Kirby giving the eyes

[Msujd164]

We just land a big one? Ford?

[38843dawg]

We just land a big one? Ford?

Maddox Webb, relief pitcher, from the citadel. Possibly at least one more today.

[trob115]

Got pretty good numbers. I don't know anything about him.

[BeardoMSU]

Got pretty good numbers. I don't know anything about him.

https://twitter.com/KendallRogers/status/1933580891671912453?t=imSn8QPuijsFzGewSbTqZg&s=19

[BigDawg81]

I think there is going to be another one soon

[BeardoMSU]

He posted this yesterday, apparently.

https://twitter.com/StrohmHunter/status/1933220741715050654

[Pancho]

seems more are coming

[BigDawg81]

seems more are coming

Seems that way and I hope it?s Becker

[Todd4State]

Kirby coaches catchers so it could be Majewski from Seton Hall.

[SmokeyDawg]

Kirby coaches catchers so it could be Majewski from Seton Hall.

You mean Milewski

[Todd4State]

You mean Milewski

Yeah. My spelling sucks.

[viverlibre]

Kirby coaches catchers so it could be Majewski from Seton Hall.

I know nothing about baseball, can the HS catcher that just committed be impactful next year, or do catchers need a year or two (like linemen in football)?

[BeardoMSU]

https://twitter.com/HailStateMuse/status/1933985689638523250?t=1Uoeelck6n4w5azG_SLA9w&s=19

[Coach34]

another good get. We have 4 guys that can be weekend SP's. Now build that bullpen

[vv83]

https://twitter.com/HailStateMuse/status/1933985689638523250?t=1Uoeelck6n4w5azG_SLA9w&s=19

This is a sweet pickup. Exact kind of dude Parker is known to find and turn into a top 3 round SP

[Todd4State]

I know nothing about baseball, can the HS catcher that just committed be impactful next year, or do catchers need a year or two (like linemen in football)?

They can be impactful but you also don't want to completely rely on a freshman normally. Ideally, you would want to pair them up with a veteran like a Joe Powell, Josh Lovelady, or in a perfect world a guy like Logan Tanner.

Depending on how good they are and how quickly they can adjust to college/SEC baseball you could potentially catch them at least one game a weekend and against most midweek teams so you can ease them in.

Obviously, they have to be able to hit, control the running game, block, and frame pitches but the other big thing I think is the pitchers have to trust them. It may be intimidating for a freshman to catch a guy like junior year Ethan Small.

[Todd4State]

This is a sweet pickup. Exact kind of dude Parker is known to find and turn into a top 3 round SP

I think it's a good pick up because he can compete for a weekend spot and if he doesn't win it I could see him being a guy who we could use for multiple innings out of the bullpen potentially.

[Coach34]

This is a sweet pickup. Exact kind of dude Parker is known to find and turn into a top 3 round SP

that guy will not be a SP for us. We have those guys already

[Saltydog]

These pickups are a bit underwhelming for $2.9 MM per year........

[StarkVegasSteve]

These pickups are a bit underwhelming for $2.9 MM per year........

These coaches are learning that the SEC does the portal differently. I think they thought the UVA guys would just sign no questions asked and are now learning that the open market in the SEC is different.

[Coursesuper]

These pickups are a bit underwhelming for $2.9 MM per year........

Some of our most important pieces were already here, keeping them was huge. If they left it would have been rough.

[vv83]

that guy will not be a SP for us. We have those guys already

our lineups are set in stone for the following season every year until they inevitably never are when ball starts.

[Coach34]

our lineups are set in stone for the following season every year until they inevitably never are when ball starts.

Well we pretty much knew Pico and Ligon were going to be weekend guys for us and they were. Scary was the only surprise

[vv83]

Well we pretty much knew Pico and Ligon were going to be weekend guys for us and they were. Scary was the only surprise

exactly. there's 1 every year.

[BigDawg81]

Just heard that Seton Hall catcher Kevin Milewski is about to give his commitment to State.

[ZedFedder]

Just heard that Seton Hall catcher Kevin Milewski is about to give his commitment to State.

.300 hitter with 16 bombs.

[Cowbell]

#22 ranked catcher last season by D1

[Cowbell]

Are we after their lead off hitter? Aiden Robbins - was the big East hit king batting .422 on the season. McMullan following him on Twitter and he is in the portal.

[AlSwearengen]

Looks like ‘26 SS/OF Noah Danza from NJ has committed to us. Was committed to VA. Good sized kid, 6’2”.

[BeardoMSU]

Looks like ‘26 SS/OF Noah Danza from NJ has committed to us. Was committed to VA. Good sized kid, 6’2”.

https://twitter.com/noahdanza/status/1934323245924143505

[maroonmania]

Just heard that Seton Hall catcher Kevin Milewski is about to give his commitment to State.

I assume we are still waiting on this one? Still in need of aveteran SS as well.

[The Federalist Engineer]

Kevin McMullan is getting players with power capability. Milewski is 6-5 235. This is the biggest non pitching dude on the team. Hunter Hines was 6-3 210, was our biggest dude. Ace Reece is 6-3 200.

Even with Becker and Ford not coming, this is already feeling like a solid and balanced slugging lineup. Vystas Valincious is 6-4 240, hit 348 but low power at Illinois. He has room to improve but his BB/K rate is like Nate Lowe, another huge dude with a high average.

[StarkVegasSteve]

Just heard that Seton Hall catcher Kevin Milewski is about to give his commitment to State.

