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The best Fast and Furious memes for Mississippi State's Brian O'Connor

The obvious connection between the Bulldogs new baseball coach and Paul Walker's iconic Fast and Furious character is hard to miss. Here's some of the best memes and gifs we could find.

Taylor Hodges

Mississippi State's new baseball coach Brian O'Connor takes in the sights at Dudy Noble Field.
Mississippi State's new baseball coach Brian O'Connor takes in the sights at Dudy Noble Field. / Mississippi State Athletics

Thanks to the NCAA’s incredibly smart decision to open the transfer portal window during each sports’ post-season tournament, new Mississippi State coach Brian O’Connor should heed the advice a popular movie franchise that happens to have a character with the same name.

Be fast. Be furious.

O’Connor was announced as the next Mississippi State baseball coach less than four hours before the NCAA baseball transfer portal window opened. Within 24 hours, more than 2,000 players had entered the portal and, by Thursday, 21 former Virginia players had entered the portal.

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Several of those ex-Cavaliers are ranked inside 64Analytics’ top 10 players in the transfer portal. Also, several have reportedly added a “do not contact” designation to their portal profile. That doesn’t always mean the player already knows where they’re headed, but it often is.

However, it’s unlikely we’ll hear any commitments until Friday. So, until then, let’s have some fun.

The Bulldogs’ new coach doesn’t have the exact same name as Paul Walker’s iconic Fast and Furious character, but it’s just by one letter and sounds the same (O’Connor and O’Conner).

Of course, this isn’t a surprise to anyone on social media. The similar names open a door wide open for fun memes and gifs. Here are 10 of the best:

Brian O'Connor negotiating with Mississippi State:

Fast And Furious GIF by The Fast Saga - Find & Share on GIPHY

How other coaches react to the former Virginia players in the transfer portal:

Fast And Furious Brian Oconner GIF by The Fast Saga - Find & Share on GIPHY

Best use of AI:

What Mississippi State fans hope to be saying this week:

Fast And Furious GIF by The Fast Saga - Find & Share on GIPHY

That concludes this list and, now:

Fast And Furious Let Me Do My Job GIF by The Fast Saga - Find & Share on GIPHY

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Taylor Hodges
TAYLOR HODGES

Award-winning sports editor, writer, columnist, and photographer with 15 years’ experience offering his opinion and insight about the sports world in Mississippi and Texas. Taylor has covered all levels of sports, from small high schools in the Mississippi Delta to NFL games. Follow Taylor on Twitter and Facebook.

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