Have we heard how much LSU is paying Seaton?

[AlSwearengen]

My boomer neighbors thought I was crazy when I told them that internet and sports talk radio rumors said that we were willing to offer a LT 4 Million.

[msstate7]

LSU is spending absurd money. Their garbage MBK coach is cheering it on bc they won't have money to fire him

[Coach34]

rumors are about 8MM. It was damn sure more than 4 tho. Oregon offered more than 4 also

[Homedawg]

rumors are about 8MM. It was damn sure more than 4 tho. Oregon offered more than 4 also

I won't go into it all. But a lot. We offered a lot. And then it got to a lot more.

[KOdawg1]

$8.5M

[Coach34]

I won't go into it all. But a lot. We offered a lot. And then it got to a lot more.

And this is why I poo poo on us ever winning anything decent again. Now that its about money- we're done. Kang Jackie thru Mullen was our Golden Age of football.

People are fired up in baseball about BOC and all that- but the fact we got a 10 figure injection into baseball was the big thing. We are a top money program in baseball- the exact opposite of football

[CaptainObvious]

And this is why I poo poo on us ever winning anything decent again. Now that its about money- we're done. Kang Jackie thru Mullen was our Golden Age of football.

People are fired up in baseball about BOC and all that- but the fact we got a 10 figure injection into baseball was the big thing. We are a top money program in baseball- the exact opposite of football

Good! State Baseball fans putting ?their? money where it can be most effective. State would have to spend $25 million on football just to be 6-6 overall and 3-6 at best in the SEC! This portal class just proved that spending $20- $25 mil still cannot get good players to 1) come play in Starkville, or 2) come play for Lebby!

Spending the kind of money on basketball State is spending is absolutely stupid! Just like football, spend $12 million on 13 players still only gets state a bottom 6 finish in the SEC.

[parabrave]

That guy wasn't ever coming here. Just like AJ wasn't ever coming here. If you want to get to the NFL and you are a Lineman you go to LSU. Leb doesn't have a track record of getting kids to the NFL.

[bulldawg28]

That guy wasn't ever coming here. Just like AJ wasn't ever coming here. If you want to get to the NFL and you are a Lineman you go to LSU. Leb doesn't have a track record of getting kids to the NFL.

Correct, the likelihood of him coming was extremely slim. We took our shot more we move on.

[bulldawg28]

And this is why I poo poo on us ever winning anything decent again. Now that its about money- we're done. Kang Jackie thru Mullen was our Golden Age of football.

People are fired up in baseball about BOC and all that- but the fact we got a 10 figure injection into baseball was the big thing. We are a top money program in baseball- the exact opposite of football

Mr pessimistic is back. I know you have a losing record coaching and don't produce much D1 talent from your schools. If so you'd ruin them.

[Goldendawg]

And this is why I poo poo on us ever winning anything decent again. Now that its about money- we're done. Kang Jackie thru Mullen was our Golden Age of football.

People are fired up in baseball about BOC and all that- but the fact we got a 10 figure injection into baseball was the big thing. We are a top money program in baseball- the exact opposite of football

Hope it will carry all the other $ports when we drop to the Sunbelt if we don't straighten out football, and will the Dude be full to watch non-SEC or us not being in a "Super" conference in a coming restructuring? Heck, I guess we can move baseball to DWS and play football in The Dude to make up for the revenue shortfall if that happens.***

I want to win in all our sports, but how many "Washington Generals" will be needed in a football realignment if we don't get competitive, and how many season tickets will it continue to sell? East side is already in the other team's colors, and they still seem to wear them, not black and white, unless we are Penn State's OOC game sometime in the future.

[BigDawg81]

My boomer neighbors thought I was crazy when I told them that internet and sports talk radio rumors said that we were willing to offer a LT 4 Million.

I hate that for the children of Our Lady of the Lake Hospital

[Pancho]

Were hospital funds used in securing Seaton?

[redstickdawg]

I have it from an excellent source that it was ~$3MM

[Pancho]

I have it from an excellent source that it was ~$3MM

taken from hospital funds?

