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re: Mississippi should be good at football too.
Posted on 11/28/12 at 12:48 pm to sorantable
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)
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Posted on 11/28/12 at 5:35 pm to molsusports
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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)
Solid post, but remember that population doesn't tell you everything. Look at how many NFL players come from the state of Mississippi:
Mississippi has a lot going for it in terms of producing football talent. A high black %, a mild climate, a culture where sports (and particularly football) is important.
If MS had just one SEC-caliber school, they'd be about the same level as LSU.
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