Back in 2003, I was anxiously awaiting the announcement of MSU's next football head coach. There were all sorts of rumors of who it would be. The three names mentioned the most were Steve Spurrier, Jimbo Fisher and Sylvester Croom.
Spurrier was likely a pipe dream by the fans, though the stories I had heard seemed that there was some possibility that it could be a bit of truth there.
Jimbo Fisher was the offensive coordinator for LSU at the time. He was considered one of the up-and-coming coordinators that could become a head coach. There was a lot of talk that he was the guy and that he would bring in Will Muschamp in as defensive coordinator. Muschamp is also a good coordinator. He's currently leading Texas towards a possible BCS title.
The popular story is that Fisher wanted the job and was ready to accept the position. Only thing is, he got word that MSU was hiring someone else. So Fisher stayed at LSU, won a national title, then went to Florida State and is the head coach in waiting there. Muschamp was at Auburn, had monster defenses and is now the head coach in waiting at Texas.
MSU hired Sylvester Croom. He had been a position coach in the NFL for many years. The last time he was on a college sideline was during Bear Bryant's last few years.
So Croom is hired to take over the MSU program. Well, that is after he finished the 2003 season for the Packers.
Now it's 2008. Five years later, and where is MSU's football program?
21 wins, 38 losses. In conference play, 10 wins and 30 losses.
The numbers don't lie. He's failed a lot more than he's succeeded. Do I hate it for the guy? Of course. He's coaching my favorite team. I want to win.
He's not winning.
This guy put it best:
Credit goes to BMT for the screen capture.
It's time.
Spurrier was likely a pipe dream by the fans, though the stories I had heard seemed that there was some possibility that it could be a bit of truth there.
Jimbo Fisher was the offensive coordinator for LSU at the time. He was considered one of the up-and-coming coordinators that could become a head coach. There was a lot of talk that he was the guy and that he would bring in Will Muschamp in as defensive coordinator. Muschamp is also a good coordinator. He's currently leading Texas towards a possible BCS title.
The popular story is that Fisher wanted the job and was ready to accept the position. Only thing is, he got word that MSU was hiring someone else. So Fisher stayed at LSU, won a national title, then went to Florida State and is the head coach in waiting there. Muschamp was at Auburn, had monster defenses and is now the head coach in waiting at Texas.
MSU hired Sylvester Croom. He had been a position coach in the NFL for many years. The last time he was on a college sideline was during Bear Bryant's last few years.
So Croom is hired to take over the MSU program. Well, that is after he finished the 2003 season for the Packers.
Now it's 2008. Five years later, and where is MSU's football program?
21 wins, 38 losses. In conference play, 10 wins and 30 losses.
The numbers don't lie. He's failed a lot more than he's succeeded. Do I hate it for the guy? Of course. He's coaching my favorite team. I want to win.
He's not winning.
This guy put it best:
Credit goes to BMT for the screen capture.
It's time.
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