Pretty concise, accurate assessment of the season....

[Stansbury and Co]

5 Keys according to these guys, pretty accurate assessment....

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....Four games alone last year were lost by special teams, so if Mullen can get improvement in the kicking game, keep the defense in the middle of the pack in the SEC, and generate some excitement on offense, this team is capable of making a run at a .500 record in 2009....

 

[Bdog9090]

...and how long will it take Mullen to recruit the talent necessary to get State back to being an <span style="font-weight: bold;">annual</span> bowl contender?

I didn't realize there was ever a time in our history that we were an annual contender.

 

[bullysleftnut]

...and how long will it take Mullen to recruit the talent necessary to get State back to being an <span style="font-weight: bold;">annual</span> bowl contender?

I didn't realize there was ever a time in our history that we were an annual contender.

1991 - 2000. In those 10 seasons we only had two seasons that we didn't have a shot at a bowl (1993 and 1995).