredibly bad judgement. Worst case, the current AD and whomever else was involved also gets broomed.

They need to clean the culture and stabilize the program, so I think that get's rid of anyone without experience. Matt House could be revisited in 4-5 years. PJ Fleck has stabilized Minnesota, and I know has had his issues. Could be a safer pick to go with him. Elko is going to hold out for A&M, and Leipold is a great rebuilder. I don't think msu needs to rebuild, but rebrand. Leipold will go to one of the bigger schools that's struggling. Maybe Clawson at Wake Forest

Hopefully they make Barnett permanent.

Leipold is the only one that brings a concern from my POV - he turns around programs and develops very challenging game plans.  However, he supposedly turned down Wisconsin and Nebraska last year - why would he go to the dumpster fire in EL?

Maybe Tom Izzo will tap his good friend Steve Mariucci. He’s four years younger than Saban.

Fleck is the best coach on the list.

DAN ENOS

Slightly off topic, but I’ve always thought these coaches like Fleck snd Stoops are smart for picking a school with low standards, get paid well, produce average results that fans think is amazing. 
 

Stoops will have a statue erected- eh, poor choice of words considering Mel- in front of Kentucky’s stadium when he retires. 

Tim Beckmann is tanned, rested, and ready.

I don't think they could pull Mark Stoops.

Out of that list, the only names that would concern me (as a UM fan) are Leipold, Candle and Lewis. 

Pat Narduzzi and his Pat Fitzgerald-like crusade against functional offense would be the "best" hire from my POV.

I don't think MSU and by the same factor (NW) fans realize how hard it is going to be to hire a coach while you are under litigation from a former coach. Agents will push their client away from those gigs...

This idea that they're going to pay anywhere near what they paid for Mel is way off base. More likely than not, I think MSU will be looking for a stabilizing force. An alum or a coaching retread think Pat Shurmur.

No way Elko leaves Duke for anything other than a really solid spot. Fans need to lower their expectations.

Harlon please, thanks.

I have no clue why anyone would think PJ Fleck wants this job.

Candle would be a good hire. Done well at Toledo and only 43 years old. 
 

Leipold would be a good hire too but he’s nearly 60.
 

So it depends on if they want to swing for a guy who could be there for 20+ years or go with more of a stopgap 5-10 year guy. 
 

I think both would say yes to MSU.  The rest of that list…maybe the coordinators would say yes. 

Leipold is probably the one that would worry most. Really good coach.

Any coach would be a real whack job coming to MSU with the stain on that program

What is wrong with this board? Why does this post have a negative vote? This is the best summary I’ve read yet on this topic. The local yokels at the Detroit papers are obligated to have a list of ridiculous candidates, to get the Spartan faithful clicks. 

This is good content that I, for one, would never have seen otherwise. And I don’t think it’s OT. The head coach of our second most important football rival is important and relevant to Michigan football. 

Thanks, Amazinblu. Appreciated. I upvoted!