New Billboard if y'all didn't see this yesterday...
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You know of any other URLs from say twitter or twitpic that also have it?
Photobucket's also blocked too, by the way.</p>
Photobucket's also blocked too, by the way.</p>
Reminders, subtle or not, are good. It's highly visible and probably not very expensive. It gives the State fan one of those coffee cup moments Jackie used to talk about. It no doubt irritates the various forms of wildlife to our north and south. What's not to like?
it's just that Omaha is the goal... we obviously are going to get there soon... I dunno.. billboard while not making it to omaha... it sure feels nice finally to be where we are supposed to be baseball wise though...
surprised that any state fan would have a problem with it. It seems to fit exactly with where our Athletic Dept has been head with marketing.
We finished with a great year in football and baseball, and our Athletic Dept has really turned things completely around on every level, well not in basketball, on almost every level. Why would we not do things like this?
We finished with a great year in football and baseball, and our Athletic Dept has really turned things completely around on every level, well not in basketball, on almost every level. Why would we not do things like this?
Putting up a billboard after beating the Bears for the second straight year is certainly less significant than one celebrating the Super Regional trip. But I personally like em both. I like the momentum they are capitalizing on and Mississippi kids need to see it.
to those of us who follow State sports closely, like keeping up with Sidney's weight and Collins' batting average with RISP, but I think it's great for the average fan who has "been meaning to get back up to Starkville for a game" for years now and kids who are looking for a school with a lot of excitement and buzz. It's simple, yet clever,advertising, and I like it.
The timing is yet again perfect with basball recruiting at an important point.
The timing is yet again perfect with basball recruiting at an important point.
....come on. We had an up and down year, slip into the tournament as a 3 seed and we got to play Austin Peay in the regional in the most important game.
We make it to a road super regional and lose. I'm just not crazy about it.
I have no problem with marketing. I don't see any reason to rile up the competition and inspire them to cheat harder and work their *** off to beat us because we keep sticking our tongue out at them. Let them continue to fester in their anonymous mediocrity.
We make it to a road super regional and lose. I'm just not crazy about it.
I have no problem with marketing. I don't see any reason to rile up the competition and inspire them to cheat harder and work their *** off to beat us because we keep sticking our tongue out at them. Let them continue to fester in their anonymous mediocrity.
I guess the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Relf for Heisman</span> billboard will be next, say it isn't so........
There are some that will not, because we have been to the mountain top (Omaha). And to celebrate anything short of that does not sit well with some.
I like the idea of a baseball billboard just to get our "brand" out there and to give some visibility to the baseball program. However, MSU baseball should expect to win regionals and host Super Regionals so I am not wild about the celebrating aspect of it.
It is almost starting to look like State is the bully kicking the sand in the face of the 80 pound confederate puss wearing sockless loafers and red slacksat the beach.........I like it.
It is almost starting to look like State is the bully kicking the sand in the face of the 80 pound confederate puss wearing sockless loafers and red slacksat the beach.........I like it.
more-so than generate and retain interest in the program. I, for one, am not disappointed at all with this season because after bouncing back from our inability to win at all in the conference, we made it to Hoover and worked our way through a Regional and took a National Title runner up to the final innings of game 3. That is an accomplishment that deserves recognition.<div>
</div><div>But aGAIN, I don't think the intention is to celebrate victory so much as it is to 1) Keep people talking about our athletic program and 2) hammer in the minds of our fans and rivals that we are on the rise and have a winning attitude. </div><div>
