Some MSU Recruiting Thoughts (article)

[Pollodawg]

From what I understand, they threw the bank at Chris Jones at the end of last recruiting season, and he was never that interested in playing there. The only reason he visited was because his dad was pushing him to.

[Coach34]

From what I understand, they threw the bank at Chris Jones at the end of last recruiting season, and he was never that interested in playing there. The only reason he visited was because his dad was pushing him to.

That and they set him up with some "bomb ass *****" to quote Snoop Dog...Momma let the shenanigans go on for a little while- and then she explained to both of them he was going to State as planned.

[BeastMan]

That and they set him up with some "bomb ass *****" to quote Snoop Dog...Momma let the shenanigans go on for a little while- and then she explained to both of them he was going to State as planned.

Notice he always went to Starkville with mother and girlfriend but went to Oxford at 2am alone. It's not rocket science what was going on.

[Pollodawg]

Then they started a bullshit rumor about Shump supposedly calling and beginning Freeze to let him switch his commitment or some other stupid shit that never happened. I know a guy who knew Shump and Chris personally. They were State all the way.

[Coach34]

Shump and Chris planned to room together at State- they were never going to Oxford...Jones got to have some fun and enjoy recruiting, Shump just stayed low key like he wanted it.

[Todd4State]

As a recent grad, I can tell you that another problem is going to be the microwave mentality of my generation (myself included). Last season turned off A LOT of young people to Mullen because it was such a miserable crash and burn, followed by Freeze "working Mullen" in recruiting. You've got to understand a lot of people (especially among those I know personally) think Freeze is about to keep working Mullen. I personally hope things have been corrected, but cautious pessimism is the theme right now.

Honestly, #WeBelieve, followed by the 1-5 finish probably ended up doing more harm than good.

Well, quite frankly that generation needs to grow a set. Even Tennessee loses to Vanderbilt once in awhile in football.

What happened to the Egg Bowl if we are all honest was a "perfect storm." Arkansas and Auburn were both down- which opened the door for Ole Miss to get five wins. It was in Oxford after we had beaten them three years in a row and we all know how bad they hate Dan and MSU. And then we had a DC whose idea of stopping that type of offense was to play some retarded looking form of Tampa 2 except rushing three instead of four including using a walk-on nose tackle who shouldn't have been on the field and who the hell knows what Nikoe was supposed to be doing- I doubt he could tell you. So, basically, we were playing defense with 9 guys and rushing only two. Oh- and then Dan has patented cute moment when he had Dak throw a slant on fourth down right into our WR's face mask instead of taking the safe play and running for it, which was the play that probably completely swung momentum in their favor. If we convert that- who knows what happens? It could have had the same effect as Relf throwing that prayer up for grabs to Bumphis on fourth and long in 2009 that went for a TD for us and broke their back.

So, let's recap here- Auburn at the very least will be better and probably will beat them on the plains, they go to Texas, they aren't beating Bama or LSU or Texas A&M and they are Vanderbilt's bitch (let THAT sink in for a moment) and they get them in Nashville. The Egg Bowl is in Starkville and we have a new DC.

And as far as recruiting- congrats to them on Nkemdiche, Tunsil, Conner, and Treadwell. What NOBODY is talking about is how they MISSED on Chris Jones and Shumpert- to Dan and MSU no less, Frank Herron, and Elijah Daniels. Who did they get from us? Kalio Moore? That was horribly and predictably staged to the point where NO ONE from MSU even batted an eye over it. And then they have people like Ryan Buchanan jacking up their recruiting ranking. Shit- that would be like us calling Mike Pizinski a four star recruit back in the early 90's.

[Todd4State]

Notice he always went to Starkville with mother and girlfriend but went to Oxford at 2am alone. It's not rocket science what was going on.

My favorite part about the whole Chris Jones saga was Yancy coincidentally seeing Chris at some Chevron in New Albany around 2 AM. Who the hell in Oxford decides- hmm...it's 2 AM and I'm running low on gas- let me go ahead and fill the car up and pass all of these other gas stations and go to this one here in New Albany.

98% of the people who have that thought fill the car up in the morning. The other 2% go to the closest one possible.

[Political Hack]

he went there to party and never wavered. the people who were freaking out we're doing so because he quit communicating with his football coach as much... but football season was over, and his coach was advising him to stay true to his word and that visiting Oxford would cause a lot of chaos. He was right, but Jones didn't want to hear that. So he quit answering his phone calls. At that point everyone freaked except his family and his girlfriend's family, who knew he was still going to State. Sure his dad wanted him at OM, but the reasons were obvious and momma rules the roost in that family.

What cracked me up was that everyone believed Yancy Porter. So many people believed him that it became popular for our posters to say "screw it, he's going to OM, they did it to us again." Everyone remembers CJ Johnson, but very one forgets Beni Brown, Coman, RoJo, Denico, Quay, etc...

[The Croom Diaries]

As a recent grad, I can tell you that another problem is going to be the microwave mentality of my generation (myself included). Last season turned off A LOT of young people to Mullen because it was such a miserable crash and burn, followed by Freeze "working Mullen" in recruiting. You've got to understand a lot of people (especially among those I know personally) think Freeze is about to keep working Mullen.

This is a recurring theme in today's culture. PRISONER OF THE MOMENT. People need to stop and ask themselves: 1) does what I am basing my opinion on offer a big enough sample size to actually create a concrete thought? 2) Have I weighed the entire scope of the situation when forming my opinion? 3) What is the past evidence that the new trend will continue?

The answer to the above three is probably no, no and I don't know for 75% of younger people (I say this and I am 29, but feel a bit older). Therefore, you are a prisoner of the moment if you buy into a line of thinking based on one game, one season, one year, etc.

[Coach34]

This is a recurring theme in today's culture. PRISONER OF THE MOMENT. People need to stop and ask themselves: 1) does what I am basing my opinion on offer a big enough sample size to actually create a concrete thought? 2) Have I weighed the entire scope of the situation when forming my opinion? 3) What is the past evidence that the new trend will continue?

The answer to the above three is probably no, no and I don't know for 75% of younger people (I say this and I am 29, but feel a bit older). Therefore, you are a prisoner of the moment if you buy into a line of thinking based on one game, one season, one year, etc.

I'm liking this guy more and more

OM is going to have a pretty good football team in 2013. But they have a pretty tough schedule just like we do. Alot of their winnable games are on the road-Vandy, Auburn, Tejas, State. They have LSU and A&M in Oxford- while an advantage- still tough for them to pull those off.

We have a couple of those in UPig and Auburn. Until Freeze wins in Starkville- he aint working shit.

[Drewbowski]

great post CD. Our fans are too used to taking it up the ass from the rest of the league/country. I really hate State fans sometimes.

[BeastMan]

My favorite part about the whole Chris Jones saga was Yancy coincidentally seeing Chris at some Chevron in New Albany around 2 AM. Who the hell in Oxford decides- hmm...it's 2 AM and I'm running low on gas- let me go ahead and fill the car up and pass all of these other gas stations and go to this one here in New Albany.

98% of the people who have that thought fill the car up in the morning. The other 2% go to the closest one possible.

Ya, that's complete bs. The fact that people actually believe that story is crazy. Ole Miss coaches have Yancy on speed dial and he is used as a tool to their advantage.