Deshun Dixon...

[SignalToNoise]

Yeah, I know it seems weird, but, as the old saying goes, "you don't find NFL players at a monastery"

Professional athletes, and particularly NFL players, are asked to be boarderline psychotic in order to perform the tasks necessary to be an elite player.

If you've ever been in a professional locker room, you would likely understand that most of those guys are arrogant, narcissistic, ultra-competitive, and don't believe that the laws that everyone lives by applies to them. It's one of the reasons that they can walk into a stadium of 80,000 people and own the place. It's also the reason that people like Peyton Manning, Dak Prescott, Tom Brady, etc... should be celebrated. Because they are able to be bi polar enough to overcome the attitude that is demanded of them to be successful.

That being said, the more narcissistic, ultra-competitive, gambling, ass-holes you have on your team, usually the better you are. There is a correlation.

Sorry, Shotgun, but I just don't agree with any of this. It all reeks of personal conjecture.

[Ifyouonlyknew]

That works for me. I still disagree with Dan on that though- even though your points are good. We should be fine with Fred Brown and Morrow on the outside. I think our suspensions should happen against the I-AA team.

We're not going to go the Houston Nutt method of picking & choosing which game we're going to suspend guys for. That totally takes the bite out of the punishment. Who cares if you get in trouble if your punishment is missing a glorified scrimmage. Mullen has done a great job with discipline that's why up until now you've seen so little problems with the team. He holds everyone accountable & the players know if they do something wrong there are consequences.

[ShotgunDawg]

Sorry, Shotgun, but I just don't agree with any of this. It all reeks of personal conjecture.

I can completely understand how you would come to that conclusion, but I can assure you that there is psychological research to back this.

Possibly the part that I didn't articulate correctly is that this doesn't necessarily mean these guys are bad people. It just means that, in most cases, professional athletes have a competitive edge, lack of fear, dog eat dog mentality, & Machiavellian component to their personalities that most people in the normal population don't have &, due to this, many of them, have trouble flicking the switch off & thus get in trouble off the field. Again, it doesn't mean that they are a bad person.

I could go into many more, but can't for personal reasons.

[Dawgface]

Strong 180 from when this was happening to ole miss.

Ha! I was thinking the same thing.

[DudyDawg]

Yeah, I know it seems weird, but, as the old saying goes, "you don't find NFL players at a monastery"

Professional athletes, and particularly NFL players, are asked to be boarderline psychotic in order to perform the tasks necessary to be an elite player.

If you've ever been in a professional locker room, you would likely understand that most of those guys are arrogant, narcissistic, ultra-competitive, and don't believe that the laws that everyone lives by applies to them. It's one of the reasons that they can walk into a stadium of 80,000 people and own the place. It's also the reason that people like Peyton Manning, Dak Prescott, Tom Brady, etc... should be celebrated. Because they are able to be bi polar enough to overcome the attitude that is demanded of them to be successful.

That being said, the more narcissistic, ultra-competitive, gambling, ass-holes you have on your team, usually the better you are. There is a correlation.

Not sure I would put Dak in the same breath as tom Brady and Peyton manning in that sense. Or any for that matter.....

[LC Dawg]

I did a lot of stupid stuff when I was in college but my parents always let me know that what I did reflected on them and that it was a big deal if their name was associated with my stupidity. In that respect I do think its more of a big deal than some people want to act like because these players represent Mississippi State. It's not as embarrassing as the warm up shirts but it is embarrassing when the headline says "Mississippi State player arrested". I don't think we are developing a pattern but I would rather not see Mississippi State reflected negatively in the press. Coach Mullen had done a great job with discipline so far at State and I'm sure he is addressing all incidents appropriately.