The Michigan State University Board of Trustees is an absolute dumpster fire, and it has been that way for several decades now. Now, the issues are compiling. First, Michigan State lost its school president, Kevin Guskiewicz, who took significantly less money from Clemson University a few weeks ago to become the school's next president. Guskiewicz cited continued issues with the MSU Board of Trustees as a huge reason for his leaving. MSU President Kevin Guskiewicz, pictured Friday, Feb. 6, 2026, during the Board of Trustees meeting. | Matthew Dae Smith/Lansing State Journal / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn ImagesThen, MSU athletic director J Batt, a highly sought-after athletic director on a national scale, was reported by Michigan State On SI to be finalizing a deal to take over as the athletic director at the University of Kentucky. Guskiewicz brought in Batt nearly a year ago, and Guskiewicz's departure triggered a clause in Batt's contract that shrunk his buyout from $5 million to $2.5 million. Michigan State's BoT was not fearful of Batt's immediate departure after Guskiewicz left, but it appears they should have been. Michigan State football's new coach Pat Fitzgerald, center, holds up a jersey with MSU president Kevin Guskiewicz, left, and athletic director J Batt, right, during Fitzgerald's introductory press conference on Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025, at the Tom Izzo Football Building in East Lansing. | Nick King/Lansing State Journal / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn ImagesFundraisingIn today's age of college athletics, generating revenue is the focal point of any operation. Just look at where Batt left East Lansing for. Kentucky has potentially the highest NIL budget of any men's basketball program in the country, almost famously spending over $20 million last season on a roster that went 22-14 overall and lost in the Round of 32 of the NCAA Tournament. While at MSU, Batt began Spartan Ventures, an independent company featuring direct school representatives that sought to maximize revenue and NIL opportunities for student-athletes. MSU Athletic Director J Batt speaks during an event announcing the $401 million donation to Michigan State University from Greg and Dawn Williams on Friday, Dec. 5, 2025, at the Breslin Center in East Lansing. | Nick King/Lansing State Journal / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn ImagesIf things don't get better in East Lansing soon, Michigan State will be put in a tremendously difficult position going forward. The BoT has continuously failed the university and its athletic department. Whoever takes over next will be handed a complete and utter mess, but will have to be willing to shut the Board down. There is only one man for the job. Michigan State basketball coach Tom Izzo laughs at a question during a press conference at Capital One Arena in Washington DC on Thursday, March 26, 2026.