If Phillip Rivers had come to State

[Justin themowa reed]

Probably been discussed before but being State legacy, if Phillip Rivers had came to MSU, how good would he had been? How good would our teams had been under Jackie?

 

[Willow Grove Dawg]

I don’t think we offered.

 

[dawgoneyall]

I think we offered or would have had a place as linebacker. Been too long to remember exactly

 

[natchezdawg]

Probably about as good a Tight End could expect to be in Sparky Wood's system.

 

[Bulldawg77]

I don’t think we offered.

We offered and told him he would have a chance to compete as a a QB but we felt his best chances to play was at LB. Jim Thompkins was a run of all SEC LBs at the time and we were recruiting Fant as well in the next class. It's an interesting story but regardless who knows how it would have played out. Same over in Shreveport with the Booty boys

 

[wsjmsu75]

What is his connection to MSU?

 

[Willow Grove Dawg]

Edited I had no idea his dad played @ MSU - Phillip was a really really good high school QB from Alabama that wasn’t offered by Bama or Auburn. Several of those guys played well at MSU

 

[Mjoelner]

His father played here.

https://www.ahsaa.com/Media/AHSAANO...urally-to-sylacauga-favorite-son-steve-rivers

 

[mcdawg22]

What is his connection to MSU?

He played linebacker at State.

 

[aTotal360]

Moot point. Dead engines would have gotten'em.

 

[Ralph Cramden]

Back to back natties

 

[jack daniels dog]

Back to back natties

Can we claim them????

 

[fishwater99]

How did we not sign him? WTF

 

[shotgunDawg]

How did we not sign him? WTF

Phillip Rivers - Dad played at MSU & we never offered.

Jerry Rice - family worked on campus at MSU and we never offered

Steve McNair - offered as a DB

Keyshawn Johnson - Signed with Moulds but didn't qualify

AJ Brown - From Starkville but we refused to counter offer.

etc, etc, etc

 

[was21]

Moot...yesterday's gone...long gone

 

[greenbean.sixpack]

Phillip Rivers - Dad played at MSU & we never offered.

Jerry Rice - family worked on campus at MSU and we never offered

Steve McNair - offered as a DB

Keyshawn Johnson - Signed with Moulds but didn't qualify

AJ Brown - From Starkville but we refused to counter offer.

etc, etc, etc

Didn't we recruit Favre at a position other than QB?

 

[StillTbonewannabe]

Phillip Rivers - Dad played at MSU & we never offered.

Jerry Rice - family worked on campus at MSU and we never offered

Steve McNair - offered as a DB

Keyshawn Johnson - Signed with Moulds but didn't qualify

AJ Brown - From Starkville but we refused to counter offer.

etc, etc, etc

Almost everyone in the SEC offered Rivers at LB or Safety. His high school center all through junior high and high school came to MSU and started at center.

Don't have a clue about Rice.

McNair was recruited by everyone at DB. Alcorn offered because his brother was their greatest QB ever. I worked with a guy who went on all the same visits and ended up playing WR with him at Alcorn. No big schools offered a chance at QB.

Keshawn didn't make his grades then by the time he was coming out of Juco, it was obvious that Moulds was our #1 WR.

AJ was apparently a "business decision". Also Mullen sucked at recruiting WRs.

 

[RocketDawg]

What ever happened to his younger brother? Wasn't he on the LSU team for a while? Haven't heard him mentioned in a long time so I assume he's not in the NFL.

 

[Cooterpoot]

What if Lamar Jackson had signed with us? Imagine him in a Mullen offense.

 

[DawgInThe256]

Mark McLaurin would have dominated him in practice

 

[was21]

Steven Rivers played in a few games at Lsu in 2012, but transferred somewhere but never was drafted in nfl.