Is a dirty subject these days.
Lots of threads in the past week or so have elaborated on the divides between our great fanbase, namely, the Moorhead apologists, the Muller Lovers, Croom and doomers, and the Sherrill commemorators.
Mullen was pelted with no small amount of monkey **** when he refered to State as a "developmental school". Hindsight is always clearer; he was right. He never won any recruiting awards, but was undeniably stellar in his record of making the young men work, exacting every ounce of ability, and ultimately elevating their confidence and overall self-worth. This is evidenced in both the success of the program and the proliferation of State talent playing in the NFL.
Mullen had faults aplenty, but I sure miss one area where he fit into Starkville like a round peg; instilling a work ethic into this team. Now that it's missing, the change is astonishing. Wish Joe could turn it around, but I'm doubtful. The product just doesn't match the rhetoric.
If a coach is successful here, he will have to first and foremost implement a strong work ethic. This, as mentioned, begins at the strength and conditioning position of the pyramid and goes up.
There is nothing more beautiful than seeing a bunch of "nobodys" work hard and unite to do things no one thought possible. Flying under the radar and then punching the damn heavyweights in the mouth may be the most Mississippi State thing there is.
Lots of threads in the past week or so have elaborated on the divides between our great fanbase, namely, the Moorhead apologists, the Muller Lovers, Croom and doomers, and the Sherrill commemorators.
Mullen was pelted with no small amount of monkey **** when he refered to State as a "developmental school". Hindsight is always clearer; he was right. He never won any recruiting awards, but was undeniably stellar in his record of making the young men work, exacting every ounce of ability, and ultimately elevating their confidence and overall self-worth. This is evidenced in both the success of the program and the proliferation of State talent playing in the NFL.
Mullen had faults aplenty, but I sure miss one area where he fit into Starkville like a round peg; instilling a work ethic into this team. Now that it's missing, the change is astonishing. Wish Joe could turn it around, but I'm doubtful. The product just doesn't match the rhetoric.
If a coach is successful here, he will have to first and foremost implement a strong work ethic. This, as mentioned, begins at the strength and conditioning position of the pyramid and goes up.
There is nothing more beautiful than seeing a bunch of "nobodys" work hard and unite to do things no one thought possible. Flying under the radar and then punching the damn heavyweights in the mouth may be the most Mississippi State thing there is.
