Mississippi St. hires Croom as coach

GoldenEagle · 11-27-2003, 11:24 PM

Memphis news stations reporting that Sylvester Croom will be hired as the coach at MSU. He will be the first African-American coach in the history of the SEC.

More as it becomes avaliable...

HornedFrog Purple · 11-28-2003, 12:07 AM

WOW, I heard they were looking at him and Doug Williams but never thought they would hire either of them. This is groundbreaking in so many ways if it is true.

GrantDawg · 11-28-2003, 12:47 AM

Alabama should have hired him. I think he'll be a good coach.

TroyF · 11-28-2003, 12:52 AM

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Originally posted by GrantDawg
Alabama should have hired him. I think he'll be a good coach.

Agreed. I hope he destroys Alabama everytime he plays them.

TroyF

HornedFrog Purple · 11-28-2003, 12:57 AM

Yeah but you are talking about the SEC. On a scale of 1-10 Notre Dame hiring Willingham was a 5 and this is an 11. Never thought I would see it while I was alive.

Wasn't the OC (I forget his name... Jimbo-something at LSU being looked at too? Did he decide not to apply?

GoldenEagle · 11-28-2003, 01:01 AM

Fischer puuled his name from the search on Thurs. after a Memphis station reported Wed. night that Croom would get the job. To save fac? I dont know....

Kind of off topic but where is Doug Williams at now?

HornedFrog Purple · 11-28-2003, 01:02 AM

Doug Williams is at Grambling.

Fischer.. thats it.

GoldenEagle · 11-28-2003, 01:08 AM

Ah, yes. I was kinda hoping Williams would get the job over Croom. Williams has head coach experience and probably knows the South a little bit more than Croom does. I am perosnallt not a fan of Miss. ST, but I do follow them. Also, if Williams would have got the job then the high school coach at my high school alma matter would have got a job on the coaching staff. I would have liked for him to leave, he is an idiot.

Balldog · 11-28-2003, 04:41 AM

For some reason I have never heard of Sylvester Croom, where did he come from?

miami_fan · 11-28-2003, 06:53 AM

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Originally posted by Balldog
For some reason I have never heard of Sylvester Croom, where did he come from?

http://www.packers.com/team/coaches/croom_sylvester/

MrBug708 · 11-28-2003, 07:52 AM

Hopefully he'll be a better hire then Karl Dorrell was at UCLA

Dutch · 11-28-2003, 10:31 AM

I have always loosely followed Mississippi State. Croom should be an interesting choice, I haven't lived in the Starksville, MS area since I was 12 years old, but if things haven't changed, it's going to be an interesting relationship between Croom and the Good Ole Boys. Hopefully he is highly successful and wins over the minds of the old folks down there.

As for Doug Williams, he's a coach at Grambling. Having been in Shreveport now for a couple of months, I have watched a few Grambling games. The difference between Grambling and Mississippi State is night and day. Mississippi State, even at 2-10 would blow Grambling away as far as the level of talent on the football field.

Well, on paper anyway.

And Doug Williams is about as articulate as a drunken sailor. He's not the guy that should be breaking ground in the SEC.

ice4277 · 11-28-2003, 12:22 PM

Croom was an assitant for the Lions a couple years back and was mentioned as a possibility for head coach. Would have been better than Morninweg thats for sure. Good luck to him.

11-28-2003, 12:07 AM	#2
HornedFrog Purple Hattrick Moderator Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Fort Worthless, Tx	WOW, I heard they were looking at him and Doug Williams but never thought they would hire either of them. This is groundbreaking in so many ways if it is true. __________________ King of All FOFC Media!!! IHOF: Fort Worthless Fury- 2004 AOC Deep South Champions (not acknowledged via conspiracy)

11-28-2003, 12:57 AM	#5
HornedFrog Purple Hattrick Moderator Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Fort Worthless, Tx	Yeah but you are talking about the SEC. On a scale of 1-10 Notre Dame hiring Willingham was a 5 and this is an 11. Never thought I would see it while I was alive. Wasn't the OC (I forget his name... Jimbo-something at LSU being looked at too? Did he decide not to apply? __________________ King of All FOFC Media!!! IHOF: Fort Worthless Fury- 2004 AOC Deep South Champions (not acknowledged via conspiracy)

11-28-2003, 01:01 AM	#6
GoldenEagle Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Little Rock, AR	Fischer puuled his name from the search on Thurs. after a Memphis station reported Wed. night that Croom would get the job. To save fac? I dont know.... Kind of off topic but where is Doug Williams at now? __________________ Xbox 360 Gamer Tag: GoldenEagle014

11-28-2003, 01:02 AM	#7
HornedFrog Purple Hattrick Moderator Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Fort Worthless, Tx	Doug Williams is at Grambling. Fischer.. thats it. __________________ King of All FOFC Media!!! IHOF: Fort Worthless Fury- 2004 AOC Deep South Champions (not acknowledged via conspiracy)

11-28-2003, 01:08 AM	#8
GoldenEagle Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Little Rock, AR	Ah, yes. I was kinda hoping Williams would get the job over Croom. Williams has head coach experience and probably knows the South a little bit more than Croom does. I am perosnallt not a fan of Miss. ST, but I do follow them. Also, if Williams would have got the job then the high school coach at my high school alma matter would have got a job on the coaching staff. I would have liked for him to leave, he is an idiot. __________________ Xbox 360 Gamer Tag: GoldenEagle014

11-28-2003, 12:47 AM	#3
GrantDawg World Champion Mis-speller Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Covington, Ga.	Alabama should have hired him. I think he'll be a good coach.

11-28-2003, 04:41 AM	#9
Balldog Pro Rookie Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Macomb, MI	For some reason I have never heard of Sylvester Croom, where did he come from?

11-28-2003, 07:52 AM	#11
MrBug708 Head Coach Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Whittier	Hopefully he'll be a better hire then Karl Dorrell was at UCLA

11-28-2003, 10:31 AM	#12
Dutch "Dutch" Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Tampa, FL	I have always loosely followed Mississippi State. Croom should be an interesting choice, I haven't lived in the Starksville, MS area since I was 12 years old, but if things haven't changed, it's going to be an interesting relationship between Croom and the Good Ole Boys. Hopefully he is highly successful and wins over the minds of the old folks down there. As for Doug Williams, he's a coach at Grambling. Having been in Shreveport now for a couple of months, I have watched a few Grambling games. The difference between Grambling and Mississippi State is night and day. Mississippi State, even at 2-10 would blow Grambling away as far as the level of talent on the football field. Well, on paper anyway. And Doug Williams is about as articulate as a drunken sailor. He's not the guy that should be breaking ground in the SEC. Last edited by Dutch : 11-28-2003 at 10:32 AM.

11-28-2003, 12:22 PM	#13
ice4277 Pro Rookie Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Berkley, MI: The Hotbed of FOFC!	Croom was an assitant for the Lions a couple years back and was mentioned as a possibility for head coach. Would have been better than Morninweg thats for sure. Good luck to him.

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