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Coach Sylvester Croom
Posted on 7/13/16 at 4:48 pm
Posted on 7/13/16 at 4:48 pm
I just saw a really good documentary on him. It seemed like Mississippi State did him wrong. (And he actually stated this in the doc) He was the SEC Coach of the Year and then after the next season he said that they made him resign.
What are MSU fans thoughts on him and what he did for the program?
What are MSU fans thoughts on him and what he did for the program?
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Posted on 7/13/16 at 4:50 pm to RegisteredPharmacist
fricked us
Posted on 7/13/16 at 4:51 pm to RegisteredPharmacist
Mullen has done better than Croom did so how was he done wrong?
They fired a coach and got a better one. That's the business.
They fired a coach and got a better one. That's the business.
This post was edited on 7/13/16 at 4:51 pm
Posted on 7/13/16 at 4:53 pm to RegisteredPharmacist
Garbage coach
Posted on 7/13/16 at 4:53 pm to RegisteredPharmacist
Derrick Henry's position coach in Nashville now.
Posted on 7/13/16 at 4:54 pm to RegisteredPharmacist
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It seemed like Mississippi State did him wrong.
If he was that good of a coach, he wouldn't still be a NFL position coach but have got better opportunities
Posted on 7/13/16 at 4:54 pm to craigbiggio
Wonderful human being
Bama legend
Shitty Coach
Bama legend
Shitty Coach
Posted on 7/13/16 at 4:55 pm to Weagle25
He went 3-9 with a loss to Louisiana Tech and a 45-0 loss to ole miss. He had one winning season in 4 years. In no way was he "done wrong"
Posted on 7/13/16 at 4:55 pm to RegisteredPharmacist
What a joke. MSU was repulsive under croom.
Posted on 7/13/16 at 4:55 pm to RegisteredPharmacist
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He was the SEC Coach of the Year and then after the next season he said that they made him resign.
That SEC COY season was the only winning season in the Croom era (that consisted of shitastic offenses).
Posted on 7/13/16 at 4:57 pm to RegisteredPharmacist
He went to one bowl game while at State and had one winning season. He was at State the same time Rich Brooks was at UK. For comparison's sake, Brooks inherited a team with scholarship reductions and probation yet still managed to take UK to four consecutive bowls and didn't have a losing season in his last four years at UK. I'd say State did what they had to do to better their program. Don't want to get fired/forced to resign, then win games.
This post was edited on 7/13/16 at 4:59 pm
Posted on 7/13/16 at 4:58 pm to c on z
Thought he cleaned up jackies mess and after that didn't do anything
Posted on 7/13/16 at 5:04 pm to RegisteredPharmacist
quote:Only because of Ellis Johnson's defense.
He was the SEC Coach of the Year
Posted on 7/13/16 at 5:17 pm to RegisteredPharmacist
The thing that sticks out to me about coach croom was when he first got there he got a really athletic qb (Omar Conner) and said we're going to make him a west coast qb in a west coast offense. It didn't work for shite but he was stubborn. After Conner they had Wesley Carroll and henig (not nearly the athletes Conner was) and said well we're going to simplify things and run some zone read. Then they take the best high school RB type player in the state of mississippi (derek pegues) in maybe a decade and they make him a DB. The guy made some puzzling decisions.
But I'll say this, he tried very very hard to ensure that he ran a clean program that produced quality young men. Hugh Freeze is sort of he anti-croom.
But I'll say this, he tried very very hard to ensure that he ran a clean program that produced quality young men. Hugh Freeze is sort of he anti-croom.
Posted on 7/13/16 at 5:47 pm to pilsnerpusher
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Then they take the best high school RB type player in the state of mississippi (derek pegues) in maybe a decade and they make him a DB. The guy made some puzzling decisions.
Well, let's see here... He had -
Jerious Norwood who went on to sign with the Falcons.
Anthony Dixon who went on to sign with San Fransisco.
and
Christian Ducre who went on to sign with the Saints.
I would call that a good move by Croom. Pegues was a hell of a safety and hell of a kick off/punt returner.
Posted on 7/13/16 at 5:51 pm to pilsnerpusher
There's a reason why many opposing coaches who got fired during Sly's tenure were referred to as being "Croomed." Losing to them was bad enough to roll some heads, so it's kinda telling about how his prowess as a head coach and manager of a program was perceived.
Great person though, and I don't recall hating the Packers' rushing attack when he had his stop in Green Bay.
Great person though, and I don't recall hating the Packers' rushing attack when he had his stop in Green Bay.
Posted on 7/13/16 at 6:05 pm to RegisteredPharmacist
Maybe so. Norwood was definitely a very good player. I don't think Pegues made an nfl roster at safety. I felt like he had greater potential on the offensive side of the ball but then, I was not at their practices every day and I'm not even a state fan so my opinion is somewhat less than informed.
Posted on 7/13/16 at 6:20 pm to RegisteredPharmacist
Never got old seeing a team get inexplicably "Croomed."
Posted on 7/13/16 at 6:30 pm to RegisteredPharmacist
He also stated that he refused to fire any of his assistants and that he'd basically resign before he ever would.
Posted on 7/13/16 at 6:36 pm to RegisteredPharmacist
His teams never had an offense ranked better than #100.
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