Why the Official Depth Chart is Worthless

Each spring and fall Mississippi State (along with every other school) released a two deep depth chart of their football team. Many times fans don’t understand why a certain player is listed here or there, and are surprised by this or that. Well…

@MikeBBonner Notes to media and fans. depth chart is NOT set in stone and it something I created to help media. No coaches involvement

— Bill Martin (@MSUBillMartin) July 13, 2015

That’s Mississippi State SID Bill Martin confirming that it is his job to produce the depth chart for public consumption, not the coaching staff. The media often acts like the coaching staff releases this info – and all of them do stories intimating as much – but that’s not…