UCLA made a mistake, thank goodness

[DawgatAuburn]

http://www.dailynews.com/sports/20160312/ucla-continues-to-pay-for-the-mistake-of-firing-ben-howland

 

[dawgstudent]

Very good read.

 

[aTotal360]

Every time one of the stories are published, I imagine Loafer's wiping his brow a with neatly folded handkerchief with his left hand while his right hand begrudgingly reaches into his back pocket for his wallet.

 

[57stratdawg]

I guess I should remember this when I complain about Mullen. If you have a pretty good head coach, it's probably not worth the risk to make the change.


Seems like you look up and down college sports and those types of moves don't payoff more times than they do.

 

[FlotownDawg]

I wonder how Bill Walton feels about Howland now?

He crucified Howland for several years and then talked up the Steve Alford hiring by saying things like "a new sunny atmosphere is now in Pauly Pavilion." Well Alford is taking UCLA back to mediocrity or worse. Hope Bill is happy.

 

[dawgatUSM]

That firing was one of the most baffling things I've ever seen. Gary Parrish still rails on them for it. It literally happened because Howland wasn't "Hollywood" enough for them basically.

 

[notoriousD_O_G]

"He's the first person to move from Santa Barbara to Starkville without being extradited," said Gary Parrish of CBS Sports.com.

This kind of stuff really gets old. What does slamming Starkville do for the article?

 

[patdog]

Especially considering former Southern Cal basketball coach Bob Boyd loved it here.

 

[DAWG61]

That firing was one of the most baffling things I've ever seen. Gary Parrish still rails on them for it. It literally happened because Howland wasn't "Hollywood" enough for them basically.

That firing and subsequent hiring is going to end up being the best thing ever for MSU basketball. Just wait till we actually start winning. It's going to get real ugly at UCLA. The ******** will be monumental!

 

[DAWG61]

"He's the first person to move from Santa Barbara to Starkville without being extradited," said Gary Parrish of CBS Sports.com.

This kind of stuff really gets old. What does slamming Starkville do for the article?

Well we could be proactive about it and change our post office name to "Gold" and then always claim we are in Gold, Mississippi. Drop the connection with Starkville completely.

 

[AlCoDog]

Says the guy from Horn Lake.

 

[MarkDallas]

Well we could be proactive about it and change our post office name to "Gold" and then always claim we are in Gold, Mississippi. Drop the connection with Starkville completely.

I can't tell if people who say this kind of stuff are serious. The logic is baffling.

 

[DAWG61]

I can't tell if people who say this kind of stuff are serious. The logic is baffling.

Dead serious. The name "Starkville" only hurts MSU. We already play for the golden egg in our gold trimmed uniforms every two years. Might as well play for it in Gold, Mississippi.

 

[WrapItDog]

We would be the Gold of the Golden Triangle**

 

[ShrubDog]

We would be the Gold of the Golden Triangle**

That is banner quality stuff right there.

UCLA messed up and we got their Golden goose. BH's experience in post season preperation, recruiting the right talent for the mix and coaching will get us back to the national stage.

 

[CochiseCowbell]

Dead serious. The name "Starkville" only hurts MSU. We already play for the golden egg in our gold trimmed uniforms every two years. Might as well play for it in Gold, Mississippi.

"What's in a name? That which we call a rose / By any other name would smell as sweet..."

"Tuscaloosa" drips not natural from thy tongue as purest honey. Its Titles alone hast made it so sweet. If providence sway'd Bear & Nick to build in Shuqualak, "T-Town" wouldst be nought but a watering hole, a way station.

 

[RocketDawg]

Actually, I think it's the "Mississippi" that hurts MSU more than it is the "Starkville".

 

[DAWG61]

Actually, I think it's the "Mississippi" that hurts MSU more than it is the "Starkville".

Nobody says that though. They rip on Starkville all the time. It's used against us first and foremost in recruiting.

