Let's just accept it boys.

[Msubulldogfan1]

State will never when a national championship in a team sport.

 

[Hoover Dawg]

Yep. It's sobering.

 

[57stratdawg]

Playing for them is harder than winning them. We're playing for them these days. That's all that matters.

 

[jdbulldog]

You need to change your name.

 

[TBone.sixpack]

Yep. We keep getting to them and we will take one. I'm proud of this team.

 

[Msubulldogfan1]

Playing for them is harder than winning them. We're playing for them these days. That's all that matters.

Very reasonable point.

Still allowed to be butt-hurt

 

[Hoover Dawg]

You need to change your name.

It takes a special type of terrible fan to NOT be pissed the f*ck off right now. Let him vent.

 

[patdog]

1941!

 

[Msubulldogfan1]

You need to change your name.

oh look, a self righteous *******. I'm maroon till I die.

And any MSU fan knows it's perfectly acceptable to Waller in self pity.

 

[Shamoan]

Yeah, this thread is defeatist ***** ********. We have played in two national titles in 4 years after it never happening the previous 100. Feeling sorry for ourselves is putting us further away.

 

[TrueMaroonGrind]

Talk about living in the moment. Get a grip. We are actually playing for championships nowadays. That is the first step. The championships will come.

 

[Msubulldogfan1]

Yeah, this thread is defeatist ***** ********. We have played in two national titles in 4 years after it never happening the previous 100. Feeling sorry for ourselves is putting us further away.

I'm surprised you are calling for Vic to be fired yet.

 

[Shamoan]

He SHOULD be fired....up about another chance to win it all next season.

 

[bulldognation]

Agree that Vic has our program on the national stage now. We're newcomers, but we can stand with the elite programs.

Just scratching my head at the coaching decisions 'this whole game.

 

[fader2103]

Man we are so close. It will happen. Who knows what sport but baseball, Women's basketball, Football are coming closer than anytime in our history. It will happen.

 

[TrueMaroonGrind]

Yup just a matter of time.

 

[bulldognation]

Refuse to believe we can't do it. It's the same stage for both teams, but we had to go through Baylor and UCONN to get there. Carolina definitely had the easier path and that allowed them to have more emotional bank to draw on.

 

[UpTheMiddlex3Punt]

I'd accept this if this were our tenth time to play for one, but it's only number 2. If we can do this every four years we'll be pretty likely to get one by 2030.

 

[Willow Grove Dawg]

We are Mississippi State University

We have played for 2 National Championships in major sports in the last 4 years & spent half the season ranked #1 in a 3rd. We are closer to a National Championship currently than we ever have been in my lifetime. I am 50 years old.

 

[Leeshouldveflanked]

We have played for 2 National Championships in major sports in the last 4 years & spent half the season ranked #1 in a 3rd. We are closer to a National Championship currently than we ever have been in my lifetime. I am 50 years old.

Yep we are just now starting to recover from Templeton.

 

[mcdawg22]

You need to change your name.

You are on a board that's tagline is "Abandon all hope ye who cheer fo the Maroon and White." We are a pessimistic bunch if you haven't noticed.

 

[Palos verdes]

State will never when a national championship in a team sport.

Except in baseball.

 

[VillagepeopleDogs]

As Joan Jett say, "I hate myself for loving you". When I hear this song, it reminds me of the heartbreak of being a State fan all my life.

 

[Wizard of bulldogery]

It is perfectly fine to be upset right now... but he is talking about the future... anything is possible. See the cubs winning the world series. So i don't want to hear the defeatist BS.

 

[boatsandhoes]

It's disappointing, however an accomplishment to get there.

Sometimes you need to get to the moment to understand what it takes to win it. Failure is a part of the path to success. it's after failure you are forced to look in the mirror and get better.

 

[Wizard.sixpack]

The year we went to NC series in baseball we knew we were losing alot. This women's team is returning most of the key components and adding some pretty good talent. There is also an outside chance that Okorie could return. I am not predicting another run but it is a good possibility.

 

[bulldogcountry1]

Playing for them is harder than winning them. We're playing for them these days. That's all that matters.

Yeah, more than anything, I think our fans need to learn how to deal with it more than the players. We just can't handle the moments leading up to something big. It's great to see all the fan support at hotels, bus pickups, bus drops, etc., but all that attention makes for emotional roller coasters that is tough for anyone to handle, much less college kids. We need to temper our enthusiasm until its all over and then celebrate. As it is, we go over the top with celebrating achievements before the journey is over.

In 2013, the baseball team was all business in Omaha. There wasn't much celebrating after wins. It looked like they had been there before, and they wanted to win it all. Then, the weekend before the final series came, and we all sold our trailers. The excitement was unreal, but it was as if we were just happy to be there as fans. I can't speak for the players, but that emotion and pressure has to trickle down to them.

This is what I worried about after the UConn game. The game was late, there was a celebration at the hotel, and reaction videos trickled in from all over. Then, there were seemingly endless activities and interviews for the players to have to deal with the next day. I don't see how anyone could come in rested, focused, and ready to play after all that.

 

[o_fredgarvin]

Yep we are just now starting to recover from Templeton.

No

We are recovering from the 20th century.