Simple USM/MSU Poll

[DesotoCountyDawg]

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[DesotoCountyDawg]

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[CivilEngineerDog]

in addition to 8 SEC games. Plain and simple

 

[bbqbully]

Nothing to gain, too much to lose. It's a no brainer.

 

[moonlakereb]

Nothing good can come out of it except wins. Just like OM needs to quit playing memphis. Why subsidize somebody that just wants to compete with you for recruits, season ticket holders, sponsors... UAB, Tulane, MTSU, North Texas is where we need to look for OOC. The way things are now schools like us are gonna have to travel once a year for OOC games. Mid level teams like us where wins are crucial do not need to travel to places like GA tech, Texas Tech Fresno St. and Texas. Why worry about that when most years we need wins to ensure bowl eligibility.

 

[thatsbaseball]

been there done that and it`s a lose lose situation for MSU.

 

[o_HubDawg]

I used to say it was stupid for us to play them. But the debate needs to change. Right now, USM fans rail on about how we're "scared" to play them. These are the same fans that thought they should get to play Indiana in 1987 for the national championship after winning the NIT in basketball. We're gonna be MUCH better under Mullen in the next few years. We need to quit being "afraid" to play them and line it up. We beat them 8 out of 10 years and THEY will be the one who drops the game, and then their fans will have to STFU.

There are some BIG TIME recruits in this area as someone has already mentioned. Oak Grove, Perry Central, Petal, etc.

 

[GhostOfJackie]

Why do you care if southern fans think we are "scared" to play them. You know and everybody knows it's far from the truth. So basically you are saying that we should play southern to show everybody we are not scared and cater to the southern fans. Absolute wrong way to think about it. Stop being a sheep.

 

[bobcatsdawg]

USM puts their pants on one leg at a time just like everyone else. Im against this narrow minded backward way of thinking of not playing them because its a lose/lose situation. That was Grandpa's Bulldogs. What about LA Tech, Troy State, or Maine? Would that be considered lose/lose?

Everyone one of us loves Mississippi State, and we all want championship caliber program. Powerhouse programs dont get their start by hiding under a rock. It starts by kicking our in-state opponent's ***. That is how you take over the recruiting battle in the state of mississippi.

 

[BCash]

then you are indeed scared. You're scared we'll lose to them and it will hurt us. Not saying I agree with playing them either, but the fact is, most State fans ARE scared of playing Southern because of how bad it would be to lose to them. Which we all know is very possible right now.

 

[SixtonPackerish]

We don't need another in-state opponent. They've been whining for almost 30 years, ever since UM dropped them. Then we dropped them. They despise both schools because they feel as if they've been cheated. I wouldn't care if they closed the place down.

 

[thatsbaseball]

In case you don`t remember our team always struggled getting up for Southern because they weren`t Bama,LSU,Florida etc and we were and still would be their BIG game every year. Where do you place another big in state rival on our schedule ???? after LSU and before Alabama or after Arkansas and before Ole MISS ???? or perhaps after Auburn and before Florida ??? Wake up dude it`s a bad bad deal for us that we`ve already tried and it didn`t work the first time.</p>

 

[patdog]

nm

 

[MSUCostanza]

It will be USM's Super Bowl every year. Flat out, this is a horrible idea.

 

[Bulldogsman]

This benefits USM only....and here is why...
1) They play in a crappie conference and it would give them a good non-conference foe
2) The game would benefit them 5X more than us for the fan base and ticket sales.
3) What we save on travel, we lose on paying them for the 2 fer 1.
4) As for recruiting benefits....name the last player they got that we wanted...And what consistant winning under Mullen wouldn't already fix.
5) Are we gonna tear down the goal posts if we beat USM....they need us on the schedule MORE than we need them.
6) If we have to travel to a crappie game once in a while....so be it...give me MTSU, La. Tech or Memphis...(W) most of the time.
7) The last and final reason...since Bower left...the luster of the matchup is gone.....enough said!!!!!