That's a big pickup but man.....he's gotta be legit. We don't really have anyone behind him that you could count on if he's not as advertised, gets injured, or his game goes to hell for a few weeks.

[ZedFedder]

Milewski still hasn?t committed.

[The Federalist Engineer]

Perspective on Ryder Woodson the NC State Kid from Wolfpack fans:

They are upset he was not starting earlier and would be a starter for them, had he stayed.

He finally got playing time in the Regional and was excellent.

[AlSwearengen]

I’m wondering if they are planning on the Woodson kid being the starting SS.

[Saltydog]

That would be my guess since we've apparently struck out on Becker.

[Cowbell]

Another good Virginia pitcher in the portal…

[BeardoMSU]

[https://twitter.com/NathanPurvis/status/1934676767085830404?t=lOysO-Q0Tr-eUA6WSydnxg&s=19]

[BeardoMSU]

[https://twitter.com/NathanPurvis/status/1934676767085830404?t=lOysO-Q0Tr-eUA6WSydnxg&s=19]


https://youtu.be/cM4-V1MdzWU?si=7RqrKVnMeRiYMFOU

[maroonmania]

That would be my guess since we've apparently struck out on Becker.

Woodson may likely end up starting but we still need another middle IF. Right now we have Woodson and hopefully Sanders is back. That's it as far as I know. Need more than just that. Anyone already on the roster we woukd be counting on as a SS/2B?

[The Federalist Engineer]

That would be my guess since we've apparently struck out on Becker.

He has not committed somewhere else, so maybe not struck out.

Maybe there is a package deal that he and his brother want to be in the same school. The brother is an elite recruit so this a great package.

MSU has a starting SS and 2B spot for the brothers.

[Saltydog]

Danza had a standout sophomore season at Gloucester when he batted .436 with 34 hits, seven doubles, three home runs and 28 RBI. He added another six doubles, two home runs and 26 hits this season batting .299.

[Thick]

Bauer is the 37th overall rated prospect, and he hit 102 mph this year. Lefty that can hit trips on the gun (if he can locate)?.hope BOC can get him to campus.

[State82]

Bauer is the 37th overall rated prospect, and he hit 102 mph this year. Lefty that can hit trips on the gun (if he can locate)?.hope BOC can get him to campus.

I wonder if he has already had TJ or if he is waiting until he gets here?*****

[The Federalist Engineer]

These dudes recruit like BOSSES.

I wonder if MSU in play for Marcus Stroman's brother Jayden. This is UVA's next best recruit.

Jack Bauer was UVA's top guy. Nicky Becker (brother of Eric) is the 5th highest recruit.

[maroonmania]

Bauer is the 37th overall rated prospect, and he hit 102 mph this year. Lefty that can hit trips on the gun (if he can locate)?.hope BOC can get him to campus.

CTU's loss is our gain. ;)

[basedog]

These dudes recruit like BOSSES.

I wonder if MSU in play for Marcus Stroman's brother Jayden. This is UVA's next best recruit.

Jack Bauer was UVA's top guy. Nicky Becker (brother of Eric) is the 5th highest recruit.

Imagine how good it’s gonna get moving forward. BOC and staff have done very well.

[vv83]

Bauer is the 37th overall rated prospect, and he hit 102 mph this year. Lefty that can hit trips on the gun (if he can locate)?.hope BOC can get him to campus.

Cant imagine he makes it to campus but really hope im wrong

[Cowbell]

Luke Dotson committed to Texas - didn't have that on my bingo card

[Thick]

Remind me why Dotson left. Were we not willing to give him his number, ceilings low, parents were difficult???

[Saltydog]

We're gonna regret letting him leave.........

[basedog]

We're gonna regret letting him leave.........

I think we will be ok.

[KOdawg1]

We're gonna regret letting him leave.........

Nah

[Saltydog]

Other than Valincius we haven't brought anyone in better than Dotson.......

[The Federalist Engineer]

Luke Dotson committed to Texas - didn't have that on my bingo card

He must have shown Texas his highlight reel of blown mid relief appearances

[bulldogcountry1]

Dotson was a matchup guy. Up until the regional, his longest outing was 2 innings. If he had been a starter or long reliever, his ERA would be over 5.

[Coursesuper]

Other than Valincius we haven't brought anyone in better than Dotson.......

Just no. All of the arms we kept have a higher ceiling than he did. He wants to start and that?s not going to happen here, good luck to the kid, Austin doesn?t suck.

[Coach34]

People here are being a little hypocritical now after the fact.

For months we have heard about how good of a coach Schloss is- and he takes Dotson. So obviously Dotson doesnt suck. Dotson chose to move on. Good luck

[The Federalist Engineer]

People here are being a little hypocritical now after the fact.

For months we have heard about how good of a coach Schloss is- and he takes Dotson. So obviously Dotson doesnt suck. Dotson chose to move on. Good luck

Schloss is just alright compared to Vitello.

Had Vitello taken Dotson, then he would be 100% poised for a Liam Doyle turnaround. Dotson would magically become a Top-5 overall pick in the 2026 draft. That's in Knoxville, not the case in the Mecca of Metrosexual Cowboys.

Texas has only One Bullpen lefty. They snagged Dotson for decent experience and the outside shot at taking his upperclassman upside.

[Cowbell]

Just no. All of the arms we kept have a higher ceiling than he did. He wants to start and that?s not going to happen here, good luck to the kid, Austin doesn?t suck.

Austin does suck.

[Coach34]

Austin does suck.

