Former Coach

It wasn't appealing last time it was open that's how we ended up with Lemo.

I honestly look for State to be one and done, and Janz on the way out. He has been mentioned at a couple places. Just too much inconsistency defensively. I think I saw that we had only lost maybe 2 games when giving up less than 80 and 1-10 giving up more than 80.

Baseball is a long season. A lot of it is like they say in MLB, you ae going to win and lose 50 games no matter what you do, it's what you do in the other 62. Same here, You are most likely going to win 10-12 and lose 10-12, but what do you do in the other 15. Right now when State gets good pitching they win. Got to find two more guys for Saturday and Sunday. I don't think it's Ligon and Simmons are the answer.

He needs to sit a few games and try to get it out of his head. He has had some big games for us over the years but struggled for the most part last year and has been putrid this year. Can't hit the breaking ball and almost refuses to hit the ball to the opposite field. Throw him hard away and mix in good breaking balls and he is a very easy out. Should have been PH for his last time up the other night.

If Jay has full authority for this hire I expect it to be a good hire. Although he hasn't been an AD he has been in the business as and assistant and Head coach at major universities and knows what it takes to build and sustain a program.

Matthews has been non existent on offense since the Kentucky game. I think he maybe took 2 or 3 shots last night. Offensively they rarely attack the goal with an inside post or dribble drive. It's normally high ball screens, without the roll to the basket, or pass and dribble until they have to throw up a prayer. Hubbard did attack several times lase night. And please, if you are 6'10 and and get to the rim rip the goal off the backboard. On defense we double when the ball goes inside or try and trap the dribbler, both which lead to wide open 3 pointers. People talked about Coleman hasn't shot like that all year. He probably hasn't been left wide open like that all year. It was the same the Kentucky game. I would rather take our chances 1 on 1 and possibly give up 2 points than leave the 3 wide open.

He is applying for a red shirt, but that doesn't mean it will actually be at State. Hopefully it will.

Any movement on any of these jobs?

Unless the half court offense, or lack there of, improves it is going to be a long disappointing stretch.

we'll call it a tie.

If State doesn't get fast break points or offensive put backs they struggle offensively. They may have the worst half court offense in basketball. Al they do is pass or dribble around the perimeter. No one attacks the basket, no dribble drive to draw the foul or then kick it out. That's why SC shot triple the FT that we had.

Have heard he is not the only one to have turned it down. Maybe someone knows for sure

Great idea but to much $$$ generated by bowl games, even with bad attendance.

Freeman is getting NFL interest.

And he came in at a time when the SEC didn't do State any favors with the schedule. Texas, TN,GA, all playoff teams as well as OM, who should have been had they taken care of business, MZ. Then through in ASU and State played against 1/4 of the playoff teams. State could be way better this coming year and still not win a SEC game because it's the same schedule.

No, that's why we are in the situation we are in. Got to give him at least his full 4 year contract.

And then what happens when the guy that hasn't seen the field in two years decides to sue for those extra years of eligibility since he hasn't technically used eligibility in a game. At some point the craziness has to stop. Hopefully the judge changes his ruling or it gets overturned on appeal.

Most definitely opens Pandora's box. This is an asinine ruling. What now keeps a player that played two years at Juco, then a year or two at a Power 4 school, then gets drafted or signs a free agent deal and gets cut after a year or two from saying hey I have two years of eligibility left because my Juco years didn't count. So now I should be allowed to play two more years of college football. Hopefully that judge, or an appellate will come to there senses and overturn the decision.

That's exactly what it is becoming. I'll give Kiffin credit, he had a plan from the get go. And I think his time in the NFL laid the ground work. He goes to the portal (free agency) to fill his immediate needs at positions then uses HS recruiting as the draft to build his team. If recruits don't work out they are encouraged to enter the portal and he replaces the with a portal (free agent). My question with this approach, is it sustainable? You look at the NFL teams that rely heavily on free agency and they usually only have 2 or 3 good seasons before crashing. Those teams that build in the draft sustain success for a longer period of time. Look at the playoff teams this year. How many relied heavily on the portal? I think almost every team did it with the majority of the players they recruited and signed. Maybe a portal guy in a few spots. I'm not bashing OM but how many portal guys did they have? Or let me say 1st year portal guys, I don't really consider Dart a portal guy, he transferred after his FR. year and stayed 3 years.

There has never been much enforcement of the rules, unless you were the little guy that got caught, but now the NCAA's hands are tied with all the court rulings so there is absolutely no enforcement. And probably only going to get worse.

Don't think it can. A federal judge ruled it was illegal. Said athletes should be able to transfer schools as often as want just like regular students. Tell me how many "regular" students changes schools every year.

On track for a degree. That's the thing I can't figure. Most universities only accept 60 transfer hours. There's no way any of these guys transferring multiple times are on track for degrees. People need to call it what it is, minor league football.

That's the way it should be. I know Leach's last year, which seems like forever ago, State did that. That's why the didn't have any opt outs by there better players.

OM non conference is a little tougher with Tulane and Wash St. Still gotta go to GA. Outside of non conference games these are the exact games for the SEC from this past year with home sites flipped. For State to be able to compete in the immediate future they are going to try and schedule 4 definite cupcake wins and hope they can get an easier SEC schedule next go around.

That's what I was told. Also heard State actually offered him a better deal to stay than he's getting from MO, but he's from St. Louis so he's basically going home.