 

[BCash]

I didn't say I thought we should play Southern. What I said was that the State fans that are against it are against it because they are in fact "scared" of playing them. Call it "not getting up" or whatever you want to, but the bottom line is, most of us don't want to play them because we know what the ramifiactions of losing are and we know that losing to them (specifically at this point in our program) is a real possiblity. If Southern sucked donkey balls, we wouldn't be having this conversation.</p>

 

[jacksonreb1]

put yourself in any lose/lose situation. usm is not sela or jstate. they are capable of beating msu or olemiss ("maybe" not ole miss this yr...but then that's my point) and when you factor in the fact that it is their whole yr it makes it more difficult to justify for either of us. semantics aside, IMO, one is foolish to EVER in ANY walk of life to put oneself in a position where there is no positive outcome even from a well positive outcome. why would any rational person or group do that?????</p>

 

[Agentdog]

I voted I don't care. Really, I do but I understand the arguements to not play them. However, playing UAB, Houston, MTSU, LaTech and etc. is getting old. USM would be an interesting game at least......locally.

The thing that I think about the most after watching the replay of USM/VA, seeing the money spent of that stadium, and all this talk.......is what a waste it is to have 3 FBS Universities in MS. If MSU was in Hattiesburg, we would have a 70K seat stadium and probably a better history.

 

[AssEndDawg]

USM puts their pants on one leg at a time just like everyone else. Im against this narrow minded backward way of thinking of not playing them because its a lose/lose situation. That was Grandpa's Bulldogs. What about LA Tech, Troy State, or Maine? Would that be considered lose/lose?

Everyone one of us loves Mississippi State, and we all want championship caliber program. Powerhouse programs dont get their start by hiding under a rock. It starts by kicking our in-state opponent's ***. That is how you take over the recruiting battle in the state of mississippi.

Keep @#%!%#@ that chicken!

 

[beachbumdawg]

fn,

 

[bobcatsdawg]

USM puts their pants on one leg at a time just like everyone else. Im against this narrow minded backward way of thinking of not playing them because its a lose/lose situation. That was Grandpa's Bulldogs. What about LA Tech, Troy State, or Maine? Would that be considered lose/lose?

Everyone one of us loves Mississippi State, and we all want championship caliber program. Powerhouse programs dont get their start by hiding under a rock. It starts by kicking our in-state opponent's ***. That is how you take over the recruiting battle in the state of mississippi.

Keep @#%!%#@ that chicken!

 

[msudawg12]

although I would love to see these games each year

 

[AssEndDawg]

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[elguapo543]

We have absolutely trounced Memphis, in terms of our all-time record. Even St. Eddie-O went undefeated against Memphis. 46-10-2. That means in 58 years of play, they have won ten times. One of the most recent of those victories came in "the" year, under QB Eli Manning's watch.

It doesn't matter how many time you bash in the brains of a crap team like USM or Memphis, they will always hate you for it and always make you their Superbowl. Rather than giving up, they simply hate you all the more. These were the idiots that (while I agreed with them) started chanting overrated in the first quarter, as we held a 10 point lead. Being overrated is neither here nor there; Memphis' lack of football intelligence was on display, sure, but so was their resentment of our team. They troll the stories in Memphis' CA much like the USM idiots troll CL stories on Ole Miss and Mississippi State.

Acknowledging them with an ***-kicking will just encourage them. We learned our lesson with Memphis. They can only **** on your good years, and they will always play their hardest to beat you. Not to steal the cliche, but it's football - everything depends on how the ball bounces. Eventually, anyone can beat anyone, just about...

 

[MSUalum]

I say Play Them I think it would be good for the State of Mississippi
The game will be on National TV and a Sellout every time they play.
MSU pays a lot of money to crappy teams from around the southeast to come to Starkville and play.
But with today's economy i would rather keep that money with in Mississippi
And dont tell me they will steal recruits because with today's technology texting, internet, cell phones and everything else out there.
State should always recruit the Southeast not just hon-in on the State of Mississippi
Kids today in other states may have never heard of Starkville but they know what the SEC is and that should be our lead-in with any recruiting.

 

[LightninInside]

Mullen has stated that he wants to own the state. How are we going to do that if we don't play the 2nd toughest team in the State?
It is time to man up and expect the best.

 

[TheMAROONandWHITE]

Yes. It would be fun and fun is what it is (or should) be all about.

Plus...I'm really surprised we have so many pussies in our fan base that are afraid of all the things that could go wrong if we play them. Actually, no I'm not. We have the most scared, backward, defeatest-minded fan base in the history of college football.