My expectations are pretty low, esp on D. 5 wins tops
Are Yall Treating This Year Like Dan's 1st Year?
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With all the changes in college football and the new coach, I'm not expecting anything; I'm just hoping we are surprised.
I'm treating this year like a treat every year that Mississippi State plays football...
I'm really just hoping it's not a disaster. Because it could be. Sticking with my 5-7 prediction and that will be a pretty decent season.
Yes. It’s more about the product on the field than results. I mean I don’t want to be 2-10 averaging 50 pts a game or anything, but anything 5 wins and up with a clearly competitive team makes me feel better.
Well when Dan started there were a lot of moving parts in building a successful college football program.... now ALL the parts are moving . So who the 17 knows.
Honestly not worried about a particular win total, but we should win the ones we are clear favorites in and not look like a Moorhead or an Arnett coached team.
I moved offices a few weeks ago and ran across some old Reflectors in a cabinet.
In case anyone needs a refresher:
In case anyone needs a refresher:
Ceiling is higher than 5. Non-conference, Pittman @ home, Sunbelt Billy @ home, egg bowl, A&M is an unknown.
I def think we ARE gonna look better than those 3 year dumpster fires. Whether it translates to wins just don't know. I know in 2009 I was shocked at how competitive we were. Lots of strain. Wish that Dan would have stayed
We lost 2 non conference games and came within a yard of going 4-4 in the league with a tiny QB. But the SEC is a lot tougher than it was in the mid 2000s.
I’m sure most everyone would be happy with a 4-0, 2-6 from this team.
I’m sure most everyone would be happy with a 4-0, 2-6 from this team.
I don’t feel the same excitement we had during Mullen’s first year. Probably because of 8 years of futility before that. This time around, it’s more of a ‘prove it’ thing due to the drag of losing a proven leader in Leach. Its residual.
Don't worry about what she said*
Will be great to see a real offensive scheme again finally
I like. Stepped right into that one. I gotta start posting more, my 2005 self would have caught that
We've complained for a while of no offensive ID, now's our chance.
I literally have No, Zero, Nada, expectations. With a first year/first time head coach, a first year/first time defensive coordinator, no offensive coordinator listed so I assume Lebby is filling that too, only David Turner and Bumphis back, and who knows how many new faces from transfers and FR. Nope, I have no expectations........
I definitely think Dan had more fan buy in on Day 1 than Lebby has, and it’s likely not close. There was a ton of enthusiasm for Mullen. Packed house for Game 1 against Jackson State. I think people are more curious than excited for Lebby, and that EKU game won’t come close to selling out if I had to guess.
As far as year end results I could definitely see something similar to 2009. Clear improvement but rough schedule so you may not see it in the win column. That said, if you can maneuver the first three games and get to that Florida game at 3-0, that’s a winnable home game that should have a good bit of excitement. And if you win that I think people will really start to buy in for remaining home games.
I may be and probably will be highly disappointed like I have been for so many Mississippi State football seasons but for some reason I think (hope) we can get 6 wins this year.
I was actually very optimistic about last year and thought we may could win 7 and we all know how that turned out.
I don’t think there’s any way we are that incompetent in all phases of the game again this year but……
I was actually very optimistic about last year and thought we may could win 7 and we all know how that turned out.
I don’t think there’s any way we are that incompetent in all phases of the game again this year but……
No question. This is just ME PERSONALLY, but I have some reservations about Lebby, which are well documented here. But if we're 3-0 going into Florida and we look well coached and in shape, I'll buy in, and tell everybody here I was wrong. It's happened before (but not often
).Our talent is good enough to win 8 IF we have Mullen Esque coaching. But NOT good enough talent to win 5 with bad coaching. Maybe Sports God feels we've earned a Reach Around. We're due.
IMO, we will know rather quickly if he is a keeper or not.
Not that we will win everything, but we should look like we have a clue.
Not that we will win everything, but we should look like we have a clue.
If we don’t win at least 5 games this year, Lebby ain’t the guy. Let’s not overcomplicate it. We should know early.
I'm not sure Knute Rockne could win 5 or more, given the overall situation.
Who’s Don?
(seriously— no— for one big reason: Don never had to deal with NIL)
(seriously— no— for one big reason: Don never had to deal with NIL)
If I'm the only one wearing maroon in Mercedes benz on December 7, I will be very disappointed.
Like every year and every one else. We go undefeated till we don’t. It may be 1 game in or 8 before putting a 1 in the L column. Always wanting more than we get.
I am not going to decide till I hear from Clinton in Helen. Some things in life have much more importance than you might think.
As a program I feel like we’ve moved beyond being happy with anything less than a bowl game.
Don’t worry. I think aTm has a decent chance of making it.
That and transfer portal didn't exist so you didn't have to think your best players were just going to jump ship if you showed improvement: the transfer portal has killed my enthusiasm more then anything
If we’d just stabilize things, we/fans/coaches can get started innovating and figuring shlt out ie enjoying it again, and ‘following’ the program like we used to. But we just keep blowing holes in every dam. The changes just don’t seem to stop.
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