re: Do you have empathy for any other SEC School?

Miss. St. is a school that I have great empathy for. I pull for them every game except the LSU game. If LSU goes 12-0, I want State to go 11-1.

There are great people there, really. I should know - I'm a grad.

Back in 1998, my new boyfriend (a Texas grad) decided at the last minute he wanted to go to the Cotton Bowl where Texas was playing Mississippi State. It was new relationship, so I dressed in burnt orange to impress the guy. It was a last minute decision to go, so we scalped tickets outside the stadium. Unfortunately, we ended up in the middle of the Mississippi State fans. OMG! You would not be empathizing with State if you had lived that experience. My ears are still ringing from those bells. Texas whipped 'em, but it didn't dampen their spirit or their ringing one bit.

i dont empathise or "like" any SEC school. i just think state is pathetic and vandy will never be good at football.

<<<Closet State fan

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Do you have empathy for any other SEC School?
in opposition to the hate thread, do you ever feel compassion for fans of another school? I have always had a place in my heart for Miss State and their fans

they seem like good people that made a bad team/school decision fwiw

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Miss State

If any it would have to be Mississippi State.

Mississipi has always been a state that is loaded with football talent. On a per capita basis it has more players in the NFL then any other state in the Union.(or at least it did a couple years ago)

As recently as 15 years ago(before the internet shrunk the world) location and proximity to home was so much more important than it is today. If you go even further back(before ESPN and cable TV), there was only a couple teams that would get television coverage. Kids stayed closer to home when choosing their schools, and schools like Missippi State could capatilize on having such a rich pool of talent in their backyard.

In today's college football, with literally dozens of televised games each week, more TV exposure, more radio exposure(sports radio was a novelty just a few short years ago), internet exposure, etc. A 5 star athlete with dreams of the NFL is going to choose a higher profile school.

Back in the day, the local talent in Mississippi alone was enough to keep the Bulldogs competitive. These days, the super stars are playing elsewhere.

In 1978, a 5 star recruit living in Mississippi would get a phone call or a visit from Miami. What did he know about Miami? That it was a big town a long way with a home with a beach. What did he know about LSU and Baton Rouge? That LSU was a school that his parent's and parent's friends didn't like. The same kid in 2008 knows that Miami is a flashy playground, with beaches filled with gorgeous women (courtesy of Miami Vice and CSI Miami etc.) and that playing there will get him tons of exposure(EPSN, sports radio, internet). And that going to a school like LSU will also net him exposure, and he will get to play in front of 92,000+.

20 years ago, 9 times out of 10 that kid goes to Mississippi State. Today 9 times out of 10 he goes somewhere else to play.

While the surge of college football popularity has been great for the game and for programs like ours, it has had an equally negative impact on schools like Mississippi State. How can you convince a star to play in Starkville when all the promise and flashiness of the big boy comes calling?

I feel for Mississippi State because I would be surprised if they were ever truly consitently competitive again. Sure, they may have a good season now and again, but their fans(who are good people) will have to be satisfied with mediocrity, and may be forced to do so for the rest of their lives. They at least use to be competitive.

All of them but Florida really, because I just can't get my head around the idea of what it must be like to be a Gator fan. Tennessee too, a little bit. It baffles me how anyone can pull for neon orange. Kentucky and Arkansas kind of seem like strangers to me.

But the other seven teams? Yeah, sure. I especially empathize with Auburn, Vanderbilt, and Mississippi State, and to a lesser extent, Ole Miss and Alabama. I even have a special place in my heart for Georgia Tech and Sewanee. Tulane is a little different though.

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what does typical MSU fan have going for him/her?




Little Deweys

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Little Dooeys is pretty damn good.....I plan on eating there when I head up to Starkville next month for the Auburn/MSU game

MSU = more SECCG appearances than Ole Miss, South Carolina, Kentucky, or Vanderbilt