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ESPN.com – NCF – Forde: Forde-Yard Dash It Ain’t Any Prettier In Starkville Ole Miss fans can take cold comfort in the similar struggles for Mississippi State under first-year coach Sylvester Croom (23). Good thing Croom won the historic opener against Tulane, because he’s followed it with blowout losses to Auburn and LSU sandwiched around [...]

BulldogBlitz.com has another freebie. “We haven’t made any major changes,” Croom indicated. “Our tackles can play against various techniques. We moved Ron Fields around so he doesn’t get double teamed as much and that frees him up to be more active. He is still learning the different gap techniques. Some of them are different and [...]

University of Delaware head coach, K.C. Keeler had this to say about the upcoming UD-Maine game: “I’m watching the Mississippi State game [Sunday night],” Keeler said of a videotape session. “I think Mississippi State was really excited to go play LSU [the next week], because, boy, Maine was beating the tar out of them.”

Check out the composite rankings for this upcoming season at collegeball.blogspot.com. MSU comes in at #14, with a high ranking of #9 (Blue Ribbon) and the lowest ranking of #22 (Dick Vitale).

MSU has the Vandy depth chart up. A few notes: *Johnathon Lowe is starting at SE. This is baffling. Lowe looks like a midget on the field. I hope his pass-catching skills are better than his punt catching skills. *Our starting line is made up entirely of Jrs and Srs. Is there another OL in [...]

The Washington Times: “Sylvester Doom After all the ‘it’s about times’ that were heaped at the feet of Mississippi State coach Sylvester Croom (by us included), it’s only fair to point out that the Bulldogs have been outscored 103-21 in three humiliating losses since opening the season with a 28-7 victory over Tulane. Mississippi State’s [...]

Rammer Jammer Yellow Hammer has some kind words for me after the embarassing loss to Maine (MAINE?!??!). Thanks.

Black Bears-Bulldogs replay: For all those people saying ‘Man, I wish I could’ve seen that game’ this week after the UMaine football team’s win over Mississippi State University, the UMaine athletic department and Bangor TV station WABI (Ch. 5) have made it possible – albeit a week after the stunning upset.WABI will air film of [...]

Here’s a some tidbits I learned at last night’s alumni dinner: * An indoor practice facility will break ground soon. It will open to all sports including football. It will be large enough to hold a full football practice. Dr. Lee described it as being on par with anything in the league. * Enrollment is [...]

Times-Picayune – Bulldogs seek answers with tough LSU looming Baton Rouge Advocate – Mississippi State tries to recover from loss to Maine Alexandria Town Talk – Bulldogs still trying to overcome last week’s shocking loss

According to the Starkville Daily News Online “…Croom won’t be handicapped if Mississippi State is punished. Athletic director Larry Templeton said the coach will receive an extra year on top of his four-year contract for every year the program is under sanctions.“

BulldogBlitz.com has another freebie. Offensively our protection has to improve,” Croom said. “In Saturday’s game we made the same mistakes that we’ve been making since the spring. We have mental errors that are inexcusable. Those stopped plays that would have kept drives going. We have to protect the quarterback better. There are things that we [...]

“We’re not trying to win games this year,” said Croom who quickly added, “We’re trying to build a program for the future that will last over time. We are working hard to recruit well. We are looking for a lot of players to come in and help us. There is an opportunity for high school [...]

BulldogBlitz.com has a piece on Tuesday’s press conference. Bad news: McKinnley Scott may never play another down for State. That’s means our best two WR’s will miss significant time this season.

Your days are numbered. Coach Croom said on his radio show last night that offensive linemen would be the main priority for the 2005 signing period. He said that the guys he hopes to sign have the talent to start next season — as true freshman. That says a lot about what he thinks of [...]