ESPN doesn?t think much of our offseason

https://www.espn.com/college-footbal...r-4-teams-2025

Ranked us 16th in the SEC on offseason acquisitions

No surprise after 2-10 with 0-8 in SEC and not competitive at all. I still say many ED guys could have taken the reins last season and done better than this. To me last year was Tech and 10, 2.0. Now the question for 2025 is if our "On the Job Training" HC and DC can mold 60 new incoming players (again) with our returnees into a competitive team that can go 4-0 OOC and 1-7 (pitiful) SEC with our "On the Job Training" AD making big decisions? Am told FB season ticket sales are really bad with plenty available in Sections 3, 4 and 5.

What about the suites. Someone educate me on those availability, costs etc.
I have been turned off from our football for several seasons, and getting back into it now with season tickets.
A suite would be a good business write off though

**** ESPN.

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Originally Posted by Todd4State

**** ESPN.

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247 has us 17th in the country on transfers. 10th in the conference.

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Originally Posted by Santiago

What about the suites. Someone educate me on those availability, costs etc.
I have been turned off from our football for several seasons, and getting back into it now with season tickets.
A suite would be a good business write off though

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I do not believe the current tax code allows for suites or anything of the sort to be written off through a business, as of the last major revision of the tax code under Trump's 1st term.

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Originally Posted by Todd4State

**** ESPN.

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Say what you want, but ESPN is usually pretty spot on when you review what they say before the season versus the results after the season. Probably because their wallets are not as affected by what MSU thinks of them as say the recruiting sites.

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Originally Posted by Goldendawg

No surprise after 2-10 with 0-8 in SEC and not competitive at all. I still say many ED guys could have taken the reins last season and done better than this. To me last year was Tech and 10, 2.0. Now the question for 2025 is if our "On the Job Training" HC and DC can mold 60 new incoming players (again) with our returnees into a competitive team that can go 4-0 OOC and 1-7 (pitiful) SEC with our "On the Job Training" AD making big decisions? Am told FB season ticket sales are really bad with plenty available in Sections 3, 4 and 5.

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is "on the job training" supposed to be a diss? What AD that we have employed since Larry Simpleton was not on the job training? Byrne and Strickland were both associate/assistant ADs just like Selmon and the other was a damn baseball coach. I don't understand what some of you want out of the guy.

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Originally Posted by Count Istvan Teleky

247 has us 17th in the country on transfers. 10th in the conference.

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That's a fair ranking.

It feels like ESPN shits on us just because.

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Originally Posted by archdog

Say what you want, but ESPN is usually pretty spot on when you review what they say before the season versus the results after the season. Probably because their wallets are not as affected by what MSU thinks of them as say the recruiting sites.

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Do you really think our portal class is last in the SEC? I'd be really surprised if it is.

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Originally Posted by Todd4State

That's a fair ranking.

It feels like ESPN shits on us just because.

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don't they have some old miss journalists on staff

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Originally Posted by Goldendawg

No surprise after 2-10 with 0-8 in SEC and not competitive at all. I still say many ED guys could have taken the reins last season and done better than this. To me last year was Tech and 10, 2.0. Now the question for 2025 is if our "On the Job Training" HC and DC can mold 60 new incoming players (again) with our returnees into a competitive team that can go 4-0 OOC and 1-7 (pitiful) SEC with our "On the Job Training" AD making big decisions? Am told FB season ticket sales are really bad with plenty available in Sections 3, 4 and 5.

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You would not have come within 30 points of a single win as the head coach. Stop.

Lebby might suck but Saban goes winless in conference last year with exact same roster.

Shocking. *****

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Originally Posted by Todd4State

**** ESPN.

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Truth hurts...

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Originally Posted by Turfdawg67

Truth hurts...

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I mean I can buy 10th in the conference which isn't great. But dead last? That's ridiculous.

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Originally Posted by archdog

Say what you want, but ESPN is usually pretty spot on when you review what they say before the season versus the results after the season. Probably because their wallets are not as affected by what MSU thinks of them as say the recruiting sites.

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Ain't no way

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Originally Posted by Todd4State

That's a fair ranking.

It feels like ESPN shits on us just because.

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Yep its the popular thing to do; also the I don't do homework and I'm lazy view.

ESPN. The MSNBC of sports networks.

Well- what did they get wrong? Did we load up in the portal and I missed it?

Our QB room is not bad at all. But where are we in the trenches? That will tell the tale

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Originally Posted by Coach34

Well- what did they get wrong? Did we load up in the portal and I missed it?

Our QB room is not bad at all. But where are we in the trenches? That will tell the tale

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We are going to be bad . Not much way around it. Our talent level returning was trash. Added some pieces but not enough to make some massive difference.