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State wins 2-1. Actually a well played game. Wished both of our teams could play like this on the weekends. Well State is still alive by a thread but we have got to win two this weekend at Tennessee. Possible but I won’t believe it until I see it.

State & Ole Miss in a pitchers duel tonight-no surprise there-Usually the game is opposite of what we expect. 2-1 State top of the ninth. Of course State gave up a bucket full of ninth inning runs at Auburn. So no telling what happens tonight…LOL

At this juncture all three teams are in jeopardy of missing the NCAAT. Obviously barring a miracle, Ole Miss is done. State is on life support. USM is in trouble too. 23-15 record is not very good and while they are 11-7 in the Sunbelt, they are teetering on the edge. Yesterday was a must win game and they did get it. But they better start piling up some wins now. Competition is much tougher in the Sun Belt as opposed to CUSA. But you still have to win. After all the hype this year that would be sorely disappointing for none of our teams to be in the Big Dance.

Coming off a Natty is just very difficult. We are just about done now. I mean technically we are alive but we had to win this series and blowing a 7 run lead shows that we are not a good team. I agree with 83 , the GC just doesn’t have much appeal this year. It is still important but the stakes are just very low other than it being a rivalry game. Regarding Ole Miss, last year I was ready for the season to end and it seemed like the last 2-3 weeks took forever to finish. Probably the same way this year for you guys. Just hurry and end.

It is called being greedy. He thought Hunt could finish it with 8 run lead. On the front end of that , you think surely he could get through the inning. But maybe bring in another pitcher that doesn’t pitch much. Again you think you should be able to get out of the inning without giving up 8 runs. And I guess we did just that. At the end of the day , just glad for the win.

Agree with you 83 on State. The last three weekends have been better but there are still worrisome parts of this team. Pitching is still shaky at times though Nixon being healthy with Dalm give us a much better back end duo. Obviously, the biggest key is throwing strikes and playing solid on defense which we have done better recently. Offensively, the Earl Weaver three run homer offense has been generally good. But going forward I would like to see us be able scratch out some runs when the ball is not going out the yard. Obviously you take runs anyway you can get them. And the power hitting with this group is impressive. We have got to win two out of three at Auburn. Anything less, while not a nail in the coffin will leave us in critical condition.

Kind of mixed feelings about the game being canceled. A win would hurt our RPI but it would have served as another opportunity to get some other pitchers some work.

As I have mentioned, Douglass is a good coach and he knows how to build and run a football program. He can be successful at NEL but the hierarchy will not let him succeed. At least I will believe it when I see it happen. Clarkdale had a coach who had more success than any coach in 50+ years but they promptly ran him out of town for no good reason. At SEL, Coach Hampton’s sad and untimely death certainly has hurt the program but I am not sure he would have been successful there in the long term. They just do not care about football. Like RB noted, a DC/OC at WL would be fool to leave there to be the HC for another Lauderdale County school. They are already know the script.

Earlier in the thread, I said I hope both teams play well and that we win the series. That definitely came true as I thought both squads played very well throughout the weekend. All three games were tight though I agree with 83 that Ole Miss dominated Friday Night even if the score was 3-2.

Great series State with a huge win and more importantly if Nixon can pitch like this with Dalm our closers could be a force going forward. Ole Miss is still a very good ball club and if Elliot comes back healthy, they can still right the ship. But 3-12 is going to be a huge hole to climb out of.

I know this is baseball but the State girls just had a great golf match with A&M for the SEC Title. Lost 3-2 in match play on the third sudden death hole. But was very tense and nerve wracking!!!

Ole Miss has certainly played better in both games but State somehow persevered today. Tomorrow? Who knows? Scoring was more liberal today. I think that State is 16-2 when issuing less than 5 base on balls in a game. Of course last night we only walked two which was a huge reason why Ole Miss only scored 3 runs. Today we only walked two and even though Ole Miss scored 7 runs it could have been more had we issued more free passes. Not sure how the pitching will shake out tomorrow but my gut feeling says the winning team will score in double digits. Fans have gotten their moneys worth both days. No reason to think it will be any different on Sunday. Today was a season saving win for State. The loser tomorrow, while not completely dead, will be on life support. OTOH , the winner will be just be on a life raft but the storm will still be swirling around them. The lighthouse will be visible but the glow of the beacon light will be dim.

