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Former Miss State Coach Moorhead says getting to a bowl and beating Ole Miss the only goal

Posted on 8/28/24 at 8:33 am
Posted by Olemissrebs2020
Member since Oct 2020
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Posted on 8/28/24 at 8:33 am
In Starkville

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Posted by magildachunks
Member since Oct 2006
34161 posts
Posted on 8/28/24 at 8:34 am to
Sounds like he has a legitimate grievance


Also why State will never be a big Dawg.

Getting to a bowl and beating Ole Miss are not goals at LSU, they are expectations.
This post was edited on 8/28/24 at 8:37 am
Posted by Landmass
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Member since Jun 2013
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Posted on 8/28/24 at 8:38 am to
The funny thing is, that if you said we would go to the playoff but would lose to State in the Egg Bowl, just about every Ole Miss fan would take that deal.

I'm not so certain that it would be the same the other way around.
Posted by No Colors
Sandbar
Member since Sep 2010
12231 posts
Posted on 8/28/24 at 8:39 am to
quote:

Obviously I'm upset about the way it ended, because I did as good a job as the guy before me and a better job than the two guys who followed me


Says it all.

I didn't realize that Mullen averaged 7 wins over his 9 years there. I would have thought it was more like 8.5 or so.
Posted by Hogfan13
Member since Jul 2019
3252 posts
Posted on 8/28/24 at 8:40 am to
Yet he did both two years in a row, and was still fired.

So, maybe not quite the "gotcha" that you thought?
Posted by HottyToddy7
Member since Sep 2010
15247 posts
Posted on 8/28/24 at 8:40 am to
He was fired after the bowl game. The only reason they fired him was because Ole Miss hired Kiffin. The "he lost the team" was just an excuse. He has a right to be upset.
Posted by BobLeeDagger
In Your Head
Member since May 2016
7082 posts
Posted on 8/28/24 at 8:41 am to
quote:


The funny thing is, that if you said we would go to the playoff but would lose to State in the Egg Bowl, just about every Ole Miss fan would take that deal.

I'm not so certain that it would be the same the other way around.


Then you're a damn idiot.
Posted by BobLeeDagger
In Your Head
Member since May 2016
7082 posts
Posted on 8/28/24 at 8:42 am to
quote:

He was fired after the bowl game. The only reason they fired him was because Ole Miss hired Kiffin. The "he lost the team" was just an excuse. He has a right to be upset.


Our linebacker gave our QB a black eye in a bowl practice. That's the definition of losing the locker room.
Posted by HottyToddy7
Member since Sep 2010
15247 posts
Posted on 8/28/24 at 8:44 am to
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Our linebacker gave our QB a black eye in a bowl practice. That's the definition of losing the locker room.


Have you ever spent any time in a football locker room?
Posted by gamecockman12
Columbia, SC
Member since Aug 2012
7685 posts
Posted on 8/28/24 at 8:45 am to
Spurrier had a similar gripe when he arrived at SC in 2005. We had "beat Clemson" posters around the locker room that summer and he took all of that stuff down. Said it's a terrible mindset for players and fans to have which I totally agreed with.
Posted by magildachunks
Member since Oct 2006
34161 posts
Posted on 8/28/24 at 8:46 am to
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Our linebacker gave our QB a black eye in a bowl practice. That's the definition of losing the locker room.



You should research LSU's 2019 team.

Burrow got in a fight with our linebacker at practice. They won a NC.

Posted by BobLeeDagger
In Your Head
Member since May 2016
7082 posts
Posted on 8/28/24 at 8:48 am to
He missed the bowl game because of it...broke his orbital bone
This post was edited on 8/28/24 at 8:49 am
Posted by Landmass
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Member since Jun 2013
21354 posts
Posted on 8/28/24 at 8:48 am to
quote:

The "he lost the team" was just an excuse. He has a right to be upset.


He won 8 games in 2018 (all vacated, now) and 6 games in 2019.

The team was falling apart under him. His win list in 2019 was:

UL
Southern Miss
Kentucky
Arkansas (Chad Morris)
Abilene Christian
Ole Miss (Matt Luke)

He left the team worse than he found it and only won with Mullen's players. He also wasn't a cultural fit at all.

I completely understand why they fired him.
Posted by Eric Nies Grind Time
Member since Sep 2012
25244 posts
Posted on 8/28/24 at 8:48 am to
He shouldn't have any grievances with us. 2018 had the best defense in the country and he squandered it.

He is currently a 50 point underdog to Ohio State. He isn't a good coach.
Posted by Eric Nies Grind Time
Member since Sep 2012
25244 posts
Posted on 8/28/24 at 8:49 am to
Moorhead was actually a decent recruiter. It was his only saving grace. He left Leach with some decent talent.
Posted by Landmass
Premium Member
Member since Jun 2013
21354 posts
Posted on 8/28/24 at 8:50 am to
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Then you're a damn idiot.


An idiot for taking the deal or thinking that MSU fans wouldn't? I know that the majority of MSU fans would but there are definitely those that wouldn't.
Posted by nicholastiger
Member since Jan 2004
51012 posts
Posted on 8/28/24 at 8:51 am to
He's not wrong
Posted by BobLeeDagger
In Your Head
Member since May 2016
7082 posts
Posted on 8/28/24 at 8:56 am to
You insane if you think either fanbase isn't taking an automatic playoff birth with an Egg Bowl loss.

That's the dumbest shite I've ever heard.
This post was edited on 8/28/24 at 8:57 am
Posted by Saskwatch
Member since Feb 2016
17534 posts
Posted on 8/28/24 at 8:59 am to
quote:

completely understand why they fired him.


Joe Moorhead had no substance. Came in speaking a big game from the beginning and he obviously had no idea how to tackle the head coaching job at Miss State or any other program in a top conference. He stepped off the plane and told the team to start getting their ring sizes in order. He was a shitty version of Jimbo without any of the plusses.


Good on State for firing that douche.
Posted by bayou prince
NC
Member since Oct 2019
1525 posts
Posted on 8/28/24 at 9:00 am to
I actually will feel some empathy for Joe after saturdays game with Ohio State and hoping they don't put 80 points on the board.
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