Not to people that are 20-22 years old. 9 out of 10 20 years olds choose Austin over StarkVegas every time

Hevesy could recruit well at Texas

[HoopsDawg]

These dudes recruit like BOSSES.

I wonder if MSU in play for Marcus Stroman's brother Jayden. This is UVA's next best recruit.

Jack Bauer was UVA's top guy. Nicky Becker (brother of Eric) is the 5th highest recruit.

Not to rain on your parade, but no on all of it.

Stroman followed Pollard from Duke to UVA so MSU is definitely not in play

Bauer to MSU is a leverage play. He's 99.9% signing pro.

No shot at Nicky Becker. None.

[BeardoMSU]

Austin does suck.

Nah.

[Coach34]

We made a very good hire in Baseball- but people thinking we are suddenly Georgia football are out of their minds.

[basedog]

We made a very good hire in Baseball- but people thinking we are suddenly Georgia football are out of their minds.

I don’t see that but I see us in a much better place than your bucket Coach. Excitement is in the air which is way better than downgrading.

I’m beginning to think you are still shocked your prediction didn’t come thru. We are in a better position than we have been in long time in being competitive.

[Coach34]

I don’t see that but I see us in a much better place than your bucket Coach. Excitement is in the air which is way better than downgrading.

I’m beginning to think you are still shocked your prediction didn’t come thru. We are in a better position than we have been in long time in being competitive.

He wasnt my bucket Coach. I thought he was average at best the whole time. You mf'ers gave me so much shit in 2019 and 2021 when I called out his shortcomings. Buttttttttttttttt:

As a coach, it was always my assertion that he deserved the job because he won the only Natty in State history. He's more successful than Polk. He's more successful than Cohen. He won a mf'ing National Championship at State. Nobody else has and nobody else may do it.

Because he won at title- he deserved to be Coach in 2024.
Because he finished 5th in the SEC in 2024 and should have hosted and we got screwed by the Committee- he deserved 2025.
I said from the beginning of 2025- be good or get gone. He didnt get it done and have zero problem with the firing. I have repeatedly said he ****ed up the season taking too long to figure out the line-up. He was put in the road as he should have been.

But that doesnt mean hiring BOC makes us Georgia football. We still have disadvantages at Miss state in recruiting. It's not a coincidence that Va's top 2 recruits havent committed to us yet. But try to spin that any way you can

[KOdawg1]

Good Lord, y'all are making this place unreadable.

[Coach34]

But that doesnt mean hiring BOC makes us Georgia football. We still have disadvantages at Miss state in recruiting. It's not a coincidence that Va's top 2 recruits havent committed to us yet. But try to spin that any way you can

Andddddd Base- if BOC cant recruit his top 2 players to State- doesnt that reflect on him even worse than Bucket? Those 2 players know everything there is about playing for BOC. And 20 year olds are all business right? They dont care about the town or the area righttttttttt?

[Quaoarsking]

Coach34 is going to be so mad when we have 7 Omahas and 2 championships over the next 10 years.

[basedog]

Andddddd Base- if BOC cant recruit his top 2 players to State- doesnt that reflect on him even worse than Bucket? Those 2 players know everything there is about playing for BOC. And 20 year olds are all business right? They dont care about the town or the area righttttttttt?

Not it all, I have no problems BOC not getting them, he has done very well in a VERY short time. As far as bucket Coach, I had way info than u , I just didn’t nor will I share it. I’m far from a mofo,
BOC will do well in small town Vegas. Oh bucket boy is far from being a King, he blew it when he needed to go to work. He was so insecure.

[Coach34]

Not it all, I have no problems BOC not getting them, he has done very well in a VERY short time. As far as bucket Coach, I had way info than u , I just didn’t nor will I share it. I’m far from a mofo,
BOC will do well in small town Vegas. Oh bucket boy is far from being a King, he blew it when he needed to go to work. He was so insecure.

I had info also but it didnt make a shit. He won a title so he deserved 2024.
He finished 5th in the SEC in 2024 so he deserved 2025. You cant spin firing a HC that finished Top 5 in the best conference in the country.
He ruined this team's chances of hosting in 2025 and got fired because of it. He had a team good enough to make a Super this year. He screwed it up and got fired because of it.

[HoopsDawg]

Andddddd Base- if BOC cant recruit his top 2 players to State- doesnt that reflect on him even worse than Bucket? Those 2 players know everything there is about playing for BOC. And 20 year olds are all business right? They dont care about the town or the area righttttttttt?

His top 2 guys were Val and Becker. He got 1 of them. If you mean Ford, his commitment is eyewash. He's going pro.

Honestly, it's a big accomplishment to get any play from UVA to Starkville. I wouldn't let my son do it.

[Coach34]

His top 2 guys were Val and Becker. He got 1 of them. If you mean Ford, his commitment is eyewash. He's going pro.

Honestly, it's a big accomplishment to get any play from UVA to Starkville. I wouldn't let my son do it.

Meh- Val is a big pull but he isnt draft eligible. Ford and Becker are the dudes and we likely get neither. That's fail by BOC every way you spin it. We still fighting to get the commitment from the Seton Hall catcher. Alot think we win it but it still aint over.

[basedog]

Meh- Val is a big pull but he isnt draft eligible. Ford and Becker are the dudes and we likely get neither. That's fail by BOC every way you spin it. We still fighting to get the commitment from the Seton Hall catcher. Alot think we win it but it still aint over.

