Football Program Perception

[MaroonBelle]

https://twitter.com/PickSixPreviews/...73149212479488

http://picksixpreviews.com/how_to_wi...ecruiting.html

This is an interesting article. Especially the bit about the perception among recruits between us an OM. There is almost no difference on the graph when you take into account the budget of our department (which we out perform) in terms of perception. So know matter what OM likes to think of themselves and their program image (more glamorous, wealthy, big-time), recruits (nationally) see us as virtually the same...regardless of how much they spend to promote themselves and how many Brett's and Katy's they get to shout them out on Twitter. My thinking is they have pretty much maxed out theirs and we still have room to grow. Next season can be a big step for us to improve our perception, especially that we can be successful without DM.

Speaking of perception...did anyone notice the text at the top of the poster image that went along with that OM coach's tweet that got deleted? "Blue-Collar. Tough. Hard-Nosed Football" Is that what they are trying to bill themselves as now? When has that EVER been their identity? First they swipe Mississippi Made that we used first years ago (which is categorically untrue when it comes to them) now they are trying to say they are "blue-collar"? That is laughable. And they say we copy them????? They are basically trying to swipe MSU's entire identity which has been so effective for us in recruiting the Mississippi players that they ignored for years. Trying to take our core principles because they have none themselves.