Coach34
12-10-2014, 06:50 PM
with a good friend of mine:
by SheltonChoked
Star's matter. Especially in huge markets/ and or high profile teams. If we have a rated guy from MC, Prep, a big Memphis school, a Houston, TX school, etc., he's got the ability to play early. If he's got his head on straight, probably play well too.
Where Dan has made his hay is the small town, out of position athlete. There, stars are not worth the electrons.
The NFL hall of fame has 8 people born in Mississippi in it. Here's the list:
Lem Barney - Gulfport JSU Pre-integration
Willie Brown - Yazoo City Grambling Pre-integration
Frank (Bruiser) Kinard - Pelahatchie Ole Miss Pre-integration
Walter Payton - Columbia JSU Pre-integration
Jerry Rice - Starkville Valley HUGE MISS
Billy Shaw - Natchez GA Tech Pre-integration
Jackie Slater - Jackson JSU
Jackie Smith - Columbia Pre-integration
Only three of these guys are from arguably large towns in Mississippi. And I'd bet Dan would have been on all of them if they were around now. Would they have signed with MSU, maybe, maybe not. This staff has proven to me that they have an eye for what talent can be.
My buddy and I were talking about the dominance of the SEC and how it has seemingly coincided with the drop of the SWAC. 20 years ago, the SWAC had alot of draft picks each year and some talented guys. Now it would probably have trouble winning in Mississippi's juco league. I think the South is slowly doing a better job of getting its good athletes at least enough education to qualify for a decent school. You arent seeing anymore Jerry Rice's or Steve McNair's playing at Alcorn or Valley. The SEC is no longer sharing its incredible talent.
by SheltonChoked
Star's matter. Especially in huge markets/ and or high profile teams. If we have a rated guy from MC, Prep, a big Memphis school, a Houston, TX school, etc., he's got the ability to play early. If he's got his head on straight, probably play well too.
Where Dan has made his hay is the small town, out of position athlete. There, stars are not worth the electrons.
The NFL hall of fame has 8 people born in Mississippi in it. Here's the list:
Lem Barney - Gulfport JSU Pre-integration
Willie Brown - Yazoo City Grambling Pre-integration
Frank (Bruiser) Kinard - Pelahatchie Ole Miss Pre-integration
Walter Payton - Columbia JSU Pre-integration
Jerry Rice - Starkville Valley HUGE MISS
Billy Shaw - Natchez GA Tech Pre-integration
Jackie Slater - Jackson JSU
Jackie Smith - Columbia Pre-integration
Only three of these guys are from arguably large towns in Mississippi. And I'd bet Dan would have been on all of them if they were around now. Would they have signed with MSU, maybe, maybe not. This staff has proven to me that they have an eye for what talent can be.
My buddy and I were talking about the dominance of the SEC and how it has seemingly coincided with the drop of the SWAC. 20 years ago, the SWAC had alot of draft picks each year and some talented guys. Now it would probably have trouble winning in Mississippi's juco league. I think the South is slowly doing a better job of getting its good athletes at least enough education to qualify for a decent school. You arent seeing anymore Jerry Rice's or Steve McNair's playing at Alcorn or Valley. The SEC is no longer sharing its incredible talent.