Choate Receives an Extension

[VimSince03]

http://msubobcats.com/news/2018/2/8/msu ... hoate.aspx

I heard rumblings that Choate received a Pac-12 Defensive Coordinator offer this offseason and he turned it down. The only way he will consider moving up to FBS is if he gets a shot as a Power 5 head coach. But mostly he wants to be here and see this thing through.

[CelticCat]

http://msubobcats.com/news/2018/2/8/msu ... hoate.aspx

I heard rumblings that Choate received a Pac-12 Defensive Coordinator offer this offseason and he turned it down. The only way he will consider moving up to FBS is if he gets a shot as a Power 5 head coach. But mostly he wants to be here and see this thing through.

In one of the signing day articles, a commit said something like "Coach turned down bigger offers to stay here", and I was surprised it wasn't discussed on here, but that confirms it.

The jury is still out on his ability to win conference championships and take us to the playoffs, but I absolutely love the way his teams play and where the program seems to be headed. He deserves time to fully implement his culture and see what he can do.

[mslacatfan]

yup, heard the same thing- that Choate turned down an offer for another position (one that would have been a significant pay increase).... I think these next couple years are going to be a special time for MSU football!

[HelenaCat95]

Excellent news.....and I believe it is a very good move on Costello's part.

[Team10]

I wonder what the definition of "see this through" is? Is it back to back BSC championship, making deep playoff runs, at least the third round, multiple times, or is it NCAA Championship or bust? I like what he is doing with the program, yes the W-L might be in the wrong columns to this point, but I think fans can see and feel that will change.

[wbtfg]

Keep Choate and staff on board for MSU is huge He's a great guy, and an awesome coach. We are very fortunate to have him as our dude.

[AFCAT]

Awesome news!

[catatac]

http://msubobcats.com/news/2018/2/8/msu ... hoate.aspx

I heard rumblings that Choate received a Pac-12 Defensive Coordinator offer this offseason and he turned it down. The only way he will consider moving up to FBS is if he gets a shot as a Power 5 head coach. But mostly he wants to be here and see this thing through.

In one of the signing day articles, a commit said something like "Coach turned down bigger offers to stay here", and I was surprised it wasn't discussed on here, but that confirms it.

The jury is still out on his ability to win conference championships and take us to the playoffs, but I absolutely love the way his teams play and where the program seems to be headed. He deserves time to fully implement his culture and see what he can do.

Great post. Yes we all know, and I'm sure coach Choate would say the same thing, he hasn't proven anything yet. But, I think we all have a feeling where this thing is going. The fact that we were able to compete with some of the best teams in the FCS last year while playing a bunch of 18 and 19 year old kids speaks volumes.

[Hawks86]

Good move. It brings a sense of stability to the program and that everyone involved is #ridingforthebrand. I'm guessing that the extension is actually 3 one year contracts for those that will we worried about that sort of thing.

[exppi]

I wonder if Jory signing already also weighed into it.

I am very happy he is sticking around and am excited to see the results on the field in the near future. We appear loaded for bears.

[MTBluesCAT]

This is Great new!

[bpcats20]

Glad he still here and I am excited about how our program is moving forward. It will still be a battle to win this conference. For us to go up someone has to go down and I don’t see Idaho, Weber State, Eastern, Montana(they will be better) or Sac State going anywhere.

Who can get better faster? Hopefully it is us

[PHAT CAT]

Waded and Leon just made me a lot happier with them. Jeff is the man and we're damn lucky to have him.

[grunyon37]

I wonder what the definition of "see this through" is? Is it back to back BSC championship, making deep playoff runs, at least the third round, multiple times, or is it NCAA Championship or bust?

Minimum 8-peat...

[MSU01]

http://msubobcats.com/news/2018/2/8/msu ... hoate.aspx

I heard rumblings that Choate received a Pac-12 Defensive Coordinator offer this offseason and he turned it down. The only way he will consider moving up to FBS is if he gets a shot as a Power 5 head coach. But mostly he wants to be here and see this thing through.

Interesting - I assume the offer was at Oregon State with Jonathan Smith since they worked together at Washington and were both also at Boise with Chris Petersen although not at the same time. Congrats to Coach Choate on a well-deserved extension!

[WeedKillinCat]

I remember when he hired on here he said that the college experience at this level is better for the student athlete than at FBS schools.

[Hawks86]

https://twitter.com/TheeSonOfMan/status/961689184997064704

[Cledus]

Choate is Peter Fields's best hire. There's not even a close second.

[Joe Bobcat]

http://msubobcats.com/news/2018/2/8/msu ... hoate.aspx

I heard rumblings that Choate received a Pac-12 Defensive Coordinator offer this offseason and he turned it down. The only way he will consider moving up to FBS is if he gets a shot as a Power 5 head coach. But mostly he wants to be here and see this thing through.

Interesting - I assume the offer was at Oregon State with Jonathan Smith since they worked together at Washington and were both also at Boise with Chris Petersen although not at the same time. Congrats to Coach Choate on a well-deserved extension!

You're probably right but another team that came to mind was TCU, If only because those horned frogers have been rumored
to have been trying to poach talent from our program for years now.

[Cledus]

You're probably right but another team that came to mind was TCU, If only because those horned frogers have been rumored to have been trying to poach talent from our program for years now.

Not to nitpick, but I thought it was Texas Tech.