Mississippi State Sports Blog

According to this publication. Ironically, that’s about where MSU football would fall too. Unfortunately there’s only about 117 Division I schools (not including the Sewanees of yesteryear).

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“Mississippi State junior offensive tackle Richard Burch (Brandon, Miss.) was suspended from the Bulldog football program Tuesday for violation of team and university policies, head football coach Sylvester Croom announced.”

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The Decatur (AL) Daily:
here’s one fan who thinks Stewart is a sure bet in the NFL — Sylvester Croom, a former NFL running backs coach and the current Mississippi State head coach.
“I tell the pro scouts he’s the perfect right tackle for the NFL,” said Croom, who guided the Bulldogs to a 3-8 record in [...]

I love this nugget from Rick Cleveland’s column:
Making matters worse, try as they might to put the Alabama debacle behind them, fellow students wouldn’t let them.
“Everywhere you went, people kept mentioning it,” Power said.
Some did it in derisive ways, sophomore Dietric Slater said, “especially the football players.”
Slater paused and smiled before adding, “We don’t know [...]

So says ex-Auburn coach Sonny Smith. He also comments on Bama’s destruction of MSU last Tuesday”
“If you saw the game (against Mississippi State) Tuesday night, you saw one point guard who was totally under control, and you saw one (MSU’s Gary Ervin) who was running wild on the street, and you saw what happened,” [...]

Mississippi State Visits Alabama:
Alabama is one of the best teams in the country. Offensively, they can just score,” Stansbury said. “They can score at all five positions. It is going to be very difficult on the road. We are looking forward to going over there.”
Also, did you know Lawrence Roberts leads all active players in [...]

Here’s a great story about perseverance.

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It could’ve happened. According to Clay, Coach Croom asked him to return to Starkville as D.C.
“Last year when Sylvester Croom got the head coaching job at Mississippi State he called me and said he wanted me to come over and be his defensive coordinator. Sylvester and I had worked together at Tampa Bay in [...]

It had to come to end sometime, unfortunately it came in the third SEC game of the season. This game fits the predictable pattern of State losing early in the first half and turning it on in the second, however the comeback came up short. This time, a lack [...]

The headline says it all:Mississippi packed with D-I prospects:
If the Big 3 schools are looking for a quarterback in Mississippi, there’s plenty to go around.
The Magnolia State has one of its deepest quarterback classes in years, boasting five potential Division I signal-callers.
What?? The best of the group will likely never take a snap. [...]

Winsome Frazier’s responsibilities fall on the shoulders of Jamal Edmondson and Dietric Slater - Edmondson the 3 point sniper, and Slater the lock-down defender. For either one to be effective (or both) they will have to be better rounded. Personally, I’d rather sacrifice offensive skill - let’s face it, Frazier could be streaky [...]

Only at Mississippi State could a publicity photo turn into a possible NCAA violation.

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…Likes the Bulldogs to win the SEC.
“Mississippi State’s impressive road record the last two seasons makes the Bulldogs my favorite to win the conference,” said Kellogg. “Florida, LSU, and South Carolina could be tournament-worthy by March. Keep an eye on an improved Mississippi team, too.”

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Plainview (TX) Daily Herald talked to MSU fullback Bryson Davis:
“I believe we´re going to a bowl game next year. All our skill positions are coming back. The only people we have leaving are a (defensive tackle) and an offensive lineman.”

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The series is beginning to look like the Egg Bowl in reverse. Rod Barnes talks about it in the Sun Herald. Check out Barnes’ record versus State:
Date Winner Score Location Jan. 20, ‘99 Ole Miss 81-68 Oxford Feb. 20, ‘99 MSU 72-69 Starkville Jan. 12, ‘00 MSU 61-59 Oxford Feb. 23, ‘00 MSU 80-67 [...]