Quote Originally Posted by Quaoarsking View Post
The pro-Lebby crowd will tell you that we're just "poor ol' Mississippi State" and we are never going to be able to compete with the big boys. That we should be happy just to keep it close with Florida and Texas because we are capable or deserving of beating them.

In the real world, we had the roster and the talent to beat both of them, and it was Lebby who stopped it. A "replacement level" coach wins both of those games. I've already identified 16 successful head coaches who would probably take our job, so the "poor ol' Mississippi State can never expect to hire a better coach than Lebby" argument is out the window.

With a competent "replacement level" coach we are 6-2 and looking at a ranked finish. With a good coach (like one that we'll be able to hire in a few weeks) we could be 7-1, and we'd right there with our former peers Ole Miss and Vanderbilt and talking about the playoffs.

Don't let the #NoWeCan't Lebby fanboys gaslight you into thinking we can't do better than a coach who is 2 wins below the level of our talent.
Nope. In the REAL world Tx has what.. 20 5 star players and 40 plus 4 stars? That's reality.

We have the smallest NIL budget in the SEC and you want top 10 results for that. I hate the world of college football due to this crap, but if we are going to have a team, then you have 2 options. Accept the results and always know we are not going to win. OR demand we put more money into recruiting. Coaching is not going to make up for a gassed Defense in the 4th. Coaching isn't going to make up for the lack of talent in part of the DBs. Coaching isn't going to make up for a young OL not picking up blocks.

The only answer is spend it to win it or just accept what we are going to be without it.