Connected events theory: JSU scheduling + Crxxm's resignation = Savvy AD

[BouncyBalldog]

Just a theory:

1. La Tech debacle, Auburn loss, Ga Tech debacle - team reeling, fans sick and tired of Crxxm and Co. - Byrne feeling heat from higher-up and lower level fans to make a change.

2. Week by week, losses mount, Byrne feeling increasing pressure from fans calling for a change of McCrxxmvy or Crxxm himself. Byrne begins seeking advice from other AD's around country about what to do. He needs the most quiet, non-aggressive and smart way out of the Crxxm regime...so how to do this?

3. Oct. 11, our record stands at 2-4 after just coming off a bye week and beating Vandy by a miracle 1 pt. win, 14-13. Yet, Byrne sees team reeling even more, no offensive changes being done, etc. So Byrne (along with most fans) anticipates our team/coaching staff getting much worse and headed for another 3-9 season. Also, Byrne anticipates the worst-case scenario of there being some racial backwash from NAACP & BCA of firing/removal of Crxxm. Again, he needs the easiet way out to quiet all parties and have MSU coming out in the clear...

4. ENTER JSU - Oct. 13, Byrne schedules JSU as first game for 2009. Most normal thinking peeps say a big: "WTF?!" Then, it sounds totally out his arse and coming way out from left field. In hindsight, I can see why he did it: To counter-act/defend any comments painting MSU's removal of Crxxm as somehow a racial issue. (by the way I do not buy into this, just saying Byrne anticipated a worst-case scenario which never happening...well...so far).

Byrne's argument: So we're racist for getting rid of Croom? FALSE! We're the first SEC school to hire an African-American head coach. Now, we're the first MS school (or maybe first SEC as well not sure on that one?) to schedule a SWAC school. How would you ever perceive us as being racist since we will make history next year by playing JSU and made history back in 2003 by hiring Crxxm?

Home run, ball game & game over - all racial heat or racial comments are dead in the water and Byrne/MSU come out smelling like a rose. To me, JSU is not a WTF anymore...now it makes complete sense if you are a new AD. Byrne is definitely making some savvy moves in his early tenure.

go ahead & flame away...</p>

 

[Todd4State]

Actually, it makes a lot of sense.

Byrne keeps things very close to the vest. That's why there's rumors about everyone becoming our HC.

 

[El Diablo Blanco]

but if the JSU game isn't a sell out or close to it next year I will be disappointed.

 

[Todd4State]

New coach, hyped-up game. Unless we have another hurricane or something like that.

 

[RobbieRandolph]

ku

 

[TR.sixpack]

I doubt anyone outside of Mississippi even knows we scheduled JSU, so the lack of criticism has a lot more to do with 21-38 and 0-45. Also, it was reported as Croom resigning - that takes a lot of sting out of any talk.

 

[BouncyBalldog]

Like I said, Byrne perceived a worst-case scenario. He prepared for any criticism which might have come and had some ammunition to back up his move.

But, I agree, that a simple viewing of how poor Crxxm's W/L record is, would debunk any potential racial backwash from anybody.

 

[vhdawg]

....getting a extra home game on a future schedule than it did anything else.

 

[olemissbydamn]

notfirstmsschoolku</p>

 

[Croomp]

Its for the money not the racial aspect.

 

[patdog]

There were plenty of good reasons to schedule Jackson State, and there were plenty of good reasons to fire Crxxm 6 weeks later. But they have nothing at all to do with each other. As someone else in this thread pointed out, nobody outside of Mississippi knows or cares that we scheduled a HBU to open our season next year.</p>

 

[RebelBruiser]

Actually, it makes a lot of sense.

Byrne keeps things very close to the vest. That's why there's rumors about everyone becoming our HC.

There are no rumors and will be no rumors because you're using a search firm, not because Byrne is playing it close to the vest. The search firm allows you to inquire about coaches and get rejected without it becoming public knowledge. Basically, it serves the same purpose that your best friend did when you were in 6th grade and you wanted to ask a girl to the middle school dance.

 

[Todd4State]

the fact that people were saying that Croom was staying last week? He kept the baseball coaching search pretty quiet to.

That's just how he is. With LT, we knew that Croom was going to be our coach going into the 03 Egg Bowl.

 

[DriftwoodCC]

Even Mark May of ESPN on Saturday, said that MSU was to be given for the hiring of Croom and the last five years of staying with him.

 

[GroveHard]

that Byrne placed the call to Sly from the grassy knoll.