Well, GF Griz I agree with parts of your reply. Kramer certainly has improved the quality of the MSU team when it comes to actually playing the games. But he has also had problems keeping his staff out of jail. In my opinon it is the head coaches job to control the team and the coaching staff and when things like the O'brien incendent occure it is proof the Kramer certainly has done a subpar job.
As for him being a scumbag well you may be right maybe he is not a total scumbag. See I tend to judge people by the people that they assiocate with and it certainly seems the Kramer has a alot of scmbags around him. Guys that beat their wives, have bar fights and lets not forget sell drugs. But maybe you are right maybe Kramer is just so nieve that he never realizes this kind of stuff.
The one point you made that I totally agree with though is that MSU has the thrid best college football team in Montana. UM and Carrol are both better and I wouldn't doubt that Western could give them a run for their money as well. Especially, if the game was played early in the year because Kramer never has his team ready to start the year and they inevitably get beat a few times toward the begining of the season. Of course you can say Hauck has the same problem, but lets not forget that he is a first year head coach. Kramer has years of experiance and this still is happening every year. So, as I see it the bottomline is Kramer is better then subpar as long as you compare him to the likes of cliff hysel and you throw out off the field problems that have occured under his watch.