Lebby accomplished 3 of 4 goals that most had for this season:

[Tater]

Oh no now I have to plan on drinking beer and watching my favorite team play a Friday night in January. Like damn just be happy

This ruins dry january****

[EdwardDrayton]

Fintech

Please don't take the question the wrong way because I don't mean it derogatorily. My brother is a State engineering/computer science grad. He sees most things black and white. I on the other hand am a State MBA corporate career dude who sees shades of gray. We don't see things the same way usually as a result. Neither wrong just different.

[Brobi-wan]

Please don't take the question the wrong way because I don't mean it derogatorily. My brother is a State engineering/computer science grad. He sees most things black and white. I on the other hand am a State MBA corporate career dude who sees shades of gray. We don't see things the same way usually as a result. Neither wrong just different.

No worries, man! I agree with you that there are better ways to make a bowl. I just don?t see the point in trying to take it away from Lebby. I want MSU to claw back to relevance. If a 5-7 bowl appearance is what puts us on the right path, I?m here for it. This is a bit of a bait post, but this is positive. Let Ole Miss tell us we only made a bowl because somebody else quit. Our own fans shouldn?t be the people posting that.

[DEDawg]

Also nobody argues that we had a 12 year bowl streak 2010-2022. Be consistent if you are going to complain about it just because you don?t like the coach

[EdwardDrayton]

No worries, man! I agree with you there are better ways to make a bowl. I just don?t see the point in trying to take it away from Lebby that we are playing in it. I want MSU to claw back to relevance. If a 5-7 bowl appearance is what puts us on the right path, I?m here for it. This is a bit of a bait post, but this is positive. Let Ole Miss tell us we only made a bowl because somebody else quit. Our own fans shouldn?t be the people posting that.

We talk discuss/debate things here as all State fans. Line it up outside of here us versus anything Ole Miss and you'll find us uniting under the banner of William Wallace.

[Maroon Glasses]

We talk discuss/debate things here as all State fans. Line it up outside of here us versus anything Ole Miss and you'll find us uniting under the banner of William Wallace.

Very true. As you mentioned.. you see things black and white. Someone else may see shades of Grey. In the end.. the picture is still the same but with everyones "touch" or "view" on it. We all want the same thing and when it comes to the nut cutting, we unite. Hail State my friends.

[Lord McBuckethead]

Think it makes us look like a program not backing down. I think everyone who forgoes a bowl game is soft

Agreed. Skipping the bowl game, whether it be a player or an entire team, is weak. IF it were me, Auburn skipping should trigger a money forfeiture to the other members in the conference. Even if MSU was willing to pick up the slack.

[FISHDAWG]

No. We were gifted a bowl game by other teams who earned it and chose not to go. And we'll thank them for the benefit we'll derive from it.

That's one perspective.... another perspective is that he got us to 5 wins which put us in the position of accepting this bowl game. # progress

[StarkVegasSteve]

This ruins dry january****

And I was DEFINITELY going to do it this year. Oh well. always next year

[EdwardDrayton]

And I was DEFINITELY going to do it this year. Oh well. always next year

Hey, our good intentions are admirable!!!

[Dawgology]

This is the difference between State fans and Ole Miss fans. If the roles were reversed all that would be on social media and forums form their fans would be how the program succeeded and the Mayo Bowl is one of the most prestigious non-playoff bowls. Over here at State, though, our favorite thing is to humble and belittle ourselves and then complain about non-relevance

[StarkVegasSteve]

Hey, our good intentions are admirable!!!

And out of that solidarity, and my really good intentions, I will only drink clear liquor during the game instead of my usual mix of clear liquor, seltzers, beer, and canned vodka drinks.

[FISHDAWG]

And out of that solidarity, and my really good intentions, I will only drink clear liquor during the game instead of my usual mix of clear liquor, seltzers, beer, and canned vodka drinks.

There really should be a Makers Mark bowl 🥃

[StarkVegasSteve]

There really should be a Makers Mark bowl ��

There is. Every Saturday in the fall. It's called Mississippi State Football.

[FISHDAWG]

There is. Every Saturday in the fall. It's called Mississippi State Football.

No wonder my liver enzymes are on the rise

[TaleofTwoDogs]

I agree. We get money and a chance to win. What?s there to complain about?

It's also possible that we could lose money on the deal. Many of the smaller bowls don't pay enough to cover all of the invited teams travel expenses and a SEC team doesn't travel cheaply

[StarkVegasSteve]

It's also possible that we could lose money on the deal. Many of the smaller bowls don't pay enough to cover all of the invited teams travel expenses and a SEC team doesn't travel cheaply

That's why none of the SEC teams get the individual payout from the bowls. The SEC puts all the money in the pot from bowls and playoffs and evenly distributes it out with schools that made a bowl getting a larger cut.

[EdwardDrayton]

And out of that solidarity, and my really good intentions, I will only drink clear liquor during the game instead of my usual mix of clear liquor, seltzers, beer, and canned vodka drinks.

LOL!!!

[EdwardDrayton]

There is. Every Saturday in the fall. It's called Mississippi State Football.

^^^^^

[Bubb Rubb]

- Upset a ranked opponent
- Win an SEC game
- Make a bowl game
- Beat Ole Miss

No need to look at the formula under the hood. He did accomplish 3 of the 4 things we asked.

Next year:

- Beat Ole Miss
- Win all non-con
- Winning record in SEC play
- Upset a ranked opponent

Can we get 3 of those 4 next year?

He doesn't get credit for making a bowl game.

If "win an SEC game" is a goal for anyone in this administration, we deserve everything we get.

The goals are winning records and competence - two things that this coaching staff failed to achieve for the second year in a row.