Media, fans react to Joe Moorhead, Mississippi State finishing 2019 with disappointing bowl loss

After Mississippi State beat Ole Miss in the Egg Bowl in its regular-season finale to become eligible for a bowl game, the school decided that head coach Joe Moorhead would return in 2020.

But some Bulldogs fans think that may have been the wrong decision, especially after their 38-28 loss to Louisville in the Music City Bowl on Monday. Despite winning three of its final four games to reach the postseason, Mississippi State finished the year at 6-7.

As the Bulldogs’ season came to a disappointing end, fans and media alike took to Twitter to share their reaction about Moorhead’s future:

Mississippi State is having the worst bowl-showing of any team so far and that includes Oklahoma. How are they sticking with Moorhead?

— Matt Hetzler (@TheHetz) December 30, 2019

I wonder what excuse Joe Moorhead will come up with at the postgame press conference.

— Gil Maneclang (@gil_maneclang) December 30, 2019

Starting to think that MAYBE, maybe Joe Moorhead is not an offensive guru. Idk tho

— For Whom the Cowbell Tolls (@mstatesports) December 30, 2019

Now that the high of the Egg Bowl has faded and we are watching a typical cluster 17 of a Moorhead coached game can anyone give me a serious reason why we shouldn't fire him?

— NOT Jackie Sherrill (@Coach_Sherrill) December 30, 2019

Joe Moorhead makes a bowl to appease fan hatred only to coach his worst games in bowls and make fans even angrier before they were in the bowl game.

— Justin M. Strawn (@JustinMStrawn) December 30, 2019

It took Joe Moorhead like one year to completely wreck what Dan Mullen built over a decade.

— Justin Rowland (@RowlandRIVALS) December 30, 2019

I didn’t expect Mississippi State to win, but I expected them to try to be competitive.

I really am starting to wonder how many chances you can give to Joe Moorhead…he keeps getting them…and he just squanders it…everytime. #MississippiState

— VitaminJSays (@VitaminJSays) December 30, 2019

https://twitter.com/leeethanj/status/1211793966020079616?s=20

https://twitter.com/KysportstalkSEC/status/1211799530791944192?s=20

Joe Moorhead, “You’ll have to drag my Yankee ass out of here.” Louisville, “Ok.”

— Brad Carson (@BradCarson) December 31, 2019

https://twitter.com/SchutteCFB/status/1211803338527911937?s=20

Another comparison not working out in Starkville:
Mullen’s MSU bowl record: 6-2
Moorhead’s MSU bowl record: 0-2

— David Paschall (@DavidSPaschall) December 31, 2019

Jake Rill

Jake Rill contributes to news coverage for Saturday Down South. He has covered the SEC since 2016.