MARK DANTONIO JUST CLIMBED FROM HIS COCOON INTO IDIOT STATUS

John L. Smith just slapped himself and said “why didn’t I think of that?”

I believe in proper grooming and look to the show “Mad Men” as a personal inspiration, but forcing a kid to wear a tie with his uniform is just senseless. That’s just asking for a DT to choke him out.

I love it. After 7 years of lackadaisical coaching and idiocy from John L. Smith and Bobby Williams, it’s good to see Dantonio instilling some discipline into the program. Details, people, details.
That discipline has translated onto the field and resulted in an 8-2 record. Keep up the good work, MD!

And, Orson- everyone know a spork is the proper utensil for eating peas!

The writer of this blog is none-too-bright, for not realizing that discipline and adherence to rules is one thing that separates winning programs from losers.

His players believe that order and following rules are the way for an undermanned team to achieve success.

And they’re correct.

Maybe Urban Meyer could learn a thing or two from Dantonio’s approach to discipline. Didn’t you ask for that in your previous post, Orson?

Get that boy a clip on!

I agree. Neckties are hard to get on and even harder to get on right..Thanks Dr. Lou.

Dumb, maybe. But it sure beats the Bobby Williams era where players were dragging police down Harrison road.

Seriously, the two most dangerous words to your college town – “Players’ coach.”

Dantonio looks like the creepy Walgreens worker that probably spends his free time luring children into his conversion van with candy that he stole from the previously mentioned Walgreens. So that’s why I don’t trust Dantonio.

…yes. Because discipline begins with the necktie.

WTF is an on-campus hotel?

1. - Exactly what the description says – a hotel that is on MSU’s campus.

FACT- Mark Dantonio only has two facial expressions: ANGER and VICTORY.

Also, it’s very possible that he made it up The last couple of weeks he’s gotten a lot of questions about a fight with some hockey players. Any player who hasn’t dressed with the team or has seen a change in playing time/position has basically been accused by the press of being involved. He’s probably really tired of the insinuations about his players.

Mark Dantonio deserves no crap after the way he told off Rob Parker for going after an innocent player. He gets a pass for the year as far as I’m concerned.

Ties are from hell. Especially for individuals with oversized necks (e.g. most football players)

One other thing. In MSU’s 25-24 win over Wisconsin on Saturday MSU was flagged twice. Wisconsin was flagged 12 (!) times. Discipline was the difference between a Wisconsin and an MSU win. Given that the good doctor is trying to cure MSU of the “kill ourselves with botched plays and untimely penalties and turnovers” disease, rigid, dare I say “Spartan,” discipline is needed.

I gotta side with Dantonio here. If you make a rule, and players break the rule, then there are consequences. Paying attention to details seems to have worked wonders for the Tide so far.

I bet he wears a tie next time.
I don’t get the rage over a coach enforcing discipline.

1. - C’mon having a lot of penalties doesn’t matter. I mean look at the Bulld….fuck it, nevermind.

Sure, you can criticize the rule as being anal, or stupid, but once it’s a rule, you cannot criticize the person for enforcing it.

I mean, just put a fucking tie, meathead.

I don’t think the tie rule is why Mich state is 8-2…just putting it out there. Ties are an obsolete accessory, even in the business world. Its’ demise is approaching.

Yet this is the same coach who has yet to discipline anyone on his football team for a party/brawl/riot where football players were involved in a fight with hockey players….

I bet Bobby Johnson enforces his ascot rule with similar “zero tolerance.” Dantonio is correct.

Curiously, I formed political persuasions of the commentors while reading this. I could be wrong though.

Well, Orson – discipline begins somewhere, and it’s up to the coach to say where.

I agree with Dantonio.

Discipline is one thing while hammerlocked, rigid adherence to a style requirement, the violation of which hurts the team, is borderline dumbass…just find a way to make the kid pay so that it doesn’t hurt the team. Yeah, no one else is going to go tieless, but everyone on the team thinks coach is a fuckin’ nut-case with a tie fetish…do what he says, but don’t leave me alone with that fucker…

At reFSU Bobbah’s discipline would never hurt the team, he just makes the boyahs run steps, and they all love the doddering old fool…hell they even go fetch him new depends. Of course, there is no discipline at reFSU, so, well, nevermind…

Just win baby… if being a control freak gets you there, that is all that matters.

Not to mention we really don’t know the context… so who knows what is said surronding tie-gate.

Jimmy Johnson, Barry Switzer and Bobby Bowden say give the kid a break.

How hard is it to clip on a tie? +1 for the Coach.

Following rules is overrated.

21 you’re an idiot. If you think the kids that were involved haven’t yet been punished… take a look at the dress list and participation charts for the 2 games following the incident. Since all the players were freshmen anyway, and really not contributing members at least on gamedays save for 1 alleged participant making a name for himself on special teams, its easy to assume that the players haven’t been disciplined.

But what if the kids allegedly involved, are not charged by the prosecutor? Why should coach D throw the kids names out there and let the media go nuts on them, only to find out the claims are unsubstantiated?

which is why Dantonio makes hundreds of thousands of dollars per year and you write a blog for $14.76 a week. it’s called discipline. learn it, know it, live it.

Kenny—We’re up to at least $23.75 a week.

Orson,
Wrong wrong wrong. What’s hard about wearing a tie? Small break downs in discipline lead to bigger ones on the field. Mad respek for Dantonio-

If there are a whole ton of arbitrary rules waiting to trip players up, then it isn’t good to be a zealot on all of them and some perspective is in order. But if a point was made that this was an important thing in the coaches eye, then sticking to that rule and enforcing the consequences is absolutely the right thing to do (no matter what the bloggers on the ebays think).

The first rule of coaching is this : If you want to demonstrate you’re a hardass who’s not to be fucked with, you bench offending starters when playing against weenies – hell, FSU scheduled crappy AA teams to start this season just so they’d have games to suspend guys for. Discipline may help you get wins, but in the end it’s the wins alone that count; how many coaches ever got canned for leading a team of thugs to a good record?

Dantonio is a mirthless priack…

Hard to criticize Dantonio for this… he’s restored discipline to the MSU team that has been lacking for nearly a decade.

Funny, we had the same rules in high school – game day you wear a tie or you don’t play.

Unbelievable that anyone would criticize a coach for this. Kinda like if you’re out past curfew you don’t play. Too many kids have a sense of entitlement because they think they’re indispensible. I’d hope if Ringer violated team policy he’d see the bench. Otherwise you have the inmates running the asylum.

Wow, I’m laughing now at you pretentious pricks who assumed that just because a coach demands a player wear a tie or be benched, that he is “restoring discipline.” Tell me again how disciplined these guys are. Were they wearing ties when they assualted those women over the weekend? I know its unfair to take the commenters here as representative of MSU fans, but honestly, how vapid and dumb do you have to be to assume tie = discipline?

don’t wear a tie=don’t play. spend the off-season in jail for assault=starting RB. the 15-20 players (i’m guessing 22) responsible for this weekend’s assaults=next year’s starters on offense/defense. c’mon msu special teams, get with dantonio’s iron fist of discipline program!

@ 38

“I know its unfair to take the commenters here as representative of MSU fans, but honestly, how vapid and dumb do you have to be to assume tie = discipline?”

In this case, it is perfectly acceptable. Look at all the Sparty fans running around praising Dantonio a year ago for his “discipline.” Ha! Well done you ignorant fools.