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Mississippi State's Jackie Sherrill to retire at end of season

By RALPH D. RUSSO, AP Sports Writer
October 17, 2003

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) -- Mississippi State coach Jackie Sherrill will retire at the end of the season, ending speculation about the future of the school's winningest coach.

Sherrill posted a letter on the school's athletic Web site Friday, saying he told Mississippi State president Charles Lee and athletic director Larry Templeton about his decision earlier this week.

``I feel this advance notice gives the administration ample time to hire a new head football coach and make sure the football program continues to get back to where everyone wants it to be and it deserves to be,'' Sherrill wrote.

The Bulldogs are 2-4 heading into Saturday's game at Auburn and are coming off two straight three- win seasons. It is the worst stretch of Sherrill's 26-year career, which includes stops at Pittsburgh and Texas A&M.

Sherrill is in his 13th season at Mississippi State.

Sherrill and his team were traveling to Auburn on Friday night.

Templeton released a statement and said Sherrill told his players about his decision Friday.

``On behalf of the entire Mississippi State family, I express our sincere appreciation to him for the outstanding leadership and coaching job he has provided our football program during the past 13 years,'' wrote Templeton, who was also traveling to Auburn.

Mississippi State's recent failures have led to rampant speculation about the 59-year-old coach's future, though a current two-game winning streak has muffled some of the fans' grumbling.

The Bulldogs snapped a nine-game losing streak and a nine-game Southeastern Conference losing streak two weeks ago against Vanderbilt, then followed it up with a victory over Memphis.

Mississippi State has gone 8-21 overall and 2-15 in the Southeastern Conference since 2001.

The drastic downturn for the Bulldogs came on the heels of the program's greatest success. From 1997-2000, Sherrill guided Mississippi State to a 33-15 record that included an SEC West title in 1998 and a school-record 10 wins in 1999.

``When I took this job, I said that we deserve to win and we would win. We have experienced some of the greatest moments ever at Scott Field,'' Sherrill wrote. ``We have been to the Liberty Bowl, the Peach Bowl, the Cotton Bowl, and the Independence Bowl, and, most importantly, had the thrill of participating in the SEC Championship game.''

When Sherrill was hired by Mississippi State, he had been out of coaching for two years, following a messy end to his seven-year stint in College Station.

Sherrill was forced out at Texas A&M and soon after the Aggies were slammed with NCAA sanctions for dozens of violations committed under Sherrill's watch.

He was hired by Templeton and took over at Mississippi State in 1991. He immediately brought success to the perennially cellar-dwelling Bulldogs, taking them to a bowl game in his first season.

But his time in Starkville has not been without controversy.

In 1991, he caused a clamor by having a bull castrated in front of his players before a game against Texas.

The Bulldogs were placed on NCAA probation in 1995 for improper activities by boosters.

Mississippi State is currently being scrutinized by the NCAA again. The Bulldogs are awaiting word on an investigation into alleged violations by the football program from 1998-2002.

And there were many calling for Sherrill to be replaced during consecutive losing seasons in 1995 and 1996.

The resilient Sherrill, who coached Dan Marino during his days at Pittsburgh, weathered the tough times and in 2000 became the winningest coach in school history.

Sherrill is 75-69-2 at Mississippi State and 180-114-4 overall. He is fourth among active coaches in Division I-A in victories.
10-17-2003 10:28 PM
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Hahahaahaha....maybe Miss State should hire a woman.... 03-nutkick
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icerocc Wrote:Hahahaahaha....maybe Miss State should hire a woman.... 03-nutkick
what like that Granny Clampett look-alike you guys have over in Columbia? Funny how a USC fan comes on a State board and talks ******, or whatever that sad attempt was, please remember who you are a fan of before you do that. But anyway, tell me, what did you find funny about a football coach retiring? You are one of them trolls that likes to post something on every board whether it is relevant or not ain't you? Geez what a tool.
10-26-2003 02:22 AM
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I got your back, Bill!
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03-lol 03-lol 03-lol yeah, like that old lady..Thanks Rhett.
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Not my fault your team sucks.. 03-puke
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So what's your team's excuse?
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icerocc Wrote:Not my fault your team sucks.. 03-puke
no, it is not your fault and I for sure ain't blaming you for our ill's but like 10Man said, what is USC's excuse for sucking, hell even we have never gone 0-11 and have at least made an appearance in the SECCG. If not for Vandy, you guys would be the bottom of the barrel in the East so whenever a USC fan ever says that Vandy needs to leave the SEC, it makes me wonder why someone who is a fan of another football challenged school would say such things. So please don't speak to me about sucking, the USC you root for sure ain't the Trojans.
10-27-2003 02:27 PM
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ROFLMAO at 10Man and MSUdawgs64! :lolup:


This guy reminds me of a Gator fan on the Hogville site giving his "opinion" on what is wrong with their program. Uh huh, UF is really burning up the polls these days with their 3 losses. Ice, you ought to clean up your own front porch before criticizing someone else's.
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You guys are right...who am I kidding. USC plays like a high school team in a league that plays like the NFL. Hell, USC could not play their way out of a paper bag without someone showing them the way.
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I also think Lou Holtz sucks. Jackie Sherrill would be a better head coach....you guys are right about that too.
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icerocc Wrote:You guys are right...who am I kidding. USC plays like a high school team in a league that plays like the NFL. Hell, USC could not play their way out of a paper bag without someone showing them the way.
hell we knew that, tell us something we did not already know. No, Holtz does not suck and I don't think Sherrill would be a better coach at USC, though Sherrill never had an 0-11 record at State so maybe you are on to something there also.
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USC plays like they where skirts.
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icerocc Wrote:USC plays like they where skirts.
geez, again you are not telling us anything new. But let me tell you what I do know about USC. They have no qb to speak of, have an adequate running game, Summers is a hell of a back, pretty stout defense, other than the past two weeks and really no experience to speak of. You guys did not return many starters from last years team and that lack of experience is showing at times, though the Gamecocks will be a pretty damn good team in the next few years, not that they are bad right now, just inexperienced and you can't coach that.
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msudawgs64 Wrote:
icerocc Wrote:USC plays like they where skirts.
geez, again you are not telling us anything new. But let me tell you what I do know about USC. They have no qb to speak of, have an adequate running game, Summers is a hell of a back, pretty stout defense, other than the past two weeks and really no experience to speak of. You guys did not return many starters from last years team and that lack of experience is showing at times, though the Gamecocks will be a pretty damn good team in the next few years, not that they are bad right now, just inexperienced and you can't coach that.
Well put. I could not agree with your comment anymore. Ahhhh yes, the rebuilding years. USC has been rebuilding since the Black Magic season of 1984.
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well they happen..we are trying to dig our way out of relying on JUCO's for so many years and it has been tough on the record but not on recruiting believe it or not. We will get back to winning games soon enough as will USC, but like I said, I ain't sure if Lou can do it, don't get me wrong, I really like the guy, I just think he, Bowden and Paterno should all retire and fish with Sherrill. Not really sure if Skip is the guy either though. This is just my opinion though.
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why did he ever leave Notre Dame? or was he fired?
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USMFAN#1 Wrote:why did he ever leave Notre Dame? or was he fired?
Jackie?
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eats**tjackie Wrote:
USMFAN#1 Wrote:why did he ever leave Notre Dame?  or was he fired?
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nah, he is asking about Lou Holtz..somehow this thread got into a USC fan talking sh!t so we brought up good ole' Lou. :D 03-lol
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