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I was coming on to ask if someone should be fired for the end of the NC State game. Doesn't help when teams can't go under center at all, which if I was going to complain about anything, I thought was a problem for MSU last week against their own goal line.

Whatever the "other" clock said, I don't see how you can give another play on the Michigan deal.

Both things can be true that they are improved and getting better but also have a ways to go toward consistency.

Some of the bigger schools are basically like JUCO's now. They're bringing in players from across their metropolitan areas, MAIS and MHSAA.

Neshoba Central lost pretty big last week to 4A school also.

Just saw ESPN FPI for MSU with only 3 above 50% to win and one of those was Minnesota at 51%. What you'd hope would be toss-ups were only in the 30's. It seems like we say this about every year, they could be considerably better and still not win but 4-5 games.

Is it fair to say that they are recruiting against one another, so how, or can you, regulate that at all given two separate governing bodies? The way it is, the bigger school in the area with the most money, whether MHSAA or MAIS, is going to end up with all the athletes. It's just like college is going. They're going to NIL them up from the smaller schools. The toothpaste is out of the tube. There's no putting it back at either level. It's pay to play.

If they name a permanent location, there's no need for shopping it every year and seeing what they can get. And I'm not saying what they can get personally in this situation because I have no idea. But that's how a lot of stuff works.

If so, it was before my time.

Back in the conference days, there was one in the east-central area (ECAC was name) that included Cumberland, Mathiston, Mabben, Sturgis, Weir, Durant. Other teams that still exist for now - Ethel, Noxapater, Nanih Waiya. They turned out a pretty good number of D1 players for 1A schools mostly in the late 70's and 80's.

Didn't we all expect NIL/transfer was coming to high school legal or not?

Yes, the only positive over football, maybe, is you don't physically destroy each other in baseball. Maybe it makes you better by tournament time, but makes it harder to receive favorable seeding.

And this is why I can't commit as a baseball fan any more than I do. The game is just too fickle. I understand being young, lots of new players, but that's basically what it is for everybody now. All three teams may well still end with successful seasons, but the road to get there is hard to watch. All we have for now is the old saying, "you are what your record says you are".

Yes, but were they ever seriously considering anything but the draft?

Too bad the new Pirates shortstop isn't a sophomore at MSU.