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What I find most funny is that ESPN and others have ranked our coners among the best, QB among the best, D-line among the best, our LB the best LB in the SEC, and our WR tandem among the best, yet they still rank our team at the bottom of the West.
It's apparent that when they think in details, such as individual positions, they find that we have good players, yet, when they think of our team as a whole, Mississippi State, they can't bring themselves to think we are any good.
Basically, what the media has said this summer is that Mississippi State is a team full of good players that are among the best at their position in the SEC, but due to recruiting rankings and history, they don't think we are a very good team.
In MLB, this would be like saying, "The Braves have an all-star lineup, but we think they'll finish at the bottom of the NL East."
Color me confused....
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Originally Posted by
ShotgunDawg
What I find most funny is that ESPN and others have ranked our coners among the best, QB among the best, D-line among the best, our LB the best LB in the SEC, and our WR tandem among the best, yet they still rank our team at the bottom of the West.
It's apparent that when they think in details, such as individual positions, they find that we have good players, yet, when they think of our team as a whole, Mississippi State, they can't bring themselves to think we are any good.
Basically, what the media has said this summer is that Mississippi State is a team full of good players that are among the best at their position in the SEC, but due to recruiting rankings and history, they don't think we are a very good team.
In MLB, this would be like saying, "The Braves have an all-star lineup, but we think they'll finish at the bottom of the NL East."
Color me confused....
Not to mention we have one of the most experienced teams in the country
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Originally Posted by
ShotgunDawg
What I find most funny is that ESPN and others have ranked our coners among the best, QB among the best, D-line among the best, our LB the best LB in the SEC, and our WR tandem among the best, yet they still rank our team at the bottom of the West.
It's apparent that when they think in details, such as individual positions, they find that we have good players, yet, when they think of our team as a whole, Mississippi State, they can't bring themselves to think we are any good.
Basically, what the media has said this summer is that Mississippi State is a team full of good players that are among the best at their position in the SEC, but due to recruiting rankings and history, they don't think we are a very good team.
In MLB, this would be like saying, "The Braves have an all-star lineup, but we think they'll finish at the bottom of the NL East."
Color me confused....
If we want respect as a team we have a chance to start earning it in just about two months.
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Originally Posted by
starkvegasdawg
If we want respect as a team we have a chance to start earning it in just about two months.
I agree. It's like the media doesn't trust their own rankings.
So... I'm supposed to believe that a team that has some of the best players and units in the SEC at a half dozen or more positions isn't a pre-season top 25 team? Sure....
Last edited by ShotgunDawg; 06-19-2014 at 10:58 AM.
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Originally Posted by
ShotgunDawg
I agree. It's like the media doesn't trust their own rankings.
So... I'm supposed to believe that a team that has some of the best players and units in the SEC at a half dozen or more positions isn't a pre-season top 25 team? Sure....
They're probably sick of getting burned from when we look good on paper and underwhelm.
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Originally Posted by
hacker
They're probably sick of getting burned from when we look good on paper and underwhelm.
Completely agree. It's like they are saying that a Mullen can't recruit, but really can, can't develop players, but really can, and after all that, once has good players, he has no ability to mold good players into anything more than a pile of shit.
It's wild. This is where biased media gets themselves in trouble. They put out preseason rankings based on hype and tradition, but when they start breaking down teams position by position, it causes a problem when the non-hyped team starts grading out really well.
Last edited by ShotgunDawg; 06-19-2014 at 11:08 AM.
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Originally Posted by
starkvegasdawg
If we want respect as a team we have a chance to start earning it in just about two months.
Yep. Reminds me of my favorite Dontae Jones quote which he spoke during the Final Four run - "They don't give respect, we take it from 'em".
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