Tucker given notice of intent to terminate
[ED: I changed the title. This doesn't make him officially-officially fired; it's part of the process for firing him for cause. As expected, his admission that he [redacted] with a school vendor was cause enough. But don't worry--he's still super-duper fired.]
September 18th, 2023 at 4:12 PM ^
Mel Tucker to hold press conference at Four Seasons Landscaping.
September 18th, 2023 at 4:17 PM ^
I don't need to read another comment this week. This one wins.
September 18th, 2023 at 4:15 PM ^
I am now officially shocked. Well, not really.
September 18th, 2023 at 4:19 PM ^
Title seems incorrect. He hasn't been fired yet.
September 19th, 2023 at 8:47 AM ^
Notice of Intent, sir.
September 18th, 2023 at 4:19 PM ^
The portions of the letter posted, the whole story and who is involved is crazy, sad, troubling for all involved.
September 18th, 2023 at 4:20 PM ^
I was wondering the other day how many "healthy scratches" there were for MSU on Sat. read people wondering about players leaving the program on the Red Cedar cesspool and pissed about some sports writer inferring a couple players were moving on.
We’ll see their already underwhelming recruiting class fall apart and a bunch of guys defecting. hate to see it. ;b
September 18th, 2023 at 4:21 PM ^
Tuck probably won't include this on his linkedin profile
September 18th, 2023 at 4:59 PM ^
-Proficient with Word, Excel and PowerPoint
-Excellent written communication skills
-Great phone skillz
September 18th, 2023 at 5:32 PM ^
- Able to do above one-handed
September 18th, 2023 at 7:20 PM ^
Yeah, who says he's gonna have a hard time finding another job?
September 18th, 2023 at 8:12 PM ^
Proven track record of multi-tasking
September 18th, 2023 at 5:23 PM ^
The language of the letter reminds me of The Naked Gun when Frank Drebbin is reprimanded by the commissioner for being charged for assault with a concrete dildo.
September 18th, 2023 at 7:02 PM ^
The situation itself is no laughing matter... and it is also pretty damn funny that a head football coach has to be told, in his termination letter, that it is "decidedly unprofessional to... masturbate while on the phone with a University vendor." It doesn't seem like the kind of thing someone should need to be told.
September 18th, 2023 at 11:14 PM ^
Can’t wait to see this addressed in the next corporate sexual harassment required self study.
September 18th, 2023 at 4:22 PM ^
"It is decidedly unprofessional and unethical to flirt, make sexual comments, and masturbate while on the phone with a University vendor."
I have to admit, I laughed thinking about the lawyer who wrote this line.
September 18th, 2023 at 4:30 PM ^
I just watched Rico Sparty say that the next coach should be Urban Meyer. I guess the Spartan faithful just don't feel right unless they have a future scandal in the pipeline.
September 18th, 2023 at 7:23 PM ^
The lack of self awareness to think coach prime or urban meyer would ever consider msu is somethin.
September 18th, 2023 at 9:08 PM ^
Well if Urban pokes around enough he should be able to put his finger on the problem here.
Dantonio can feel more appropriate insulting Mike Hart now that he isn't a college student. Although by Spartan standards I guess that was normal. I know, I know this issue has been beaten to death.
September 18th, 2023 at 9:52 PM ^
There is a Seinfeld episode that applies to everything that happens in America today
September 18th, 2023 at 4:48 PM ^
It's not illegal, it's just frowned upon. Thanks, bin Laden.
September 18th, 2023 at 5:01 PM ^
Too bad the lawyer didn't work in a good Tuck Comin' joke somewhere.
September 18th, 2023 at 5:15 PM ^
Also, the lawyer who decided to include "ass" within quotation marks.
September 19th, 2023 at 8:37 AM ^
yet in the SEC universities hire vendors for those very purposes!
