Mississippi State Athletics
Football
Joel Coleman, Senior Writer
Bulldogs focus on themselves ahead of trip to Alabama.
(NOTE: You can watch head coach Mike Leach‘s full Monday press conference by clicking the image at the top of this page.)
STARKVILLE – Everyone can see the schedule and know what’s ahead.
This Saturday, No. 24 Mississippi State has a major road test on its hands when the Bulldogs travel to Tuscaloosa to face No. 6 Alabama.
It’s tempting in situations like these to put the mind’s eye on the coming circumstances. A strong foe awaits. A loud environment will look to rattle MSU.
All that is true. However, State head coach Mike Leach doesn’t want his bunch considering any of it. Leach is adamant the Dawgs shouldn’t be looking down Highway 82 at the Crimson Tide. Instead, they need to be looking square in the mirror.
“If they’re sitting there looking [at the opponent] and paying attention to that, they’re looking at the wrong thing,” Leach said at his weekly press conference on Monday. “They need to be looking at themselves and how well they’re playing and competing with themselves and play the best that they can play.”
Manage your own business. Sweep your own front porch.
If the Bulldogs can do that leading into Saturday’s game, they can find a path to success. And how do they know that? Well, the reflection in that figurative mirror should reveal it.
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