ATQ: Let’s get this out of the way, because the vast majority of Oregon fans have not the slightest clue of what has been transpiring in the Spartans program. Kindly indulge me, and walk us through how Michigan State fans processed the retirement of Mark Dantonio, and the (rise and) fall of Mel Tucker. I mean, to fans that must have been the ultimate gut punch…am I right about this?
TOC: Starting with Mark Dantonio, we knew he wasn’t going to coach that much longer, maybe a year or two, as there was a clear decline in his success in coaching and recruiting in the last few years of his reign.