[Goldendawg]

I have it from an excellent source that it was ~$3MM

Good source or another rumor to show he wouldn't play for us for even $4 million? Asking for a non-connected MSU friend.***

[Coach34]

Mr pessimistic is back. I know you have a losing record coaching and don't produce much D1 talent from your schools. If so you'd ruin them.

ohhhhhhh we gonna get personal today. Yep we had a bad season. 2 ACL's and a broken leg on offense makes it tough. 3rd string QB made 3 starts for us and 5 one score losses eats at you. Gave up 37 ppg on D and only had one SEC signee this year who was unfortunately a kicker. Spring practice is just around the corner tho and back to work we go. Appreciate you keeping up with me. Love my fans

[Offshore Dawg]

And this is why I poo poo on us ever winning anything decent again. Now that its about money- we're done. Kang Jackie thru Mullen was our Golden Age of football.

People are fired up in baseball about BOC and all that- but the fact we got a 10 figure injection into baseball was the big thing. We are a top money program in baseball- the exact opposite of football

Question 34, will that money be there next year also.

[Offshore Dawg]

And this is why I poo poo on us ever winning anything decent again. Now that its about money- we're done. Kang Jackie thru Mullen was our Golden Age of football.

People are fired up in baseball about BOC and all that- but the fact we got a 10 figure injection into baseball was the big thing. We are a top money program in baseball- the exact opposite of football

Question 34, will that money be there next year also.

[Homedawg]

I have it from an excellent source that it was ~$3MM

Bad source. Really bad. Let me guess it's an lsu source. Well take him out of your roll-a-dex

[Coach34]

Bad source. Really bad. Let me guess it's an lsu source. Well take him out of your roll-a-dex

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Yep- it was def more than 3MM by alot- and now there is this

[Cowbell]

I won't go into it all. But a lot. We offered a lot. And then it got to a lot more.
There are some that suggest we were willing to outbid LSU at the end. Any truth to that.

[Cowbell]

I have it from an excellent source that it was ~$3MM

Maybe to visit

[Bothrops]

What's the market price gonna be for a player like that in 5 more years? 10 million? 15 million?

[R2Dawg]

And this is why I poo poo on us ever winning anything decent again. Now that its about money- we're done. Kang Jackie thru Mullen was our Golden Age of football.

People are fired up in baseball about BOC and all that- but the fact we got a 10 figure injection into baseball was the big thing. We are a top money program in baseball- the exact opposite of football

If the theory that you can't win expect by buying the best players then yeah that is true. Indiana says hi.

Jackie and Mullen both won at MSU in other ways - it wasn't getting the 5 star players. MSU just has to adapt and continue to get really good players with good attitudes and lot of upside to win. We have done it and can continue to do it. We'll get the occasional top recruit - Kamario, etc. but the Kelly Jones of the world are out there too.

[Homedawg]

There are some that suggest we were willing to outbid LSU at the end. Any truth to that.

No we kept upping. He kept upping. They kept upping....

[Todd4State]

If the theory that you can't win expect by buying the best players then yeah that is true. Indiana says hi.

Jackie and Mullen both won at MSU in other ways - it wasn't getting the 5 star players. MSU just has to adapt and continue to get really good players with good attitudes and lot of upside to win. We have done it and can continue to do it. We'll get the occasional top recruit - Kamario, etc. but the Kelly Jones of the world are out there too.

We're going to have to start recruiting and doing things conventionally. There isn't as much talent in JUCO anymore because of the portal. Players are better off starting at USM to prove themselves. Dan's method won't work either because we can't just tell a guy to sit on the bench for three years and wait their turn because again- they're better off going to USM and playing.

I think we have the right idea but our fans aren't patient enough to see it through. Take as many four star Mississippi guys as we can and fill in the gaps with the portal. Our fans think that everyone has to be able to play now but there is some level of development still. We need to get a more manageable schedule too. Which is better this year. A lot of it is timing honestly.

[Coach34]

If the theory that you can't win expect by buying the best players then yeah that is true. Indiana says hi.

And aGAINNNNNN- Indiana spent more on 1 QB than we spent on our entire QB room. They spend 20MM-25MM more on football than we do. Indiana has way more money than we do

[Activated Alpha]

And aGAINNNNNN- Indiana spent more on 1 QB than we spent on our entire QB room. They spend 20MM-25MM more on football than we do. Indiana has way more money than we do

Guaran-damn-tee you that Lebby wouldn't have won a NC with Indiana's team. It's not all about money dude. It's not all about how shitty Starkville is.

University of I is in Bloomington. Has way more population at the school and the town compared to Starkvegas. But Indiana as a state has a shit ton more flagship universities and schools compared to the state of Mississippi. They have more of an excuse for their shitty football history. Coaching matters to evaluate the talent and buy the talent. Lebby had a bag of money and still couldn't entice a top portal player to come here.