We have 3 of the top 10 portals. BOC is doing well, he will be better as time goes on. He hasn't been in small town Vegas a month but yet u are finding fault. But time may heal ur hurt from predicting we want get a blue blood coach.

[HoopsDawg]

Meh- Val is a big pull but he isnt draft eligible. Ford and Becker are the dudes and we likely get neither. That's fail by BOC every way you spin it. We still fighting to get the commitment from the Seton Hall catcher. Alot think we win it but it still aint over.

Bad take. Ford is going pro. Who cares where he commits.

Why did you say Val is a big pull but isn't draft eligible? That's nothing but a positive.

BOC did a great job with Becker. Nothing could be done but it is indeed a miss. That's the only valid thing you posted.

[Coursesuper]

Austin does suck.

You don't get out much do you?

[basedog]

34, all I'm saying or maybe just say, "we agree to disagree". Lastly my youngest daughter who isn't into sports, grew up a fan of Msu. I took her to campus so she could go around with hundreds of other students to learn about the campus and what she could get her degree in. She loved until she took a visit with my wife to Ole Dixie. I was sitting in the Sky box of Cullis Wade's watching us play Kentucky back then, my phone rings and my wife says, "well our daughter just committed to Ole Dixie"! In saying this, I believe your kids should have final decision on where they want to go to school to get an education. My daughter did ask me if I was mad, my reply "No Msu is and always will be my school, Ole Dixie will be yours".

I will always try and promote not "talk down" about Small town Msu!

[BigDawg81]

You guys are listening to 34? Is it the same 34 that said Parker moved out of his office and Muscara was a done deal? That 34?

[Coach34]

You guys are listening to 34? Is it the same 34 that said Parker moved out of his office and Muscara was a done deal? That 34?

A) Parker did indeed move stuff out

B) Based on that info- I said it looks like the Muscara rumors are true. I said nothing about it being a done deal. That's Faulk and crew

[Saltydog]

I gotta agree w/you here coach........For $2.9 MM year much is expected.......We shall see what transpires but he's struck out early on some big names........People can say what they want and spin it any way they like but you would think he could pull his own players and so far he's struck out on two of the bigger names on their roster, that's just a fact.........

[StarkVegasSteve]

It's a big miss if we don't get Becker or Ford. There's zero way to spin it. Becker more than Ford because Becker is a position of need and might actually make it to campus. I'm not all that worried about Ford. He will sign a big league contract no matter who gets his commitment.

[StarkVegasSteve]

I gotta agree w/you here coach........For $2.9 MM year much is expected.......We shall see what transpires but he's struck out early on some big names........People can say what they want and spin it any way they like but you would think he could pull his own players and so far he's struck out on two of the bigger names on their roster.........

It's like I said when his salary was released, there's no excuses. We're paying you damn near 3 million a year and giving you around 3.5 to work with between rev share and NIL. There are ZERO EXCUSES.

[Coach34]

I gotta agree w/you here coach........For $2.9 MM year much is expected.......We shall see what transpires but he's struck out early on some big names........People can say what they want and spin it any way they like but you would think he could pull his own players and so far he's struck out on two of the bigger names on their roster, that's just a fact.........

now if Ford and Becker dont commit anywhere before the draft- thats fine. If they do tho and its not us? Thats a battle lost. Curious to see how it ends up shaking out

[Coach34]

It's like I said when his salary was released, there's no excuses. We're paying you damn near 3 million a year and giving you around 3.5 to work with between rev share and NIL. There are ZERO EXCUSES.

Exactly. I've been told we are a Blue Blood and with the right coach can sign anyone. Kids love our stadium and its a big draw. 20 year olds are all business and dont care about town life. Well- we bout to see

[The Federalist Engineer]

It's a big miss if we don't get Becker or Ford. There's zero way to spin it. Becker more than Ford because Becker is a position of need and might actually make it to campus. I'm not all that worried about Ford. He will sign a big league contract no matter who gets his commitment.

He got lots of quality UVA guys committed. But I did not expect the entire UVA team to march off with the coach. People commit to the school, not just the coach. There could be an instagram girlfriend we don't know about. Miami got Carson Beck with a girlfriend being a factor. Wonder when Livy Dunn became a factor for Paul Skenes at LSU.

Plus, you have to expect Pollard to be working on these guys. Plus you have tiger-level competitors like Vitello, Corbin, Schloss, O'Sullivan and NILSU Johnson.

Getting these guys is not catching a can-of-corn.

[Quaoarsking]

We're currently ranked the #3 portal class with potential to grow. It's silly to have concerns already.

[maroonmania]

Exactly. I've been told we are a Blue Blood and with the right coach can sign anyone. Kids love our stadium and its a big draw. 20 year olds are all business and dont care about town life. Well- we bout to see

I can see there being some UVA guys that don't necessarily want to move to MS period. It has nothing to do directly with Starkville. Just a very big change in culture especially for the UVA guys from the Northeast. Becker is the real miss if we dont get him because he is not draft eligible and plays one of our 2 positions of need. I really don't even want to commit NIL money to Ford who is a first round prospect and is not a huge need.

[SmokeyDawg]

Exactly. I've been told we are a Blue Blood and with the right coach can sign anyone. Kids love our stadium and it's a big draw. 20 year olds are all business and dont care about town life. Well- we bout to see

But everyone was told by you that we are poor ole state, our commitment to baseball is a non factor, Starkville is a dump, and we will make a cheap hire because of the madison boogie men. Yet you're still eating off the dollar menu instead of the crow you prepared.
The holes we have to fill are because of your guy on the bucket.
In reality everyone has different reasons they pick a college, and it's very "poor ole state" of you guys to begin the failure narratives so soon.

