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I’ve decided to do what MSU did last week and take the week off. Frankly, I have neither the energy nor the inclination to waste a single second of my time on this bunch of underachieving losers.
I’ll be back sometime next week to write about the walking disaster we call a football team. [...]

That’s what today’s game is to Maine. And they know it.
“From the outside, you’d think there would be some intimidation,” [Maine QB, Ron] Whitcomb said. “There’s not. We want to show up and play football.
“Our main goal is to get through this game and on to what really matters. That’s the A-10.”
“You [...]

Ivan’s headed our this way and we may be right in its path. So don’t look for any updates soon.

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I love Coach Croom’s attitude. If you’re a little down because of the game, listen to the clip from the post game press conference. I’m paraphrasing:
“I know you think I’m always poor mouthing, but our talent level is not what it should be…We’re going to have to recruit awful hard this year….there’s an [...]

Auburn takes State to the woodshed in shades of 2003 (and 2002).

MSU’s lack of talent along both lines and lack of size at the linebacker spots spelled doom for the Dogs. It seems probation woes linger with MSU. Not the NCAA probation, mind you, but the Jackie Sherrill kind. It’s [...]

Even our players are sounding like Croom.
“He [Croom] gets excited about every game,” linebacker Rico Bennett said. “None of them have more meaning than the others. Auburn is the next one, so it’s the most important one at the time.”

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Auburn Offensive Cooridinator Al Borges says the goal of the WCO is tospread the defense too thin.
“It’s a precision passing game,” Borges said
The ideal West Coast matchup is to send so many receivers wide that somebody may not be covered quick enough. A quarterback will initially be looking for that, and Tuberville said that [...]

The Greater New Orleans Chapter of the Mississippi State University Alumni Association invites all alumni and friends to:
Fall Dinner
with guests:Dr. Charles Lee and Coach Rick Stansbury
Thursday, September 23, 20046:30 p.m. social with a cash bar7:00 p.m. dinner and program
Andrea’s Restaurant3100 19th Street at Ridgelake, Metairie
$40 per adult$15 per child under 12
Please RSVP in advance [...]

The Tucson Citizen says Utah head coach Urban Meyers turned us, presumably last year, for our job opening. That’s news to me.

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According to Auburn coaches and players it’s obvious.
“The new head coach came in and took control of that team very early, as you have to as a new head coach. He put in his discipline and changed the attitude and has done a good job.” –Tuberville
“They have recruited well over the last three or four [...]

At least in the CBS.SportsLine.com SportsLine 117. MSU comes in at #48 (Top 50!) and Ole Miss drops one point to #54.

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BulldogBlitz.com covered today’s press conference by Coach Croom. I particularly liked this quote:
“Our scout team players of the week are T. J. Swanson on offense and Titus Brown on defense. Those two will automatically dress this weekend against Auburn.”
That’s a great. It gives the walk-ons and 4th & 5th stringers a nice reward [...]

Hey, how about that. I assumed it would be Pinkins (USC), Ware (UGA) or Hilis (Ark). I guess the home office in Birmingham got swept up in the Croom-Love Fest.
On another note, MSU now leads the SEC in redzone defense, redzone offense, total defense, opponents first downs, and 4th down conversion [statistics don't [...]

Croom is worried about Auburn’s Williams & Brown. And he should be, but check out these quotes:
“I wish they had gone to the NFL,” Croom said. “It sure would have made my life a lot easier.”
“Our defensive coaches are scratching their heads trying to figure out what to do,” Croom said.
“They are [...]