Mississippi State University in Gold, Mississippi.

 

[UpTheMiddlex3Punt]

We need to embrace the "Stark" and the revolutionary war badass the town is named for. Meanwhile, "where the cows cross the river" up north is racking up in recruiting.

 

[RocketDawg]

Nobody says that though. They rip on Starkville all the time. It's used against us first and foremost in recruiting.

Mississippi State University in Gold, Mississippi.

I meant from a national perspective, not from an in-state recruiting perspective. Ours is further harmed by the belief that we are a "cow college", which means that the Old South reputation of Ole Miss is viewed somewhat better, or more sophisticated, from a national point.

And honestly, I'd rather live in Santa Barbara than Starkville .... taxes, etc., notwithstanding.

 

[esplanade91]

Nobody says that though. They rip on Starkville all the time. It's used against us first and foremost in recruiting.

Mississippi State University in Gold, Mississippi.

Too Protestant to name the city Gold.

Starkville has made huge strides towards become a charming small southern college town. It's starting to become one of the only progressive cities in an otherwise regressive state, and the only people who are holding it back from reaching its potential aren't going to be around too much longer to vote against $50/yr sidewalk taxes.

Basically the city just needs to keep the fragrance company from relocating to Atlanta and somehow figure out how to make some people stick around to get rid of the alcohol laws. Maybe pass a few building codes. "Starkville" is just fine.

MSU is now willing to pay middle weight or more for coaches, so I expect the trend to continue to all sports. Eventually it won't be weird that we hired away a golf coach from Central Florida or whatever.

 

[Joe Schmedlap]

Nobody says that though. They rip on Starkville all the time. It's used against us first and foremost in recruiting.

Mississippi State University in Gold, Mississippi.

That's gold, Jerry, gold.
Joe Dan approves this message.

 

[DAWG61]

We need to embrace the "Stark" and the revolutionary war badass the town is named for. Meanwhile, "where the cows cross the river" up north is racking up in recruiting.

No offense to Mr. Bad *** but I'd rather my University be in Gold than Stark.

 

[MarkDallas]

Dead serious. The name "Starkville" only hurts MSU. We already play for the golden egg in our gold trimmed uniforms every two years. Might as well play for it in Gold, Mississippi.

This might be the most ludicrous thing I have ever read on this board.

I can't even get my mind around it. Are people supposed to think the university moved? If they figure out it didn't move, they they'll know it's the same place with a different name. Do you actually think that it's the word "starkville" that has some kind of bad association?

Here's what you are suggesting: there is a guy named "Doug" that is a real jerk at work. One day Doug comes in and says, "I'm tired of everyone dumping on me because of my name. From now on, call me 'Roger.'" So all of a sudden people are going to be like, "we love Roger, what a great guy!"...

Don't you maybe think that the problem people have is with the town itself? That people are using the word to represent the town? So what are you going to do when people start associating the town with the new name you picked? Should we change the name every 10 years or so?

 

[DAWG61]

This might be the most ludicrous thing I have ever read on this board.

I can't even get my mind around it. Are people supposed to think the university moved? If they figure out it didn't move, they they'll know it's the same place with a different name. Do you actually think that it's the word "starkville" that has some kind of bad association?

Here's what you are suggesting: there is a guy named "Doug" that is a real jerk at work. One day Doug comes in and says, "I'm tired of everyone dumping on me because of my name. From now on, call me 'Roger.'" So all of a sudden people are going to be like, "we love Roger, what a great guy!"...

Don't you maybe think that the problem people have is with the town itself? That people are using the word to represent the town? So what are you going to do when people start associating the town with the new name you picked? Should we change the name every 10 years or so?

The problem is the word not the town. The University is already in "Mississippi State" as that's the name of the post office with a seperate zip code. I am proposing renaming the post office to Gold not the name of Starkville. So when you send a letter to anyone on campus for example it would read as follows

Mr. Dumbass MarkDallas
420 smokemore avenue
Gold, Mississippi 39760

I realize it's difficult for some to recognize genius when they see it. I don't know what your problem is though.

