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    Mullen Has One Heck Of An Opportunity

    Sheesh. Mullen high jacked a rainbow & crashed into a pot of gold here.

    After trying to leave MSU multiple times over the past 8 years, he suddenly wakes up going into his 9th year at MSU & realizes:

    - His in-state rival, who's presence, has ultimately limited MSU, has now self imploded & most likely won't be relevant on the field or on the recruiting trail for the next 5 years.

    - After 8 years at MSU, he has built a solid foundation, culture, & developed a credibility in the industry that offers him the validity to jump at this opportunity.

    - He just developed the NFL Offensive Rookie of Year & face of the most valuable sports franchise on the planet from a 3 star recruit to potentially football's version of Michael Jordan.

    - The Dallas Cowboys just produced a 45 minute documentary that is basically the best recruiting tool that has ever been given to MSU. The entire thing is a 45 minute validation of Mullen's recruiting, coaching, & culture of family within the program.

    - Due to the above, MSU can now recruit the best QBs in the country.

    - His current recruiting class is in the top 25.

    - The 2019 class in the state of Mississippi is rumored to be among the best we've ever seen.

    Point is, no matter what the history of MSU program is, the limitations of the program that are due to a small state population & having another SEC in-state are, etc.... in the next 5 years, Mullen has a chance to coach & legally build a powerhouse. We'll be pretty good this year, but 2018-2023 could be unbelievable.

    All that Mullen has been building for 8 years has offered him the credibility, culture, & foundation to absolutely pounce on this situation.

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    Repeating myself:

    The LSU of Mississippi. It will happen.

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    Quote Originally Posted by TrapGame View Post
    Repeating myself:

    The LSU of Mississippi. It will happen.
    It may.

    Whatever the history of MSU football is is irrelevent for the next 5 years. Mullen has the opportunity of a lifetime, & luckily for him & to his credit, he's done all the right things for the past 8 years to take total advantage of it.

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    Thank goodness we don't have LT as AD... we had this opportunity before and LT pissed it away.....

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    Quote Originally Posted by Leeshouldveflanked View Post
    Thank goodness we don't have LT as AD... we had this opportunity before and LT pissed it away.....
    Agree, but this opportunity is so much better.

    The program itself is leaps & bounds better & more solidified with more credibility than it was back then.

    With Dak, 7 straight bowl games, 4 star QBs committing frequently, Todd Grantham, etc.... all the pieces are in place to make a push

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    Great opportunity for sure. We have to capitalize. Gotta find a way to keep the top in state guys from going to LSU and Bama.

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    Agreed, and regardless of how we feel about hev, our recruiting, short pants, etc. it's time to get behind Mullen 100% because a coaching change right now could squander what is a golden opportunity.

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    Quote Originally Posted by TrapGame View Post
    Repeating myself:

    The LSU of Mississippi. It will happen.
    Just for perspective, state populations:

    Nebraska - 1.9 million.
    Ark - 2.9M
    MS - 2.9M
    LA - 4.7M

    Obviously we have a better concentration of talent than Nebraska or Arkansas, although maybe we get poached harder because of our location.

    But if UM really gets hammered, we will certainly have one of the most desirable situations outside of the traditional power schools.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Johnson85 View Post
    Just for perspective, state populations:

    Nebraska - 1.9 million.
    Ark - 2.9M
    MS - 2.9M
    LA - 4.7M

    Obviously we have a better concentration of talent than Nebraska or Arkansas, although maybe we get poached harder because of our location.

    But if UM really gets hammered, we will certainly have one of the most desirable situations outside of the traditional power schools.
    Probably helps us in Memphis as well, which gets us closer to LSU's population.

    Now, LSU can recruit Houston & TX at a crazy level. So, I'm not inferring that we would in any way be like LSU, but we have a chance to take a major step forward.

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    We become The University in the state of MS if more stuff comes out and they get kicked out of the SEC. Even if they turned around and joined the Big 12 or ACC, everyone in MS knows the SEC is the best conference. Death penalty + kicked out of the SEC = MSU going up another level. We already are seeing more 4 stars and 5 star players on our roster, that would just take us up another level. More likely top 15 classes on the regular instead of every few years.

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    Just get to the playoffs. Anything can happen.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Shake 'n Bake View Post
    Agreed, and regardless of how we feel about hev, our recruiting, short pants, etc. it's time to get behind Mullen 100% because a coaching change right now could squander what is a golden opportunity.
    THIS in spades. The negative nancies of our fanbase are the only great to this.
    Death penalty or bust!!!***

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    Quote Originally Posted by Leeshouldveflanked View Post
    Thank goodness we don't have LT as AD... we had this opportunity before and LT pissed it away.....
    Jackie did a terrific job building us to believe we could win and compete. But, Jackie's baggage would have always kept us under a magnifying glass - and LT knew that was the case (and probably a reason he had to be forced to hire him).

    Now, if Jackie could have moved on in 2000/2001 and turned it over to a Mullen/Jimbo type - then I would agree that the opportunity was pissed away. LT limited our resources more than anything, which kept us from building.

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