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Yes its Derby week, the 134th running of the Kentucky Derby will take place this Saturday May 3rd .

The odds?

Big Brown 3-1
Colonel John 5-1
Pyro 7-1

Could we break down C-USA the same?

Rice 3-1
Tulane 5-1
USM 7-1

Yes, the Eagles after a great week of baseball, (sweeping 2 from Miss. State and 3 Houston) have climbed back into thick of the C-USA race. More importantly, they are steadily climbing back into possibly earning a coveted host spot for regional play. USM has the easiest remaining schedule of the teams left in the hunt, though 2 of the series are on the road and Tulane holds the tiebreaker with USM. None the less, things have definitely heated up and it should be interesting as we head into May.

Patience, I’ve been told that all year while often criticizing this team. I think it still holds. . .

. . .Patience Eagle Fans

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Been taking a break from all the internet, yes for me the last few weeks have been a break.

So What has I’m Just Sayin’ been up to?

Happy Birthday to Me! I turned 30 earlier this month. All down hill from here, right?

Tested my skills at the IP Poker Classic, you win some and lose some.

Caught a couple of Eagle baseball games, and no I was not one the 8, not this time. I am still very upset that we honored Ron Polk, it just wasn’t the right time! At least we sent him back to Starkville with two losses.

Be sure to check out all the new pictures that have been posted in the Pictures Section.

The Fedora Challenge didn’t quite work out, but anyone in attendance, had to be very impressed by what they saw, both in the stands and on the field. Yes, football, at The Rock, on Saturday’s, is going to be interesting again!

Very pleased with the New Orleans Saints Draft this weekend. I think all these guys could come in and contribute in some form. Surely the defense will improve.

I guess nothing has really excited me enough to prompt a blog, but the next few weeks should be very interesting as baseball enters the home stretch. . .

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Not too long ago on my drive in to the office, I was treated with an interview of our new football coach on the radio. During that interview it was said that he didn’t see why we couldn’t put over 30,000 in The Rock the annual spring game to be held on Saturday, April 12th at 6PM.

Since then, Coach Fedora has been questioned and laughed at for that bold statement. He recently spoke to Eagle fans at halftime of the Memphis basketball game and issued a challenge. “I want to thank you for your support,” Fedora said. “We have the greatest fans in the country, and I’ve got a challenge for you. People say it can’t be done, but we need 30,000 people in the stands for our spring game.”

When Larry Fedora was hired as USM’s head football coach, he accepted our challenge of taking USM Football to the next level. He responded and assembled a great staff of assistants. They responded, and assembled a great recruiting class. Now its time for US to respond, and assemble in masses on April 12th!

A lot of people that I have talked to think Larry Fedora belongs in the Loony Bin (and I don’t mean LE’s in RGC). Well I think Larry Fedora is dead on! I think it’s a reachable goal. Everyone should be making arrangements to be there! From surfing around the web there look to be a few hotel rooms still available, but I’d imagine they are filling up fast. Larry Fedora, when hired, said that USM Football was ready to explode. Now is the time Golden Eagles, young and old, to step up to this challenge and blow the roof off Golden Eagle Football!

Who do we think we are? Yep, that same mindset is coming back from the ones who doubt what USM football is. Remember how it felt as those like Mark May questioned our decisions? They tried to tell us who we were, and where we belonged, that we are delusional to want more, to feel that we deserved more! It’s often said that winning is the best revenge. April 12th won’t show up in the Southern Miss win/loss column this fall, but filling up The Rock will be a victory for USM Football. 30,000 in The Rock for a spring game, will not only make a huge statement to the college football world, but will also serve as a little revenge to those who have been asking, just who do we think we are!

Brett Favre retired this week, the voice of the Golden Eagles, John Cox said . . .

It was a career at Southern Miss that included wins over Alabama, Auburn, Florida State and many others, but also a career in which many times, he would find a way to lead the Golden Eagles back to victory when it appeared that it wasn’t possible. Tell him he couldn’t do it, tell him it couldn’t be done and Brett Favre was his most dangerous.

That is a not just a Brett Favre trait, its the USM way! Lets embrace it on April 12th!

I’m Just Sayin’, 30,000 for the spring game!

It was senior night in the RGC for Gjio Bain and Demar Dotson. Disappointing crowd, but I’m sure they are used to it right? It was a great night for the Golden Eagles, who knocked down 9 of 14 3-pointers and shot over 85% from the charity line en route to a 96-70 win over the Miners. They seem to be getting better and better, unfortunately for Dotson and Bain time has run its course. We wish you much success in the future, where ever that leads you! I can only wonder where the other 7,000 “fans” that were in attendance Saturday, were tonight. The student section shrunk back down to its regular size of 25!

The game was boring at times b/c of all the fouls called. That gave some fans, time to physically count the number of fans on the other side of the court from the “suites” to behind the basket…

231 per the text message I got from across the coliseum. Very shameful IMHO.

Larry Eustachy bought the ever-shrinking student secition pizza again, as he did last year. I wonder though, what LE would have done had the last home game had been Saturday against Memphis? Regardless, they seemed to enjoy it, some MUCH more than others…

Demar managed to snag one for himself before he headed up the bleachers, one final time…

Hopefully that is the last time a player has to run bleachers after playing a game in the Green House!

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FAVRE hangin’ em up! I was looking forward to seeing him play one more time as the Packers visit the Saints in 08. Oh well, I feel privileged to have seen him play countless times on TV and once live (although against the Saints). He was something to watch, the most entertaining QB ever seen with these eyes! Enjoy retirement Brett, you have definitely earned it. And if you need something to keep you busy, we will gladly let you use your tractor to push some dirt around the land for our new indoor practice facility (hint, hint).

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Welcome to my blog! I have never blogged before. Frankly I hate the term blogger, now here I am, a blogger, trying to figure out just what I need to blog about. I’m Just Sayin’ all started back during recruiting season when I was privileged enough to have source or 2 close enough scoop me on a certain recruit or two. And of course I had to share, nothing is ever in stone with recruits, so really i was “just sayin’” you know! Like a friend of mine is always sayin’ maybe, maybe not? Well I figured you should know, if you did not already, where I’m Just Sayin’ came from, so there. And I hope y’all enjoy my blog on Southern Miss Athletics (and maybe a few other topics here and there)

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