Spartan DC Mike Tressel Talks Disappointing 2019 Michigan State Defense
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The 2019 Michigan State football season has been a nightmare. As the team entered the season the coaches and players shouted Big Ten championship expectations. At 4-6 the Spartans have to beat lowly Rutgers (nearly a given) and Maryland to finish the season bowl eligible, with the highlight possibly being a bowl game in Detroit.
Spartan ticket sales are plummeting and one MSU senior administrator told me yesterday, “The stands are going to be empty versus Maryland.” Fans are unhappy and many major donors are furious. The state of Michigan State Football right now is not good.
But despite the storm, Mar Dantonio announced that he isn’t finished at Michigan State and that he would return as coach in 2020.
Mike Tressel's career at Michigan State has been stellar. He is a quality coach. That doesn't excuse the disappointing 2019 defense, but it has earned him some grace. It is hard to keep a defense playing elite (as they did early) when the head coach demands perfection from one side of the ball and mediocrity from the other.
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