[TrapGame]

Guaran-damn-tee you that Lebby wouldn't have won a NC with Indiana's team. It's not all about money dude. It's not all about how shitty Starkville is.

University of I is in Bloomington. Has way more population at the school and the town compared to Starkvegas. But Indiana as a state has a shit ton more flagship universities and schools compared to the state of Mississippi. They have more of an excuse for their shitty football history. Coaching matters to evaluate the talent and buy the talent. Lebby had a bag of money and still couldn't entice a top portal player to come here.

Indiana also has a billionaire footing a lot of the bill. We have two billionaire alums that refuse to give to athletics.

[Bdawg]

Indiana’s football budget is definitely bigger than ours, but no one has come out and said how big their total player payroll really was for that championship team. I’ve only heard a number about their qb. I would really like to know their player payroll for the year before!

[Todd4State]

Guaran-damn-tee you that Lebby wouldn't have won a NC with Indiana's team. It's not all about money dude. It's not all about how shitty Starkville is.

University of I is in Bloomington. Has way more population at the school and the town compared to Starkvegas. But Indiana as a state has a shit ton more flagship universities and schools compared to the state of Mississippi. They have more of an excuse for their shitty football history. Coaching matters to evaluate the talent and buy the talent. Lebby had a bag of money and still couldn't entice a top portal player to come here.

Right now it's more important that we improve overall than land a guy like Seaton. We have to win more to be able to sell MSU to players like that. Much more to it than throwing a bunch of money at people.

[msstate7]

Indiana’s football budget is definitely bigger than ours, but no one has come out and said how big their total player payroll really was for that championship team. I’ve only heard a number about their qb. I would really like to know their player payroll for the year before!

Their HC said they didn't spend anywhere close to what people say

[Tripp McNeely]

Their HC said they didn't spend anywhere close to what people say

Then they are the most amazing talent evaluators on the planet! ...got a feeling that he's trying to make it look like they didn't just buy a championship, and the truth is in the middle

[Bdawg]

Then they are the most amazing talent evaluators on the planet! ...got a feeling that he's trying to make it look like they didn't just buy a championship, and the truth is in the middle

It would seem to me those James Madison players wouldn’t cost an arm and a leg.

[msstate7]

Then they are the most amazing talent evaluators on the planet! ...got a feeling that he's trying to make it look like they didn't just buy a championship, and the truth is in the middle

247 gave them these ranks last year...
39th overall
48th composite
25th transfer

Nothing screams big spender there.

[msstate7]

When basically every team is rebuilt every year, I would think a coach that teaches fundamentals on an elite level will have a good to great team every season.

[TrapGame]

Matt Wyatt said yesterday that we need to concentrate on high character guys that don't want the money and will not transfer and that talent should be secondary.

Keep this man as far away from recruiting as possible. That may work at North Dakota State but it's a recipe to kill your program at Mississippi State.

[msstate7]

Matt Wyatt said yesterday that we need to concentrate on high character guys that don't want the money and will not transfer and that talent should be secondary.

Keep this man as far away from recruiting as possible. That may work at North Dakota State but it's a recipe to kill your program at Mississippi State.

Yeah, that sounds dumb.

I do think since we won't be able to land the elite talent guys, we should concentrate on experience and smart players

[Coach34]

We should work hard to become the oldest team in the SEC

[DownwardDawg]

We should work hard to become the oldest team in the SEC

This is what I agree with 100%!!! We need grown ass men, especially on both lines.

[DEDawg]

Matt Wyatt said yesterday that we need to concentrate on high character guys that don't want the money and will not transfer and that talent should be secondary.

Keep this man as far away from recruiting as possible. That may work at North Dakota State but it's a recipe to kill your program at Mississippi State.

Holy sh**. What is wrong with these people

[TrapGame]

We should work hard to become the oldest team in the SEC

Agreed.

[Activated Alpha]

Right now it's more important that we improve overall than land a guy like Seaton. We have to win more to be able to sell MSU to players like that. Much more to it than throwing a bunch of money at people.

I agree which is why I'm not upset that Lebby didn't land him. I was just pointing out to C34 that it's not all about money when it comes to success even though he keeps drowning everyone in his sorrows about how broke we are. I hope Lebby succeeds, but glad he didn't spend several million dollars on the guy to the detriment of other positions.