Quote Originally Posted by DawgFromOxford View Post
Ok, "exactly" may have been poor word choice, but if you read the whole comment it made sense. No one is changing their narrative.

I think we all want whats best for MSU. My agenda is not to push other other schools or states, but I'm also going to be honest on where we are at and what we are up against.

If you want to be mad at someone, then be mad at the leaders of the state for not offering more exciting opportunities for younger generations. Be mad at past Starkville governments for holding Starkville back from what it could've been as a college town. Be mad at previous MSU athletic departments for not facilitating a history of success when it comes to football.

Am I happy kids are leaving the state? Not at all. Is it frustrating? 100%. But what I'm not about to do is shame a kid or his family for not choosing to stay here if they think they have better opportunities elsewhere. That's on us as a state and as a college for not convincing them that their best opportunity is here.
Half of the SEC schools built their programs on the back of ours. Whether it was playing bama in Alabama 10 straight years or not playing an on campus home game until the 1980's, we and the SEC shot ourselves/us in the foot and got behind the curve.