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Shug - longest tenure, MNC, most wins
Dye - dominant run in 80's
Tubbs - good run in 2000's, undefeated season

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Seriously?

Shug was never a great coach, in my opinion--just a decent one in an era when coaches rarely got fired unless they were really, really bad. Dye and Tubs were much more talented, IMO.....

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3) Mark Richt

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Well, if assistants count, would you believe we once had Bill Parcells on our staff?

The SEC is not going to expand and none of the teams who are currently members are going to leave.

Next.

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They need us. We don't need them

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Well, given that the original post in this thread had to do with resentment over them being ranked #2 in pre-season polls, I am not sure that is really the case, any more.......

Look, as I said, I don't think their ranking is justified, myself, but I also don't think teams that refuse to schedule them have any right at all to complain about that ranking.....that's all....

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Why should SEC teams do that? Our schedules are hard enough as it is with having to play anywhere from 3-5 ranked opponents a year just from in house.

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You are contradicting yourself, aren't you? If they are really just an overrated sack of shite, like you are implying they are, then it should be no more difficult to beat them than it is to beat any other team from a second-tier conference.....and there should therefore be no reluctance to scheduling them....

Your reluctance, however, suggests that you believe they really are pretty good and you are afraid you might lose the game, especially on the road.....and if that is the case, it suggests that their ranking is deserved.....

Again, you can't have your cake and eat it, too......

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I won't have a single shred of respect for Boise until they adopt the Fresno State mentality- anywhere, anyone, anytime

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They DO have that mentality. Have you even been listening?

Either offer to play them or stop bitching about their weak schedule....you can't have it both ways......

And those losses you cited in the early 2000's were before they started being ranked really high......

When I see evidence that 4 or 5 SEC schools have offered them home-and-homes but were turned down, then I will go along with you, but until I do, you don't have a case.......

I personally am so sick and tired of this holier-than-thou attitude from SEC fans that I could puke......most SEC schools play no more than 1 game per year against any good OOC teams and then they want to be given automatic berths in the NC game simply because they were the best team in their own conference.......

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Warren Moon?

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Fair point, although he did not enter the NFL until late in his career, having had years of "practice" in the CFL before his debut.....

Regardless, three is not a lot, when you consider that there are over 30 teams in the NFL and that more than 70% of the players in the league overall are black.....

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So Virginia Tech and Oregon said yah we'll play you Boise State, but it has to be in Idaho

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I wasn't there, but they probably said that they wanted a home-and-home and got resistance. They have earned the right at this point to being treated with the respect that a home-and-home would entail.

I seriously doubt they turned down a home-and-home with Florida, but if you can provide me with evidence that they did, then I will consider it.

Again, if you don't like their high ranking, there is a simple solution. Put your money where your mouth is and put them on the schedule.....or stop complaining. You cannot have it both ways. On the other hand, if several SEC schools offer them home-and-homes and they DO refuse, THEN they will be fair game......

All posts like this demonstrate is that other SEC teams know that Ole Miss is capable of being a threat to them, whereas MSU is not......and it is therefore in their best interests for MSU to be a thorn in Ole Miss's side as much as possible.

Thanks for the compliment.....now if only Ole Miss fans and its Administration realized, as you all do, that they are their own worst enemy......

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How many people of those states would accept being assimilated into and associated with each other?

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Most of them, probably. The coastal regions of the Gulf States have much more in common with each other than they do with the parts of their states that are farther inland......culturally, economically, and otherwise......