Who is #1?

Barry from MS · 10-12-2014, 07:38 PM

That would be Mississippi State University. I reckon once every 100 years is what we can all expect from this chronic cellar-dweller or middle-of-the-pack of the SEC throughout my lifetime.

I am so proud of this team and my college. That front 7 of the defense is special, and Dak & the Crew on offense ain't too shabby either. Their special teams, however, is a freakin' joke and that will be the reason we stumble between now and the end of the year, wherever takes us.

Gotta concentrate on @ Kentucky Oct 25th. It would be our luck that special teams would cause us to drop this game, but it is certainly a real possibility. Arkansas isn't a push-over, either, so all this talk about a favorable schedule between now and @ Bama scares the crap out of us. I think we can take Bama @ Bama, but I thinking it will be a small miracle if we get there clean.

Now, if the Oxford Black Bears would start sucking horribly, things would be 110% better.

Once again, proud of this team...HAIL STATE!!!

SloMotion · 10-13-2014, 05:25 AM

Congrats to MSU from "the other MSU" at #8, Michigan State,

... I'm really more of a UofM fan, but will be riding Sparty's coattails while the Wolverines continue to rebuild their program,

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SmashMouth · 10-13-2014, 07:47 AM

Mississippi State No. 1 in AP poll

Mississippi State Bulldogs rise to No. 1 in The Associated Press college football poll - ESPN

You mean it's not LSU or BAMA? NeauxFW!

K Major · 10-13-2014, 09:00 AM

What is most impressive is that MSU plays fundamentally sound defense. I get so sick and tired of watching these schools like TCU vs Baylor 65 - 58, Oregon vs X team shoot outs with very little emphasis on D each sat.

Good to see another solid, disciplined SEC defense go to to work.

Best of luck to your school Barry MS from here on out.. it should be fun!

QBREES9 · 10-13-2014, 04:09 PM

Mississippi State is No#1 ... Um

Danno · 10-13-2014, 05:39 PM

And currently Florida is stuffing 2 or 3 trucks destined for Starkville.

Barry from MS · 10-13-2014, 07:56 PM

Originally Posted by Danno

And currently Florida is stuffing 2 or 3 trucks destined for Starkville.

With money or recruits or U of FL scholarship transfers? Or all three?

We're only locking down 2 & 3-star recruits with maybe one 4-star or 5-star recruit per year. MSU wouldn't know what to do with too many Blue Chippers...we're emphasizing team-concept and checking the ego at the door.

Hopefully we are building a lasting program with our recruiting concepts. Like K Major said, I love the way we play our defense and O-Line, and this is the emphasis in recruiting.

The wheels may come off in the near future, but we're riding this thing full...pitting our mostly 2 & 3-star roster against the rest of the SEC's 4 & 5-star rosters.

Danno · 10-15-2014, 08:34 AM

Originally Posted by Barry from MS

With money or recruits or U of FL scholarship transfers? Or all three?

We're only locking down 2 & 3-star recruits with maybe one 4-star or 5-star recruit per year. MSU wouldn't know what to do with too many Blue Chippers...we're emphasizing team-concept and checking the ego at the door.

Hopefully we are building a lasting program with our recruiting concepts. Like K Major said, I love the way we play our defense and O-Line, and this is the emphasis in recruiting.

The wheels may come off in the near future, but we're riding this thing full...pitting our mostly 2 & 3-star roster against the rest of the SEC's 4 & 5-star rosters.

The truck is filled with money to lure Dan Mullen back to Florida.

Barry from MS · 10-15-2014, 08:16 PM

Originally Posted by Danno

The truck is filled with money to lure Dan Mullen back to Florida.

Oh, I getcha. The worse thing that could happen to us is to lose Mullen (knock on wood) in the next year or two...our program can't really afford to make him a higher tier paid HC and we would most definitely regress. His recruiting and program-building is showing it works, at least for the 1st half of this season. But we'll see how this all plays itself out...that's why you gotta love college football.

Off topic here, but you're a Bama fan, right? I just now saw Saban talking about winning 14-13. Forgot how scary that dude is...hasn't lost a beat since LSU with being "that one dude you do not piss off".

If you're not a Bama guy, my bad. If you're a War Eagle, really, really my bad and my sincerest apologies.

Danno · 10-15-2014, 11:03 PM

Originally Posted by Barry from MS

Oh, I getcha. The worse thing that could happen to us is to lose Mullen (knock on wood) in the next year or two...our program can't really afford to make him a higher tier paid HC and we would most definitely regress. His recruiting and program-building is showing it works, at least for the 1st half of this season. But we'll see how this all plays itself out...that's why you gotta love college football.

Off topic here, but you're a Bama fan, right? I just now saw Saban talking about winning 14-13. Forgot how scary that dude is...hasn't lost a beat since LSU with being "that one dude you do not piss off".

If you're not a Bama guy, my bad. If you're a War Eagle, really, really my bad and my sincerest apologies.

Born and raised a bama fan. Spent half my childhood in Louisiana so that's why I'm also a saints fan.

Odd that my son will be going to auburn on scholarship. I'll never say War Eagle tho.

