Missed this.... Croom calling it a career

[Duke Humphrey]

Retiring after being let go by the Titans

https://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2018/05/sylvester_croom_on_retirement.html

 

[anon1787432961]

It was only a matter of time

Self Croomed.

 

[xxxWalkTheDawg]

Self Croomed.

its like the death of a star.

It devours anything that comes near. Then eventually it devours itself.

 

[UpTheMiddlex3Punt]

Straightening out the hat

 

[thekimmer]

Wish him a happy and healthy retirement. Appreciate his efforts with our program even though it didn't work out. I have always judged him to be a good man.

 

[UpTheMiddlex3Punt]

As I've gotten older I've become more forgiving of him. Yeah, he was an awful awful head coach and should never have been hired in the first place, but if someone wanted to pay me a crap-ton of money to do a job I was unqualified to perform, I'd take it in a heartbeat. And try to stay in the job as long as possible.

 

[Shamoan]

more like hanging up the crooked hat.

 

[JoMo MoJo]

Crxxms stopped coaching waaaaaaay before now.

 

[Leeshouldveflanked]

As I've gotten older I've become more forgiving of him. Yeah, he was an awful awful head coach and should never have been hired in the first place, but if someone wanted to pay me a crap-ton of money to do a job I was unqualified to perform, I'd take it in a heartbeat. And try to stay in the job as long as possible.

Larry Templeton is the one person that is to blame for the years of mediocrity of MSU Athletics... he continually sh*t on MSU to get his job at the SEC office....

 

[johnson86-1]

As I've gotten older I've become more forgiving of him. Yeah, he was an awful awful head coach and should never have been hired in the first place, but if someone wanted to pay me a crap-ton of money to do a job I was unqualified to perform, I'd take it in a heartbeat. And try to stay in the job as long as possible.

I don't blame Croom for being a ****** coach. I blame him for his ingratitude. He was paid multimillions of dollars to do a job spectacularly badly. And then when he left, he badmouthed the people who made him a multi-millionaire. That's low character.

I can't recall. Did our prior basketball coach ***** about not being given a chance and how horrible a situation he took over? Or did he say thank you and move on to his next job. Was the latter, right?

 

[MedDawg]

He’s coming back to State as our recruiting coordinator**

Retiring after being let go by the Titans

https://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2018/05/sylvester_croom_on_retirement.html

nm

 

[RiverCityDawg]

I don't blame Croom for being a ****** coach. I blame him for his ingratitude. He was paid multimillions of dollars to do a job spectacularly badly. And then when he left, he badmouthed the people who made him a multi-millionaire. That's low character.

I can't recall. Did our prior basketball coach ***** about not being given a chance and how horrible a situation he took over? Or did he say thank you and move on to his next job. Was the latter, right?

Read the article linked by the OP. Sounds pretty appreciative.

 

[jethreauxdawg]

We're going to extreme measures

To protect our next baseball coach

 

[fader2103]

I am just one of those guys who won’t truly hate a coach that came to Mississippi State to do a job. I respect Croom way more than I do Mullen though. Croom might would fall asleep on a recruits couch but atleast he was there. Semi joking. Anyone who can coach at the NFL level for aslong as he did has to know football, Congrats on a helluva career coach.

 

[RutherfordBHayes]

All of you guys that say Croom was terrible, horrible, incompetent, in over his head, incapable, etc. are obviously too young to remember his time here.
He was way, way worse than all of that.

 

[FlotownDawg]

Croom was a very good running backs coach. Unfortunately for us, that was his ceiling. He was in no way qualified to be a head football coach at the Power 5 level. For Templeton to hire him was just stupid and lazy.

 

[Bulldogg31]

Quick question...our next coach has to be one of these three guys:

Charlie Shira
Rockey Felker
Croom

Who ya got?

 

[RutherfordBHayes]

Quick question...our next coach has to be one of these three guys:

Charlie Shira
Rockey Felker
Croom

Who ya got?

Felker. He was almost mediocre as head coach and a fairly decent offensive mind. He beats Croom 9 of 10.

 

[Spiderman.sixpack]

Quick question...our next coach has to be one of these three guys:

Charlie Shira
Rockey Felker
Croom

Who ya got?

Felker

F

 

[Duncflydawg]

Nothing but the best for him. Enjoy retirement Coach.

 

[Todd4State]

Croom was a very good running backs coach. Unfortunately for us, that was his ceiling. He was in no way qualified to be a head football coach at the Power 5 level. For Templeton to hire him was just stupid and lazy.

That's pretty much how I feel about Croom. Great running backs coach. Bad head coach.

 

[ColoradoDawg]

He beat Alabama. That's the only thing I remember about his time here. We were going to be a **** show for a few years no matter who we hired.

 

[Willow Grove Dawg]

Rick Ray > Sly Croom

 

[Mayor of Little London]

He beat Alabama. That's the only thing I remember about his time here. We were going to be a **** show for a few years no matter who we hired.

This is the truth. It would have taken Mullen 3 years to have a winning record (just like Croom) if he would have been placed in that same situation. And that is only if he would have cut out all of the cancers on the team like Croom did.... I do believe he would have. If not, he may not have lasted as long as Croom.
Croom also beat Florida somehow with a roster of at best cusa level talent(I know..he lost to teams with less talent than that).
He was still probably the right man for the job at that time and he built a foundation of class and integrity for Mullen to build on. He also had his first real talented class coming in (thank God Mullen kept it in tact) so who knows how it could have played out if he had more time. I personally wanted a change after the 08’ egg bowl and I think the right coach replaced him, but give the man a little credit.
I’d like to see him back around the program. Not in an official capacity but possibly recognized at a game now that he has retired and has he time and also at some practices and maybe spring game. The man has a lot of class/integrity and it would be a good thing if that rubbed off on some of our current guys. His story isn’t over and if we are still a part of it, that would be a positive thing.

 

[olblue.sixpack]

I don't blame Croom for being a ****** coach. I blame him for his ingratitude. He was paid multimillions of dollars to do a job spectacularly badly. And then when he left, he badmouthed the people who made him a multi-millionaire. That's low character.

I can't recall. Did our prior basketball coach ***** about not being given a chance and how horrible a situation he took over? Or did he say thank you and move on to his next job. Was the latter, right?

Another fantasy football player

 

[Philly Dawg]

Croom's problem is that he didn't put the work in. Ray's problem is that he was absolutely clueless.

 

[bocephus.sixpack]

He beat Alabama. That's the only thing I remember about his time here. We were going to be a **** show for a few years no matter who we hired.

He beat them twice, once when Mike Shula was HC and Saban's 1st year in Starkvegas. I forget the transfer RB we got from Tulane but he and AD had a huge day in Starkville in crucial situations.