Well, no matter how bad things have been here, they are nowhere near as bad as they are at Mississippi State right now.
They are losing their top guys at pretty well every position on the roster (24 so far) and all their top guys from this past season are gone; they are basically taking as many transfers as they can get their hands on. Already have 6 commits, and maybe 1 looks "good". I guess they could be getting some depth guys off the bat, but they look like the new Vandy for the time being. Mississippi State has almost always been really low in revenue in the SEC, and even behind a lot of Big 12 and ACC programs. I think with financials mattering more than ever in the NIL era they will probably be bottom 2-3 most years of the SEC now. Before they relied on the in-state pipeline, but with NIL, that's getting depleted by other programs coming in and taking a lot of that talent. They are 40th nationally in revenue, with the next lowest SEC program being 10 spots higher (Vandy doesn't report).
Portal Commits:
-A backup CB from Kennesaw State; yes a backup from a 2-10 year 1 FBS program
-A backup EDGE rusher from Northern Illinois. Actually listed 3rd at DE on Ourlads.
-A backup WR on a bad Michigan State offense
-A backup WR on a bad Oklahoma offense
-An EDGE rusher from NC State who was hurt the last 8 games. Had okay stats the year prior
-A solid safety from Old Dominion, but thats the closest thing to a bright spot so far, and it's not a great one
I mean, when you are getting backups from MAC and CUSA schools, something is wrong. Even as depth guys that's not a good sign for an SEC school. To get G5 backups as your backups.
They are losing their top guys at pretty well every position on the roster (24 so far) and all their top guys from this past season are gone; they are basically taking as many transfers as they can get their hands on. Already have 6 commits, and maybe 1 looks "good". I guess they could be getting some depth guys off the bat, but they look like the new Vandy for the time being. Mississippi State has almost always been really low in revenue in the SEC, and even behind a lot of Big 12 and ACC programs. I think with financials mattering more than ever in the NIL era they will probably be bottom 2-3 most years of the SEC now. Before they relied on the in-state pipeline, but with NIL, that's getting depleted by other programs coming in and taking a lot of that talent. They are 40th nationally in revenue, with the next lowest SEC program being 10 spots higher (Vandy doesn't report).
Portal Commits:
-A backup CB from Kennesaw State; yes a backup from a 2-10 year 1 FBS program
-A backup EDGE rusher from Northern Illinois. Actually listed 3rd at DE on Ourlads.
-A backup WR on a bad Michigan State offense
-A backup WR on a bad Oklahoma offense
-An EDGE rusher from NC State who was hurt the last 8 games. Had okay stats the year prior
-A solid safety from Old Dominion, but thats the closest thing to a bright spot so far, and it's not a great one
I mean, when you are getting backups from MAC and CUSA schools, something is wrong. Even as depth guys that's not a good sign for an SEC school. To get G5 backups as your backups.
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