BOC festivities on SEC+...

[WSOPdawg]

...even if the event hasn't started yet, at least turn the program on so we can see the spectators filling in the venue. Supposed to start at 7:00 and it's already 7:06 still saying "Your event is about to begin."

[BeardoMSU]

Maybe he had second thoughts...***

[Thick]

Getting that same message.

[WSOPdawg]

Maybe he had second thoughts...***

don't even think it... lol

[BeardoMSU]

don't even think it... lol

This feels an awful lot like the delay to reveal our college game day host***

[StateDawg44]

Still nothing for everyone?

[WSOPdawg]

Still nothing for everyone?

still nothing, just waiting

[EdwardDrayton]

Will it include a camera shot of JP's 'old' office??!!?? *****

[Coach34]

where is the link to watch it?

[StateDawg44]

Will it include a camera shot of JP's 'old' office??!!?? *****

Before and after

[WSOPdawg]

finally it begins

[ZedFedder]

Ace Reese present with the 2025 dawgs?

[vv83]

where is the link to watch it?

https://x.com/hailstate/status/1930776676600041718?s=42

[StarkVegasSteve]

2.9 mil/year is the contract.

[StateDawg44]

wtf just happened?

[TNDawg35]

And my stream just ended. Says program has ended…

[bigbub50]

2.9 mil/year is the contract.

Are you crapping me? Dadgum.

[Saltydog]

Crowd not nearly what some thought. . . . .

[Thick]

Your event has ended right when it was beginning. Some things never change

[civildawg]

2.9 mil/year is the contract.

Man that's a lot.

[bigbub50]

And my stream just ended. Says program has ended…

Change to presser stream on sec plus

[StarkVegasSteve]

You just have to switch to the presser.

[Really Clark?]

They have a new stream up

[StarkVegasSteve]

Man that's a lot.

Yea I am not sure that is the greatest idea. Like the expectation just went from hosting every year to Omaha every year.

[TNDawg35]

Change to presser stream on sec plus

Got it! Thanks!!

[bigbub50]

Who is in charge of Keenums make up?

[bigbub50]

2.9 mil is the highest in nation?

[EdwardDrayton]

2.9 mil/year is the contract.

Think that makes BOC the second highest paid just behind Vitello??!!?? If that's correct, HUGE applause to Zac and the boosters for swinging big cojones to make us a premier program in the country again.

[BeardoMSU]

No reason to talk about OM this much. That's literally all he cares about, lol.

[EdwardDrayton]

Yea I am not sure that is the greatest idea. Like the expectation just went from hosting every year to Omaha every year.

Let's swing for the fences Steve!!!!!

[WSOPdawg]

No reason to talk about OM this much. That's literally all he cares about, lol.

Agree, Keenum is underwhelming imo

[Coursesuper]

Agree, Keenum is underwhelming imo

He’s a politician.

[mparkerfd20]

Keenum is embarrassing

[BeardoMSU]

He’s a politician.

And he's terrible at it, lol. Comes off like a late night TV preacher selling snake oil or something.

[StarkVegasSteve]

Let's swing for the fences Steve!!!!!

I do not want to kill football just to win in baseball. But I have faith in Zac. I do not think he puts a contract like that on the table if he did not have a lot of private funding for it.

[BeardoMSU]

Man...I like this guy. He's gonna win big here.

[EdwardDrayton]

I do not want to kill football just to win in baseball. But I have faith in Zac. I do not think he puts a contract like that on the table if he did not have a lot of private funding for it.

Agree. He and the cast involved with this epic baseball move have elevated us once again to a premier program. Can't wait to see what the future holds for basketball and football. He has the opportunity to become the best AD we've ever had.

[StateDawg44]

Wait so will there be video of a presser with the media as well now?

[Saltydog]

Man...I like this guy. He's gonna win big here.

To whom much is given, MUCH is expected..........

[StateDawg44]

Man...I like this guy. He's gonna win big here.

Yep

[iPat09]

The press conference is now up for those who want to watch it. SEC+

[Cooterpoot]

When you pay a baseball coach almost as much as your football coach, you deserve the misery you're going to get

[vv83]

When you pay a baseball coach almost as much as your football coach, you deserve the misery you're going to get

Lebby and BOC combined are making less than 10 of the 16 SEC football coaches

[mparkerfd20]

When you pay a baseball coach almost as much as your football coach, you deserve the misery you're going to get

Goat is that you?

