If you had asked me at the beginning of the season to list the 10 best college football coaches alive on the planet Earth, I would have had a tough time keeping Tuberville off that list. If let go from Auburn, he is the most proven commodity available out there, including Petersen, Patterson, and the like. He knows how to win big time college football.
That said, hiring Tuberville sends a message to recruits, our fans, the media, and the rest of the world that we accept our position as a lesser program than the Auburns, Alabamas, LSUs, etc. While that is indeed true, I would rather hire someone that says to everyone who will listen that Mississippi State means business. We fully intend to get out there and compete with anyone and everyone and we will not take anyone's sloppy seconds no matter how good they are.
I just think that the message our hire sends is as important as the hire itself. The new hire needs the wheels to be greased for success, and needs to be made into a minor deity throughout the Bulldog nation. He needs to inspire infinite hope. I'm not sure even a Tuberville can do that.
That said, hiring Tuberville sends a message to recruits, our fans, the media, and the rest of the world that we accept our position as a lesser program than the Auburns, Alabamas, LSUs, etc. While that is indeed true, I would rather hire someone that says to everyone who will listen that Mississippi State means business. We fully intend to get out there and compete with anyone and everyone and we will not take anyone's sloppy seconds no matter how good they are.
I just think that the message our hire sends is as important as the hire itself. The new hire needs the wheels to be greased for success, and needs to be made into a minor deity throughout the Bulldog nation. He needs to inspire infinite hope. I'm not sure even a Tuberville can do that.