10-12-2014, 07:38 PM	#1
Barry from MS Site Donor 2014 Join Date: May 2007 Location: TEMPO VC Okefenokee Swamp Posts: 1,985 Blog Entries: 2	Who is #1? That would be Mississippi State University. I reckon once every 100 years is what we can all expect from this chronic cellar-dweller or middle-of-the-pack of the SEC throughout my lifetime. I am so proud of this team and my college. That front 7 of the defense is special, and Dak & the Crew on offense ain't too shabby either. Their special teams, however, is a freakin' joke and that will be the reason we stumble between now and the end of the year, wherever takes us. Gotta concentrate on @ Kentucky Oct 25th. It would be our luck that special teams would cause us to drop this game, but it is certainly a real possibility. Arkansas isn't a push-over, either, so all this talk about a favorable schedule between now and @ Bama scares the crap out of us. I think we can take Bama @ Bama, but I thinking it will be a small miracle if we get there clean. Now, if the Oxford Black Bears would start sucking horribly, things would be 110% better. Once again, proud of this team...HAIL STATE!!! Halo, SloMotion and K Major like this.
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10-13-2014, 05:25 AM	#2
SloMotion 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 6,776 Blog Entries: 15	Re: Who is #1? Congrats to MSU from "the other MSU" at #8, Michigan State, ... I'm really more of a UofM fan, but will be riding Sparty's coattails while the Wolverines continue to rebuild their program, .

10-13-2014, 07:47 AM	#3
SmashMouth I donated, did you? Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Mandeville, LA Posts: 38,550 Blog Entries: 29	Re: Who is #1? Mississippi State No. 1 in AP poll Mississippi State Bulldogs rise to No. 1 in The Associated Press college football poll - ESPN You mean it's not LSU or BAMA? NeauxFW!

10-13-2014, 09:00 AM	#4
K Major Site Donor 2019 Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Bedford, TX Posts: 24,796 Blog Entries: 3	Re: Who is #1? What is most impressive is that MSU plays fundamentally sound defense. I get so sick and tired of watching these schools like TCU vs Baylor 65 - 58, Oregon vs X team shoot outs with very little emphasis on D each sat. Good to see another solid, disciplined SEC defense go to to work. Best of luck to your school Barry MS from here on out.. it should be fun!

10-13-2014, 04:09 PM	#5
QBREES9 Moderator Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: New Haven Ct Posts: 23,989	Re: Who is #1? Mississippi State is No#1 ... Um

10-13-2014, 05:39 PM	#6
Danno Truth Addict Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Spanish Fort, AL (via NO and B/R) Posts: 24,751	Re: Who is #1? And currently Florida is stuffing 2 or 3 trucks destined for Starkville.

10-13-2014, 07:56 PM	#7
Barry from MS Site Donor 2014 Join Date: May 2007 Location: TEMPO VC Okefenokee Swamp Posts: 1,985 Blog Entries: 2	Re: Who is #1? Originally Posted by Danno And currently Florida is stuffing 2 or 3 trucks destined for Starkville. With money or recruits or U of FL scholarship transfers? Or all three? We're only locking down 2 & 3-star recruits with maybe one 4-star or 5-star recruit per year. MSU wouldn't know what to do with too many Blue Chippers...we're emphasizing team-concept and checking the ego at the door. Hopefully we are building a lasting program with our recruiting concepts. Like K Major said, I love the way we play our defense and O-Line, and this is the emphasis in recruiting. The wheels may come off in the near future, but we're riding this thing full...pitting our mostly 2 & 3-star roster against the rest of the SEC's 4 & 5-star rosters.
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10-15-2014, 08:34 AM	#8
Danno Truth Addict Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Spanish Fort, AL (via NO and B/R) Posts: 24,751	Re: Who is #1? Originally Posted by Barry from MS With money or recruits or U of FL scholarship transfers? Or all three? We're only locking down 2 & 3-star recruits with maybe one 4-star or 5-star recruit per year. MSU wouldn't know what to do with too many Blue Chippers...we're emphasizing team-concept and checking the ego at the door. Hopefully we are building a lasting program with our recruiting concepts. Like K Major said, I love the way we play our defense and O-Line, and this is the emphasis in recruiting. The wheels may come off in the near future, but we're riding this thing full...pitting our mostly 2 & 3-star roster against the rest of the SEC's 4 & 5-star rosters. The truck is filled with money to lure Dan Mullen back to Florida. Barry from MS likes this.

10-15-2014, 08:16 PM	#9
Barry from MS Site Donor 2014 Join Date: May 2007 Location: TEMPO VC Okefenokee Swamp Posts: 1,985 Blog Entries: 2	Re: Who is #1? Originally Posted by Danno The truck is filled with money to lure Dan Mullen back to Florida. Oh, I getcha. The worse thing that could happen to us is to lose Mullen (knock on wood) in the next year or two...our program can't really afford to make him a higher tier paid HC and we would most definitely regress. His recruiting and program-building is showing it works, at least for the 1st half of this season. But we'll see how this all plays itself out...that's why you gotta love college football. Off topic here, but you're a Bama fan, right? I just now saw Saban talking about winning 14-13. Forgot how scary that dude is...hasn't lost a beat since LSU with being "that one dude you do not piss off". If you're not a Bama guy, my bad. If you're a War Eagle, *really, really* my bad and my sincerest apologies.
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10-15-2014, 11:03 PM	#10
Danno Truth Addict Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Spanish Fort, AL (via NO and B/R) Posts: 24,751	Re: Who is #1? Originally Posted by Barry from MS Oh, I getcha. The worse thing that could happen to us is to lose Mullen (knock on wood) in the next year or two...our program can't really afford to make him a higher tier paid HC and we would most definitely regress. His recruiting and program-building is showing it works, at least for the 1st half of this season. But we'll see how this all plays itself out...that's why you gotta love college football. Off topic here, but you're a Bama fan, right? I just now saw Saban talking about winning 14-13. Forgot how scary that dude is...hasn't lost a beat since LSU with being "that one dude you do not piss off". If you're not a Bama guy, my bad. If you're a War Eagle, *really, really* my bad and my sincerest apologies. Born and raised a bama fan. Spent half my childhood in Louisiana so that's why I'm also a saints fan. Odd that my son will be going to auburn on scholarship. I'll never say War Eagle tho.