ITTA BENNA, Miss. — I had the opportunity to speak with Coach Tyrone Bing-Bong of the Mississippi Valley State University Devils. Tyrone is a newcomer to Fake College Football, but has coached at MVSU for the entirety of it’s fake existence. Coach Bing-Bong was not shy about pointing out his early success in Season 2 of FCFB.

“I took over the Delta Devils after week 2 and lost my opening game, and have since won four in a row, including two over top 10 teams.”

The Devils are 4-1 and currently #12 in the FCS Coach’s Poll. Tyrone brushed aside any concerns about biased voters and assured me that MVSU had their sites set on the playoffs regardless of their current rankings.

“The rankings aren’t too big of a concern at this point. Yeah sure I feel we could be higher, but as long as we are in the playoffs that’s all that will matter.”

Losing early seemed to put a damper on voter enthusiasm for the Devils but wins over ranked teams have boosted them in the polls since then.

“Chattanooga played really well in our game. We made some mistakes that have been corrected over the last few weeks.”

I asked him how he felt the Delta Inter-collegiate Conference would shape up over the rest of the difficult season.

“The DIC has been a stiff challenge, but being 2-0 is a good start to DIC play.”

Several audience members had to be escorted from the premises by security after this comment and the interview resumed a short time later.

Coach Bing-Bong spoke about his offensive performance on the field and how he’s been impressed by the improved play from his special teams unit.

“Our offense has been pretty good all year. Even in our last game Jackson State tried to hold the ball and our defense stepped up big. Special teams hurt us in our Chattanooga game, but also helped clinch the Montana State game.”

The Devils have an “all-out” approach to scoring and it has resulted in more than a touchdown difference in Margin Of Victory so far this season.

“Obviously if we can score and give the voters more reason to rank us higher we will.”

The DIC is a strong conference with a lot of opportunity for upsets on a week to week basis. MVSU’s coach did not downplay the potential size of his opponents.

“You have a lot of good team like Central Arkansas in the DIC. EKU came out strong in their first game. It will be a challenge to come in the DIC and [not] blow one game.”

Tyrone had nothing but praise for the teams ahead of him in the FCS rankings, choosing the current king as his favorite to win the national championship.

“It’s hard to pick anyone besides the 1212 king himself. Right now it’s Montana and everyone else. Until Montana goes down I can’t not pick him.”

I asked him about the infamous “Devil Meme” that appears in threads and billboards and social media sites around the country after every MSVU win. He chuckled a little bit but admitted it was a good way to get his team and fans fired up.

“I love using that meme. Not gonna lie it 100% is extra motivation to be able to drop that spicy meme after a dub.”

Rumors are circulating that Tyrone Bing-Bong will be leaving for greener pastures. He waved his hand at this idea and committed to being in the Valley until at least the end of the season.

“FBS schools have talked to me. I will be the coach of MVSU for this entire season.”

Coach Bing-Bong has been heavily involved on the committee discussions to determine the participants for the first official FFCS Playoffs. He admitted that it would be a difficult decision and that not everyone would be happy but there comes a point in time where the presidents have to make a decision.

“Someone is going to be upset. Myself I advocated for the three C method. People are gonna be upset. But I don’t think you can get too mad when someone says your the 25th best team instead of the 24th. If you keep winning, the method of selection shouldn’t matter.”

I had heard a rumor and I made sure to ask Coach Bing-Bong about it before we ended the interview. Some alumni and students have formed a Twitter movement to start a fake club hockey team at MVSU and they’ve chosen Coach Tyrone as their coach-in-elect. He chuckled when asked about it and nodded his head.

“All for it. Gotta rep the Devils. Gotta support the team.”

He had one final word for his fans before he left the interview.

“666>1212.”

For FSPN, this has been Joshua Average.