Take away from presser..

[Dr. Funke.sixpack]

A good point was brought up on twitter. It seems this hire was somewhat a result of our football success this season. Howland noted several times that he watched the football team on TV and kept mentioning Prescott. I wonder if seeing an athletic department on the rise as a whole intrigued him enough to give us serious thought.

Does he have the same interest without all the spotlight Mississippi State received in the fall? Probably, but it sounds like it really helped.

 

[dawgman42]

It showed that this farmer's only-school that didn't get mentioned in a Billy Joel song can compete on the biggest stage and, for at least 5 weeks, rise to the top of it. I think it had to help, at least passively in part, draw Howland to us.

 

[patdog]

I'm sure it didn't hurt. I'm also sure it didn't hurt that Howland has coached against MSU in basketball 2 or 3 times when we were pretty good. He's seen first hand how good MSU can be in basketball.

 

[Philly Dawg]

I take away from the presser that Howland made a point to find out what to say to get the fan base on his side.

 

[yjnkdawg]

I take away from the presser that Howland made a point to find out what to say to get the fan base on his side.

I think he was sincere and truthful in what he said.

 

[esplanade91]

I take away from the presser that Howland made a point to find out what to say to get the fan base on his side.

Lots of buzzwords.

Not complaining. He has a reputation as beings meticulous. Not taking anything he does or says as coincidence.

 

[WrapItDog]

I take away from the presser that Howland made a point to find out what to say to get the fan base on his side.

He has a Phd. in communication with emphasis in coach speak**

 

[was21]

The fact that he spent some quality time with John Wooden can't be underestimated. He may also have a little Dale Brown salesmanship and that ain't bad.

 

[Bulldogg31]

Absolutely. If I'm Stricklin I get together before the presser and go over some of the finer points of appealing to the MSU fan base.

Hard Work
Discipline
Dan Mullen
Dak Prescott
#1 five weeks
96 Final Four
Bailey Howell
Stansbury
Nice Guy Rick Ray
Flagship research institution
Cowbells
Hailstate

That about it?

 

[Resolved]

BINGO! Dale Brown...that's who he reminds me of. And not a bad thing...maybe more polished.

 

[MSUDawg25]

I think that is definitely part of selling MSU right now if you are Stricklin. He has last year's football team fresh in his mind and you throw in the baseball team's recent CWS run and HUGE upgrades to all big three sports' facilities and cartoonish-sized bags of SECNetwork money. It shows real dedication to success and that it can be done here.

 

[DAWG61]

BINGO! Dale Brown...that's who he reminds me of. And not a bad thing...maybe more polished.

He reminds me of Norman Dale