</div><div>I remember when I first started reading SPS, many people would talk about our "lack of a winning attitude" (in every major sport... Stans, Crxxms, and Polk II). That winning attitude is perception. If we perceive ourselves to be winners and perceive ourselves to be on the rise, then we are (a fundamental marketing principle). That goes full circle because that reciprocates from our fans to our players to our administers (both athletics and academics) and back to the fans again. When Crxxms was here, no one perceived us to be winners, not even our own fans (that was beyond perception... that was indeed cold hard fact). Since Doc Foglesong kicked LT out, this marketing the athletic department is doing more to sell the idea that we have that "winning attitude." Without that, we wouldn't be where we are today. The change in logos, the change in image, the change of coaches, and the changes in attitude have all been because of the marketing taking place by our athletic department. They have given us reason to believe we are winners, so we do. I think that is the goal more than anything else. </div>
</div><div>But aGAIN, I don't think the intention is to celebrate victory so much as it is to 1) Keep people talking about our athletic program and 2) hammer in the minds of our fans and rivals that we are on the rise and have a winning attitude. </div><div>
</div><div>I remember when I first started reading SPS, many people would talk about our "lack of a winning attitude" (in every major sport... Stans, Crxxms, and Polk II). That winning attitude is perception. If we perceive ourselves to be winners and perceive ourselves to be on the rise, then we are (a fundamental marketing principle). That goes full circle because that reciprocates from our fans to our players to our administers (both athletics and academics) and back to the fans again. When Crxxms was here, no one perceived us to be winners, not even our own fans (that was beyond perception... that was indeed cold hard fact). Since Doc Foglesong kicked LT out, this marketing the athletic department is doing more to sell the idea that we have that "winning attitude." Without that, we wouldn't be where we are today. The change in logos, the change in image, the change of coaches, and the changes in attitude have all been because of the marketing taking place by our athletic department. They have given us reason to believe we are winners, so we do. I think that is the goal more than anything else. </div>
It says, "Super!" and shows our players celebrating. How can you interpret its purpose to be something other than celebrating going to a super regional?<div>
</div><div>The pro-billboard people make good points that it's hard to argue with, but there has to be a line somewhere, no? Making billboards about going to a super seems awfully close to that line to me. I know I would have laughed if Mississippi had done it.</div>
</div><div>The pro-billboard people make good points that it's hard to argue with, but there has to be a line somewhere, no? Making billboards about going to a super seems awfully close to that line to me. I know I would have laughed if Mississippi had done it.</div>
For all of the reasons you stated.
How many times have I complained about a lack of marketing with the baseball program? This is very welcome in my opinion.
I know some people are complaining- "well, we should only celebrate if we go to Omaha"- well, here's the thing. You know what can help us get to Omaha? Having people in the stands. How? Because recruits see that we care and they are going to want to play in front of big crowds. If we can make Dudy-Noble Field a tough place to play because we have huge crowds, it's going to help the team a little bit. Having huge crowds can also help us host regionals and things like that.
How many times have I complained about a lack of marketing with the baseball program? This is very welcome in my opinion.
I know some people are complaining- "well, we should only celebrate if we go to Omaha"- well, here's the thing. You know what can help us get to Omaha? Having people in the stands. How? Because recruits see that we care and they are going to want to play in front of big crowds. If we can make Dudy-Noble Field a tough place to play because we have huge crowds, it's going to help the team a little bit. Having huge crowds can also help us host regionals and things like that.
I can see why people don't like it because it's justa super regional but then a super regional is more than what a lot of the fans expected.
But you'dalso have been just a little jealous that they made it to a super regional while we got left at home. Just have fun with it and move on.We've bitched for years aboutMSU almost completely ignoring marketing. Now some of us are bitching that we'redoing too much of it.VegasDawg13 said:
<span style="font-weight: bold;">"We own the WEST"</span>. I guess that's not going to happen since there is no more SEC West in Basketball.......
I think we are reaching just a little bit....... Can't wait for the <span style="font-weight: bold;">"Relf for Heisman"</span> Billboard.
I think we are reaching just a little bit....... Can't wait for the <span style="font-weight: bold;">"Relf for Heisman"</span> Billboard.
