(10-13-2014 11:32 AM)Tigers2B1 Wrote:  

(10-13-2014 10:27 AM)oldtiger Wrote:  

(10-13-2014 09:47 AM)TIGERCITY Wrote:  Never thought I'd see Mississippi State as the #1 team in the country. Amazing year of football in the state of Mississippi.

It is amazing. At one time many decades ago, the state had more NFL players per capita than any other state, but that was a looooooong time ago.

I haven't looked it up, but I think that's it's been 50 years since a Mississippi team has been ranked as high as OM has been ranked most of this season. They hovered around #1 - #3 for most of the '59-'63 seasons, but that's ancient history today.

I don't remember MSU ever being ranked #1. We beat a top 10 ranked Bulldog team in the late 60's and I don't remember them being ranked that high since. Jackie Sherrill had some pretty competitive seasons, but nothing like this bunch.

I think that how we're ranked and evaluated is OK, not great, but about as good as we can expect. The big conferences have such an advantage of $, publicity, fan base size, and history; it's going to be so very difficult for our group of programs to compete. It's not a level field that we're playing on and it's going to be a challenge to rank anywhere close to any of those conferences.

Maybe the Big 12 will take notice of the recruits coming out of this area and tap into it with an invite to Memphis.