Dan Croft

[Dan Croft @elninoloco]

@TimBrando He throws 95% of his passes as hard as he can. I’d like to see him take a little off some of those throws. Would make for easier catches and lower the chance of ints off the wr hands.

[Dan Croft @elninoloco]

@Skiperade @Skiperade what a great story and his impersonation is spot on.

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@CodyWelling

[Stirrups Now! @uniformcritic]

This cutoff throw from Lou Whitaker is extraordinarily good. His exclusion from the HOF is simply inexcusable.

[Dan Croft @elninoloco]

@Skiperade Big George!

[Dan Croft @elninoloco]

@GenTXer2 Dirty Work

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@SaraElyse128 That dog does not look happy.

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@Skiperade @CodyWelling @MattOMalley6 @Browns2212

[Justin Spiro @DarkoStateNews]

In the 89-year history of the AP Poll, only 2 coaches have won a national championship at 2 different schools.

The first coached Michigan State for 5 seasons.

For years, he pleaded with university leaders to invest in the football program with upgrades for its dated, dilapidated facilities.

For years, they said no.

Finally fed up, he bolted south for the SEC.

One night before his introductory press conference, the coach sat on a chair in the corner of his Louisiana hotel room.

He realized he couldn’t do it.

He couldn’t leave Michigan State.

He couldn’t leave the campus he once described as “perfect, like a national park with a school in it.”

He couldn’t leave after his best season, with so much business left to finish.

The coach told his wife they were going home.

Still in his hotel room - just 12 hours away from his press conference - the coach called M. Peter McPherson.

He told the MSU president his heart was in East Lansing, and his job wasn’t finished.

He said he would find a way, with or without a new facility.

He was coming home, if they’d have him.

McPherson said “no, thank you”, and wished his former coach well in the SEC.

The next morning, Nick Saban was introduced as head coach of LSU.

His last MSU team (1999) finished 7th in the AP Poll, the school’s best finish in 33 years.

It was the program’s only appearance in the Poll from 1991-2007.

Saban would win 7 national titles.

……….

In December 2002, the second coach called MSU inquiring about their head coaching position.

The 36-year-old wunderkind was fresh off a miraculous 2-year turnaround at Bowling Green, but still relatively unknown on a national scale.

He wanted the MSU job, and was disappointed he had not been invited to interview.

He told friends there was a sleeping giant in East Lansing. He would win at a rate they hadn’t seen since the 60s.

He would walk from Ohio to sign the contract, if offered.

Eventually, a headhunter for MSU reached out.

“Sorry, we are only talking to Tier-1 coaches in this search. We might call you if the others fall through.”

MSU eventually hired John L. Smith, Tier-1 coach.

Urban Meyer, not a Tier-1 coach, ended up at Utah.

21 years and 3 national titles later, MSU got a second chance.

In 2023, Meyer had returned to broadcasting after a short, disastrous NFL stint.

He said he was done coaching forever, but something burned him inside.

He told friends he was disgusted the last line of his coaching bio would forever be his failure in Jacksonville.

Meyer’s intrigue with the MSU job from decades earlier remained, only affirmed by their ascension under Mark Dantonio. They had been his only foil at Ohio State, twice derailing perfect Buckeye seasons.

Meyer traveled to East Lansing, covertly meeting with MSU representatives to discuss their newly opened coaching position. It would be the first of several such discussions.

Sources vary on details, but agree on a few key points:

-Urban Meyer was highly interested, but not certain he’d return to coaching

-Urban Meyer laid out a general structure of what he would need to deliver a national title to East Lansing

-MSU AD Alan Haller did not want Urban Meyer, and bemoaned the dalliance

-The dalliance was prolonged, and serious

Talks suddenly cooled and MSU moved on, to Haller’s delight.

The school hired Oregon State’s Jonathan Smith, Haller’s #1 target in the search.

For the 2nd time in his career, Urban Meyer had expressed interest in the MSU job and been bypassed for a guy named John Smith.

Multiple sources believe former MSU AD Mark Hollis would have delivered Meyer to East Lansing.

No one can say for sure…

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Only 2 coaches in history have won national titles at multiple schools.

MSU told the first “good riddance”.

And the second “no thanks”.

[Dan Croft @elninoloco]

@JJWatt Just got back from there. Never disappoints.

[Dan Croft @elninoloco]

@TodayInSportsCo In order: Oilers, Buccaneers, Broncos then Seahawks.

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@spdzlla @hdccroft

[Dan Croft @elninoloco]

@Skiperade

[George Brett @GeorgeHBrett]

Baseball is back 🙌 I’m giving away one of my autograph cards to celebrate. Follow @topps and tag a friend for a chance to win it 💙

[Matthew Modine @MatthewModine]

Repost by Monday, March 17 for a chance to win one of these signed VISION QUEST trading cards designed by @phantomcardboard on @instagram! I'll pick one winner for each card and announce next #ModineMonday. (That's an authentic Modine ink smudge on the left one)

And if you're in the area, join me for a special 40th anniversary screening at the @ParisTheaterNYC on Thursday, March 13! I'll be there for a discussion with @IndieWire's @mikeryan following the movie.

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[Matthew Modine @MatthewModine]

REPOST by Monday, 2/17 for a chance to win this original 1985 promo poster for the VISION QUEST Soundtrack featuring Red Rider ("Lunatic Fringe")! I signed the poster just below the title. I'll select one winner at random and announce next #ModineMonday. Good luck! #VisionQuest40thAnniversary

And place your bids for a chance to own one of my original VISION QUEST movie posters! The auction starts at only $1 with no reserve! Proceeds support the @FMJDiary project. https://t.co/Mb351FDfAR

[Matthew Modine @MatthewModine]

REPOST + be following by Monday, February 10 for a chance to win this ‘sealed’ copy VISION QUEST on VHS! I carefully peeled back the plastic in the lower right-hand corner to sign the cover. I’ll announce the winner next #ModineMonday. Good luck! #VisionQuest40thAnniversary

[Dan Croft @elninoloco]

@Super70sSports My Old School

[Matthew Modine @MatthewModine]

Repost + be following by Monday, February 3 for a chance to win this signed VISION QUEST Blu-ray from @WarnerArchive! I’ll pick one winner at random and announce next #ModineMonday! Good luck! #VisionQuest40thAnniversary

[Dan Croft @elninoloco]

@JoshChavis65 The big one is referee phone numbers

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@Skiperade

[Ted DiBiase @MDMTedDiBiase]

Wait for it … EVERYBODY’S GOT A PRICE… HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[Dan Croft @elninoloco]

@Skiperade

[tribal chief ☝🏻🩸 @luireigns]

Never forget the highlight of referee Jack Doan's life

"Torrie Wilson and Sable won"

"We all won"

Vince was and still is sick in the head 💀

[Denzel Ward @denzelward]

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