Jonathan Carone wrote:I don’t want this fact to get lost in all the excitement:
Ritchie McKay has taken us from a team ranked in the 300s to a legitimate top 50 team.
None of us thought he could do that this quickly, if ever.
I know we can win on Friday, but let’s also take a minute to soak in this accomplishment because it’s pretty amazing.
I am not at all surprised that McKay made us a respectable team so soon. I think he will continue to make us even better every year.
As football continues to improve (it has to), and we get to a bowl game, etc. it will lift the profile of the school even more. As a result, it will help all of the sports. RMK will do well, regardless. He is a great coach and has the right contacts. I just hope we can keep him until he retires.
Finally, and I hate to be negative, but I don't see us with much of a chance to beat MSU, maybe 1 in 10. I hope like heck we do, (I have a very annoying neighbor, who graduated from there), but don't think we have enough size/depth down low. We will have to shoot extremely well from behind the arc to pull this one out. In spite of the win or loss Friday, this has been an excellent season for us. So happy for the entire team and staff.