MoState hires a coach

[BCPanther]

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Hope he did.

For all the love Mario gets, nobody he's coached here has gotten markedly better throughout their career other than Eric Sanders, but at the same time his poor fundamentals cost us at least one national title.

[06panther10]

It's true. Mario is the new OC at MSU.

Good luck to him, we had a lot of good teams and QBs during his time here. Tough to see someone move on after that long, but I think most would agree it is time for a little shakeup on the staff.

[panther-state]

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I'm confused, isnt Verduzco the guy we've complained about with Salmon all year long? This seems positive to me

[Panther-Sheik]

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Hmmm...Don't really know what to think of this. What does it mean? Was MV sick of sitting behind Salmon? Did he take a lot of heat from Farley for poor offensive / QB performance? Did he not agree with offensive philosophy and direction? Lots of unanswered questions with that one. Doubt it would / could be a money thing.

[06panther10]

All of the above would be my guess. Things were becoming stale after all this time. And frankly, we weren't getting the results on offense that we all expect. Time for a change of scenery. I'm sure he probably will be getting at least a little bit of a raise too.

The last 5 years has produced some of the worst offense that UNI has had since moving into the dome. Especially at QB.

[Kyle]

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Where is MSU coming up with all this cash to pay coaches?

Terry was being paid just over $100k. Now they have a head coach making $270k plus an offensive coordinator in the $100k range.

[SteinPizza]

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Hope he did.

For all the love Mario gets, nobody he's coached here has gotten markedly better throughout their career other than Eric Sanders, but at the same time his poor fundamentals cost us at least one national title.

I wouldn't be too harsh on Sanders or Verduzco for that loss. Appy St had two future NFL DEs starting that night, and they were in UNIs backfield for a lot of the game. That's almost unheard of at the FCS level, and superior talent wins most of the time. Kurt Warner or Tom Brady would've had major issues, let alone Sanders.

I do agree though, that a little shakeup in the staff may be a good thing.

[pantherclaw]

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Hmm, will sanders become the qb coach now taking Mario's place? Is that good?

[Kyle]

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I hope they don't go for the 'easy' hire. I'm all for getting former Panthers back into the program, I just want to make sure they are the best candidate.

[Panther'73]

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Hmm, will sanders become the qb coach now taking Mario's place? Is that good?

Sanders is out of state; not sure if he's still in coaching...

[06panther10]

Doors open for TA...

[Luther_Heggs]

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Doors open for TA...

Well, TA has a history of a good eye when it comes to selecting the best QB.

[Khan4Cats]

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Well, TA has a history of a good eye when it comes to selecting the best QB.

If you are referring to his having Jay Johnson start over Kurt Warner, Johnson was 31-8 over 3 years as an all-conference starter with 3 conference championships and 3 playoff appearances including a semifinal game loss to Youngstown State (other playoff losses were to Boise State and Marshall ft Randy Moss) Warner was 8-4 in his year as a starter with a conference championship and first round playoff loss to Boston University. He was followed each of the next three years by fifth-year starting QB's who would win conference titles as well.

Warner went on to make a heck of a pro career (hopefully Hall of Fame worthy) while Johnson has been very successful as a coach and is currently an Offensive Coordinator at a FBS School.

Yes, I would trust TA to select the best QB as well as develop the others in the program as well.

[SteinPizza]

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I hope they don't go for the 'easy' hire. I'm all for getting former Panthers back into the program, I just want to make sure they are the best candidate.

Amen to this. Get the best candidate you can for the $ you have, not just a former Panther whom some fans will love. Just as importantly, get someone who opens some recruiting doors for the program.

[Pantherwoman]

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Steckel and Mario have been friends for years and coached together at Rutgers. Not surprising at all if you know how close these two men are connected.