Notes On Mississippi State vs. South Carolina
During warmups I saw 20 whites on State's side and 24 on SC's. SC and State started 4 whites on offense, while SC had 1 white on defense. Lance Long had 4 nice catches at Z(WR) for State. I don't know how I missed him in my preview, but I have included him above. I saw SC's white RB on the field as the right wing man for the punt team. He looks solid and eager to play. Hopefully he will be on the field carrying the rock some before long. Getting to see Steve Spurrier after many years of waiting was cool. I took a picture of Bully the MSU mascot, and Coach Croom as they got off the team bus to go through the brand new Bulldog walk. When I zoomed in on the picture, I noticed that Croom looks much like a bulldog himself. I wish I could upload my picture on here somehow, as it is pretty funny. Anyway, it was sad to see State's QB Henig go down with a broken collarbone in the 2nd quarter. He will be out for weeks, leaving the hapless bullpups with a black redshirt freshman QB at the helm. Granted he was thrown into a tough situation Thursday night, but he threw 2 picks and generated almost nothing in passing. Henig was doing pretty well until he got hurt. I hope he is back as soon as he is physically able. As I stated earlier, WR Will Prosser, the 2005 receiving yardage leader for the team, has moved back to number 2 at his spot. Maybe he will see more action as the season goes along. There was a decent crowd of nearly 51,000 there, but I imagine many, like me, were there not to see State play, but to see Spurrier coach.
Edited by: Colonel_Reb