(01-18-2021 03:12 PM)BearcatMan Wrote: (01-18-2021 03:10 PM)dsquare Wrote: (01-18-2021 03:08 PM)BearcatMan Wrote: Just announced...it's Mike Tressel.
Hope Fickell had more of his hands in the defense than we thought, because if not, its going to be a rough one IMO. Tressel was below average at MSU by every metric, and wasn't a great recruiter either.
What metrics are you using? They've been very good defensively.
They dropped off tremendously when Narduzzi left. MSU has always had a decent defense (due in no small part to their competition being more run/defense focused as well), but they got worse when he too loved, and thats not even factoring in that he isn't a recruiter.
Narduzzi left in 2015. Msu had one of the best defenses in the country in 2018 when Tressel was coordinator. I think he wasn't happy when he left Cincy back in the mid 2000's but we're a long way from that now. I trust in Fickell. He's made the right calls, and he is and has been heavily involved in that defense regardless of what people think. Of this i am certain. Msu stats 2018
Rushing defense: 1st (77.9 yards per game)
Scoring defense: 8th (17.2 points per game)
3rd-down conversions: 8th (30.2 pct.)
4th-down conversions: 8th (35.3 pct.)
Total defense: 10th (303.2 yards per game)
First downs allowed: tied-10th (213)
Pass efficiency defense: 20th (114.08)
Red-zone defense: tied-36th (80.0 pct.)
Passing yards allowed: 62nd (225.2 yards per game)
Stats over his 3 year period and before Tucker brought in his own D coordinator(they didn't do well when he took over last year)
Combining the stats over those three seasons (2017, 2018, & 2019) MSU's Defense Ranked:
#23 points allowed per game (#5 in Conference)
#11 in yards per game (#4 in Conference)
#8 in yards per play (#3 in Conference)