True Maroon

I completely agree about Rodney not being a star. I have been saying that for a while now. He is just a solid player that takes care of the ball and plays decent defense. He averaged 10 pts and 5 rbs while playing 32 min per game... that is not very good production.

I wish he would have stayed but it really doesn't hurt that much production wise.

I hate Hood transfered and I hope he wins the same amount of games as ole miss football. But, his production (10 and 5) was done as true freshman and as a role player to 3 other guys that were "headliners". Hood would have been one of the best at MSU had he stayed 2 or 3 more years.

Double post

I'd rather have 20 win NIT seasons than the losing seasons we will have the next 2 or 3 years.

Ray has the deck stacked against him unlike anything Stan's ever had. I highly doubt that Ray will be here 7 years from now. If he loses he'll be fired but if he is successful and wins he'll be out of Starkville on the first decent offer he gets.

And coach if we can't get to 20 wins then your prognosis means nothing. We all know you are happy, now, let's see if someone can do better and I will wait to see how much you will bash the cupcake preseason schedules we will probably play for the next 4 years. If Hood comes back, it will be because he wants to stay and I have sources that have told me he is considering staying but until then, I am still waiting for our first signee other than the ones we already had.

I was not bashing the kid. I simply said he quit on
the school he grew up loving. That is facts, not assumptions. Rodney may be a great kid, but he wasn't faithful to Bulldog nation. He signed to play Basketball for Mississippi State University and as a lifetime Bulldog, he should have held to it. I truly wish him the best, I really do, but he is not going to be a star. I'll man up and say I'm wrong if he ever becomes one. I will also go on record and say I pray that he proves me wrong. I will not wish bad on any 18-19 year old kid.

MSU basketball quit on Hood as well. If the company you work for changes bosses and your coworkers are laid off or leave for other jobs and you get a better offer and you turn it down to stay loyal instead of bettering your situation, then IMO, you are illogical. I dont understand you fans blinded by your love for State. This isnt CJ Johnson selling his soul to go to a worse situation for a Chevy truck and costing HIS future of millions in the future. I dont wish him well. This is a kid who (and i said this 2 years ago that Hoood was making a mistake signing with State) bought into the recruiting speak of we are building something great here at MSU and find out later that the program is in the worst shape its been in forever. And yall are mad about him jumpoing out the window of this burning building? And your only justification is well, when it was just smoke, he said he would stick around. Well that smoke has turned into a gasoline fire and i cant blame him for leaving. Sad part is, ones that are blaming him aren't even renewing your season tickets or buying them all together. I wish Rodney well. And one more point, he's definitely not a superstar that can carry a team one on one but he still has NBA potential. That's even more reaon to go to a better situation (a team with a talented PG) than stay here at MSU where you cant maximize your skill set with no point guard. Take off your maroon glasses and think if this was your child for a second. This isnt a quitting situation. This is a situation where you are bettering your situation. This reminds me of hood people that get mad at others for moing out the hood (no pun intended) to the suburbs and people call them sell outs cause they are turning their back on their people and not sticking around to help the old hood when they need them the most. Ridiculous!

Great post.... I love the part about renewing season tickets