September 18th, 2023 at 4:25 PM ^
It would seem that it's almost time for speculation regarding a replacement. I can only think of a classic album cover - from the vinyl days... "Who's next"
September 18th, 2023 at 4:52 PM ^
Given the individual in question, perhaps it would've been more appropriate to put in whichever Who album had "Pictures of Lily"
September 18th, 2023 at 5:21 PM ^
It's on the compilation album "Meaty, Beaty, Big and Bouncy" 😀
September 18th, 2023 at 5:53 PM ^
which also includes "A Legal Matter"
HA!
September 18th, 2023 at 6:48 PM ^
rumor is that baba o'rielly is the prime candidate.
some people will say, 'who are you?', but its just an eminence front, it's a put on.
September 18th, 2023 at 7:13 PM ^
Now, they have a Substitute for a coach.
September 18th, 2023 at 8:25 PM ^
when mel was Fiddle About on his Squeeze Box was he on a land line or Going Mobile?
Imagine A Man losing a job over this. My Wife, Sally Simpson (The Acid Queen as i call her) would hate me and Smash The Mirror
i wonder if the next coach will be a Bargain
September 18th, 2023 at 9:55 PM ^
I Can't Explain why they ever hired Mel in the first place.
September 19th, 2023 at 12:43 AM ^
MeLLLLLLL was delusional, leading to too much Dreaming From the Waist. He would soon confide that It's Hard, which eventually led to a one-sided Happy Jack session. As a result of all this, The Song is Over today for Mel.
September 19th, 2023 at 3:04 AM ^
They want to hire Tommy Rees next because they heard he plays a mean pinball.
September 18th, 2023 at 9:10 PM ^
Were those Spartan Trustees reviewing MeLLLLLLL's contract?
September 19th, 2023 at 12:24 AM ^
In case you haven't yet realized it, vinyl is back.
September 19th, 2023 at 4:08 AM ^
Fiddle about and find out.
September 18th, 2023 at 4:26 PM ^
According to ESPN, if a head coach is fired during the season, student-athletes on the team have a 30-day window from the time the coach is fi red to be allowed to enter the portal no matter the transfer portal.
Flood gates commence opening...
September 18th, 2023 at 4:40 PM ^
This brings up an interesting question. What would be the exact date of the termination / firing?
Thirty (30) days from today would be October 18th - three days before Michigan travels to EL to face the Spartans.
Can student athletes who enter the portal still practice and/or play with the team they are requesting to transfer from? This may be a coaches discretion / decision. And, it would seem that the MSU staff would want every player to remain on the roster and participate in practices / games for as long as possible.
My quick read / understanding is - MSU intends to fire Mel Tucker for cause. That will essentially release the Spartans from about an $ 80M financial obligation to him from his contract. There might be some settlement - but, based on those four pages - it doesn't seem like it will be very much.
September 18th, 2023 at 4:53 PM ^
It will be a fraction of the $80M but still a large sum for an average Joe. His argument that they were simply looking for a way out of the $80M is enough to take a claim to trial and the last thing "the MSU of today" wants is a Mel Tucker trial. They want this to go away as quickly and quietly as possible. I would be surprised if he walks away with less than $10M.
September 18th, 2023 at 6:03 PM ^
My guess is that he will get somwhere between 6 months -1 year's salary. That would still be a lot.
September 18th, 2023 at 4:29 PM ^
Wow.
Talk about a stroke of bad luck. Apparently Tucker rubbed someone or something the wrong way. I guess he’ll just have to beat it now.
September 18th, 2023 at 4:37 PM ^
He really did make a mess of everything. What a sticky situation for him.
September 18th, 2023 at 4:45 PM ^
I had no idea he was such a jerk. er
September 18th, 2023 at 6:10 PM ^
On July 27th, 2023, the Buffs Beat (which until someone proves otherwise, I will assume Tugger named during his brief stint), wrote a story entitled, "Mel Tucker pulling for Deion Sanders at Colorado."
I don't care what the rest of the article says, this is Nostradamus-level premonition.
https://www.si.com/college/colorado/football/mel-tucker-pulling-for-deion-sanders-at-colorado
September 18th, 2023 at 4:52 PM ^
What a fun new metaphor for The Peter Principle.
September 18th, 2023 at 5:07 PM ^
Aww, and I was pulling for him.....things come and go. Just like Tuck.