Another pivitol moment this weekend for Howland/State....

[thekimmer]

Tomorrow @mississippi is another one of those seasonal make or break games for State that unfortunately have not typically gone well in the Howland era.

A chance to get a momentum win against our arch rival on the road followed with a very winnable game at the hump vs UGA. A chance to bring some life back to the Hump vs Bama in a week. But a loss tomorrow gives us a bad RPI loss and likely sucks the air out of the hump no matter what happens on Wed.

We should have a clear edge in talent but I can't get visions (nightmares) of a 1-3-1 half court press out of my head.

 

[Smoked Toag]

Surprised it's not cancelled.

 

[Leeshouldveflanked]

How many do these “Pivotal Moments” have went our way under Howland?

 

[57stratdawg]

Need a win, Ben.

 

[AlCoDog]

10 days off has me concerned.

 

[Faustdog]

It’s pivotal in every sense except for the fact that there is plenty of season left to recover from a loss.

 

[VegasDawg13]

How many do these “Pivotal Moments” have went our way under Howland?

Not many because games such as this one are only considered "pivotal" if we lose. If we beat them like we should, no one will look back on it as a pivotal game.

 

[MSUDC11]

It’s pivotal in every sense except for the fact that there is plenty of season left to recover from a loss.

It’s pivotal from a fan support perspective. And it would also be a bad loss when we currently have zero good wins.

 

[Faustdog]

It’s pivotal from a fan support perspective...

Until we win a few.

 

[MSUDC11]

Until we win a few.

We have “won a few” for several years and never had good fan support. An ill timed loss to Ole Miss has seemed to be a turning point for fan interest every single year.

 

[patdog]

We're in year 7 and still haven't won an NCAA tournament game. I don't think it's the losses to Mississippi that are keeping fan interest at bay.

 

[MSUDC11]

We're in year 7 and still haven't won an NCAA tournament game. I don't think it's the losses to Mississippi that are keeping fan interest at bay.

It certainly hasn’t helped. 5-7 against mostly mediocre to bad Ole Miss teams isn’t going to endear any coach to our fans.