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The mystery that is MSU
Posted on 3/30/17 at 1:19 am
Posted on 3/30/17 at 1:19 am
For the life of me, I do not understand why we continue to play road games with some of the non-conf teams we do. Ok, a home and home with BYU I can almost forgive, but once again on the road with La Tech etc. And Dan Mullen seems to love it. Perhaps La Tech because he's been recruiting some under the radar kids in the state. I don't know.
La Tech scored 620 points last year. They lost @Arkansas by 1 point. They have a good enough offense that I could see issues here if our defense does not get it together. I think we'll beat BYU this year but I wish we'd quit this road game stuff so much vs non conf teams unless they are a big name. Then losing wouldn't feel as bad.
La Tech scored 620 points last year. They lost @Arkansas by 1 point. They have a good enough offense that I could see issues here if our defense does not get it together. I think we'll beat BYU this year but I wish we'd quit this road game stuff so much vs non conf teams unless they are a big name. Then losing wouldn't feel as bad.
This post was edited on 3/30/17 at 1:21 am
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Posted on 3/30/17 at 5:49 am to MullenBoys
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For the life of me, I do not understand why we continue to play road games with some of the non-conf teams we do.
If I gave you an honest answer then you'd just get your feelings hurt and accuse me of trolling
Posted on 3/30/17 at 5:56 am to MullenBoys
You don't really want to hear the answer to your question.
C'mon be honest.
C'mon be honest.
Posted on 3/30/17 at 6:00 am to BowlJackson
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gave you an honest answer then you'd just get your feelings hurt and accuse me of trolling
Sad but true.
Posted on 3/30/17 at 6:25 am to MullenBoys
Home and home with BYU is legit. Mullen has his reasons for playing road games at LaTech and it pays off in ways other than one game $.
Posted on 3/30/17 at 6:26 am to MullenBoys
My honest answer, we don't have the fan base and money to force our way out of these road games. Simple as that.
Posted on 3/30/17 at 6:35 am to More Cowbell 1963
Things are changing in the state of MS. MsSt with Mullen are already in place with a proven system. The next 10 years of MsSt football should be one of its best 10 year runs.
This post was edited on 3/30/17 at 6:37 am
Posted on 3/30/17 at 6:51 am to MullenBoys
what gives you the impression that you will beat BYU this year?
This post was edited on 3/30/17 at 6:53 am
Posted on 3/30/17 at 6:57 am to SamuelClemens
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MsSt with Mullen are already in place with a proven system
The scheduling talked about in the OP helps big time with this. They've only played a couple of P5 opponents OOC in the last decade. Mullen gives them 4 auto wins (should be anyway) every year then all you have to do is beat 2 SEC teams and you're bowl eligible. For a program like MSU who had been on a terrible streak before Mullen this is actually a very smart move for program building. Helps raise the perception of the program.
This post was edited on 3/30/17 at 7:39 am
Posted on 3/30/17 at 7:31 am to REBSontheRISE
The Egg Bowl.
Posted on 3/30/17 at 7:41 am to SamuelClemens
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Mullen has his reasons for playing road games at LaTech and it pays off in ways other than one game $.
Its called a 2 for 1 deal. They came to starkville twice and we returned one game. We did the same with Troy and South Alabama and have one in line for Tulane in the near future.
Southern Miss played us home and home.
Who should we be scheduling instead of the teams like the ones above that I listed that are local teams.
We play a home and home with Kansas State in 2018-19 NC State in 2020-21 and Arizona in 2022-23 and Minnesota like 2026-2027
We play UL-Lafayette in the Superdome in 2019 and play Memphis at Memphis in 2021 something Ole Miss has done many times.
This post was edited on 3/30/17 at 7:47 am
Posted on 3/30/17 at 7:42 am to REBSontheRISE
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what gives you the impression that you will beat BYU this year?
We led most of the game last year in Provo and should have won it OT if not for a fumble. BYU lost their starting QB and their top RB in the history of their program as well as 4 starting OL and a couple defensive guys who will get a look in the NFL.
Posted on 3/30/17 at 7:58 am to MullenBoys
Because the price of home rent a wins is so high it is more financially prudent to make home and home deals, especially if you can get a 2 or 3 to one arrangement.
I do wish we would find a few better opponents or at least some better destinations though, last year was better.
At the end of the day we have one OOC road game this year and 7 home games overall, until folks start digging a bit deeper it is the best available option, wish USM wanted a few more.
I do wish we would find a few better opponents or at least some better destinations though, last year was better.
At the end of the day we have one OOC road game this year and 7 home games overall, until folks start digging a bit deeper it is the best available option, wish USM wanted a few more.
Posted on 3/30/17 at 8:05 am to MullenBoys
I think it has to do with the money. I know smaller school gets paid around 600k per game to travel. Idk about the vice versa but i think thats a reason.
Posted on 3/30/17 at 8:06 am to cave canem
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Because the price of home rent a wins is so high it is more financially prudent to make home and home deals, especially if you can get a 2 or 3 to one arrangement.
There is no way paying a Louisiana Tech to come to Starkville is less bottom line than traveling to Louisiana Tech and what they pay you and your bottom line for that by comparison.
Posted on 3/30/17 at 8:27 am to thunderbird1100
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There is no way paying a Louisiana Tech to come to Starkville is less bottom line than traveling to Louisiana Tech and what they pay you and your bottom line for that by comparison
Why not take a few seconds to use google rather than seem so clueless?
Posted on 3/30/17 at 8:46 am to REBSontheRISE
At least we aren't playing UMass in Massachusetts in front of 12 people.
Posted on 3/30/17 at 8:50 am to BowlJackson
quote:Very good analysis. I didn't detect narry a troll in the whole paragraph.
The scheduling talked about in the OP helps big time with this. They've only played a couple of P5 opponents OOC in the last decade. Mullen gives them 4 auto wins (should be anyway) every year then all you have to do is beat 2 SEC teams and you're bowl eligible. For a program like MSU who had been on a terrible streak before Mullen this is actually a very smart move for program building. Helps raise the perception of the program.
Posted on 3/30/17 at 8:53 am to Al Bundy Bulldog
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Who should we be scheduling instead of the teams like the ones above that I listed that are local teams.
well you shouldnt be doing 2 for 1's first of all
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We play a home and home with Kansas State in 2018-19 NC State in 2020-21 and Arizona in 2022-23 and Minnesota like 2026-2027
This is a start...
Posted on 3/30/17 at 9:03 am to BowlJackson
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The scheduling talked about in the OP helps big time with this. They've only played a couple of P5 opponents OOC in the last decade. Mullen gives them 4 auto wins (should be anyway) every year then all you have to do is beat 2 SEC teams and you're bowl eligible.
This was the Tommy Tuberville path to success at Ole Miss, and it worked well for him.
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