[CaptainObvious]

When you pay a baseball coach almost as much as your football coach, you deserve the misery you're going to get

Have you not found another team to cheer for yet? Dude. Get over it. If you graduated from State you are smart enough to know the school is not paying the majority of that salary. Baseball Boosters are. The ones paying most of that salary are literally focusing their funding on baseball. Most are more than likely former players.

Use you contact and influence with the Former State players in the NFL to get them to pony up to fund State football since you and others like to tell State Boosters how to spend their money.

[BeardoMSU]

When you pay a baseball coach almost as much as your football coach, you deserve the misery you're going to get

Take your meds and go to bed, grandma

[the_real_MSU_is_us]

$2.9m means we have some money people who are sick of what they've been seeing. And I can't imagine ponying up that much to get an elite HC just to say "increase my NIL? No thanks". Parker is good at his job and likes it here, we might be better off with him than a 1 and done Muscara pit stop on his way to HC. We back in this boys. State baseball is BACK

[KB21]

Just got home from being at the event. It was incredible.

[Todd4State]

I do not want to kill football just to win in baseball. But I have faith in Zac. I do not think he puts a contract like that on the table if he did not have a lot of private funding for it.

I know this is really hard for a lot of our fans to believe but we might have a really good AD.

[DownwardDawg]

I know this is really hard for a lot of our fans to believe but we might have a really good AD.

I'm a believer now.

[CaptainObvious]

I know this is really hard for a lot of our fans to believe but we might have a really good AD.

I think he has grown into the job for sure. But in this case, his fund raising expertise seems to be what kick this into high gear! I'm sure a lot of baseball guys reached out to him about the hire but I bet he asked them if they were ready to up the ante to win the hand!

[Todd4State]

I think he has grown into the job for sure. But in this case, his fund raising expertise seems to be what kick this into high gear! I'm sure a lot of baseball guys reached out to him about the hire but I bet he asked them if they were ready to up the ante to win the hand!

It would be interesting to know how that played out.

I know when hired Cohen as baseball coach some players didn't support him while others did. My guess is that is where the disconnect with players and MSU started with the Polk vs Cohen and Byrne saga.

Cohen had to happen as baseball coach to get our program right in the SEC but there was definitely some damage done and some pain for all involved.

Now that Cohen is completely gone and his old hire is gone this feels like a similar turning point like when Cohen was first hired but the difference is things have come full circle now and it feels like everyone is on board and pulling in the same direction.

[Todd4State]

I'm a believer now.

And I completely believe understand why people had doubts. We're not used to competence.

[StateDawg44]

When you pay a baseball coach almost as much as your football coach, you deserve the misery you're going to get

You?re the only one who seems miserable.

[Coursesuper]

It would be interesting to know how that played out.

I know when hired Cohen as baseball coach some players didn't support him while others did. My guess is that is where the disconnect with players and MSU started with the Polk vs Cohen and Byrne saga.

Cohen had to happen as baseball coach to get our program right in the SEC but there was definitely some damage done and some pain for all involved.

Now that Cohen is completely gone and his old hire is gone this feels like a similar turning point like when Cohen was first hired but the difference is things have come full circle now and it feels like everyone is on board and pulling in the same direction.

No, they just pretty much hated that SOB from the day he walked on campus. It was easy for them to stay away.

[basedog]

No, they just pretty much hated that SOB from the day he walked on campus. It was easy for them to stay away.

I never liked him as an ex player, but he was a good player.

[DawgFromOxford]

Huge shoutout to Zac and the whole AD for last nights event. Cool to see former players, current players, and even UVA alumni all get in on the action. We?re talking a fireworks show for a baseball coach. Well done!


(Please limit Keenum to 60 seconds talking time moving forward. Hearing him ramble on about governors cups was cringey at best)

[StarkVegasSteve]

I know this is really hard for a lot of our fans to believe but we might have a really good AD.

I have always believed in Zac, hell I was the only one defending him his first 15 months here.

[Coursesuper]

I have always believed in Zac, hell I was the only one defending him his first 15 months here.

Sometimes MSU alums and fans as a group have a spectacular lack of vison, the whole forest for the trees thing, they look to lash out at the easy target without understanding the entirety of the issue.

