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APR Released, MSU Scores Well Across Board by bradlocke
Jun 09, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
The NCAA released its annual Academic Performance Rate (APR) scores this afternoon, and Mississippi State was above the penalty threshold in every sport. MSU's multi-year APR (fall 2005-spri...
Mostly Quiet on Violations Front by bradlocke
Jun 09, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
Yesterday I received information that fulfilled a Freedom of Information Act request I filed regarding violations committed by the Mississippi State athletic department over the past six months. N...
Bulldogs Fastest in the Land? by bradlocke
Jun 09, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
Following their fine performance at the Penn Relays in April, I wrote that Mississippi State's sprinters were, for the time being, the best in the country . This week, the Bulldogs get to prove...
MLB Draft: Powers, Butler Taken by bradlocke
Jun 08, 2010 | 1 1 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
Despite having a much better season as a senior than a junior, MSU first baseman Connor Powers was taken 10 rounds later than last season in the Major League Draft. Today, the San Diego Padres s...
Belated Blog Bag by bradlocke
Jun 08, 2010 | 9 9 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
Yesterday got so busy, I wasn't able to get this posted. But here it is, the weekly Blog Bag, where you can ask me any question about MSU sports, and I'll seek answers. Just leave your queries in ...
MSU and the MLB Draft by bradlocke
Jun 07, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
A good indication of the MSU baseball team's talent level will be the upcoming Major League Draft , which begins tonight. First baseman Connor Powers will be the first Bulldog taken, no doubt...
Sidney's Weight Down, Spirits Up by bradlocke
Jun 07, 2010 | 1 1 comments | 13 13 recommendations | email to a friend
I was asked in my Blog Bag a couple of weeks ago how point guard Twany Beckham and big man Renardo Sidney were coming along. I've finally got some answers for you. Beckham, the backup point ...
Cowbell Compromise: Thumbs Up or Thumbs Down? by bradlocke
Jun 07, 2010 | 15 15 comments | 10 10 recommendations | email to a friend
As I was headed off to Tishomingo county for a weekend of fun-filled (and bug-filled) camping, the Great Cowbell Compromise of 2010 was brokered in Destin, Fla. I'll be honest, the cowbell iss...
Blog Bag: Lite Edition by bradlocke
Jun 04, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 10 10 recommendations | email to a friend
Well, after loading me down last week, the questions are few this time around. Guess y'all had been saving up while the Blog Bag was on hiatus. But here we go. Q: I have not seen anything offi...
2OWD_Georgia_Logo3.jpg Premature Preview: Georgia by bradlocke
Jun 04, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 13 13 recommendations | email to a friend
Previously: Memphis , Auburn , LSU Our weekly look at MSU's 2010 football schedule resumes with the Week 4 opponent, which will be the Bulldogs' second SEC home game of the sea...
Bost Back in School, Will Appeal for Reinstatement by bradlocke
Jun 03, 2010 | 2 2 comments | 10 10 recommendations | email to a friend
I've confirmed that Dee Bost , Mississippi State's point guard the past two years, has enrolled in summer classes and will try to regain his eligibility. MSU compliance director Bracky Brett to...
MSU's Bramlett First-Team All-American Again by bradlocke
Jun 02, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
For the fourth time in her illustrious college career, MSU softball player Chelsea Bramlett has been named a first-team All-America by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA). She's on...
Hot Topics in Destin by bradlocke
Jun 02, 2010 | 3 3 comments | 11 11 recommendations | email to a friend
MSU Athletics Director Scott Stricklin is attending his seventh SEC spring meetings, but it's his first time to do so as an AD. The meetings began Tuesday in Destin, Fla., and continue through F...
Blog Bag: Welcome to Summer by bradlocke
Jun 01, 2010 | 3 3 comments | 11 11 recommendations | email to a friend
Technically, the summer solstice does not begin until June 21 (at 6:28 a.m., to be exact), but to me, the first of June and the sudden dearth of school buses on our roads and highways means that s...
Manny Diaz is in his first year as MSU's defensive coordinator. (Photo by Mansel Guerry) Manny Diaz: My Job Is Cooler Than Yours by bradlocke
Jun 01, 2010 | 5 5 comments | 12 12 recommendations | email to a friend
Even though I don't yet know Mississippi State defensive coordinator Manny Diaz particularly well, I already feel a kinship with him. As you can read in today's feature on Diaz , his first ca...
Wrapping Up MSU Baseball by bradlocke
May 30, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 11 11 recommendations | email to a friend
By his third year at Kentucky, coach John Cohen won an SEC title. He does not appear to be on quite the same track at MSU, but in my season wrap-up in today's Daily Journal, I take a look at...
Super Bulldog Weekend '11 Set by bradlocke
May 28, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 11 11 recommendations | email to a friend
Super Bulldog Weekend in 2011 is set for April 8-10, MSU announced today. So that means MSU's spring game will be April 9, and that means spring football practice should start the week of March 14...
Blog Bag Answers: Covering All Bases by bradlocke
May 28, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 12 12 recommendations | email to a friend
I brought the Blog Bag back this week after a long hiatus, and y'all brought some good questions. From baseball to football to hoops to cowbells, we have a variety of topics covered. If there are ...
BCJS_lsu_logo.jpg Premature Preview: LSU by bradlocke
May 28, 2010 | 2 2 comments | 10 10 recommendations | email to a friend
Previously: Memphis , Auburn Time to take a look at MSU's Week 3 opponent, which will come after a nine-day layoff thanks to the Thursday game against Auburn. It'll be the first roa...
MSU Track Back in Action by bradlocke
May 27, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 10 10 recommendations | email to a friend
Mississippi State's track and field team is back at it today at the NCAA East Region meet in Greensboro, N.C. The 13th-ranked men are hoping to build off their seventh-place finish at the SEC ...
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