What this board needs is more posters who can just ignore a thread instead of bitching about what someone else posted.
Our program has stunk it up the past 2 years
No! We just have to be patient with 10 ERA and fielding like Keystone cops. You can see how quickly they are responding to our great coaching.
Who cares why? I always figured Montgomery to M-State seemed too good to be true. Can’t blame him for wanting to play for a program with a pulse.
Fielding at least will be much better. Pitching? Not sure how much better.
He doesn’t necessarily want to move home. His girlfriend goes to UT. His trainer is in or near College Station. State is a dumpster fire.
Can I rehash your opinions of my opinions? **
This is what I suggest. And we can also be fired up about basketball.
I assume you're talking about me. So I'll respond, because this discussion is interesting.
Yea, amazing how attitudes change. Flashback to just 2 years ago where we were National Champions, had been to 3 straight CWSs and 4 straight Super Regionals along with having the best college baseball facilities in the nation and rabid fan support. At that point these same folks were probably saying we could get pretty much whoever we wanted. Now we are back to poor ol' Missippi St who has never been a dominant program and shouldn't expect to be. These past 2 seasons have been rough but MSU still has all the ingredients to be a year in year out elite program with the right leadership.
Let's take that national title roster, and it's main contributors:
Sims, Tanner and Bednar were all big time gets. Bednar got injured in HS so that helped. Where someone is drafted isnt a great indicator bc some guys make it clear they aren’t signable. Same with Loo, Jordan and Lofin.
You don't think the story on the outfield fence means anything? It reference all of the World Series appearances, all of the All Americans, the SEC Championships, all of the Regionals hosted and won, all of the Super Regionals hosted and won, and lastly the National Championship won. There's a hall under the bleachers in the dressing area showing pictures, uniforms, etc of all of the guys that have moved on to the Big Show. There's 2 bronze statues at the main entrance that show some pretty good players that played here. There's a Ring of Honor that grows every year of guys that have passed through here over the years. And everyone has heard of The Dude, listen to any interview from opposing teams that come here and they ALL mention it. We host opposing fans most every game in our LFL box (a majority of them parents from the other schools) and they just can't get enough of the hospitality, the stadium, the atmosphere and experience.
Vandy can also give every baseball player any endowment money they’d need to come there. That’s literally the only reason they’ve had their recent success.
Yes, it means something to you and me, but a transfer not so much. Especially in the shape we are in now. If all of what you mentioned meant something we wouldn't have the issues with the portal we have had, and we would have transfers lined up to come here. Two years is a long time for a 20 year old, our NC doesn't mean much to them when we have crapped the bed for the past two years.
You can’t convince chicken little syndrome posters from any form of reflection. What have you done for me lately is all the rage. Who the hell knows how next year unfolds; unfortunately, the downers will continue their quest of State’s athletic depression. The history of State’s baseball was purely a flash in the pan. The decades of success was nothing more than smoke and mirrors. I choose to relish in a program that develops major leaguers and first round picks vs berating true freshman and sophomore’s from consecutive top 10 classes, who had to play much to soon due to high draft picks declaring early or being injured. I will continue to donate to the Bulldog Club and NIL, while you pathetic 17’s whine.