[Coach34]

But everyone was told by you that we are poor ole state, our commitment to baseball is a non factor, Starkville is a dump, and we will make a cheap hire because of the madison boogie men. Yet you're still eating off the dollar menu instead of the crow you prepared.
The holes we have to fill are because of your guy on the bucket.
In reality everyone has different reasons they pick a college, and it's very "poor ole state" of you guys to begin the failure narratives so soon.

aGAINNNNN- not true. We didnt have the money in baseball we have now until 2 months ago. We had some guys step up and fund it the way the fans look at it. That's huge for the program. But yes- other problems still exist

[basedog]

Damn you can't fix stupid, Boc hasn't coached a game and a "few" are bitching. Amazing!

[KOdawg1]

Imagine how sad life must be to have to constantly troll a dying message board and uphold a shtick that very few are disputing...

Like damn.

[Cowbell]

You don't get out much do you?
I bet I spend more time in and around Austin than anyone on this board.

[Cowbell]

We're currently ranked the #3 portal class with potential to grow. It's silly to have concerns already.

I don't understand how we can be #3 when we have 3 of the top 10

[Cowbell]

Damn you can't fix stupid, Boc hasn't coached a game and a "few" are bitching. Amazing!

If only 34 would have been this hard on Lemonis

[StarkVegasSteve]

I don't understand how we can be #3 when we have 3 of the top 10

Because other teams have more portal pieces and they're overall portal higher is better. Most of it is the former.

[No BS Dawg]

Folks complaining and being disappointed in one of the best coaches in the country being hired two weeks ago who has kept vital pieces of the roster in tact, has pulled quality from the portal with potential for more, and has excellent HS talent committing since he arrives is about as Mississippi State as it gets. For the love of all things maroon and white, please allow the man and his staff room to maneuver as they see fit. We will win some portal battles and we will lose some portal battles. This will NEVER change from year to year. Dudy Noble was not built overnight and this completed roster will not either. If he lays turds, by all means fire away. However, that is not remotely the case so far. He and his staff have been very good and are still working.

[StarkVegasSteve]

Folks complaining and being disappointed in one of the best coaches in the country being hired two weeks ago who has kept vital pieces of the roster in tact, has pulled quality from the portal with potential for more, and has excellent HS talent committing since he arrives is about as Mississippi State as it gets. For the love of all things maroon and white, please allow the man and his staff room to maneuver as they see fit. We will win some portal battles and we will lose some portal battles. This will NEVER change from year to year. Dudy Noble was not built overnight and this completed roster will not either. If he lays turds, by all means fire away. However, that is not remotely the case so far. He and his staff have been very good and are still working.

I don't think anyone is mad that he's kept the pieces we have or that we've pulled a few of the UVA pieces. I think there's always going to be consternation when you know you need pieces and you haven't yet gotten the pieces. The facts are that we need a 1B, SS, C, and at least 2-3 arms. Now they do still have time to get those pieces so it's not a massive concern on June 17th. Now if we're still missing those same pieces on July 7th then we may have an issue. And look, fair or not, we have a HC making 2.9 million with a NIL/rev share warchest of 3 million+. When you're paying and donating like that, people want results and they aren't too patient about it.

[RezDog7]

Imagine how sad life must be to have to constantly troll a dying message board and uphold a shtick that very few are disputing...

Like damn.

If only coffee sales were higher.

[BeardoMSU]

If only coffee sales were higher.

Peaches are in season, tho.**

[basedog]

I don't think anyone is mad that he's kept the pieces we have or that we've pulled a few of the UVA pieces. I think there's always going to be consternation when you know you need pieces and you haven't yet gotten the pieces. The facts are that we need a 1B, SS, C, and at least 2-3 arms. Now they do still have time to get those pieces so it's not a massive concern on June 17th. Now if we're still missing those same pieces on July 7th then we may have an issue. And look, fair or not, we have a HC making 2.9 million with a NIL/rev share warchest of 3 million+. When you're paying and donating like that, people want results and they aren't too patient about it.

You cant build a program in in two weeks. Lots of things will change between now and next spring. I'm not worried about what we don't have right now but I like what we do have right now. Excitement is good and we lost our swag with Bucket Coach.
If you have never recruited at any college level u may understand better. I have and it's not always easy regardless what message board wanna be coaches think or say.
Things are better already and expectations are way more positive than not.

[38843dawg]

You cant build a program in in two weeks. Lots of things will change between now and next spring. I'm not worried about what we don't have right now but I like what we do have right now. Excitement is good and we lost our swag with Bucket Coach.
If you have never recruited at any college level u may understand better. I have and it's not always easy regardless what message board wanna be coaches think or say.
Things are better already and expectations are way more positive than not.

This ^. There is a difference between people being impatient and just completely unreasonable. It is still early. Some people are pissed about prospects that haven?t even committed anywhere yet. Hell we have one top ten portal recruit coming in next Thursday, next Thursday! Be patient.

[basedog]

This ^. There is a difference between people being impatient and just completely unreasonable. It is still early. Some people are pissed about prospects that haven?t even committed anywhere yet. Hell we have one top ten portal recruit coming in next Thursday, next Thursday! Be patient.

Good point about two players uncommitted but yet a few screaming BOC is disappointing. Two damn weeks on the job, amazing!

