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Mike Dontonio (get off my lawn!!!)

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Tough to get a feel for this. This program has been dissapointing for a bit now. And he's moved up the ranks so fast. I of course wish him the best of luck, but I hope he is not getting into a dead end here. I thought he could turn that UC program into a quality program with little more than time (6 games against teams ranked in the top 11 at the time will do it in a hurry). Being the second best school in the state of Ohio is better than being the second best in Michigan. But the Big 10 is the big time.

However it turns out, good luck Mark.

That said:

I don't give a damn 'bout the whole state of Michigan
I'm from O-hi-o!

You are now the enemy!
 
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Good hire by Sparty. However, I would hope that the powers that be at MSU are willing to be patient at what I see as a reconstruction of their program. Much like JT, Dantonio strikes me as the methodical, solid type. Not a lot of flash and sizzle. Dependent upon who he hires as his O.C., I would guess that you see some Tressel-ball up at East Lansing. This might be out of character for that bunch. Expect to see some transfers and a lot of grumbling as Coach D sets a new tone. But, if he's given time, I could see MSU becoming a player in the Big 10 again. Congrats to Coach Dantonio.
 
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It'll be interesting to see if Dantonio can convince the second tier Ohioans to attend school in East Lansing. MSU has also basically matched UM in recruiting in-state this year, though OOS schools are reaping the biggest rewards. He may find another line of talent through players that won't qualify (Jeremiah, perhaps).

Assuming Hoyer starts for the next two years, Sparty will roll off of the schedule in 2008-9, right when they'll break in a new QB. They need to keep Nichol committed--he's looking at Oklahoma.
 
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ABJ

Michigan State close to hiring Cincinnati's Dantonio

LARRY LAGE

Associated Press

DETROIT - Michigan State's president has picked Cincinnati's Mark Dantonio to replace the fired John L. Smith and become the Spartans' ninth football coach since 1972.
An official with knowledge of the latest developments in the coaching search told The Associated Press on Sunday night that president Lou Anna Simon would recommend the move to the board of trustees.
The official spoke on condition of anonymity because Michigan State had not yet made an announcement. The school only said that it has scheduled a special board of trustees meeting for 8 a.m. Monday on the East Lansing campus.
Dantonio, a former Spartans assistant, would be the school's ninth since Duffy Daugherty's era ended in 1972. The Spartans have won at least eight games in consecutive seasons once and has played in only one Rose Bowl since 1966.
Under Smith this season, the Spartans finished 4-8 overall and 1-7 in the Big Ten, losing eight of their last nine games. Smith had a 22-26 record in four seasons.
Cincinnati athletic director Mike Thomas knew Dantonio was a candidate for the Michigan State job, Bearcats spokesman Tom Hathaway said.
"He was aware that Dantonio was being interviewed today," Hathaway said Sunday night.
Dantonio is in his third year as Cincinnati's head coach. He has an 18-17 record, including a 7-5 mark this season with a win over previously unbeaten Rutgers. The Big East school is awaiting a bowl bid.
Cleveland Browns defensive coordinator Todd Grantham, Central Michigan coach Brian Kelly, Philadelphia Eagles assistant Pat Shurmur and Miami Dolphins assistant Charlie Baggett also were candidates for the opening.
Dantonio's head coaching experience worked in his favor along with his ties to the school.
He was an assistant at Michigan State from 1995 through 2000 under Nick Saban and Bobby Williams. Dantonio left for Ohio State, where he was defensive coordinator for three seasons. He also was an assistant at Kansas, Akron, Ohio and Youngstown State.
The Bearcats hired Dantonio on December 2003 and he went on to become the first coach in school history to have a winning record in his first season with seven wins, including a victory over Marshall in the Fort Worth Bowl.
After taking a step back with a 4-7 record in 2005 with a young team, Dantonio led Cincinnati to another solid season this year.
Dantonio might be able to help Michigan State recruit in the talent-rich state of Ohio.
The Zanesville, Ohio, native got the first big break in his career at Ohio State, where Earle Bruce hired him in 1983. He also was a defensive coordinator at Youngstown State under Jim Tressel, who later brought Dantonio with him from the Division I-AA school to Ohio State.
 
