Cycle talk about State and Ole Miss is nonsense

[cheewgumm]

I can?t stand hearing the State talking heads talk about how we are just in a down cycle and Ole Miss is in an up cycle.

They have outperformed us across the board. Period.

First step is addressing the problem. Not chalking it up to cycles.

[Todd4State]

I think both can be true. We are in a down cycle. If you look at schools similar to MSU- Arkansas, Ole Miss, Kentucky, South Carolina, Mizzou, etc. they have all had years like we are going to have this year recently- meaning 2013 to now. All schools including MSU have also had 10 plus win seasons in that span as well.

That said, the root cause of our issues is poor management and massive coaching turnover. Other schools have other reasons- Ole Miss and probation around 2016 or so.

They're probably floating that narrative because a lot of people think Kiffin is going to leave and even if he doesn't they have a massive amount of seniors on their team which is going to result in a massive portal rebuild in the offseason.

[Ranchdawg]

I’m terrified that this is our future where we are non-competitive. I’m really down on State from Keenum all the way down to the water boys. The lack of TRUE leadership imo has been lacking for many years.

Ole Miss has bought this team for just this one year. Next year I feel they will be back down to reality. They have spent massive amounts for just this one year. The amount they spent this year is not sustainable for them for year after year. Plus Kiffen’s salary is going to only go higher and that is going to bite into their monies. I do not feel sorry for them if this year’s does not work out as planned.

[MoreCowbell]

I think both can be true. We are in a down cycle. If you look at schools similar to MSU- Arkansas, Ole Miss, Kentucky, South Carolina, Mizzou, etc. they have all had years like we are going to have this year recently- meaning 2013 to now. All schools including MSU have also had 10 plus win seasons in that span as well.

That said, the root cause of our issues is poor management and massive coaching turnover. Other schools have other reasons- Ole Miss and probation around 2016 or so.

They're probably floating that narrative because a lot of people think Kiffin is going to leave and even if he doesn't they have a massive amount of seniors on their team which is going to result in a massive portal rebuild in the offseason.

With NIL those schools are no longer similar to us. The game has changed.

[Todd4State]

With NIL those schools are no longer similar to us. The game has changed.

Yes they are. NIL is one piece of the puzzle and not our biggest issue IMO. Our biggest issue is making insanely stupid decisions like hiring Zach Arnett and allowing him to replace the offensive staff for the boosters friends. For years going back to at least Dan we have had the strategy of hiring an offensive guru to try to outscheme opponents instead of focusing on recruiting and talent acquisition. It has actually worked for us for years honestly- we had a 13 year bowl streak and several 8 win seasons or more. It sounds to me like we are finally starting to focus more on recruiting and identifying talent which is exactly what we need to do. There are also multiple PR problems that our AD has to address that are very controllable from LED lights, to uniforms, to promoting the team. I think those things are going to be addressed soon.

As far as others- if Kentucky lost Mark Stoops they absolutely could take a step back to where we are now with a bad hire. Arkansas has been a worse program than MSU for at least five years now until the last two years and South Carolina has essentially been the same program we are in 2022-2023. Ole Miss could absolutely take a step back if Kiffin left after this year because it's going to be very difficult to replace him and find someone that can work the portal and identify talent like him. I could go on.

[Todd4State]

I’m terrified that this is our future where we are non-competitive. I’m really down on State from Keenum all the way down to the water boys. The lack of TRUE leadership imo has been lacking for many years.

Ole Miss has bought this team for just this one year. Next year I feel they will be back down to reality. They have spent massive amounts for just this one year. The amount they spent this year is not sustainable for them for year after year. Plus Kiffen’s salary is going to only go higher and that is going to bite into their monies. I do not feel sorry for them if this year’s does not work out as planned.

On the other hand MSU can get a new DC and add some more talent and likely turn us into a 6-6 team overnight very easily. With our NIL boost recently, that's what I think most likely happens. Once we get to that point then we can go forward and hopefully continue to add talent with our recruiting. 2027-2029 could very well be "up cycle" years for us if things go as planned.

[Santiago]

I?m terrified that this is our future where we are non-competitive. I?m really down on State from Keenum all the way down to the water boys. The lack of TRUE leadership imo has been lacking for many years.

Ole Miss has bought this team for just this one year. Next year I feel they will be back down to reality. They have spent massive amounts for just this one year. The amount they spent this year is not sustainable for them for year after year. Plus Kiffen?s salary is going to only go higher and that is going to bite into their monies. I do not feel sorry for them if this year?s does not work out as planned.

What is the ballpark amount they spent for this year's team? I figured well north of 12 million, but they did lose Judkins so maybe about 10-11 million?

[Ranchdawg]

What is the ballpark amount they spent for this year's team? I figured well north of 12 million, but they did lose Judkins so maybe about 10-11 million?

