2026 Mississippi State Football Coaching Turnover Tracker 2.0

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Originally Posted by bulldawg28

Player development? The WR's have never been the problem under Bumphis. Also, Caleb Cunningham went to the highest bidder. That's not Bumphis fault. MSU has NEVER signed a 5 star WR in it's entire history and it's Bumphis' fault that history repeated itself.

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Go to page 6 in this thread and read. That way you can plead your case with several others.

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Originally Posted by ZedFedder

Shay Hodge cannot work for Miss State. I do not think that is going to be the case. If so, that is a huge misstep.

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I'd be surprised if it's Hodge so why the hell not right?

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Originally Posted by AlSwearengen

Yeah, pretty simple. Hadad was on the radio yesterday trying to get ahead of any talk of him being the one that Bumphis had given any information too; assuming those rumors are true.

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On3 were the ones saying that KT was going to start first if I'm not mistaken.

What we don't know is if Bumphis told them and told them to keep it quiet and they went with it or not.

That?s why when you?re told to keep this between the walls of the Bryan Building, you don?t tell anybody. If he keeps his mouth shut, he might still be employed.

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Originally Posted by KB21

https://x.com/PeteThamel/status/1998...958216681?s=20

Well, it isn't Briles.

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But of course it not.

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Originally Posted by Thick

That?s why when you?re told to keep this between the walls of the Bryan Building, you don?t tell anybody. If he keeps his mouth shut, he might still be employed.

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Exactly. And rumor is Bumphis was warned before about it.

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Originally Posted by Turfdawg67

But of course it not.

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At this rate with Lebby it will probably be Kevin Barbay.

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Originally Posted by Todd4State

At this rate with Lebby it will probably be Kevin Barbay.

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Joe Moorhead OC, Kevin Barbay QBs, and Steve Spurrier Jr WRs.

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Originally Posted by KB21

Joe Moorhead OC, Kevin Barbay QBs, and Steve Spurrier Jr WRs.

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Dream Team

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Originally Posted by Coach34

Dream Team

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Be still my heart...

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Originally Posted by KB21

Joe Moorhead OC, Kevin Barbay QBs, and Steve Spurrier Jr WRs.

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Pissing off every faction of MSU fan at the same time is one way to get everyone pulling in the same direction.

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Originally Posted by KB21

Lebby is keeping everyone in the dark it seems.

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Well Rosebowl's sources are all at CAA now. He doesn't have much sourcing in our building anymore. That left with Cohen. I think he's still got some sources, but I know he doesn't have the sourcing he used to have.

Did Arnett switch to CAA in 2023?

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Originally Posted by KB21

Did Arnett switch to CAA in 2023?

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I think it was before 2023 because he was with Jimmy before he got the head job.

Well it makes more sense now. Lebby is using his CAA connections.

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Originally Posted by bulldawg28

Jimmy's & Joe's definitely make the difference with any coach. However, if Bump was let go and didn't leave on his own Lebby just made another bone head decision.

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Bump was the low man on the staff for WRs. His recruiting was not great. Our main WRs came from Lebby and others.

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Originally Posted by BlackSailsDawg

Bump was the low man on the staff for WRs. His recruiting was not great. Our main WRs came from Lebby and others.

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Yep. Lebby and Benton Duby.

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Originally Posted by StarkVegasSteve

Yep. Lebby and Benton Duby.

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When you think about what Lebby is doing and remove emotions of it, I believe he is pushing hard to improve it all. It did not matter that Arnett helped destroy the team as HC (and we can debate the ends and outs of that). What mattered was Arnett as a DC and could it make the outcome better. It did not matter that Hutzler was his "friend" as suggested by many here. What mattered was the product on the field. It did not matter that Bump is loved by MSU. What mattered was how do we improve the offense... what is the weak link.

It's great to have a HC with that mentality.

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Originally Posted by Todd4State

Pissing off every faction of MSU fan at the same time is one way to get everyone pulling in the same direction.

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Maybe that's the ticket, give us a common enemy to focus on.

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Originally Posted by BlackSailsDawg

Bump was the low man on the staff for WRs. His recruiting was not great. Our main WRs came from Lebby and others.

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How did they come from Lebby? Only one player played at Oklahoma with Lebby. The rest of the guys were recruited by their position coach, Bumphis. Just so you guys are aware head coaches are apart of the recruiting process not the head. Lebby would be responsible for Thompson because he knew him. The remainder "Top guys" come from the position coach recruiting them.