Michigan Friday: Mark Dantonio is having a Tough Week

The Big Ten has been announcing the Big Ten coach of the year, player, and so on this week.  Big Mo Hurst got robbed as Joey Bosa was named the defensive lineman of the year.  Mo will have to dry his tears with a large first round contract he is going to get in about 6 months. 


The other bad call was that Wisconsin head coach Paul Chryst was named Big Ten coach of the year over Mark Dantonio.   MSU was expected to be a dumpster fire after the off season they had.   They surprised a ton of people by upsetting Michigan and Penn State.   This might have been Dantonio's best coaching job of his career.   Paul could earn that trophy with a win this weekend, but Wisconsin's schedule (outside of Michigan) was a cake walk. 


The other issue for Dantonio, is his name has not been part of the rumored candidates to coach Tennessee or any of the other high profile jobs out there.   Sure, he might not really entertain leaving East Lansing for the SEC, but like everyone else he could use that interest into a raise.  Is Mark no longer considered a top coach out there?  Is the off season that MSU had keeping other programs away?  Tennessee is now interviewing Mike Leach after every other candidate has turned down their offers.

• Let me give Wisconsin a bit of a tip on defending OSU on Saturday night.   Ohio State's best play is JT Barrett running and running to the right side.   If you can stop that play and keep him in the game, you have a good shot of winning. 

• Joe Moorhead has pulled Penn State RB coach Charles Huff  to Mississippi State.  Charles was known as a very good recruiter.

• We should hear on Michigan's Bowl Game this weekend, probably Sunday afternoon around 12:30 - 1:00.  The Outback still seems to be the leader in the clubhouse.  Tickets are either $80 or $170 right now.

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