Would we be looking at Leach and the future of our program differently if this was a "normal" year and got the chance to beat up on G5 schools 3 or 4 times during the year? (Queue the sky is falling fans claiming we would lose to La Tech and USM this year). If we had a normal schedule, we would likely end the season with 5 or 6 wins in a year where we are implementing an ENTIRELY new system with limited practice opportunities. We're playing SEC teams every single week! 2-4 in the SEC is not far off from a large majority of Miss State seasons in the past and we still have opportunities to win another game or two this year.
Would Leach and the future of our program be viewed differently by the fanbase right now if we would have lost to LSU and beaten Arkansas at the beginning of the year? Somehow, it feels like winning that LSU game was bad for the expectations we've put on Leach in year 1 and we've forgotten what kind of year this was projected to be.
Not even necessarily saying that Leach will end up working out for us in the long run, but the idea that he is already a total failure and there's no chance for future success seems ridiculous at this point. It's not easy defending Mike at this point in time, but I still think there is plenty of opportunity for him to be successful at Mississippi State.
Would Leach and the future of our program be viewed differently by the fanbase right now if we would have lost to LSU and beaten Arkansas at the beginning of the year? Somehow, it feels like winning that LSU game was bad for the expectations we've put on Leach in year 1 and we've forgotten what kind of year this was projected to be.
Not even necessarily saying that Leach will end up working out for us in the long run, but the idea that he is already a total failure and there's no chance for future success seems ridiculous at this point. It's not easy defending Mike at this point in time, but I still think there is plenty of opportunity for him to be successful at Mississippi State.
