Scott Stricklin on Finebaum (with link)
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Be sure to listen to his last statement about "Mississippi State can win consistently in the SEC if we have players who are in their 3rd, 4th, and 5th years of our program".
We have to redshirt 20 players each year and they have to be in our strength/conditioning program for 3 years. We can't recruit all the made-for-SEC superstars that LSU and Bama gets every year. We have to develop talent.
I can't wait to see our running attack in two years with an offensive line of seniors and juniors and Griffin/Milton/Robinson toting the rock. Our future is extremely bright.</p>
We have to redshirt 20 players each year and they have to be in our strength/conditioning program for 3 years. We can't recruit all the made-for-SEC superstars that LSU and Bama gets every year. We have to develop talent.
I can't wait to see our running attack in two years with an offensive line of seniors and juniors and Griffin/Milton/Robinson toting the rock. Our future is extremely bright.</p>
We aren't going to be able to get a bunch of blue chip guys every year. But if we get to the point where almost every single starter has redshirted and has been in the program an extra year, we are in great shape.
Two seasons from now I think we are going to be very very good. Russell as a senior, Prescott an experienced sophomore, Griffin, Milton, Perk, an OL that will have played a ton of games together and will be full of juniors and seniors,Malcolm and Robert Johnson, Morrow, Carr hopefully, Jameon Lewis,Market, Fosselman,a DL with PJ Jones, Evans, Nick James,Autry, Eulls, a LB core of Bohanna, Skinner, Wells, Holmes, Arrington,and maybe one of the Browns, CB's like Calhoun, Love,and hopefully Redmond, and safeties like Whitley, Jay Hughes and Zac Jackson. Not to mention hopefully Devon Bell in the kicking game who can put in out of the endzone.
Dan has built this team well. We haven't seen it yet because a ton of his recruitshave redshirted and are still very young. He has given many on our team an extra year to sit, learn, be in the training program, and prepare for SEC football. Stricklin gets it, Mullen gets it, and I think very soon we are going to see all of the redshirting pay off.
Two seasons from now I think we are going to be very very good. Russell as a senior, Prescott an experienced sophomore, Griffin, Milton, Perk, an OL that will have played a ton of games together and will be full of juniors and seniors,Malcolm and Robert Johnson, Morrow, Carr hopefully, Jameon Lewis,Market, Fosselman,a DL with PJ Jones, Evans, Nick James,Autry, Eulls, a LB core of Bohanna, Skinner, Wells, Holmes, Arrington,and maybe one of the Browns, CB's like Calhoun, Love,and hopefully Redmond, and safeties like Whitley, Jay Hughes and Zac Jackson. Not to mention hopefully Devon Bell in the kicking game who can put in out of the endzone.
Dan has built this team well. We haven't seen it yet because a ton of his recruitshave redshirted and are still very young. He has given many on our team an extra year to sit, learn, be in the training program, and prepare for SEC football. Stricklin gets it, Mullen gets it, and I think very soon we are going to see all of the redshirting pay off.
Our roster is going to be spectacular in a few years and I think Dan realizes what he has. Hopefully he stays around to coach all of these guys through graduation.
I'm glad Scott is talking about this. I've been preaching about how our depth with redshirt jr's and sr's in 2 years is going to be almost unheard of in our program. Little to no attrition every year, and plugging immediate needs with quality juco's will be key.
in a place where the Athletic Department, coaches, university president, alumni and fans are all on the same page. In the SEC to let talent that could possibly help you now sit and develop takes some discipline. It will be interesting to see how it pans out and if others can follow the example. Trying to win "right now" is what ultimately brought down Jackie and it's why Nutt is no longer employed. Hope it works.