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Steele Out for Season with Knee Injury by bradlocke
Feb 24, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
Freshman guard Jalen Steele is out for the season with a torn ACL and meniscus in his left knee, a team spokesman confirmed this evening. Steele suffered the injury Wednesday in MSU's 84-82 loss...
Cristil: 'Time Caught Up with Us' by bradlocke
Feb 24, 2011 | 1 1 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
Jack Cristil saw this coming from a long way off. Back in November, during the Egg Bowl, he told Ole Miss play-by-play man David Kellum that if his health worsened, his 58-year career as the v...
Jack Cristil 'Told the Mississippi State Story' by bradlocke
Feb 24, 2011 | 1 1 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
Since 1979, Jim Ellis has worked alongside Jack Cristil , who announced Wednesday he'll be retiring after 58 years as Mississippi State's play-by-play announcer for football and men's baske...
FINAL: LSU 84, MSU 82 by bradlocke
Feb 23, 2011 | 3 3 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
• The buzz: Jack Cristil 's final home game had some drama, and it wasn't one he could wrap in Maroon and White. LSU (11-17, 3-10) had one of its best shooting nights of the season, and Rena...
Jack Cristil Stepping Down, Cites Health by bradlocke
Feb 23, 2011 | 2 2 comments | 14 14 recommendations | email to a friend
Citing health concerns, longtime Mississippi State radio play-by-play man Jack Cristil will be stepping down after Saturday's basketball game against Tennessee. His daughter, Kay Cristil Clouat...
Know the Foe: LSU Just Isn't Very Good by bradlocke
Feb 23, 2011 | 2 2 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
Today's game: LSU (10-17, 2-10 SEC) at MSU (14-12, 6-6), 8 p.m., CSS ( Dave Baker play-by-play, Daymeon Fishback analyst) Let's be clear about something: LSU is a very, very, very bad b...
Four Former Bulldogs Set for NFL Combine by bradlocke
Feb 23, 2011 | 3 3 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
The annual NFL Combine – or as some people like to call it, the NFL meat market – started today and runs through March 1. Four former MSU players were invited: defensive end Pernell McPhee , left...
Riley Benock has regained his outside shooting stroke this season. (Photo by Deste Lee) A Closer Look: Benock Making Mark as Starter by bradlocke
Feb 23, 2011 | 2 2 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
I've heard some people question whether Riley Benock should be a starter. Heck, I've raised the question myself. But a starter is what he is, and as I write in today's Journal, he knows how to...
Blog Bag: Flying Solo by bradlocke
Feb 22, 2011 | 9 9 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
My traveling last week kind of put the Blog Bag on the back burner, and this week's not much better: The wife is off cavorting in Cancun for a few days, so I'm attempting to play the role of Mr. M...
Stansbury Offers Many Words on Sidney by bradlocke
Feb 22, 2011 | 3 3 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
Between the SEC coaches teleconference and his Monday press conference, MSU coach Rick Stansbury uttered more than 1,600 words on the topic of Renardo Sidney . I could give you the entire trans...
Baseball: Opening Weekend in Review by bradlocke
Feb 21, 2011 | 2 2 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
Maybe it wasn't the stiffest of competition Mississippi State faced, but the opening weekend could be nothing but encouraging for a team that's suffered much the past three years. The Bulldogs sta...
FINAL: MSU 71, Ole Miss 58 by bradlocke
Feb 19, 2011 | 3 3 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
• The buzz: Mississippi State's spell over Ole Miss continues. The Bulldogs (14-12, 6-6 SEC) have won five in a row over the Rebels (17-10, 5-7) and have swept the season series for the second t...
Know the Foe: Rebels Seek Revenge by bradlocke
Feb 19, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
Today's game: Ole Miss (17-9, 5-6 SEC) at MSU (13-12, 5-6), 12:30 p.m., SEC Network ( Dave Baker play-by-play, Joe Dean analyst) This'll be short and sweet, as I put this off longer than ...
MSU Still Trying to Turn Talent Into Wins by bradlocke
Feb 18, 2011 | 1 1 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
Vanderbilt coach Kevin Stallings , on Jan. 24: "They've got experience, they've got talent, so I don't know what else you can ask for." Florida coach Billy Donovan , on Jan. 27: "I think th...
SEC Baseball 2011: Around the Horn by bradlocke
Feb 18, 2011 | 1 1 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
Baseball season is upon us, friends, and Mississippi State gets things going at 4 p.m. today against Akron at Dudy Noble Field. The rest of the SEC gets started this weekend, too, and I though...
Geoff Collins is MSU's new linebackers coach and co-defensive coordinator. (Photo by Samuel Lewis, FIU) A Closer Look: Geoff Collins Quickly Fits In by bradlocke
Feb 18, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
When Geoff Collins was at Central Florida in 2008 and '09, he held the title of linebackers coach and recruiting coordinator, but he was essentially co-defensive coordinator. He and Dave Huxtab...
Cohen (Tentatively) Sets Opening Weekend Rotation by bradlocke
Feb 17, 2011 | 2 2 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
Mississippi State's 2011 baseball season begins tomorrow, and the Bulldogs will play four games in three days, twice each against Akron and Lamar. Coach John Cohen has tentatively set his starti...
SEC West: Race for Second Tightens Up by bradlocke
Feb 17, 2011 | 2 2 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
With its 90-59 thumping of Auburn last night, Ole Miss moved into a tie for second in the SEC Western Division with Arkansas and MSU. All three teams have a 5-6 mark in league play. As we've...
Sidney's Situation Not as Simple as It Seems by bradlocke
Feb 16, 2011 | 6 6 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
When the nation tuned in to watch Mississippi State at Kentucky on Tuesday night, sophomore Renardo Sidney got skewered for the way he played. He was called lazy (count me among those), fat, out...
National Media Rightfully Comes Down Hard on Sidney by bradlocke
Feb 16, 2011 | 9 9 comments | 12 12 recommendations | email to a friend
A Tuesday night game on ESPN in Rupp Arena is going to put a big spotlight on you, and Renardo Sidney was in that spotlight. And he shriveled. Of course, what the nation saw Tuesday night is w...
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