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Mississippi should be good at football too.
Posted on 11/28/12 at 10:23 am
Posted on 11/28/12 at 10:23 am
There's no reason Ole Miss and Mississippi State shouldn't be having the same success as other schools that are close by (Bama, LSU, etc.).
What are the reasons for the continued mediocrity? I don't get it.
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What are the reasons for the continued mediocrity? I don't get it.
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This post was edited on 11/28/12 at 10:25 am
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Posted on 11/28/12 at 10:27 am to sorantable
If ole miss and state merged we would be on bama and lsu's level easily.
Posted on 11/28/12 at 10:33 am to sorantable
population
but per capita, ms has produced some serious NFL talent
but per capita, ms has produced some serious NFL talent
Posted on 11/28/12 at 10:38 am to sorantable
Being in the SEC and adding new members will do nothing but help Ole Miss and State's recruiting. Just harder to win the division. We will both have top 20 recruiting classes, most likely. When is the last time that happened?
Posted on 11/28/12 at 10:39 am to sorantable
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What are the reasons for the continued mediocrity? I don't get it.
Mississippi is like the shittiest state in the country. I think the only redeeming factor is the fact that it has casinos.
Posted on 11/28/12 at 10:50 am to sorantable
We're a poor state
Posted on 11/28/12 at 12:11 pm to sorantable
3 FBS schools is one not so populated state. dumbass
Posted on 11/28/12 at 12:48 pm to sorantable
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There's no reason Ole Miss and Mississippi State shouldn't be having the same success as other schools that are close by (Bama, LSU, etc.).
What are the reasons for the continued mediocrity?
MS is a small state with two major universities
Population MS - 2.9M
Compare that with:
Population AL - 4.8M
Population LA - 4.6M
Population TX - 25.7M
Population FL - 19M
Population GA - 9.8M
Alabama has a great history and perhaps the best coach/recruiter in college football right now - the Mississippi schools have neither reputation. LSU is the proverbial big fish in a small pond (sharing great talent with no one in state). Major schools like Texas, Florida, and Georgia also have a leg up with their reputations and population bases - tho all of them have other major football programs in their state.
It is debatable but I think if MSU and Ole Miss were to be consolidated into one university with one football program they would be a powerhouse (MS would still be a small state at 2/3rds the size of Louisiana but they have a lot of talent per capita)
Posted on 11/28/12 at 5:39 pm to sorantable
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There's no reason Ole Miss and Mississippi State shouldn't be having the same success as other schools that are close by (Bama, LSU, etc.).
What are the reasons for the continued mediocrity? I don't get it.
Fanbase size and money. We don't have large enough fanbases to fill the giant stadiums that powers fill and recruit to and we don't have enough money to hire and keep great coaches to build the program against all of the competition from the toughest division in NCAA football.
Posted on 11/28/12 at 8:43 pm to sorantable
A small talent base.
A floundering educational system for keeping large enough numbers of prospects eligible to make it to college.
A small alumni base for funding programs.
A floundering educational system for keeping large enough numbers of prospects eligible to make it to college.
A small alumni base for funding programs.
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