MSU reportedly offering Mel Tucker a 10 year 95 million dollar contract extension! I'll fully admit I don't know a ton about what Tucker did before Colorado, but given his resume since then this seems way too early. I respect what he's done this year but it's not like he is some miracle worker, MSU is historically a very solid program and he only has one standout win on his resume right now. Even that one win, feels really overhyped, they were at home, coming off a bye, against an in state rival, and were still outplayed by the Wolverines, but it wouldn't be Jim Harbaugh's Michigan team if they didn't find a way to blow their game against MSU. Not to mention they've been outplayed in 4 of their 10 games this year, Michigan(Obviously), but Nebraska, IU, and Purdue all thoroughly outplayed Sparty.
I feel like they are over offering because they are afraid he will leave for LSU/USC, we all need to pump the breaks on Mel Tucker until he gets through at least two full seasons where he's proven successful, at least CTA had 2019 to point to in addition to what was clearly a very overhyped 2020 campaign. It's not that I think he's a bad coach or will have a disaster of a season at MSU next year like IU has right now. I think he has a chance to be a phenomenal coach, but these moves seem really over aggressive, you could change one play per game against UM, IU, and Nebraska and the narrative around MSU is that they are a 6-4 team that's bounced back from 2020 well, but is still only a slightly above average big ten team. I just don't get what people see in him that makes them want to break the bank, like MSU is doing right now.
I feel like they are over offering because they are afraid he will leave for LSU/USC, we all need to pump the breaks on Mel Tucker until he gets through at least two full seasons where he's proven successful, at least CTA had 2019 to point to in addition to what was clearly a very overhyped 2020 campaign. It's not that I think he's a bad coach or will have a disaster of a season at MSU next year like IU has right now. I think he has a chance to be a phenomenal coach, but these moves seem really over aggressive, you could change one play per game against UM, IU, and Nebraska and the narrative around MSU is that they are a 6-4 team that's bounced back from 2020 well, but is still only a slightly above average big ten team. I just don't get what people see in him that makes them want to break the bank, like MSU is doing right now.