I do not know the exact figure but I would believe that sounds about correct. Plus 9million that they are paying Kiffen. That is basically 20 million dollars just to play football. Plus those cost will go up because Kiffen is going to want more and the players staying and coming in are going to want more than the players they are replacing. I don’t think that is sustainable year after year!

[Santiago]

On the other hand MSU can get a new DC and add some more talent and likely turn us into a 6-6 team overnight very easily. With our NIL boost recently, that's what I think most likely happens. Once we get to that point then we can go forward and hopefully continue to add talent with our recruiting. 2027-2029 could very well be "up cycle" years for us if things go as planned.

This reminds me on a question .... will SEC teams like us start to schedule 4 easy non-conf games, to get to 6 wins each year?
We struggled this year with every team, and ASU is not that good as we made them to be.

[Pancho]

I do not know the exact figure but I would believe that sounds about correct. Plus 9million that they are paying Kiffen. That is basically 20 million dollars just to play football. Plus those cost will go up because Kiffen is going to want more and the players staying and coming in are going to want more than the players they are replacing. I don’t think that is sustainable year after year!

if they all continue to donate as scheduled, they have roughly 22-25 mil lined up for next year. scruggs and others are keeping the booster moral high.

[WeWonItAll(Most)]

What is the ballpark amount they spent for this year's team? I figured well north of 12 million, but they did lose Judkins so maybe about 10-11 million?

It's pretty widely reported that Ohio State spent $20-22 million on NIL this season. If that's what the upper crust is paying then I think you've got to assume Ole Miss is, at a minimum, approaching $20m this season to be playoff contender caliber.

[StarkVegasSteve]

It's pretty widely reported that Ohio State spent $20-22 million on NIL this season. If that's what the upper crust is paying then I think you've got to assume Ole Miss is, at a minimum, approaching $20m this season to be playoff contender caliber.

Ole Miss is spending around 12. We are spending around 7-8. We are within 100-500K of almost everyone. There's some outliers like UGA, BAMA, LSU, and OM but for the most part we are right in there with everyone. People would be shocked that Texas is not spending that much because their players have been able to get national NIL deals.

[RockyDog]

UNLV's starting QB just QUIT on them while they are 3-0 and is taking a redshirt year because he says that he wasn't given what was promised when he was signed.

It's about to come off the rails, boys. First you had Dylan Raiola and now you have guys qutting DURING the season because they are being crybabies about their NIL bag.

[Ranchdawg]

I still believe that all this NIL monies is not sustainable for most with the fan bases of these lesser universities having to pay. You can only fleece the common fan so much. Television monies thru the universities and contracts is the ONLY way! Especially with unrestricted transfer and enlarging the the rosters. Then all this becomes NFL lite. No thanks!

[Tbonewannabe]

I still believe that all this NIL monies is not sustainable for most with the fan bases of these lesser universities having to pay. You can only fleece the common fan so much. Television monies thru the universities and contracts is the ONLY way! Especially with unrestricted transfer and enlarging the the rosters. Then all this becomes NFL lite. No thanks!

You already have UT adding essentially NIL fees to the seat license and tickets. Not sure if they were putting it on the students with a fee in tuition. The buck is being passed to the fans sooner or later.

[CaptainObvious]

Unless, the SEC starts feeling sorry for State, this program will be down for a while.

This season.

1 Texas
2 Georgia
4 Tennessee
5 Ole Miss
8 Missouri

Next year.

You can count on there being 5 Top 10 SEC programs and probably at least 1 other Top 20 team on the schedule again.

This program cannot make up ground with 5 guaranteed losses every year. Especially when State has proved they can get blown out by a MAC school.

[Bothrops]

No we're just incredibly unfortunate as football program. I reckon that will never change. Ole Miss, on the other hand, has some kind of Kool-Aid ****** karma going for them. Obviously it starts with Kiffin. But if he died they'd be ****ed just like we're ****ed.

[Dawgology]

No we're just incredibly unfortunate as football program. I reckon that will never change. Ole Miss, on the other hand, has some kind of Kool-Aid ****** karma going for them. Obviously it starts with Kiffin. But if he died they'd be ****ed just like we're ****ed.

Nah. They have a forward thinking administration all the way to the top that is all in. They would bounce back in a couple years. State has none of that. It’s over. The fat lady is singing.

[Bothrops]

Nah. They have a forward thinking administration all the way to the top that is all in. They would bounce back in a couple years. State has none of that. It’s over. The fat lady is singing.

If Kiffin turned into a corpse, Ole Miss football would be ****ed.

[Todd4State]

This reminds me on a question .... will SEC teams like us start to schedule 4 easy non-conf games, to get to 6 wins each year?
We struggled this year with every team, and ASU is not that good as we made them to be.

My guess is eventually it's going to be 9 SEC games and one game against a Big 10 team in the future.

But that's just my opinion.