 

[MarkDallas]

The problem is the word not the town. The University is already in "Mississippi State" as that's the name of the post office with a seperate zip code. I am proposing renaming the post office to Gold not the name of Starkville. So when you send a letter to anyone on campus for example it would read as follows

Mr. Dumbass MarkDallas
420 smokemore avenue
Gold, Mississippi 39760

I realize it's difficult for some to recognize genius when they see it. I don't know what your problem is though.

OK, now I'm pretty sure you're trolling, but I'll play along:

So if people already ignore the "Mississippi State" and zip code and just think that MSU is in Starkville, why are they going to start using "Gold"?

 

[DAWG61]

OK, now I'm pretty sure you're trolling, but I'll play along:

So if people already ignore the "Mississippi State" and zip code and just think that MSU is in Starkville, why are they going to start using "Gold"?

Because we all will get on the same page and start using the 17 outta it. We technically could have already been saying Mississippi State is in Mississippi State, Mississippi but we don't because that just sounds retarded so instead everyone just says Starkville. This could be done tomorrow. The post office can change its name anytime it wants. You're warming to the idea I can already tell.

I'm not trolling. I'm serious as a heart attack. The name Gold already fits MSU. We play for the Golden Egg, wearing maroon & gold uniforms located in the Golden Triangle. Let's play it at Davis Wade stadium in Gold, Mississippi.

 

[Maroonthirteen]

He is from Desoto County. He lives in Memphis. He is pandering to his OM following.

 

[MarkDallas]

You're warming to the idea I can already tell.

I'm warming to the idea that you need to be on some very specific medications.

 

[DAWG61]

I'm warming to the idea that you need to be on some very specific medications.

I'll go ahead and cross you off the list for the ribbon cutting ceremony for Gold.

 

[Drebin]

Dead serious. The name "Starkville" only hurts MSU. We already play for the golden egg in our gold trimmed uniforms every two years. Might as well play for it in Gold, Mississippi.

"Starkville" only hurts people with small minds. Stop being a dumbass.

 

[Dog316]

Actually, I think it's the "Mississippi" that hurts MSU more than it is the "Starkville".

Like Madison, ALABAMA is better! Generous, friendly, hospitable people call Mississippi home.

 

[DAWG61]

"Starkville" only hurts people with small minds. Stop being a dumbass.

Idk Starkville PD sure like to hurt our most famous alumni and target our football players. Maybe Starkville can leach its name onto some other school instead of ours. I mean we technically don't have to say we are located in Starkville we just choose to.

 

[coach66]

Just read about John Stark, pretty heroic guy. Here's an idea, why don't we

Embrace Starkville and John Stark and turn it into a positive. A nice statue at the entrance to campus with kiosk explaining his heroics. Then let's take the bear approach and start spinning it positive to the media and this beautiful statue is shown over and over on national tv during sporting events and the media explains its significance over and over. Problem solved.

 

[notoriousD_O_G]

Idk Starkville PD sure like to hurt our most famous alumni and target our football players. Maybe Starkville can leach its name onto some other school instead of ours. I mean we technically don't have to say we are located in Starkville we just choose to.

Sick trolling bro 10/10

 

[Hump4Hoops]

I think you underestimate the number of small minded people out there.

 

[DAWG61]

I think you underestimate the number of small minded people out there.

Yup. There's enough of them to fill an entire University in Northern Mississippi.

 

[maroonmania]

Well we could be proactive about it and change our post office name to "Gold" and then always claim we are in Gold, Mississippi. Drop the connection with Starkville completely.

Well, since Oxford doesn't seem to get ripped on all the time when its not all that different from Starkville maybe we should change the name of the town to Cambridge?

 

[ShrubDog]

Sick trolling bro 10/10

I like Trollville myself.