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Shibby007009

why do people come in here and troll and bad mouth when they have no idea who Hollis is or what he has done.
328 Days ago

Shibby007009

Best AD in the nation. Keep him forever
328 Days ago

drwdtdlmsu

Well deserved.
329 Days ago

blankni1

Correction: It was actually back-to-back 11 win seasons.
329 Days ago

ScottatHott1075

@ Rabin - the UM game as the second edition but Mark came up with the concept when he was AAD. Congrats Mark on a job well done and MSU on protect an asset.
330 Days ago

rojer43

Uhhh.... They may of wanted to wait till after the BSU game but....????
331 Days ago

Shibby007009

they would of had to throw more money in the contract after MSU wipes the field with them
328 Days ago

BeastLansing1

LOL
330 Days ago

4351calumet

Nice work if you can get it. Congrats.
331 Days ago

Cowardly_Big10

Wow, MSU sure did give beating an incredibly young UGA team who's kicker giftwrapped it for the Spartans a lot more credit than they should have
331 Days ago

OD1083

^^^ This kid is just trolling around Big10 articles and trying to talk smack... who is this kid?!
331 Days ago

bholle0

So, you are saying the Spartans won the game? Yep, they did! Next topic.
331 Days ago

Rabid Wolverine20

While Hollis has done a great job at MSU, let's not overstate something Brian. He didn't pioneer the idea of an outdoor game against UofM hockey. It had already been done in Lansing. They simply replayed it at The Big House....Not really pioneering when someone has done the same thing a few years before you...
332 Days ago

z_Spartan

I don't get your point. The fact that the outdoor game at UM followed an outdoor game at MSU does nothing to discredit Hollis. He has been a/the driving factor behind multiple college sports events that have gone on to be copied by other programs, such as the game at UM. The Carrier Classic was ALL his idea and now there will be a half dozen such copy cat games next year. He is an innovator and has kept a great coaching staff together in the two major sports. He deserves whatever recognition an AD can get.
332 Days ago

thirdavenue

he was the one who came up with the idea when he was working under AD Mason. "Hollis was the architect behind the Cold War, an outdoor ice hockey match-up between rivals Michigan State University and the University of Michigan played in 2001 that ended in a 3-3 tie" from Michigan States website..
332 Days ago

da governer

Ya, lets not overstate here. MSU has made big strides in football, but if you look at recruiting, we're (fan) way behind UM and OSU.
332 Days ago

zackv1330

Which is why he brought in Dantonio. He is a Izzo like coach who will win with less than the top talent. If MSU had the recruiting class of U of M, ND or OSU can you imagine how good they would be?
332 Days ago

avalonci

MSU has been behind UM and OSU in recruiting for the past 5 years.
332 Days ago

da governer

Congrats to Mark
332 Days ago

jeffswitzer30

MSU has the best athletic department in the country. Hollis deserves a lot of credit.
332 Days ago

mazeragecat

Elite in Football ????? Put the Bath salt down ...
332 Days ago

trainpts

^^^^Too funny that michigan fans still can't come to grips with MSU's football success! LOLOLOL.
332 Days ago

wingding2011

Right move. Under Hollis, MSU has become elite in basketball, football, and hockey, as well as sports no one cares about...like wrestling.
333 Days ago

Kurt88

Hey LordPhilAShio...Go back to your Walmart Wolverine boards. Stay off where the intelligent speak.
332 Days ago

jpbumich

They have gotten better in some sports yes, but since Izzo has been around they've been great at basketball. . .
332 Days ago

avalonci

Hollis has done the right thing to keep Izzo at MSU.
332 Days ago

kramer7160

There were two competing factions regarding MSU's next coach after we got rid of SLappy. One school wanted Todd Grantham who was Cleveland's D-Coordinator at the time. I think he is at UGA now but could be wrong. THe other faction wanted Brian Kelly and we know where he ended up. The president of MSU threw out Dantonio's name as a compromise and luckily both sides agreed. I could be wrong but this is what was reported when he was hired when I was at MSU. As for Hollis, good to see him get rewarded. He has been a great AD.
333 Days ago