I don't think anyone would support an SECT billboard, but you could defend it with the same arguments being made for this one. That's because there's a line where it just becomes lame. The question is whether this crosses that line. I think it's close, but I lean towards no.<div>
</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; ">"But you'dalso have been just a little jealous that they made it to a super regional while we got left at home."</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; ">
</span></div><div>I don't really see what that has to do with anything. My level of jealousy would not increase or decrease based on a billboard.</div><div>
</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; ">"Now some of us are bitching that we'redoing too much of it."</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; ">
</span></div><div>That's not what's happening, and I assume you know it. People aren't arguing against putting up billboards. They're saying that they don't like this particular billboard. In no way is anyone arguing that we're doing too much marketing.</div>
</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; ">"But you'dalso have been just a little jealous that they made it to a super regional while we got left at home."</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; ">
</span></div><div>I don't really see what that has to do with anything. My level of jealousy would not increase or decrease based on a billboard.</div><div>
</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; ">"Now some of us are bitching that we'redoing too much of it."</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; ">
</span></div><div>That's not what's happening, and I assume you know it. People aren't arguing against putting up billboards. They're saying that they don't like this particular billboard. In no way is anyone arguing that we're doing too much marketing.</div>
It is a large billboard with our colors, our logo, and our team celebrating a win. The association people immediately make is "we are winners" and "Mississippi State is synonymous with celebration and winning." I'm not knocking your point because I, too, am not just satisfied with going to a Super Regional. I want to see us make it to the next level, but at the same time, we are a growing program that is finding it's stride and that association of cheering and celebration is a positive association and creates positive buzz. I don't think many people on this board, myself included, will say that billboard says "we are satisfied with making a super regional and nothing else."<div>
</div><div>Any marketing guru will tell you that the perception and association with winning and celebration is what is most important about the billboard, not celebrating going to a super regional. Any opportunity to capitalize on that "winning attitude" I was talking about (like making a billboard or making a commercial) needs to, and has been, taken advantage of to create that perception among fans. That is what is most important. </div><div>
</div><div>*sorry to sound so redundant</div>
</div><div>Any marketing guru will tell you that the perception and association with winning and celebration is what is most important about the billboard, not celebrating going to a super regional. Any opportunity to capitalize on that "winning attitude" I was talking about (like making a billboard or making a commercial) needs to, and has been, taken advantage of to create that perception among fans. That is what is most important. </div><div>
</div><div>*sorry to sound so redundant</div>
to the Sweet Sixteen I'd expect there'd be a billboard up for that as well.<div>
</div><div>Same difference.</div>
</div><div>Same difference.</div>
We get it, you don't like Stansbury. But do you have to remind us in every thread on this board?I wish you would find Coach 34 and crawl back up his butthole with allthe other little turds.
1) I think we jumped on this because it was about time that we had something for baseball other than the "Welcome Home, John" billboard, which had to stay up far too long cause we sucked for two years. Hopefully it won't take us so long next time to be able to update it.
2) If this was simply to celebrate a super regional appearance, I would be disappointed. Since it is a good time to generate buzz, I'm all for it.
2) If this was simply to celebrate a super regional appearance, I would be disappointed. Since it is a good time to generate buzz, I'm all for it.
It's a step in the right direction as far as marketing that specific program.
I think the AD has done a great job promoting football- but until this, you really didn't see too much advertising and marketing for baseball or basketball for that matter.
Our attendance in baseball has dwindled- I think a lack of adverstising is part of it. It's like they kind of expected the fans to just show up again once we started winning. Well, we started to win some this year- except the fans didn't show up. And OK- I know someone is going to type- "Well, I expect us to win 20 games in the SEC every year and I'm staying home until they do that." Well, that's fine, except that we were obviously better this year, had a chance to win the SEC West and attendance didn't improve. I'm not saying that we should have packed out the place, but there should have been some improvement.
I'm not saying that I'm satisfied with their efforts totally because they put up a billboard, but I am happy that they are addressing some issues because that's going to start to fix our attendance problem. Just like whatever seating thing that they are working on for the grandstand. I'm happy that they are finally acknowledging- "OK, we should be doing better in baseball attendance wise, let's figure out a way to fix it."
I think the AD has done a great job promoting football- but until this, you really didn't see too much advertising and marketing for baseball or basketball for that matter.
Our attendance in baseball has dwindled- I think a lack of adverstising is part of it. It's like they kind of expected the fans to just show up again once we started winning. Well, we started to win some this year- except the fans didn't show up. And OK- I know someone is going to type- "Well, I expect us to win 20 games in the SEC every year and I'm staying home until they do that." Well, that's fine, except that we were obviously better this year, had a chance to win the SEC West and attendance didn't improve. I'm not saying that we should have packed out the place, but there should have been some improvement.
I'm not saying that I'm satisfied with their efforts totally because they put up a billboard, but I am happy that they are addressing some issues because that's going to start to fix our attendance problem. Just like whatever seating thing that they are working on for the grandstand. I'm happy that they are finally acknowledging- "OK, we should be doing better in baseball attendance wise, let's figure out a way to fix it."
It's not like it says "Champion" or "Greatest".. it says Super since we made a super regional and had a pretty good post season. It puts our name out around the State even more and pisses off the bears in Oxford, not too mention it helps in baseball recruiting.