re: Dan Mullen 2nd most tenured coach in the SEC

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At least the UMass game was in Gillette Stadium

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So? The attendance was 13,074

MSU doesn't have some huge fanbase in Boston or New England. So what's the point in traveling halfway across the country to play a school that's only been FBS for 5 years to play in a mostly empty pro stadium? Make them come to Starkville and at least make money from ticket sales.

Between travel costs, paying UMASS to play, and the embarrassing lack of ticket sales I would think that MSU lost money to get embarrassed and nearly lose to UMASS.

The area isn't a recruiting hotbed and the game wasn't on national TV. So again, what was the advantage?

Just look at this crowd. It isn't cool, it's embarrassing:





UAB's football program went on a 2 year hiatus because of crowds larger than that.