Jordan Seaton on campus

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Originally Posted by Tater

What improvement on the OL have we made definitively? We go from Cannon Boone, Albert Reese half the season, and unproven guys to.... Cannon Boone and unproven guys.

There's a reason my opinion relies on getting Seaton or another LT with good PRODUCTION.

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We have definitively improved our depth with power 4 players. We signed flyers after spring practice last year because of the shape of the o line. If you get Seaton, you get to point to an instant impact NFL player. If not you at minimum raised the level of talent in the room.

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Originally Posted by Rawdawg

We have definitively improved our depth with power 4 players. We signed flyers after spring practice last year because of the shape of the o line. If you get Seaton, you get to point to an instant impact NFL player. If not you at minimum raised the level of talent in the room.

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Mason Barton is an NFL talent too. So either one should be an improvement?

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Originally Posted by Coach34

His recruiting all these young guys- while talented- they are still young tells me he is being led to believe he has at least 2 more seasons.

If you believe your job is on the line- you go with the best game ready vets you can find

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Yea, bringing in a bunch of guys that need a year to develop is quite risky these days given they can all hit the portal again next year if they so choose.

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Originally Posted by maroonmania

Yea, bringing in a bunch of guys that need a year to develop is quite risky these days given they can all hit the portal again next year if they so choose.

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Some of them are Mississippi kids who honestly should have gone to MSU to start with.

Seaton still at Miami visting or at LSU now?

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Originally Posted by Rawdawg

We have definitively improved our depth with power 4 players. We signed flyers after spring practice last year because of the shape of the o line. If you get Seaton, you get to point to an instant impact NFL player. If not you at minimum raised the level of talent in the room.

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Correctamundo

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Originally Posted by SPMT

You cant now. You won?t be able to if this year is repeated and he is retained.

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That's crazy- we damn near got to 6-6 and also played in a bowl game. Lots of improvement and optimism. And as Rawdawg noted- he's had to totally rebuild the roster in two recruiting classes.

I went to one game during the Croom years in Starkville. Nobody wanted to watch that pitiful shit. At least this year's team scored 30 PPG. Thats 2 seasons in Croom years

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Originally Posted by Really Clark?

Chester is not unproven as an SEC starter. McVey has played a lot of snaps in the ACC, at worst he's a very solid back up and helps depth.

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Chester started at Center his freshman year and we return Boone. Center and Guard are much different responsibilities and this coaching staff doesn't inspire confidence that they can coach a guy to swap positions well. Not giving them the benefit of the doubt here.

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Originally Posted by Coach34

That's crazy- we damn near got to 6-6 and also played in a bowl game. Lots of improvement and optimism. And as Rawdawg noted- he's had to totally rebuild the roster in two recruiting classes.

I went to one game during the Croom years in Starkville. Nobody wanted to watch that pitiful shit. At least this year's team scored 30 PPG. Thats 2 seasons in Croom years

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I think the problem is people look at this as black and white whether or not he's the right man for the job. "He's doing X, Y, Z and that's what had to be done and how can yall dare want to fire him?" vs. "He's not doing A, B, C and keeps not doing them and if you can't see that if he won't fix those then you're naive."

He's got things he's doing. Things that had to be done that were what he signed up for. He also has things that he's not doing that he has to do. We have to compete every year and enter the season with at least hope we can break right and make the playoffs. The two mulligans are over. Nut up or shut up year - so take the next step.

Turning over the roster twice is fine. This is the third time and each has improved mildly - but there needs to be the obvious leap into turning us into a contender.

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Originally Posted by Tater

Chester started at Center his freshman year and we return Boone. Center and Guard are much different responsibilities and this coaching staff doesn't inspire confidence that they can coach a guy to swap positions well. Not giving them the benefit of the doubt here.

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Oh I totally disagree, Chester can definitely play guard.

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Originally Posted by Really Clark?

Oh I totally disagree, Chester can definitely play guard.

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Here's hoping you're right. Like I said I'd love Seaton because I trust him to play LT. There's also the Brandon Sneh who would be good to battle for RT spot. If we got both of those that changes the delta a lot because then you're teaching two guys to start guard rather than 4 guys to be guards / tackles as starters. Not saying Sneh would perfectly translate but it's something to be said about starting at his age. I'm recruiting those 2 guys hard because having them takes our offensive basement from disaster / relying on QB runs only to good and potential for balance. Ceiling can then be best in SEC if things break right. But gotta get jimmies and joes.

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Originally Posted by Tater

Here's hoping you're right. Like I said I'd love Seaton because I trust him to play LT. There's also the Brandon Sneh who would be good to battle for RT spot. If we got both of those that changes the delta a lot because then you're teaching two guys to start guard rather than 4 guys to be guards / tackles as starters. Not saying Sneh would perfectly translate but it's something to be said about starting at his age. I'm recruiting those 2 guys hard because having them takes our offensive basement from disaster / relying on QB runs only to good and potential for balance. Ceiling can then be best in SEC if things break right. But gotta get jimmies and joes.

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Apparently Sneh is like 6'2. Are you talking about the kid from Jackson State?

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Originally Posted by Tripp McNeely

Apparently Sneh is like 6'2. Are you talking about the kid from Jackson State?

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Maybe. Brain is fuzzy on which G5/FCS starter we were looking that had production at OT.

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Originally Posted by Tater

Chester started at Center his freshman year and we return Boone. Center and Guard are much different responsibilities and this coaching staff doesn't inspire confidence that they can coach a guy to swap positions well. Not giving them the benefit of the doubt here.

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Chester has also played at LT. He played over 900 snaps in 2024. Roughly 300 in 2025 with a coaching staff that was fired. He will be fine.

Seaton headed to LSU next. Only time we have ever pulled a player over those 2 is when it was a player from Mississippi. I dont like the odds

If he can get similar money from a blue blood it’s hard seeing him signing with us. Not unless our final offer is way more as some suggest.

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Originally Posted by Coach34

Seaton headed to LSU next. Only time we have ever pulled a player over those 2 is when it was a player from Mississippi. I dont like the odds

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Oh yeah. There's no chance we're getting him. But it was cool for a minute to be mentioned. That's what we need to keep doing to help the program image.

Just getting him on campus and making some national college football news was worth it.

Can we get the LT from Jackson State?

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Originally Posted by TrapGame

Just getting him on campus and making some national college football news was worth it.

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Agreed. We need more of this. Perception is a real thing.