Fansided · Sep 29, 2015
Michigan State, Mark Dantonio turned down HBO’s ‘Hard Knocks’
Everyone, or almost everyone, who likes football has probably seen bits and pieces of the late summer/fall HBO show “Hard Knocks.” Getting to see inside the locker room or coach’s office of a NFL team is pretty cool, but it’s not for everyone. Heck, the show even gets denied by multiple teams before landing on a final choice.
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Well, the TV show wanted to take to East Lansing this year and do a college version, but head football coach Mark Dantonio turned it down.
Dantonio says HBO asked MSU to do a Hard Knocks style show and the Spartans passed. He likes the show, “we just passed on it right now.”