Last thread tonight, I promise

[Shamoan]

Tonight's collapse is a litmus test on the types of fans and general mindset that is holding our athletic program back. No excuses for losing like that. A segment of our fanbase need to step away from this blind defense of anything maroon and white and start demanding success and accountability. It's never ok for our baseball team to be sub .500...EVER. It's never ok for our men's bb team to blow a huge lead late in game(s) with immense tournament implications...much less multiple times in the same season, and it's not ok to let a team like Norte Dame out of a chokehold with a national title on the line. People making excuses are just making the next disappointing loss that much easier to accept by our fans, players, and coaches. If we don't change expectations, how can we expect different outcomes?

 

[Msubulldogfan1]

You’re right shamoan.

How do you propose we punish Vic and the team for this loss?

 

[deadheaddawg]

Let's protest at the next baseball game. All state fans stand outside the baseball stadium with clever signs demanding they win a championship next year.

My expectation is this will work

 

[She Mate Me]

You’re right shamoan.

How do you propose we punish Vic and the team for this loss?

The answer is obvious. Vic must be fired. We have no other choice. He has to be made an example of.

As for baseball, fire Cannizaro immediately. Oops, already did that. Fire Henderson. Now. And Cohen, fire your own ***, while we're at it.

Egg Bowl loss. 17 it. Fire Mullen's *** before he has a chance to take a better job.

 

[Shamoan]

Let's just protest by not showing up...oh wait, that's already happening.

 

[Dawg1976]

Let's just boycott the next baseball game. Should be easy.

 

[Shamoan]

I think being coddled by a pathetic and significant portion of our fanbase is punishment enough.

 

[Shamoan]

"Poor Mississippi State...those damn helmet-haired refs, they plowed our players, it was unfair and we should have won.....yeah we missed a boatload of layups, failed to capitalize on a 17 point defensive half, allowed their best player a shot with three seconds on the clock and a foul to give...

we are from starkville and we and we won the sec. we should have won because we didn't win last year and it's our turn."

none of that **** flies.

 

[Philly Dawg]

Oh, I see, if we'd just expected a little bit harder as a group, we'd have won this game. I'll try harder next time.

 

[Shamoan]

It's a pervasive mentality throughout all msu athletics. What makes us different is that we expect to lose and here we are now blaming everyone but the players and coaches.

 

[GhostOfJackie]

It's a pervasive mentality throughout all msu athletics. What makes us different is that we expect to lose and here we are now blaming everyone but the players and coaches.

You expected to lose that game? I expected us to win this one by double digits. Out of any other team I’ve seen play in any sport at MSU, I thought this team had the “it” factor to win tonight. I also expected our baseball team to beat UCLA in two games. It’s not a mindset, our players just have to go execute and we seem to **** that up every chance we get.

 

[Shamoan]

I expect the best team to win. We should have 2 nc's.

 

[anonymous.sixpack]

Tonight's collapse is a litmus test on the types of fans and general mindset that is holding our athletic program back. No excuses for losing like that. A segment of our fanbase need to step away from this blind defense of anything maroon and white and start demanding success and accountability. It's never ok for our baseball team to be sub .500...EVER. It's never ok for our men's bb team to blow a huge lead late in game(s) with immense tournament implications...much less multiple times in the same season, and it's not ok to let a team like Norte Dame out of a chokehold with a national title on the line. People making excuses are just making the next disappointing loss that much easier to accept by our fans, players, and coaches. If we don't change expectations, how can we expect different outcomes?

I missed the first part of the game because I was at the hospital visiting a friend with a serious illness.
I didn’t realize that my general mindset would be so disruptive. I’ll try harder next time.

 

[She Mate Me]

I think you should start another thread. Who's in agreement?

 

[Shamoan]

I really want to, but I'm a man of my word. Thanks for caring.

 

[engie]

Didn’t read op. By all indications, you need to 17 off. But that’s always true 3-4 times a year.

 

[Bulldogg31]

I expect the best team to win. We should have 2 nc's.

Ok, then what?

 

[MSUDC11]

I expect the best team to win. We should have 2 nc's.

We were not the best team last season. We were this year and it sucks that we lost, but it’s also acceptable to be pissed when officials don’t do their job in the most crucial moment of the game.

 

[Shamoan]

Is that all? Must be losing my touch

 

[Shamoan]

Was talking about ucla and this year. USCjr was clearly the better team.

 

[Philly Dawg]

Are we reading the same board?

 

[olblue.sixpack]

Is that all? Must be losing my touch

You can’t lose something you never had.

 

[ronpolk]

Tonight's collapse is a litmus test on the types of fans and general mindset that is holding our athletic program back. No excuses for losing like that. A segment of our fanbase need to step away from this blind defense of anything maroon and white and start demanding success and accountability. It's never ok for our baseball team to be sub .500...EVER. It's never ok for our men's bb team to blow a huge lead late in game(s) with immense tournament implications...much less multiple times in the same season, and it's not ok to let a team like Norte Dame out of a chokehold with a national title on the line. People making excuses are just making the next disappointing loss that much easier to accept by our fans, players, and coaches. If we don't change expectations, how can we expect different outcomes?

I think we should start firing every coach that does not win a championship. Clean house every year. By God, we are Mississippi State and we are going to act like 5 years old of we don’t win a championship**

 

[PhredPhantom]

Maybe we should give them participation trophies when they get home.

I get it that they tried hard. I get it that the ref swallowed the whistle when the ND giant girl bowled over Morgan William and that it changed the outcome of the game.

How does a 6'7" player miss a layup from 3' away from the goal? How do you blow a 15 point lead in the 3rd quarter? I would hope that "trying hard" is not the goal of this or any team. The goal is to win it all and that is exactly what ND did with 4 of their main players out due to torn ACLs.

At least our team can take consolation in the fact that in the championship game they came in second while Notre Dame came in next to last.

And, no, I'm not a Notre Dame fan at all. I am a Mississippi State University fan.

We had all the advantages - best Center in the tournament, no injured players, 4 seniors and 1 junior, and on and on. We should have won the game but, so far, no team in the history of Mississippi State has been able to win a national championship when they could and should have.

I am a Mississippi State fan and have always been and will continue to be. I just want us to be able to close out in the big game and we just can't.

 

[tatedog]

I think we should start firing every coach that does not win a championship. Clean house every year. By God, we are Mississippi State and we are going to act like 5 years old of we don’t win a championship**

Speaking of which, Geno is giving his AD something to think about with his recent Final Four performances.**

 

[BulldogBlitz]

Fire them at next loss. Exhibition or otherwise.