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Taking Stock of Bulldogs at SEC's Halfway Point by bradlocke
Apr 18, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 10 10 recommendations | email to a friend
Here we are, at the midway point of the SEC baseball season. So let us briefly take stock of where Mississippi State stands. The 5-3 win at No. 25 Arkansas on Sunday puts the Bulldogs at 22-14 o...
Brownlee to Be Suspended for Reacting to Hecklers by bradlocke
Apr 17, 2011 | 2 2 comments | 11 11 recommendations | email to a friend
Junior outfielder Brent Brownlee will be suspended by his coach for flipping off hecklers following Mississippi State's 5-3 victory at Arkansas this afternoon. After catching a Bo Bigham fly...
Stricklin Talks Football Honorees, Other Topics by bradlocke
Apr 15, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
I caught up with AD Scott Stricklin on Thursday, and we touched on a variety of subjects, just some random things I'd wanted to ask about. Nothing groundbreaking, but I think they're of interest...
Stratton, Routt Can Be Formidable Duo by bradlocke
Apr 15, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
While Mississippi State's coaches try to figure out how to get the kinks worked out in Devin Jones , the rest of the weekend rotation is actually starting to look pretty strong. In the upcomi...
Gold, Teammates Just Wanted to Play by bradlocke
Apr 15, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
To outsiders, it was all about race. To Joe Dan Gold and his Mississippi State teammates, it was all about basketball. It was 1963, and the Bulldogs were set to face Loyola of Chicago, a team ...
Former Player, Coach Gold Dies at 68 by bradlocke
Apr 14, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
Joe Dan Gold had a fine basketball career at Mississippi State, earning third-team All-SEC honors his senior season, when as team captain he led the Bulldogs to their first-ever NCAA tournament....
Cohen Talks About New-Look Rotation by bradlocke
Apr 14, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
John Cohen shuffled his weekend pitching rotation earlier this week and talked at length about it this morning during a teleconference. To catch you up, Friday night starter Devin Jones (1...
Mullen Reflects on Spring, Seeks Productive Summer by bradlocke
Apr 13, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
Dan Mullen spent nearly a half-hour with reporters this afternoon putting a bow on spring practices – here's some video . The Bulldogs held their final practice Tuesday, three days after the ...
Johnson Officially a Bulldog; Is Another Signee Coming? by bradlocke
Apr 13, 2011 | 2 2 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
Roquez Johnson is now officially a member of Mississippi State's 2011 basketball signing class. Johnson, who committed three weeks ago , signed a letter of intent this morning on the first da...
A Closer Look: Jay Miller, a.k.a. Mr. 1,000 by bradlocke
Apr 13, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
At the time, it was perhaps not considered a wise career choice. Jay Miller was working on his doctorate in counseling psychology at Purdue in the late 1970s when he volunteered to help coach th...
Collins Looking for Playmakers at Linebacker by bradlocke
Apr 12, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
With a full spring now under his belt, new linebackers coach and co-defensive coordinator Geoff Collins feels he has a handle on Mississippi State's linebackers situation, which is possibly the ...
Russell, Favre Keep It Competitive for Relf by bradlocke
Apr 12, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
There is but one No. 1 quarterback for Mississippi State, as I wrote in today's Journal , but there are three guys with the mentality of being No. 1. Chris Relf , as we know, is the main man...
Cohen Likely to Shuffle Starting Rotation by bradlocke
Apr 11, 2011 | 1 1 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
Devin Jones , MSU's Friday night starter has struggled in SEC play, posting a 10.05 ERA in his four league starts. That's causing coach John Cohen to seriously consider shuffling his weekend ro...
Left Tackle Battle Will Go Down to the Wire by bradlocke
Apr 11, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
Mississippi State opens its 2011 football season in 143 days, on Sept. 1 at Memphis. Dan Mullen hopes to have his left tackle situation figured out by, say, Aug. 31. The candidates: • James...
FINAL: No. 4 Florida 3, MSU 1 by bradlocke
Apr 10, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
• The buzz: There was strong pitching all around, but a two-out error by shortstop Jonathan Ogden – his second miscue of the game – kept the seventh inning alive for Florida, and Preston Tuck...
Youngsters Get in Good Work in Maroon-White Game by bradlocke
Apr 09, 2011 | 1 1 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
The final score was Maroon 23, White 20, but as we all know, that's not what's important in an affair such as this. MSU set out to accomplish certain things and, on the whole, did that. A lot of y...
Cristil Highlights First Class of Football Honorees by bradlocke
Apr 09, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
Jack Cristil , the play-by-play radio announcer who recently retired after 58 seasons of calling Mississippi State football games (54 of basketball), is among the inaugural class of former footba...
FINAL: No. 4 Florida 18, MSU 0 by bradlocke
Apr 09, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
• The buzz: Well, there was no buzz at Dudy Noble Field, as the 10,332 in attendance were quickly silenced by Florida's early offensive outburst. MSU ace Chris Stratton was shelled and never m...
Maroon-White Game: Who Ya Got? by bradlocke
Apr 09, 2011 | 1 1 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
Yes, I'm actually posting a prediction thread for the Maroon-White spring game (5 p.m., CSS). Hey, why not? I mean, with the teams being split up , you're not going to glean much about the de...
FINAL: MSU 7, No. 4 Florida 5 by bradlocke
Apr 08, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
• The buzz: The Bulldogs (21-9, 5-5 SEC) pulled off what most observers would consider a stunner. Not only did they beat the No. 4 team in the country, they roughed up the league's top pitcher, ...
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