[HaggardDawg]

Huge shoutout to Zac and the whole AD for last nights event. Cool to see former players, current players, and even UVA alumni all get in on the action. We?re talking a fireworks show for a baseball coach. Well done!


(Please limit Keenum to 60 seconds talking time moving forward. Hearing him ramble on about governors cups was cringey at best)

Amen. Within the first 30 seconds he?s talking beating the ?Ole Miss Rebelssssss?. He should have been yanked immediately. Then he goes on the brag about governors cup, cowbells, and ringing responsibly. Literally no one wants to hear from the President of the university in that moment. He was embarrassing.

[StarkVegasSteve]

Sometimes MSU alums and fans as a group have a spectacular lack of vison, the whole forest for the trees thing, they look to lash out at the easy target without understanding the entirety of the issue.

Well a lot of them wanted him to fire Lemonis 3 months into the job, then they got mad at him for hiring his "friend"(who by the way he had only known for a year) in Lebby, then got mad at him because he didn't fire Lemonis after we were eliminated from a Regional, and finally got mad at him because HE didn't fire Hutzler(although no AD has fired a DC. EVER).

All the while he was raising nearly 20 million in donations, securing the funds for a IPF, getting our boosters organized into what sports they were going to support, bringing us up to date from an NIL perspective, and working to undo all of Cohen's 5 years of F ups, of which there were more than anyone will ever know. Oh and not for nothing, he literally had to hire basically a brand new brain trust for his inner circle because Cohen surrounded himself with a bunch of Poor Oles that thought like he and Templeton. Like I've said before, we had MULTIPLE people making 6 figure salaries that didn't have a basic understanding of the job they were being paid to do.

[StarkVegasSteve]

Amen. Within the first 30 seconds he?s talking beating the ?Ole Miss Rebelssssss?. He should have been yanked immediately. Then he goes on the brag about governors cup, cowbells, and ringing responsibly. Literally no one wants to hear from the President of the university in that moment. He was embarrassing.

Damn Keenum was bad last night. For being a politician, he looked completely unprepared and it felt like he was just talking to get applause(such as mentioning OM every 15 seconds and mentioning Parker staying)

[Coursesuper]

Damn Keenum was bad last night. For being a politician, he looked completely unprepared and it felt like he was just talking to get applause(such as mentioning OM every 15 seconds and mentioning Parker staying)

If Sid isn't writing it look out.

[BeardoMSU]

Damn Keenum was bad last night. For being a politician, he looked completely unprepared and it felt like he was just talking to get applause(such as mentioning OM every 15 seconds and mentioning Parker staying)

Yeah, it was very cringy.

[maroonmania]

Damn Keenum was bad last night. For being a politician, he looked completely unprepared and it felt like he was just talking to get applause(such as mentioning OM every 15 seconds and mentioning Parker staying)

Yep, he has OM on the brain. Embarrassing.

[99jc]

Damn Keenum was bad last night. For being a politician, he looked completely unprepared and it felt like he was just talking to get applause(such as mentioning OM every 15 seconds and mentioning Parker staying)

Talked with BOC and Keenum last night mighty impressed WITH BOC Me thinks K has Dementia!

[Turfdawg67]

Just got home from being at the event. It was incredible.

I was there. And you're right it was incredible. I will say that when the news of his salary broke that was all people were talking about, however. No wonder we got him.

[Todd4State]

Sometimes MSU alums and fans as a group have a spectacular lack of vison, the whole forest for the trees thing, they look to lash out at the easy target without understanding the entirety of the issue.

I couldn't have said it better myself!

[Todd4State]

Amen. Within the first 30 seconds he?s talking beating the ?Ole Miss Rebelssssss?. He should have been yanked immediately. Then he goes on the brag about governors cup, cowbells, and ringing responsibly. Literally no one wants to hear from the President of the university in that moment. He was embarrassing.

At least he didn't mention AJ Brown.

[Todd4State]

I was there. And you're right it was incredible. I will say that when the news of his salary broke that was all people were talking about, however. No wonder we got him.

The thing is if you're going to fire Lemonis you have to make sure you hire someone better. Which we did. It wouldn't have made sense to fire Lemonis and then hire someone risky like an up and comer or assistant that may have had many of the same issues as Lemonis. And to do that we were going to have to pay.