[Coach34]

Jackson Owen gets out of the portal. We must be struggling to secure a couple of catchers

[StarkVegasSteve]

Jackson Owen gets out of the portal. We must be struggling to secure a couple of catchers

He's a Starkville kid. He could've just been seeing what was out there before recommitting.

[Coursesuper]

I bet I spend more time in and around Austin than anyone on this board.

Always enjoyed my time there. If I was 21 I?d have a hard time saying no.

[Todd4State]

Jackson Owen gets out of the portal. We must be struggling to secure a couple of catchers

Or we need an emergency catcher and starting at Delta State wasn't that appealing.

[Activated Alpha]

I think C34 we are all tired of this schtick of yours dog shitting this program and Starkville. We know it is small, we know it is "the least fun", we understand it all. You still have not admitted you were wrong when we hired BOC. You never apologized because, honestly, I think you were the guy that was constantly rejected by the prom queens. It is engrained in your soul that State can never achieve hiring a dream coach. Well we just did. If we miss on Ford and Becker, oh well. You can't say it is because of our program or Starkville because Cohen/Cann/Lemonis recruited high rated players here.

[Coach34]

Or we need an emergency catcher and starting at Delta State wasn't that appealing.

Well we already know we are out of it with the ND catcher

[KOdawg1]

Well we already know we are out of it with the ND catcher

Good thing he wasn't the only catcher in the portal.

[BeardoMSU]

Or we need an emergency catcher and starting at Delta State wasn't that appealing.

Nah, can't be...not nearly negative enough to be true for us!**

[BeardoMSU]

I think C34 we are all tired of this schtick of yours dog shitting this program and Starkville. We know it is small, we know it is "the least fun", we understand it all. You still have not admitted you were wrong when we hired BOC. You never apologized because, honestly, I think you were the guy that was constantly rejected by the prom queens. It is engrained in your soul that State can never achieve hiring a dream coach. Well we just did. If we miss on Ford and Becker, oh well. You can't say it is because of our program or Starkville because Cohen/Cann/Lemonis recruited high rated players here.

BOC? We were never hiring Howland or Leach, either, lol.

[Todd4State]

Well we already know we are out of it with the ND catcher

That's not new.

[Todd4State]

Nah, can't be...not nearly negative enough to be true for us!**

I'll try harder.** LOL.

[bigbub50]

Im fired up with where we are currently at. We had a great offense last year. The majority of those guys are back and it would be a super majority if we retain mustache and frei. Our starting pitching could be top 3 in the nation if we stay healthy next year. We have 3 studs in main coaching positions. The dude will be lit. Im ded gum fired up. Dont care if ford and becker dont "commit." We gonna be alright. The Val brothers gonna be a problem next year. Stallman gonna hold down first and hit 15 hr's. Frei gonna come back, frown more than skinny, and hit 8 hr's from the left and 8 hr's from the right. Stache gonna hit atleast 20 in the gap to oppo field for doubles. Bean's k rate gonna be lower than a snakes belly. I dont care if Starkville is small. I dont care if we only have 3 bars in the cotton district. I dont care if the hunt club doesnt do their $10 bottom less cup any more. This is our time!! Take the negativity and shove it up your butt.

[Pancho]

yes sir. bigbub done said it all

[bigbub50]

Im fired up with where we are currently at. We had a great offense last year. The majority of those guys are back and it would be a super majority if we retain mustache and frei. Our starting pitching could be top 3 in the nation if we stay healthy next year. We have 3 studs in main coaching positions. The dude will be lit. Im ded gum fired up. Dont care if ford and becker dont "commit." We gonna be alright. The Val brothers gonna be a problem next year. Stallman gonna hold down first and hit 15 hr's. Frei gonna come back, frown more than skinny, and hit 8 hr's from the left and 8 hr's from the right. Stache gonna hit atleast 20 in the gap to oppo field for doubles. Bean's k rate gonna be lower than a snakes belly. I dont care if Starkville is small. I dont care if we only have 3 bars in the cotton district. I dont care if the hunt club doesnt do their $10 bottom less cup any more. This is our time!! Take the negativity and shove it up your butt.

Forgot about my boy Ace. He was supposed to be gone to the Tigah's. But hes back baby! Yea, we gonna have an error or two at 3b, but he bout to hit 25 dingers and bat .380. Golden spikes finalist. The young man just hit .400 in sec play. Ponder on that for a few moments. Im not letting anybody poopoo on my excitement for next year. Lets go!!

[KOdawg1]

"We can't hire a coach like BOC. We'll have to hire a lower level HC or a P4 assistant."

"Our baseball NIL isn't top 5."

"Ace is going to go to a team with more money."

Now all of the sudden, we're striking out in the portal. Suuuuure.

[AlSwearengen]

Look, we aren?t the sexiest girl at the party right now and without hiring Vitello, we aren?t going to be that overnight. We were in position to be one of the hottest girls at the party after making Omaha 3 straight years and winning it all. Lemonis (and maybe lack of NIL) lost all momentum that we had and now we have to rebuild our reputation as one of the top 4 or 5 programs in the country.

Most portal players want to get paid and win right now. We need to get back to winning at a high level and then getting the top players will be easier. Right now, I?d say that lsu, ark, Tenn, texas, vandy, and even Georgia are all ahead of us in the ?attractiveness? category. That is just in the SEC. If we can win at a high level next year, we will create a lot of attention for ourselves and possibly get back into the discussion to be in the mix on many of the best players.

