BOULDER — Like darn near everybody in CU circles, Gary Barnett dug Mel Tucker personally. But given that the new Michigan State football coach’s resume features nine different pit stops since 2000 and six since 2010, Barnett also figured a day like last Wednesday was coming.
And like darn near everybody inside and outside CU circles, he was aghast that day came as soon as it did.
“You had a guy who came in from the NFL, who came in from the pinnacle, from the rich, passionate areas of the SEC,” the Buffs radio analyst and former coach said of Tucker’s stunning departure from Boulder to the Big Ten.