Jordan Seaton on campus

[Skydawg1]

This is why I thank God for the Golf Channel this time of year. Hail State.

[confucius say]

Bullshit. We are literally 13th in the country in portal rankings. I guess Mississippi is 15th because thats all they could get? Tenn is 19th because thats all they could get?

LSU is 1 by a mile.
Mississippi is 2.
We are 35.

https://247sports.com/season/2026-fo...rteamrankings/

On3 is a ranking of the improvement in your current roster from last years roster is my understanding.

[Tater]

LSU is 1 by a mile.
Mississippi is 2.
We are 35.

https://247sports.com/season/2026-fo...rteamrankings/

On3 is a ranking of the improvement in your current roster from last years roster is my understanding.

On3 counts outgoing against ya.

[confucius say]

On3 counts outgoing against ya.

Yep. And according to what I read, it also just rates the improvement in rosters. If your roster graded out as most improved from the previous year, you are number 1.

[Tater]

Yep. And according to what I read, it also just rates the improvement in rosters. If your roster graded out as most improved from the previous year, you are number 1.

Yea they doing something weird bout re-rating every player on rosters. That's a huge endeavor that it's hard to imagine bias won't taint.

[Todd4State]

what quality LT's are still available?

We're going to roll with Sneh. He's not Seaton but I think he will do OK.

[Todd4State]

Yea they doing something weird bout re-rating every player on rosters. That's a huge endeavor that it's hard to imagine bias won't taint.

Portal rankings are probably an even more unexact science than high school rankings.

Nick Saban pretty much nailed it when he was talking about recruiting services.

[Coach34]

On3 is a ranking of the improvement in your current roster from last years roster is my understanding.

Well yeah- thats wtf this whole thing is about

[confucius say]

Well yeah- thats wtf this whole thing is about

A team that brings in C players to replace F players would be ranked way ahead of a team that brings in A players to replace B players.
The ranking is not necessarily indicative of your current talent level.

[Coach34]

A team that brings in C players to replace F players would be ranked way ahead of a team that brings in A players to replace B players.
The ranking is not necessarily indicative of your current talent level.

But it does show we have improved our team with more talent. We were never going to be upper level now that all schools spend money

[Todd4State]

A team that brings in C players to replace F players would be ranked way ahead of a team that brings in A players to replace B players.
The ranking is not necessarily indicative of your current talent level.

I know our fans don't want to hear it but it appears the plan is to build for a big 2027. That makes sense because KT will be a third year player and if we can keep a lot of these guys for multiple years it could help us save money to be even more aggressive in the portal.

If KT has a big year in 2026 it could definitely help attract players like Seaton in the future.

And this isn't Croom's seven year plan of going 3-8 and then go for a Liberty Bowl. The expectation is to win games now and at least be competitive. What we are doing now is how you build a team like Indiana did.

[Dawgface]

I know our fans don't want to hear it but it appears the plan is to build for a big 2027. That makes sense because KT will be a third year player and if we can keep a lot of these guys for multiple years it could help us save money to be even more aggressive in the portal.

If KT has a big year in 2026 it could definitely help attract players like Seaton in the future.

And this isn't Croom's seven year plan of going 3-8 and then go for a Liberty Bowl. The expectation is to win games now and at least be competitive. What we are doing now is how you build a team like Indiana did.

If KT has a big year someone will offer money he can’t refuse. Yep….poor old MSU thinking but reality.

[CaptainObvious]

If KT has a big year someone will offer money he can’t refuse. Yep….poor old MSU thinking but reality.

If KT has a big year and it means a good year for State, like 6-6 or 7-5, then State will offer him very good money to stay. If he loves State like says he does, he will play in Starkville for $2 mil. even if others offer more. I just believe this young man loves the Dogs!

[Todd4State]

If KT has a big year someone will offer money he can’t refuse. Yep….poor old MSU thinking but reality.

What local Mississippi player have we ever lost in the portal that we wanted to keep?

[Homedawg]

If KT has a big year and it means a good year for State, like 6-6 or 7-5, then State will offer him very good money to stay. If he loves State like says he does, he will play in Starkville for $2 mil. even if others offer more. I just believe this young man loves the Dogs!

If he has a good year 2 mil won't sniff keeping him. But we will do all we can to keep him. Feel confident in that.

[Coach34]

If he has a good year 2 mil won't sniff keeping him.

Exactly. If he has a big year- the blue bloods will got 6/7/8MM to get him

[msstate7]

Exactly. If he has a big year- the blue bloods will got 6/7/8MM to get him

I hope this is something we have to worry about

[Dawgface]

What local Mississippi player have we ever lost in the portal that we wanted to keep?

No idea as I don’t keep up with it like you guys. But common sense tells me that if someone offers him $1 mil or more than we do he’s gone. Schools are willing to pay big for difference makers at qb. I hope KT has a big year next year then we will see if we can keep him.

[Cowbeller]

If KT has a big year and it means a good year for State, like 6-6 or 7-5, then State will offer him very good money to stay. If he loves State like says he does, he will play in Starkville for $2 mil. even if others offer more. I just believe this young man loves the Dogs!

Can confirm this and wants to stay with his brother. They’re goal since they were little was to “bring a national championship to State” and they understood the weight of that statement

[DownwardDawg]

I hope this is something we have to worry about

Yeah, me too. It's like the last thing I'm worried about.