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I think the opt-out is a bunch of a crap and as far as I am concerned they are quitters. Call them what they are. Quitters. Now they have every right to do just that and I don’t have a problem with it but just say “I quit the team” and be done with it. Because if your team has a game to play and you willfully abstain from playing in it then that is the definition of quitting. If they are injured or there other family medical issues at hand, then that is completely different and perfectly understandable.

I don’t have any diet shuga or egg less recipes but the only thing I can think of for a reply is ”Give me Liberty or give me Death” As D83 noted , you have earned bragging rights but like him I like our chances going forward…. On a serious note: the Baylor-Ole Miss has the makings of a good game. I like Ole Miss to win but the Bears are a gritty team.

That is possible but Ole Miss has always out recruited State though the series over the last thirty years is basically even. The recruiting difference from 1-15 seem to be significantly higher relative speaking to the difference between say 20-35 or even 40 or 50. If you are in the latter range, then you can almost throw those teams in a hat and not see a big difference in the on the field results. I do think it is doubtful that Kiffin is at Ole Miss that long.

Moorhead was at Akron for several seasons. So he has history there. I am glad for him. I do think he is a good coach and if he learned from some of his mistakes at State, he can be successful there. I will be pulling for him to do well. I am glad Kiffin is staying at Ole Miss. I hope both he and Leach are here for the next ten years. That would be great for Mississippi as a whole and I think both of our teams can be a factor in the SEC and have some good success in the coming years.

Bama-CVG UGA-Michigan I think UGA stays in. I do agree that some other teams would have had a chance but their resumes are not strong enough. I still maintain that Utah is the hottest team in the nation and nobody really wants to play them right now. Obviously, the two early losses killed their CFP chances. Also, I agree that Ole Miss - Baylor has the makings of a good game in the Sugar.

Jackson is really the best but MS is just plain subpar these days. Starkville & Hattiesburg are generally the best venues stadium wise and location wise. With 25,45 and 82 four lane now, getting to Starkville is not so bad compared to the old days. Oxford, unfortunately is just too far North and is not as easy to get to even with the improvement in highways. But in any case, nothing is quite ideal because there is going to be travel for some teams each year regardless.

Those games in the earlier rounds would still be on campus. With regard to the State Championship games , that very thing just happened last night. Brandon & Madison Central traveled to Hattiesburg to play when Memorial Stadium would have been ideal. But yes, there is an inherent risk with the final game creating travel issues for one or more teams regardless of the location of the games.

That has been discussed here off and on over the years. Because MS has a long distance N-S and a relatively short distance E-W, the North-South configuration seems to have worked the best with respect to geography, travel etc. However with the much improved highway system (lots 4 lane highways now), changing to something like you propose might carry more merit. I know they want to avoid a Corinth traveling to St. Stanislaus or something similar during the earlier rounds of the playoffs.

Utah’s early losses to SD State and BYU (two quality teams) cost them a playoff slot this year. If they were 12-1 right now, they would be in. Plus, that is a team nobody would want to play right now. They have been on a roll since mid season.

This game on the NFL level was about as bad as the 3-2 Auburn-State game in 2008. Can’t believe I wasted 3+ hours watching it. But I did. Probably the last NFL game I will watch until the playoffs and then will only watch Dak and the Cowboys. Looking at the Cowboys tonight, I would agree with Reb that the NEast is terrible and they will make the playoffs by default and then exit after the first round.Unless their offensive line finds a pulse before then which I doubt will happen.

I know this is a college forum but I am trying to watch the Cowboys and Saints. The last two-three years the only NFL games I have watched was Drew’s last game last year and then prior to that I watched Dak some. All that to say it is torture watching this game. It is 4+ minutes to go in the first quarter and there have already been 5 commercial breaks. Ugggghhhh. Thursday Night Commercial brought to you by football.

Congratulations to Matt Corral on winning the Conerly. Well earned and deserved. He is a QB who has developed tremendously over his career. I think he has the potential to have a good NFL career. Rogers has come a long way from middle of 2020 to the end of this year. He really had an outstanding year. He was off a bit in the EB (some of that is a credit to the OM defense) and then his WR/RB let him down with some crucial drops as well. To lead State on a 40-0 run against Auburn at Auburn may be the most amazing thing that happened in the SEC this year. Against the same defense that held A&M out of the end zone and held Bama out of the end zone for 59+ minutes. Mind boggling TBH. With most of the team back next year to the future looks bright for Rogers. Ole Miss will sorely miss Corral. They may have talented QB in the wings but you don’t replace a guy like that very easily.

