How that success is viewed is tempered though by his awful record at Arkansas. Makes one wonder if his success at Wisconsin was more about the program and not about him. I know his name was brought up back in 2017 by some sportswriter as somewhere we might look if Scott Frost for some reason turned us down. The idea was not very well received by our fans. I wouldn't want to be the program that tests out whether he's the coach we saw at Wisconsin or the one at Arkansas. Michigan State may not have any better options though.
So far no Fickell for MSU...
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The money is the only thing that makes MSU a "good job" which means if you already have a nice contract there is no reason to leave for MSU.
Oh yeah forgot about him. Not sure how official it was but I think he shot them down before an interview even. There is nothing good going on at MSU, outside of being able to pay more than a G5. If I was fickel making almost 3 mill a year at Cincinnati. No way in hell Im jumping ship for 4 mill to go to Mich St. A coach has to be in a pretty bad spot to want to take that on.
There is no current p5 coach that will take it. Im guessing very few G5 even. I think they are going to have to go with a guy like Bielema who isn't currently coaching or find an assistant of some sort who want to be an HC.
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Yes.
Bad timing plus something not squeaky clean at msu makes this a tough hire.
so you don’t think that Fickell is on our AD’s list as potential football coaches to replace Frost?
Interesting ...who do you think Moos has on that list?
surely he has at least put a little thought into possible replacements.
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i didn't say he was thinking about replacing Frost ... I said he has surely thought about potential replacements ...
you mean going after a hot mid major coach with limited head coaching experience ?
thanks for clarifying
you're welcome ... with that cleared up
surely Moos has thought about possible replacements .. do you think Fickell is on that list ... what others?
agreed. ... I bet Fickell is on the list he has as possible replacements. Not sure where on the list he is, first or last. Might move up or down or off completely depending on this years game.
Campbell is probably on the list as well
you don’t think Moos has made a list of possible replacements?- surely he has
interesting! we are so lucky to have such an insider posting on our board.
tell us more!
So who is on that list? You must have seen it? He must have shown you? So fill us outsiders in. Who is on it?
Moos has been quoted on more than one occasion that he always keeps a list of possible coaches should change be needed
what if Hoiberg suddenly decides to go to the NBA .. or Saban or Belechick suddenly retire and Alabama or the Patriots come for Frost?
Moos said he keeps in the top drawer of his desk a short list of names for potential football, men's basketball and women's basketball hires.
"I will tell you this, and you probably should know it. In my desk (top drawer) I have a shortlist in both football and men’s and women’s basketball of who I would be interested in if I had to make a change," Moos said. "
now this is the exact kind of insight we all come to this board hoping for.
great work!
Tell you what... email him and let us know what you find out. You must enjoy trolling your own fan base.
It does get old, my friend. And as a rule, I don’t put people on ignore, so please don’t suggest that’s what I do here.
did you see those copy/paste skills?! I mean, WOW.
not just anyone can google quotes and make them magically appear in another place on the internet. we are dealing with a very high-level pro here.
not sure what the uproar is all about
anyone who is more than an just a casual fan of the program knows that Moos keeps a short list of potential coaching replacements should a sudden change be needed
a Big Ten school who has had much more success than Neb in the last decade or so is undergoing a coaching search and struggling
seems like a logical discussion of whether or not the coaches that have allegedly turn down MSU have been considered by Moos
I admit I could have done a better job of framing the discussion for those that don't follow the program all that closely
something like ... "we know Moos keeps a list ...."
a bit surprised my question triggered such vitriol .. particularly from some of the individuals in this thread that I assumed followed the program in more than just a cursory manner
again will try to provide a bit more background in the future
who's on your wish list? your post has nothing to do with Moos, since nobody has a key to his desk's top drawer, so no need to couch it that way. talking Frost replacements is fair enough.
I know you fancy the 8-win kid (well, 7 last year) matt campbell. who else?
I'm personally hoping for Another Extension, but he's known to be pretty elusive.
since we know Moos keeps a list -- why isn't it fair game to speculate who might be on it?
My wish is that he isn't compelled to put a call out to anyone on his list
We do hold more national prestige than MSU. However, I think had we not had ins with Frost we would have had a hard time getting any top level coach to come here. Our coaching search would have probably looked like many we have seen the last few year.
