As the TV cameras flashed to Jonathan Smith on the sidelines of a blown 21-14 second-half lead against Nebraska, Michigan State fans became furious. The second-year head coach didn’t seem mad, he didn’t seem upset, he didn’t seem disappointed — he seemed unaffected.
Losing a lead thanks to undisciplined play, coaching gaffes, and avoidable mistakes should have made him angry, but he wasn’t. He was fine. He looked unbothered.
And that’s the problem.
Fans want to see a coach who shows he cares as much as Aidan Chiles and Nick Marsh did on the sidelines as the final minutes ticked off the clock on another disappointing loss.