I can see one thing we have not had the last 2 seasons. State is not just selling out the Dude for SEC games, the fans are showing up as actual fans in the seats not empty seats paid for by season ticket holders. It just seems like the last two seasons of baseball, basketball and football left such a bad taste, fans were chomping at the but to see some success. And this group, though not nearly as talented as some here would have you believe, have endeared themselves to the fans by effort, tenacity, grit, not giving up (except 14-2 OM Sunday game) and desire to play all 9 innings and more if needed.

Definitely refreshing to see the change from the last two years in spite of the same bucket warmer in the dugout.