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Dispatch

NOTEBOOK
Spartans look at Dantonio
Monday, November 27, 2006
ASSOCIATED PRESS

Michigan State president Lou Anna Simon will recommend the board of trustees hire Mark Dantonio as football coach, an official told the Associated Press last night.
The school has scheduled a special board of trustees meeting for 8 a.m. today.
Dantonio, a former Spartans assistant, is the head coach for the Cincinnati Bearcats. He will succeed John L. Smith, who was fired last week.
Cincinnati athletic director Mike Thomas knew that Dantonio was a candidate for the Michigan State job, Bearcats sports spokesman Tom Hathaway said late yesterday.
Dantonio is in his third year as Cincinnati?s head coach. He as an 18-17 record, including a 7-5 mark this season.
Other possible candidates were Cleveland Browns defensive coordinator Todd Grantham and Central Michigan coach Brian Kelly.
The Spartans finished 4-8 and lost eight of their last nine games this season. Smith had a 22-26 record in four seasons.
Fired

North Carolina State fired coach Chuck Amato and Arizona State fired Dirk Koetter last night.
Amato had a 49-37 record at the school and led the team to five bowl games. But his squads were 25-31 in the Atlantic Coast Conference and never finished higher than fourth.
This season, North Carolina State (3-9) lost seven straight to finish with a losing record for the second time in three seasons since quarterback Philip Rivers went to the NFL. On Saturday, the Wolfpack finished the season with a 21-16 loss at home to East Carolina.
At Arizona State, Koetter led the Sun Devils to a bowl the past three seasons but rarely beat the best in the Pac-10.
Koetter went 40-33 in six seasons. There was no word on whether he would coach the team in a bowl game.
The Sun Devils completed a 7-5 regular season with a 28-14 victory over rival Arizona on Saturday, clinching their third consecutive postseason berth.
Schiano happy at Rutgers

Coach Greg Schiano has no plans on leaving Rutgers despite reports that he is one of the leading contenders to replace Larry Coker at the University of Miami.
"My philosophy is I focus on the things I have control over and can make a difference in," said Schiano, who transformed Rutgers (10-1) from one the lowliest programs into a national contender in six seasons. "The whole Miami thing, I?ve said it for six weeks, I?m very happy here, I have no plans to go anywhere else."
Schiano, though, never said he was staying at Rutgers.
The 40-year-old Schiano, who was the Hurricanes? defensive coordinator before taking the Rutgers job in December 2000, has faced questions about a potential opening at Miami for more than a month.
Each time, he has said he is happy at Rutgers, where he has posted a 29-40 record.
"I?ve said what I said about this place," Schiano said. "I?m not going to talk about other jobs. This is a special place to me. This is where I want to be. We?re going to leave it at that.
"I want to take the focus off of me and that job. This is my job. Rutgers is my job. At this place, the sky?s the limit and I plan on being here to see it."
Rutgers is on the verge of its first Big East Conference title and a berth in the Bowl Championship Series if it beats West Virginia on the road Saturday.
 
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MililaniBuckeye;671059; said:
Shit...Michigan State just became a whole lot more dangerous...
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First thing that came to mind. He will have access to the type of recruits that if coached right can match that of any team in the Big 10 in terms of talent.

Should be interesting in the Big 10 over the next few years. Would be a trip if our biggest competition up north turned into MSU. [....and Wisky. Hopefully Tressel has a better go of it against BB than BA]
 
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If Dantonio can make MSU a consistent player in the Big 10 that challenges for league titles (i.e. like Wiscy or Iowa in recent past) .. this could become a mini Woody/Bo rivalry.

Don't really think it will happen that way, but the protege becoming the enemy is how the Woody/Bo rivalry shaped up
 
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Taosman;670936; said:
Great defensive coach.
Does not stay at one place for very long. :(
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Just like Urban Meyer used BGSU and Utah to land a BCS conference job, the UC position was a testing ground/steping stone for Dantonio's head coaching career... I can see him staying at MSU for a longer time than he did with the OSU Defensive Coordinator and UC head coaching job combined.
 
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