Great game tonight and Ole Miss earned the win. Hard to win with only 3 hits. State was fortunate to even be in the game. Ole Miss could have easily scored 6-7 runs. And just as I thought, since we all thought it was going to be a slugfest, it was a pitchers duel. Shaping up to be a really good series.

Friday night’s crowd will probably be huge as well. They are unveiling Polk’s statute Friday afternoon. If the weather is nice, it will probably break a three day weekend series record crowd too. But as for the games themselves, who knows what will happen. As you noted 83, they could be high scoring. Although, when these two play , often times what actually happens is just the opposite from what is expected to happen.

Critical win for State tonight but difficult losses for Ole Miss and USM. Especially Southern losing 13-0 to Bama. Ole Miss lost to Memphis by giving up a 4 spot in the ninth inning…ouch that hurts.

Honestly nothing that happens this weekend will be surprising. I do agree I don’t think either squad will sweep the series. Don’t think either is capable of that. What I would like to see from both teams is high level baseball. Good pitching, good defense, some timely hitting. Obviously I want State to win the series but I want it to be won as opposed to lost. Example, State lost a game to UK because a WP allowed the runner to score from third base as opposed to a base hit driving in the winning score. Of course we need to beat UAB first. Every game is critical.

SEC is brutal this year. Really there are no weak teams and with the State/Ole Miss being the bottom of the barrel, that is saying something. Though Ole Miss’ last three series have some winnable games in them. Even though there is no game that you can say is a gimme.

Been a difficult stretch for Ole Miss, State is playing a bit better. Today was a huge win. As 83 noted the series against Ole Miss is really critical for both teams. The losing team at the end of the weekend will be in serious trouble.

Looks like the rain will exit this afternoon so both squads should be able to get their games late afternoon/early evening. Both critical games for State/Ole Miss. Must wins. 3-9 is rough enough. 2-10 and the fat lady is starting to warm up.

Bad News Bulldogs back. Oh well, the one win was nice while it lasted. Ugggghhhh

Definitely any win is a great win. As far as Coaching changes are concerned, I am very old school and way out of touch these days. I just don’t get the microwave mentality of fan bases in the present day. That includes State, Ole Miss and seemingly every major college around. Nobody has any patience (I admit I have been frustrated this year). And obviously it was mostly because we were getting blown out. Losing, while not desirable, is easier to swallow when it is 5-4 as opposed to 26-3. So all that to say that fans are concerned that if we start winning it will save Lemonis’ job. What an oxymoron that is . Now we want to keep losing so we can fire the coach. And yes , I know some Ole Miss fans have had the attitude about Coach Bianco….please keep losing so we can get rid of you……ooops, you won the National Championship…still not good enough…we need to go in a different direction…. As 83 pointed out, there are about 25 games left in the season. Still a long way to go. But the margin for error is very slim. And there are still problems…yes we did win last night but we walked 6 batters last night and gave up 8 runs. Still need to pitch better and field better. Today’s game is critical.

Well as we saw in 2022, the last team in accounted for themselves pretty well. If State climbs out of this hole and makes a Regional, that will be a very good accomplishment. And if it is as the last team, that would be just fine as well.

Lion, You are not a racists. Zsa Zsa Gabor was married nine times thus the veiled reference at the revolving door that is LCSD football coaches.

What difference does the skin color of the head coach make? Douglass was a Blue Wildcat. He understood the tradition of the Wildcats. I was a big Coach Hampton fan and supporter and was disappointed that his tenure was not more successful. His skin color color meant absolutely nothing. Wildcats are Wildcats regardless of skin color. And it has been that way for over five decades. We all just want to win. I do agree that at the end of the day, wins and losses are what matter. What Douglass walked into was created by higher ups hiring the wrong coach who only lasted about four months. Coach Boyles is a winner and the reason Cheyenne hired him was for just that reason. He wants the Wildcats to be winners again and he found the best coach so just that. Again skin color means nothing. Blue is the only color that matters at Meridian High.

Plus I just checked my brackets and lo and behold on one of my brackets I actually have SDSU beating Texas 76-75 in the NC game. Not sure how/why I did that but I did. So if they win I will be at least be in the top 98% of the entries. Go Aztecs!!!