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Croom's slow building process gaining momentum

By Ron Higgins
Special to ESPN.com

Thursday, November 15, 2007

The postgame prayer was almost over, the deep voice distinctly heard above the still-screaming, cowbell-clanging mob outside the dressing room doors celebrating Mississippi State's 17-12 victory over Alabama on Nov. 10. "Thank you God for sending me these young men," Mississippi State fourth-year coach Sylvester Croom said with a mix of relief and conviction. From the bowed heads of the players around came the instinctive response, "Thank you God for our coach." It was an emotional, telling m ...

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