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Philosophy
Something Old: Other than posing with dogs in social media promotional posts, departed Michigan State head coach Mel Tucker’s whole thing was being “multiple.” By that, we mean he didn’t want to give defenses hints on how to handle his squad by conforming to an established offensive identity. Instead, Tucker’s Spartans amalgamated the concepts that fit best with their personnel from various schools of offensive thought. He wanted to make prepping for Michigan State feel like taking a class with eight different textbooks.
Your scheme is largely shaped by the archetype of players you’ve spent the past half-decade recruiting — or maybe that’s a “chicken and the egg” scenario. Firing a coach in-season doesn’t reinvent your team’s identity, although I’d say they’ve stripped the majority of the offense down to the classic “spread-option.”