All of that said, we currently have what, 3 of the top 6 portal players? Yeah, they came with OConner, but we have them. I don?t think we are doing as poorly as it seems to some.

[BigDawg81]

If I remember correctly, he was crapping on Leach because he did not run the ball 50 times a game.

[Quaoarsking]

Before the 2023 Arkansas game: "I haven't been this excited to watch our offense in years!"

After the 2023 Arkansas game (in which we scored 7 points and had 205 yards): "I was right! We were almost on pace for 300 yards for a while in the 2nd quarter!"

[Coach34]

"Our baseball NIL isn't top 5."

"Ace is going to go to a team with more money.".

Those 2 were truths until after midseason

[SmokeyDawg]

Those 2 were truths until after midseason
Prefers crumbs over crow

[Coach34]

Lemon will never make another Regional
No way we will be one of the top SEC teams in draft picks
Hugesak is not an SEC hitter
No way the 25 team hits more HR's than the 24 team
No way the 25 team is better offensively than 24 after losing its 3 best offensive players
Ligon is not an SEC SP
We dont have any talent
We're getting abused in the portal signing guys from SC Upstate

I could go on as well....blah blah blah

[Cowbell]

Always enjoyed my time there. If I was 21 I?d have a hard time saying no.

Have you been there lately? It ain't the same place. For example - one of my good buddies here that played pro ball has a son pitching at lake Travis as a sophomore and highly recruited. He ain't committing to Texas just because he and his family are ready to get outta there.

[Cowbell]

Lemon will never make another Regional
No way we will be one of the top SEC teams in draft picks
Hugesak is not an SEC hitter
No way the 25 team hits more HR's than the 24 team
No way the 25 team is better offensively than 24 after losing its 3 best offensive players
Ligon is not an SEC SP
We dont have any talent
We're getting abused in the portal signing guys from SC Upstate

I could go on as well....blah blah blah

You also said we weren't hiring BOC.

And that our strength would be our Bullpen

[Todd4State]

Forgot about my boy Ace. He was supposed to be gone to the Tigah's. But hes back baby! Yea, we gonna have an error or two at 3b, but he bout to hit 25 dingers and bat .380. Golden spikes finalist. The young man just hit .400 in sec play. Ponder on that for a few moments. Im not letting anybody poopoo on my excitement for next year. Lets go!!

I think Ace will be a lot better defensively next year. This was his first year playing third base and he wasn't too bad. Also, I wasn't really impressed with Gautreau as far as defense goes. Or Cheesebrough if you are talking catchers.

Going on a small tangent here- I think the biggest difference our fans will notice under O'Connor is the improved fundamentals.

[Todd4State]

Look, we aren?t the sexiest girl at the party right now and without hiring Vitello, we aren?t going to be that overnight. We were in position to be one of the hottest girls at the party after making Omaha 3 straight years and winning it all. Lemonis (and maybe lack of NIL) lost all momentum that we had and now we have to rebuild our reputation as one of the top 4 or 5 programs in the country.

Most portal players want to get paid and win right now. We need to get back to winning at a high level and then getting the top players will be easier. Right now, I?d say that lsu, ark, Tenn, texas, vandy, and even Georgia are all ahead of us in the ?attractiveness? category. That is just in the SEC. If we can win at a high level next year, we will create a lot of attention for ourselves and possibly get back into the discussion to be in the mix on many of the best players.

All of that said, we currently have what, 3 of the top 6 portal players? Yeah, they came with OConner, but we have them. I don?t think we are doing as poorly as it seems to some.

Right now we probably added the top pitcher in the portal in Valinicous AND he has two years of eligibility left. Nunnalee and Teel were really big adds as well.

[KOdawg1]

Those 2 were truths until after midseason
Lol it don't work like that chief. I was going to be a professional baseball player until I wasn't. That doesn't mean me being a pro baseball player has any truth to it.

Keep trolling though, it's amusing to the 20 people here.

[Coach34]

Lol it don't work like that chief. I was going to be a professional baseball player until I wasn't. That doesn't mean me being a pro baseball player has any truth to it.

Keep trolling though, it's amusing to the 20 people here.

I cant change the truth. We got 10 figure donations to the baseball program over halfway thru the season. Shit changes Chief. We had guys say **** this and make some calls then write a check. Our boosters stepped up this April. But sorry Biff- that shit wasnt there in March.

[Coach34]

You also said we weren't hiring BOC

I'd like to sincerely thank Va for forcing out a top Coach by telling him we aint gonna fund baseball to be a top program. They gifted us a coach that was ranked #2 in the country preseason that missed making a Regional after we fired a coach that built teams that made Regionals the last 2 years. BOC's players at Va are top portal transfers yet nobody asks why they didnt make a Regional with all that damn talent???

BOC underwhelmed more in 2025 than the ****er we just fired. Talk your shit but that is straight up facts. Va didnt lack talent in 2025 and still couldnt make a Regional. But keep talking that shit boys while top portal guys not from Va dont sign with us

[Cowbell]

I'd like to sincerely thank Va for forcing out a top Coach by telling him we aint gonna fund baseball to be a top program. They gifted us a coach that was ranked #2 in the country preseason that missed making a Regional after we fired a coach that built teams that made Regionals the last 2 years. BOC's players at Va are top portal transfers yet nobody asks why they didnt make a Regional with all that damn talent???

BOC underwhelmed more in 2025 than the ****er we just fired. Talk your shit but that is straight up facts. Va didnt lack talent in 2025 and still couldnt make a Regional. But keep talking that shit boys while top portal guys not from Va dont sign with us

You said we weren't going to get him hired. That's facts. All this is not facts.

