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Does A&M's entrance hurt the Ole Miss/Miss St. athletic programs
Posted on 12/15/11 at 10:45 am
Posted on 12/15/11 at 10:45 am
Not a flame
The point of the thread--more years than not over the past two decades A&M has probably fielded better men's sports (football, basketball, and baseball) than Ole Miss and State.
A&M has richer resources than both, easier access to recruiting...Ole Miss can ill-afford another football loss on their schedule each year when they can't even make the SECCG. State has made it once due to a very rare year in which the SEC West was terrible.
The point of the thread--more years than not over the past two decades A&M has probably fielded better men's sports (football, basketball, and baseball) than Ole Miss and State.
A&M has richer resources than both, easier access to recruiting...Ole Miss can ill-afford another football loss on their schedule each year when they can't even make the SECCG. State has made it once due to a very rare year in which the SEC West was terrible.
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Posted on 12/15/11 at 10:49 am to Chd1478
Yes. But the entrance for yall will hurt yall more than it does those two "programs"
Posted on 12/15/11 at 10:55 am to Chd1478
Who gives a shite at this point. We'll still win the party by a wide margin.
Posted on 12/15/11 at 11:03 am to Chd1478
I don't see how it would hurt us. We don't recruit Texas at all. Yes it's 1 more team we have to deal with, but that's about it.
Posted on 12/15/11 at 11:15 am to Chd1478
How can the football situation be much worse? I dont't think there is a huge gap as far as basketball and baseball go.
Posted on 12/15/11 at 11:15 am to Henry Jones Jr
I don't think it will hurt recruiting at all. We only have 4 TX guys on our roster (2 Sr's) and no commits from TX kids this year. I really can't see aTm pulling many MS kids either.
Posted on 12/15/11 at 11:22 am to pult44
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Posted on 12/15/11 at 11:28 am to Chd1478
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over the past two decades A&M has probably fielded better men's sports (football, basketball, and baseball) than Ole Miss and State.
If Football YES
However both State and Ole Miss have had and will continue to have just as good or better baseball and Basketball programs.
Posted on 12/15/11 at 12:02 pm to Al Bundy Bulldog
Miss beat us in basketball a week or so ago in a squeaker.
Posted on 12/15/11 at 12:07 pm to Greg09Ag
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Miss beat us in basketball a week or so ago in a squeaker.
You mean MISSISSIPPI STATE, and it was FAR from a squeaker. We led by double figures the ENTIRE GAME, and by 20 in the first half.
Posted on 12/15/11 at 12:10 pm to Al Bundy Bulldog
Helps us this year. We replace UGA and Florida with Mizzo and A&M
Posted on 12/15/11 at 12:13 pm to Whereisomaha
It absolutely does.
Posted on 12/15/11 at 12:13 pm to Whereisomaha
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I don't see how it would hurt us. We don't recruit Texas at all. Yes it's 1 more team we have to deal with, but that's about it.
This, plus we get a bigger welfare check from the SEC
Posted on 12/15/11 at 12:16 pm to pult44
quote:Why don't MSU and OM try to recruit Texas more? Seems like there are enough D-1 players in Texas to make that a big target for MS schools.
We only have 4 TX guys on our roster (2 Sr's) and no commits from TX kids this year.
This post was edited on 12/15/11 at 12:17 pm
Posted on 12/15/11 at 12:18 pm to Chd1478
It would be next to impossible for college athletics in Mississippi to get any worse. We have baseball to thank for mass suicides being averted.
Posted on 12/15/11 at 12:18 pm to WDE24
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Does A&M's entrance hurt the Ole Miss/Miss St. athletic programs
How could it make it any worse?
Posted on 12/15/11 at 12:20 pm to Chd1478
If the SEC went to a 9 game schedule, then it would hurt. If TAMU simply replaces Florida/UGA/USC/UT, then it wo't matter much.
TAMU coming into the SEC could HELP State recruit in Texas. MSU will have more exposure there and the kids in Texas will more easily get out of the Big12 mindset.
TAMU coming into the SEC could HELP State recruit in Texas. MSU will have more exposure there and the kids in Texas will more easily get out of the Big12 mindset.
Posted on 12/15/11 at 12:23 pm to WDE24
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Why don't MSU and OM try to recruit Texas more? Seems like there are enough D-1 players in Texas to make that a big target for MS schools.
In the past, we have. Nutt recruited Texas a good bit.
We'll see about this new staff. It looks like Freeze is emphasizing Mississippi a lot. I'd love to get some recruits out of Texas.
Posted on 12/15/11 at 12:25 pm to Chd1478
A & M entering will do nothing but help State and Ole Miss. It gives us an opponent in football that we can get a win against in the west and it opens doors for recruiting in Texas. There's no way it hurts.
Posted on 12/15/11 at 12:26 pm to WDE24
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Why don't MSU and OM try to recruit Texas more? Seems like there are enough D-1 players in Texas to make that a big target for MS schools.
I really don't have a good answer other than the top prospects wouldn't consider us with offers from Texas, aTm, LSU, etc. The caliber of recruit we COULD get from Texas we can just get here in MS or AL. 95% of all our recruits come from MS, AL, LA, GA, FL.
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