Is this the best year

[BKCBully]

For an MSU athletics fan ever? Big3 ranked in top 20, Wbb ranked in top 10. Outback bowl which has been eluding us, 90+ percent of msu athletes in the pros absolutely showing out. And the cowboys and saints are in the playoffs.

 

[msstate7]

And my braves won the division after stinking a while. And my saints are a 2/1 favorite to win super bowl. This has been one hell of a sports year for me.

 

[Eleven Bravo]

Gotta agree with this. As someone who’s been around for a while, this is the greatest time to be an MSU grad and fan. I remember “40 Years in the Wilderness”, and actually lived through a lot of those years. We still complain a lot as fans, but that’s what we do. We’ve got a lot to be excited about these days-and I’m thankful for these times we’re living in.

This time of year I always remember my Daddy. Daddy played football at State (during Alyn McKeen days) and he bled maroon. He died in 2006. So many good things have happened for our athletics programs (especially football) since he passed away and he missed so much. He would have been thrilled over these past 12 years after what he endured all those years. It didn’t matter to him, because Daddy never wavered in his love and support for Miss State. I just think about him and all his old buddies that he played football with like Leon McWilliams who all loved the Dogs. They hated to lose, but they never cussed the coaches or the players-although they would call incompetent refs out in a heartbeat. All those old guys all passed away just before we reached the point where we’ve been the past 10-12 years. It just makes me sad that they missed it. Sorry, I sorta got sidetracked there-I think it’s probably the time f the year.

 

[shotgunDawg]

For an MSU athletics fan ever? Big3 ranked in top 20, Wbb ranked in top 10. Outback bowl which has been eluding us, 90+ percent of msu athletes in the pros absolutely showing out. And the cowboys and saints are in the playoffs.

The best yes but also the year with the most missed opportunities.

W Final 4
CWS Final 4
16 instate 4 Stars to recruit
8-4 with nation's number 1 defense.

 

[TrueMaroonGrind]

I'll say yes. Unless there is some year long before I was born where MSU really showed out, this has been the best year ever. Two teams within striking distance of a natty. A good football year. Worst part was an NIT run by Men's BBALL. I'll take that as the low point every single year.

 

[JoMo MoJo]

1996 was decent too. I remember the CL doing an article where they interviewed LT and we were Final 4, CWS and Peach Bowl? Maybe all in same year

 

[Go Budaw]

1996 was decent too. I remember the CL doing an article where they interviewed LT and we were Final 4, CWS and Peach Bowl? Maybe all in same year

That was actually over 3 years. The Peach Bowl was on NYD in 95 (after the 1994 football season). The Final Four was in 1996 for the 1995-1996 basketball season. The nearest CWS to that time was 1997.

 

[Go Budaw]

Maybe just me, but I’ve always counted the MSU sports years in terms of the academic year (August - May), not the calendar year. In those terms, the last academic calendar year of 2017-2018 will never be topped until we win a NC. 9-4 and Top 20 in football, national runners up in WBB (and barely losing the NC game), then Final 4 of the CWS in baseball. We were Top 4 nationally in two of the big four sports, and Top 20 in another. Hard to eclipse that level of overall success.

 

[JoMo MoJo]

I agree it is the Golden Era of Mississippi State athletics.

 

[Hankp22]

Been a great year

And to really put things in perspective:

We had a lot of changes within the athletic department at high positions and had to find a new baseball and football staff. Point being, that is stability.

- New Years Day bowl game and maybe a top 15 finish
-CWS semis
-WBB Finals
-MBB top 20 currently off a trip to NIT
-I am going to acknowledge tennis as well because they are rolling

It's a fun time to be a bulldog

 

[LandsurveyorDawg]

Awesome my man. Great post!

 

[Mayor of Little London]

The best yes but also the year with the most missed opportunities.

W Final 4
CWS Final 4
16 instate 4 Stars to recruit
8-4 with nation's number 1 defense.

Yeah it could have worked out a little better with a few more breaks but these are definitely rich man problems.... I mean there have been plenty of years where we would take two of those and be thrilled. Just keep building the programs baby!