My prediction is Georgia over Bama, CVG over HOU though that has the potential for an upset. Okie State over Baylor Michigan over Iowa Final Four will be UGA, CVG, Michigan and OK State. 2-4 order could shuffle depending on how teams play this week. If HOU beats CVG then ND could slip in. If chaos happens circa 2007 and all the underdogs win, then I have no idea. That would be fun to see if it did.

I know this sounds crazy but if UGA wins the NC this year, then playing them next year is not the worst thing that could happen. They will be replacing a lot of the team next year and will not be as dominant as they have been this year. They could very well have a year similar to LSU last year where it is a struggle throughout the season and you are getting everybody’s best shot. Plus last year we played a very competitive game against them. So yes it is going to be tough but every year is tough in the SEC.

Absolutely, 8-5 looks much better and yes in this case, winning the Bowl game is very important. Looking back if Moorhead beats Iowa and Louie-Ville in those two bowl games, he is probably still the HC at State. Even last year though it was a very ugly game, winning that bowl game was very important. Some years the bowl game W/L might not be so crucial but this year for State I agree that it would help finish the season in good fashion.

Saban is Catholic. It sounds absurd but it is possibly the only place he would leave Bama for. However, He is 70 years old so I doubt that it happens. I suspect he retires in the next couple of years from Bama, possibly after winning a NC.

Years ago, I would agree that UF, LSU or Auburn would be above State in the pecking order regardless of the record. Today, I don’t see that being as much of an issue. All three of those schools are down in the dumps and will sell a minimal number tickets to a bowl game. State fans OTOH, despite the EB loss are excited about the direction of the program and will have a good crowd wherever they are sent. And yes I know that the bowl games are more about TV ratings these days but ticket sales do still make a difference especially coming after the COVID losses they all endured from last year.

Ugggghhhh, that would be fugly. The Camilla Bowl….whoopie Lot of politics in the bowl selection though it is generally better today than it was years ago. So you never know….

Liberty Bowl crowd wise would be the best option. Texas Tech would be a good opponent as well. Obviously some intrigue there but Leach has been gone 10 years so that part of it has probably settled down a good bit. We would probably have 30K + at the Liberty Bowl plus vanquish some of the ill effects of the game there earlier in the year. Or at least I hope we would. Texas Bowl is good too. We have a huge number of alumni in HOU so I think we would draw well there too. Just hope we don’t play Kansas State. Would like to play someone we have not played in while.

The playoff could be bizarre. Georgia should be in regardless but they still need to beat Bama. If that happens then the other slots could be interesting. Cincinnati is in with a win. Michigan is in with a win. But the fourth slot could be interesting. If Oklahoma State beats Baylor , I think they are in. But if Cincinnati and/or Michigan lose then it could be bedlam with the playoff.

Hopefully Georgia beats Bama like a drum because they should not be in the playoff.

WOW Down goes Ohio State. Probably won’t happen but if Auburn beats Bama then the top four could really see a shake up.

NCSTATE wins a thriller. That was a good win for State as they have had a good year to this point.

Williams was a MAN last night. In fairness, Lashley has played pretty well this year but Williams is going to be earning a nice NFL check next year. One other thing last night. Don’t understand the on side kick with 7+ minutes remaining and down 11. Kick it deep. Hopefully Ole Miss is backed up into the student section. I think we would have a better chance of stopping them. Instead we gave their offense a short field and they took full advantage of it.

D83, you called it a few weeks ago. State would finish 7-5 but you did not know where the wins would come from. Ole Miss was healthy tonight and it showed. An excellent season. For State, the losses to MEM, LSU and Arky could have easily been wins. Of course the LA Tech game could have been an loss too. But that game with the comeback was very significant to the confidence of this team. Some very good wins as well-NC State, UK, A&M and Auburn. Tonight’s game plan was fine. Leach did his part. Failure to execute was the culprit, especially in the first half. During the week I had a sinking thought that I tried to suppress. What if our WR/RB’s drop some passes in this game? They have been catching everything over the last 6 weeks. Those things do happen and in a rivalry game it can be magnified more than in a regular game. Also we have been spoiled by Rogers recently as he has been virtually perfect at times and tonight he was off just a tad. Overthrowing Polk in the end zone early was a huge play as well as the drops. Ole Miss’ defense played well too. So while it is disappointing to lose the EB again this year, the overall trajectory of the team is very good. The air raid can work in the SEC. Year two and the conference record is 4-4 which is solid. Certainly a big improvement over a 3-7 record last year.