Well, the race card has been played
The first one to throw it into the fray is none other than Sid Salter. That came as quite a shock to this MState fan and reader of the Clarion Ledger. I must admit to being very upset when reading his garbage. I have come to expect better from such an excellent journalist. I have enjoyed reading his material in the past, but this time he has stepped into the picture without knowing of what he speaks. Go read his blog to see of what I speak. Here is my comment to him:
"Nice job playing the race card Sid. I knew it would eventually come out, but I did not expect one as intelligent and insightful as yourself to be the first to blatantly use it. Sid, you were there attacking the secrecy of the last presidential search. You are too good of a journalist to put something like this out. You should be ashamed of yourself.
I'll tell you why MSU fans are upset at Sly Croom - the number 0. That's how many points State's offense has scored this year. I'll give you 2 more numbers - 1 and 6. The first is the number of snaps taken inside the redzone this year and the latter is the number of snaps on our opponents side of the 50 yard line.
Most of all this is why people are grumbling at Croom - it is obvious to everyone that a change is needed yet he states "I'm not changing anything." We have gotten progressively worse overall as a team. Yes, the defense has improved, but he offense is dead last in the nation. With this offense we will win maybe 2 games this year.
Consider this, our defense is largely dependant on our front 7. Next year we lost key seniors to that front 7. Without the ability to stop the run as well, and with our offense still struggling without any changes from Croom, we will actually be worse than we are now.
I was behind Croom when he was hired. I didn't care that he was black - he was a well spoken man of integrity and character. He talked a great game. The second half of his first season showed great promise, but last season and the first two games of this season have erased that. I love MSU. I want MSU to be successful. Nothing would make me happier than Sly Croom leading us to victory, but it isn't going to happen.
I guess this is what we get for hiring the first African American coach in the SEC - the race card thrown our direction. Accusations of racism directed towards fans. We now know why other institutions didn't hire an AA coach before we did. Actions like this will not make others want to hire one either. Even with all the evidence in the world of failure and incompentency the fans still get accused of racism for wanting something better than 3 wins and an offense that is dead last in the nation."
I just don't know what else to say. That last paragraph is what is staying with me the most. That just came pouring out of me but it seems, looking back now, like 100% truth. Nobody else wants to hire an African American coach because of the race card, accusations of racism, and the negative press. The media is the worst enemy in this case of themselves - they want more AA coaches hired yet they blindly attack any institution which they think didn't give "enough time" to build a program. Notre Dame faced it down, but they weren't located in Mississippi, where our history still haunts us and the race card is extremely powerful to this day. That a fan of MState and a resident Mississippian would throw the first one out there is almost unthinkable. It wasn't ESPN, it was a newspaper journalist (not a sports writer) from our own capital city. Shame on your Sid Salter, shame on you. I think it's safe to say that Sid is a member of the sheep portion of our fanbase. Go back to Gene's board with that crap, Sid.
"Nice job playing the race card Sid. I knew it would eventually come out, but I did not expect one as intelligent and insightful as yourself to be the first to blatantly use it. Sid, you were there attacking the secrecy of the last presidential search. You are too good of a journalist to put something like this out. You should be ashamed of yourself.
I'll tell you why MSU fans are upset at Sly Croom - the number 0. That's how many points State's offense has scored this year. I'll give you 2 more numbers - 1 and 6. The first is the number of snaps taken inside the redzone this year and the latter is the number of snaps on our opponents side of the 50 yard line.
Most of all this is why people are grumbling at Croom - it is obvious to everyone that a change is needed yet he states "I'm not changing anything." We have gotten progressively worse overall as a team. Yes, the defense has improved, but he offense is dead last in the nation. With this offense we will win maybe 2 games this year.
Consider this, our defense is largely dependant on our front 7. Next year we lost key seniors to that front 7. Without the ability to stop the run as well, and with our offense still struggling without any changes from Croom, we will actually be worse than we are now.
I was behind Croom when he was hired. I didn't care that he was black - he was a well spoken man of integrity and character. He talked a great game. The second half of his first season showed great promise, but last season and the first two games of this season have erased that. I love MSU. I want MSU to be successful. Nothing would make me happier than Sly Croom leading us to victory, but it isn't going to happen.
I guess this is what we get for hiring the first African American coach in the SEC - the race card thrown our direction. Accusations of racism directed towards fans. We now know why other institutions didn't hire an AA coach before we did. Actions like this will not make others want to hire one either. Even with all the evidence in the world of failure and incompentency the fans still get accused of racism for wanting something better than 3 wins and an offense that is dead last in the nation."
I just don't know what else to say. That last paragraph is what is staying with me the most. That just came pouring out of me but it seems, looking back now, like 100% truth. Nobody else wants to hire an African American coach because of the race card, accusations of racism, and the negative press. The media is the worst enemy in this case of themselves - they want more AA coaches hired yet they blindly attack any institution which they think didn't give "enough time" to build a program. Notre Dame faced it down, but they weren't located in Mississippi, where our history still haunts us and the race card is extremely powerful to this day. That a fan of MState and a resident Mississippian would throw the first one out there is almost unthinkable. It wasn't ESPN, it was a newspaper journalist (not a sports writer) from our own capital city. Shame on your Sid Salter, shame on you. I think it's safe to say that Sid is a member of the sheep portion of our fanbase. Go back to Gene's board with that crap, Sid.
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