Ok. How about most under-rated dogs thread

[Leeshouldveflanked]

Ralph.

Ralph was 3-0 in Egg Bowls and 2-0 in Bowl Games.

 

[OnlyDawgInMinn]

Kevin Love from the good ole days...

Had some issues, but had some of the stickiest hands I can remember at the WR position. Always found a way to be open, but we just didn’t quite have the QB that could hit him 15+ yards downfield.

 

[dawgoneyall]

One of many but Tim Nelson.
Absolutely pound per pound the hardest hitting football player State ever had.

 

[TBone.sixpack]

Kelvin

He was fun to watch no doubt.

 

[E-Man]

Jamont Gordon

Definitely the best player on the team his sophomore and junior years (yes, better than Charles overall). Unanimous all SEC, averaged 17, 7, and 5 or something like that, good defender, forced lots of fouls, etc.

Yet it almost seemed like people were ready to see him leave after his junior year. I never understood the reasoning.

 

[Hatchie Dawg]

Robert Isaac. A little guy that always seemed to fall forward.
HD

 

[PreacherDog]

Basketball - Whit Hughes (Though I also would add Russell Walters and Brandon Vincent.) - Maybe underappreciated is a better term. Did a little bit of everything.
Football - Jonathan Banks (was he even rated). Going from East Webster to winning the Thorpe Award to the NFL is impressive.
Baseball - Brad Freeman, Jay Powell

 

[PreacherDog]

Not sure how a 5* recruit who lives up to the rating is underrated. He is a beast. If he can do it again next season, then I will agree on the Cox but for now I would say he is every bit as good.

 

[gymdawg.sixpack]

Josh morgan

 

[She Mate Me]

Charls rhodes. Still the best offensive post player in the modern era of state hoops

Lawrence Roberts and Mario Austin disagree with this...

 

[She Mate Me]

Old skillet hands, KJ Wright. He didn't get much attention coming out of high school and was never the marquee name, but he's quietly had a pretty successful NFL career.

Great one. And he's had a very successful NFL career. He's a key cog on one of the best defenses in NFL history. If not for all the other All Pros around him he would have been to more Pro Bowls.

 

[She Mate Me]

one of the best pure shooters in SEC history

I'm lost. The leading scorer and 2nd best player in MSU history is underrated?

 

[dickiedawg]

I'm lost. The leading scorer and 2nd best player in MSU history is underrated?

Name isn’t mentioned much, just because of the age of a lot of posters. I’m guessing a ton of folks polled for a top 5 in MSU history would pick 4 guys from the 90s-00s plus Bailey Howell. I think that’s a great answer.

 

[She Mate Me]

Name isn’t mentioned much, just because of the age of a lot of posters. I’m guessing a ton of folks polled for a top 5 in MSU history would pick 4 guys from the 90s-00s plus Bailey Howell. I think that’s a great answer.

Don't get me wrong. I grew up watching Malone so I don't doubt he's underappreciated by those fans who never saw him play. He's far and away the best I personally saw play at State.

But, the guy is in the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame, and he's from Georgia. I don't consider him underrated just because some fans are ignorant (meaning unaware, not stupid) of his greatness.

Then again, this thread should really be called "MSU Dudes I Like and Why"

 

[HumpDawgy]

Bernardrick McKinney

Also agree with Titus Brown and Willie Evans. Kevin Sluder made big plays for us.


Basketball

Not sure what Cameron Burns was rated as a prospect, but he was a stud on the court. Greg Carter as well.


Baseball
Jon Harden and Chuck Holly come to mind. I don't believe either were top prospects.

Soccer
Are you friggin kidding me?

 

[Jeffreauxdawg]

The 1999 Defense. 3.3 yards per play. 222.5 per game. One of the best defenses in NCAA history.

 

[Maroon Eagle]

Basketball

Not sure what Cameron Burns was rated as a prospect, but he was a stud on the court. Greg Carter as well.

You could usually count on the elite in-state prospects of the 1970s through the early 1990s going to out of state schools (Charles Jones, Kenny Payne, Litterial Green, Chris Jackson, Othella Harrington - just to name a few - come to mind). If we got in-state signees, it was usually because they weren't highly rated.

Bubba Wilson could arguably be considered as the one that opened the door for recruiting in-state. Yes, he was injured and didn't do as well as he did prior to being injured, but I think of him as one of the most valuable signings MSU has had.

 

[Colonel Angus.sixpack]

Nathan’s all beef skinless dogs

 

[msudawg12]

For baseball, Cody Brown. Played every position on the field, was very good at the plate and savy on the bases, and made significant contributions all four year. He was basically a super-utility/glue player who brought it every day his entire career.

He will be missed more than we realize this year- one of my all time favorite diamond dogs.

Hard to argue here. Cody filled any hole that was necessary for our team at any given time. He was also extremely clutch. The guy showed up in the postseason every single year.

 

[BulldogBlitz]

as a TE, he never did much. caught a scant few passes.

 

[kphall11]

Baseball: Cody Brown dude could play anywhere and get on base when needed most.