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This time it’s SI’s Stewart Mandel. He’s picked up on Coach Croom’s emphasis on education: After spending time with him, it’s clear what really makes Croom’s story unique: He’s a college football coach who cares about the college part.…His staff receives daily reports on each player’s class attendance, and no player can live off campus [...]

I found this little tidbit in Dennis Dodd’s column about Coach Croom: An impending NCAA probation has become a part of Croom’s job security. His four-year contract won’t start until after the probation is concluded. Dang. I had no idea. Given that state contracts can only be four years, this must be a verbal contract [...]

Here are some notable quotes from today’s media event via SECsports.com: (Excuse the shorthand) On the Quarterback: “Omarr Connor will start as our quarterback, has a long way to go but tremendous athlete… Truth is, we will go into Tulane game with a quarterback who hasn’t played QB in this conference. But like the kids [...]

Scroll through the photo viewer from today’s SEC Football Media Days, and you’ll see what the new helmets look like.

Now you have your chance. Drop by and leave Sly a question and make it good!

MSU will participate in the Wooden Classic taking on Arizona December 5, 2004 in Anaheim, CA. Also participating is UCLA and BC.

According to SECsports.com Coach Croom will participate on Wednesday, July 28. He’s bringing McKinley Scott and Ronald Fields along with him to Birmingham, AL.

The Mississippi State men’s basketball team has been slotted to appear in the 2004 Top of the World Classic, hosted by the University of Alaska-Fairbanks.  This will be the Bulldogs’ second appearance, following a third place finish in 1997.  While that field featured the likes of Gonzaga and Clemson, MSU is clearly the biggest name [...]

According to BulldogBlitz.com, Humphrey Hartsog, AKA “Bully XVIII” has died. Earlier this afternoon in Davis Wade Stadium at Scott field services were held for “Humphrey Hartsog”. Better known to many MSU fans as Bully XVIII. This AKC registered English bulldog was born April 17, 1993 and served proudly as the MSU mascot from October 1999 [...]

In a pretty bland story about Coach Croom’s visit to Jackson County, I found this nugget: Tribly Trahan, an Ole Miss graduate, was at the event with her husband, Sid, and said she looks forward to attending Bulldog games in the fall. Mississippi State opens the season at home Sept. 4 against Tulane. “One thing [...]

BulldogBlitz.com has a free story on back-up QB, Aries Nelson. I found these quotes interesting: “The West Coast offense is not that tough to pick up but it’s all about timing,” said Nelson. “If we can get our timing and decision-making down right, our offense will be tough.” “We want to get this program turned [...]

Did you know in mid-October starts a run of 19 straight days of Division I-A or NFL football? It’s true! Thanks to ESPN2 and bottom feeder conferences like CUSA and the WAC, Tuesdays and Wednesday are no longer football free days! Can you say overexposed?

Ellis Johnson talks about State’s defense: “I don’t believe in a scheme,” he said. “I believe in having enough flexibility within a scheme to be able to put your players in the best position to be successful. That means we’re still really trying to evaluate the talent on our defense and trying to get the [...]

I got a heads up from an avid reader saying that an interview that Tim Brando taped with Coach Croom in Starkville will be aired today. I don’t know what time, but here’s a link to the internet radio broadcast. [it's a pop-up, so turn off your pop-up killer] Brando’s show runs 2pm to 5pm [...]