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And SMU, UCF, Houston (from CUSA), Boise State and San Diego State all ivited to join the "Big East", while USM (again) left unrespected and lonely at the alter. I guess the 15,000 fans at the "Rock" (whatever that is spose to mean) couldn't sway their party.

Why if you are "in the running" for A&M do you go to UNC?

9:01, that would be Gianini's role, not the role of the fans. That's why many of us favor jettisoning that goober. CUSA will be merged with another gutted conference, but that ain't good enough.

Gianini destroyed the NLU program. I do mean destroyed.

No A&M because it is easier to win in the ACC

Conf USA...is dead. How are they going to survive without a merger with another conference??? USM needs to find another conference affiliation...quickly.

We all knew this day would come. A young coach is not going to stay at USM. An older coach is usally just trying to make a few last bucks before retirement. Our Biggest Problem as to getting in a bigger confernce is the size of our TV market.

No offense to UM or MSU, but if they were not already in the SEC, they would never be looked at, same thing TV market Size. That is why Houston, SMU, South Florida are all courted bigger TV markets.

We need to maybe bring in Tyrone Nix, he might stay.

Fedora's making the smart move. The ACC isn't that competitive since Florida State has joined the ranks of the lower tier programs, and there's a much greater chance that UNC will get into a BCS bowl game than there would be with A & M or USM.

CUSA will have to merge to survive as a conference and that's on the drawing board as we speak. Otherwise they'll all wind up playing each other twice each season.

I remember Miss State selecting USM for homecoming games back in the 60s, but that stopped then when they couldn't win. USM has probably been to more bowl games over time than any other Mississippi team. Consistent winners.

Never will forget the year they beat both Auburn and Alabama. They beat Alabama at Bear's last Tuscaloosa game shortly before his death. Florida State fell under their axe. Even Bower, who was unceremoniously fired, had a consistent winning record and repetitive bowl appearances.

According to 620 am this morning there are 22 desirable prospects available. Gianini is the one who needs his ass but on a rail out of town.

5:30 big fucking deal. THEY DRAW NOBODY and have BOGUS atmosphere. They suck, in 2 words. SUCK, in one. Who gives a shit that they have 1 more victory over MSU than losses, other than you whiney ass nobody Eagles.

I remember when they beat #4 Ole Miss 30-14 (Willie Heidelburg). BFD.

PLAYING OLE MISS AND STATE TO THEM, IS LIKE THEIR SUPER BOWL.

State would play them between LSU and Bama.

Start commanding respect and you will get it. Right now, your largest attendance is against State, UM and JSU. Couldn't even sell our fucking NEBRASKA.

GO AWAY.

5:30. How much shit are you Golden Eagles actually going to eat? This has gotten embarrassing. 22"desirable" candidates. Right.

You idiots FIRED Bower.

Guys, listen. We don't care whether you respect us. We're not asking for your approval. Outside this state, Ole Miss is principally known for alcholism and fetishizing the confederacy. Oh, and leading the state to 50th place in everything. MSU is known for literally nothing. No sane person would care what either of you think.

If you don't care, prove it. Don't comment.

5:30: Yes, we fired bower, but we didn't hire Ogeron or Croom.

The job at the Southern Buzzards is either a dead end or a stepping stone. Bower, on the other hand, was one of those rare exceptions...and look how he was treated. Still remember Fedora and Gundy as assistants when I was at Baylor. Gundy just beat him to that big job & payday.
Sic 'em bears! RGIII for Heisman!

It was time for Bower to go although it was handled poorly. Turned out better for USM in the long run as evidenced by this year's record.

5:43; which alternative school are you attending? Canton's or Utica's? How many times can one bumbling idiot say the F word in one toilet-mouthed post yet still say nothing?

Hmmm...College Station , Texas or Chapel Hill, NC aka Blue Heaven( no contest on location and quality of life for family)... money's good both places... Big redo of Kenan Stadium which is now even more beautiful... gorgeous ,historic campus with impressive list of deep pocket alums who support UNC...East Coast media attention...Raleigh, Durham airport 20 min drive for easy access...impressing parents and potential students with academic programs, campus, and vicinity not a problem ...a coach in Texas and AD at Georgia proved a GOOD coach can do well there and with fewer resources than exist now...
Might just be Fedora is SMART!

MSU is known for literally nothing.

Tell it to Michigan.

Oh, and you forgot the cowbells.

Everyone in the State of Mississippi should be proud of Southern's success this year. We should be FOR any Mississippi school against " outsiders" and any SEC school against another conference ( once the season's over and I know this last one is hard but it's still the right thing to do).
Everytime a Mississippi school does well, it makes us ALL look good.
Grownups knnow there ARE few things more important than loyalty to one's alma mater. And, good publicity for the WHOLE state is one of those things!

I always enjoy commenters who think that attendence wins championships. Always a sign of intelligence.

I tried to tell you Southern-haters. Gianini announced his resignation today, effective tomorrow. Southern does have a few alums who get involved apparently. Gianini has for years done nothing other than feed his face in the AD booth and insist on the playing of the north's Battle Hymn at all home games. Would not surprise me if Brett Favre is involved in the coach search. Brett will bring more name-recognition than a 1969 era has-been whose biggest claim to fame was a broken arm and many failed years as a loser for the Aints. While millions said 'Archie Who', nobody says 'Brett who'.

I like USM. Great town. Great people, I've never met someone from USM I didn't like.

State? That is a whole different story.

Anon at 11:13 am either has 0 competitive juices flowing through his/her body, or is a eunuch. Just sayin'.

1:26am
You did see the cheerleader mom video on this site, right? She thought she was competing instead of her daughter. She wasn't competing with ANYBODY. She was just being an idiot.

A FAN isn't competing with anybody.You are WATCHING competition.

You should want your team to be in a great conference and be in a state with fine teams. THAT gives YOUR team more respect when they win. Beating a weak team is not being competitive,it's competition when you are playing someone with similar talent and ability.

Only bullies enjoy beating up on the weak. Champions like a challenge.


Who's getting the most respect and attention and bringing the most media bucks into their state...Boise State or LSU?

A winning team gets a State great publicity. It helps create interest out of state in the school.

I loved winning state championships in my sports. I've loved even more winning district/regional championships. It wasn't that much fun to beat someone who was weaker. There was NO competition. I was expected to win. My victory gave my state and conference more respect in the sport where before it was thought weak. And, that was sweet.

I respected the best players and I wanted them to respect my game.

Who got the most respect in basketball? Pistol Pete or Micheal Jordan? You don't think WHERE they played had anything to do with that?

Do you GET it now?

Why are we talking about a hat? :-)

Yes, 8:39, we get it now. Thanks for clarifying. UM and MSU stumbled into a good conference by sheer chance, contribute nothing to that conference's reputation, and are net consumers of that conference's money. USM fans should therefore be upset that they did not stumble into said conference in 1920. They should resolve to somehow undo decades of Ole Miss control of higher ed funding, develop a wealthy donor base, and force the BCS conferences to begin making membership decisions based on performance rather than TV markets. If they cannot accomplish all that, they should just give up, begin sobbing to themselves and declare to the world that Dickie Scruggs State is the finest university around, even if it never wins another game.