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‘Zero tolerance’ for excuses: Mel Tucker issues stern warning to Spartans coming off lopsided loss
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No. 7 Michigan State had a chance to get back in the main discussion for the B1G East Divisional title and the College Football Playoff with a big win over No. 4 Ohio State. Instead, Michigan State was dominated on both sides of the ball as the Spartans suffered an embarrassing 56-7 loss to Ohio State. The Buckeyes outscored the Spartans 49-0 in the first half.
Despite a tough 40-29 road loss to Purdue a few weeks ago, Michigan State was still in reach for the Playoff and the B1G East division. This loss kills all momentum for both goals as the offense and defense completely fell apart.
After the game, Michigan State head coach Mel Tucker showed his determination to the building of the program, both physically and mentally. Tucker said there will not be any players that will blame each other in the locker room or point fingers.
Along with that, Tucker cited a zero-tolerance for excuses claiming that is a sign of a “loser’s mentality.” Even with the loss, Tucker and the Spartans can get to 10 wins if they regroup and beat Penn State to finish the season.
Tucker: "We're not in the finger-pointing business." Says if he sees any of that "or fellowship of the miserable" that since he is "running the program, then you're gone. Because we don't operate like that."
— Chris Solari (@chrissolari) November 20, 2021
Tucker: "We got blasted today. That's what it was." Says there will be "zero tolerance" for excuses or finger-pointing, "because that's a loser's mentality" and for "frontrunners."
— Chris Solari (@chrissolari) November 20, 2021
Mel Tucker told his players that he didn't want to see any finger-pointing. Said MSU wins and loses as a team.
"If I see that, you're gone."
— Colton Pouncy (@colton_pouncy) November 20, 2021