Marcus Johnson is the new OL coach

[MSUDC11]

Per Steve. Duke’s OL coach. He is also an OM alum, which the fine folks at Gene’s Page have been losing their minds about.

I’m fine with it. Not an overwhelming hire but I trust Moorhead’s judgment.

 

[was21]

That OM obsession is so damn stupid it's disgusting. OM is probably the farthest thing from Johnson's mind

 

[Msubulldogfan1]

Yea I don’t think players take the EB as serious as fans do.

 

[kired]

I didn't take it as serious as a student as I do now. I think the hate grows as we get older. Players may want to win rivalry games more than other games, but most don't have the deep hatred that only comes with time.

 

[512taylor]

Yea I don’t think players take the EB as serious as fans do.

Nick might take exception to that comment.

 

[BossDawg78]

That OM obsession is so damn stupid it's disgusting. OM is probably the farthest thing from Johnson's mind

Bbbbbut he'll tell Coach Meat Loaf our Egg Bowl preparation secrets1!!1! (***?)

 

[RocketDawg]

I didn't take it as serious as a student as I do now. I think the hate grows as we get older. Players may want to win rivalry games more than other games, but most don't have the deep hatred that only comes with time.

I think it's time plus the constant exposure that you have if you live in Mississippi after graduation, plus a bit of "mob mentality". I don't really take the game any more seriously than any other major game. Never had the animosity as a student (many years ago), and don't now because I've been gone from the state ever since graduation.

 

[WutheringDawg]

Yeah, the EB wasn't very much of a rivalry when he was at OM. He might think we wear Alabama helmets though. Thanks Jackie.

 

[engie]

and don't now because I've been gone from the state ever since graduation.

This guy probably hasn't thought about the Egg Bowl since he last played in it, outside of a decade of good-natured ribbing inside NFL locker rooms.

Also, he was there through the struggle of 2004 season that saw HIS coach he's obviously still extremely close with thrown out to the wolves up there in what hindsight sees as extremely unfairly.

 

[maroonmania]

Yea I don’t think players take the EB as serious as fans do.

Did you watch the EB a couple of weeks ago? I think the players take it pretty seriously. OM players at least took it seriously enough to cheap shot us all night long.

 

[Msubulldogfan1]

Did you watch the EB a couple of weeks ago? I think the players take it pretty seriously. OM players at least took it seriously enough to cheap shot us all night long.

I was mainly referring to grads

Hell boobie said he would watch the EB at Patrick Willis’s house.

 

[was21]

not only extremely unfairly but extremely dumbly

 

[Moe Cabelle]

Uhhhh I think that’s because they were both in San Francisco, don’t you think?r

 

[Msubulldogfan1]

Uhhhh I think that’s because they were both in San Francisco, don’t you think?r

Yup.

 

[MaroonNation]

I would say that between Ole Miss and MS State a lot of those players are way more interested in the Alcorn State/Jackson State rivalry. Most home grown players for our schools are still first generation attendees to a Big 3 University but they grew up in families that were more tuned in to SWAC rivalries.

Now in Alabama it’s totally different. Regardless of where you went to school you were told at birth you were either an Alabama or an Auburn fan. Even though Alabama A&M is the wealthiest SWAC school in the league and fields teams in all the major college sports you won’t findnonenperson in the State of Alabama supporting them.