“We owe you a championship,” Mullen said in front of about 150 at the Columbus County Club. “The people of Mississippi deserve that.”
How does MSU win a championship after a 9-4 season that included wins against Florida, Georgia and Michigan? Maturity is a “severe” issue but many starters return.
“We can’t slow down at all because, I’ll tell you this: if we practice as hard as we did last year, if we turn out and fill the stadium and create the atmosphere and have the same homefield advantage as last year, we can expect to win no more than eight games in the regular season,” Mullen said, challenging his players and the fans. “That’s all. If we want to do more and we want to win more than eight games, we have to work harder.”
How does MSU win a championship after a 9-4 season that included wins against Florida, Georgia and Michigan? Maturity is a “severe” issue but many starters return.
“We can’t slow down at all because, I’ll tell you this: if we practice as hard as we did last year, if we turn out and fill the stadium and create the atmosphere and have the same homefield advantage as last year, we can expect to win no more than eight games in the regular season,” Mullen said, challenging his players and the fans. “That’s all. If we want to do more and we want to win more than eight games, we have to work harder.”