[Cowbell]

I thought my wife was stubborn when it came to admitting she was wrong....sheesh...

[BeardoMSU]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RqePdfvOeiY&ab_channel=mossefani

[Dawgology]

I cant change the truth. We got 10 figure donations to the baseball program over halfway thru the season. Shit changes Chief. We had guys say **** this and make some calls then write a check. Our boosters stepped up this April. But sorry Biff- that shit wasnt there in March.

10 figure donations? Plural? You sure about that?

[Quaoarsking]

Lemon will never make another Regional
No way we will be one of the top SEC teams in draft picks
Hugesak is not an SEC hitter
No way the 25 team hits more HR's than the 24 team
No way the 25 team is better offensively than 24 after losing its 3 best offensive players
Ligon is not an SEC SP
We dont have any talent
We're getting abused in the portal signing guys from SC Upstate

I could go on as well....blah blah blah

Nobody remembers or cares whether you were right or wrong on any of those things.

[Coursesuper]

Have you been there lately? It ain't the same place. For example - one of my good buddies here that played pro ball has a son pitching at lake Travis as a sophomore and highly recruited. He ain't committing to Texas just because he and his family are ready to get outta there.

Yeah I was there last year for a wedding, had a great time.

[KOdawg1]

I'd like to sincerely thank Va for forcing out a top Coach by telling him we aint gonna fund baseball to be a top program. They gifted us a coach that was ranked #2 in the country preseason that missed making a Regional after we fired a coach that built teams that made Regionals the last 2 years. BOC's players at Va are top portal transfers yet nobody asks why they didnt make a Regional with all that damn talent???

BOC underwhelmed more in 2025 than the ****er we just fired. Talk your shit but that is straight up facts. Va didnt lack talent in 2025 and still couldnt make a Regional. But keep talking that shit boys while top portal guys not from Va dont sign with us

Wooo buddy, you're going through it huh?

[basedog]

Wooo buddy, you're going through it huh?

Him crowning Bucket Coach a King over BOC is ridiculous, His King Coach has a history of winning off other recruits then being below average overall. It's pretty easy to see. Time to ignore his take as his predictions lately have been way off. He used to write good post but now he is bitter and negative on Msu and small-town Vegas! But he loved smaller town Cleveland, LOL!

[KOdawg1]

Him crowning Bucket Coach a King over BOC is ridiculous, His King Coach has a history of winning off other recruits then being below average overall. It's pretty easy to see. Time to ignore his take as his predictions lately have been way off. He used to write good post but now he is bitter and negative on Msu and small-town Vegas! But he loved smaller town Cleveland, LOL!

Proves he'd rather be right than MSU succeed. He's a "Poor Ole" in every sense of the word.

[maroonmania]

I'd like to sincerely thank Va for forcing out a top Coach by telling him we aint gonna fund baseball to be a top program. They gifted us a coach that was ranked #2 in the country preseason that missed making a Regional after we fired a coach that built teams that made Regionals the last 2 years. BOC's players at Va are top portal transfers yet nobody asks why they didnt make a Regional with all that damn talent???

BOC underwhelmed more in 2025 than the ****er we just fired. Talk your shit but that is straight up facts. Va didnt lack talent in 2025 and still couldnt make a Regional. But keep talking that shit boys while top portal guys not from Va dont sign with us

Gifted? Besides more commitment to baseball we doubled the guy's salary. If BOC hadn't taken the job there would have been a lot of other very successful D1 coaches ready to take it for that kind of cheese.

[basedog]

Proves he'd rather be right than MSU succeed. He's a "Poor Ole" in every sense of the word.

He needs to tone it down but it ain't happening, we should thank Buck Showalter and others for helping secure BOC. I trust those guys way more.

[StarkVegasSteve]

Damn this definitely took an interesting turn. I think a few things can be true at once.

1. Was Lemonis a BAD coach? No. Bad coaches don't win national championship, no matter how much talent they have. See Joe Moorhead

2. Did we upgrade? Yes. Brian O'Connor is a top 5 coach nationally and Lemonis is most certainly not.

3. Did UVA's mismanagement of the program provide an opening for us? Absolutely. If they had given O'Connor what they promised him then he would not have entertained the offer.

4. Did we pony up some serious funds to make this happen? Yes. Bo McKinnis and Co. knocked it out of the park in terms of ID'ing O'Connor, getting the funding together from boosters and a few former players, and providing Zac with every bullet necessary to get this done.

5. Did O'Connor and Co. underachieve last year? Yes. They were preseason #2 and missed the tourney entirely. That's a disappointment and a definite underachievement.

6. Does that mean he's a bad, or washed, coach? Hell no. The guy had a bad year. His team was really young and they struggled out of the gate. He's still been to Omaha more this decade than most programs have been this century.

7. Did he underachieve more than Lemonis last year? Hard to say. When Lemonis was fired we were definitely not in the tourney and the team was just playing far too tight with him on the top step. If he remains do we make the tourney? Maybe. But it's far from a guarantee.


Look at the end of the day we got a top 5 baseball coach and armed him with a top 3 NIL budget. That's a lot to be happy about.

[Cowbell]

Damn this definitely took an interesting turn. I think a few things can be true at once.

1. Was Lemonis a BAD coach? No. Bad coaches don't win national championship, no matter how much talent they have. See Joe Moorhead

2. Did we upgrade? Yes. Brian O'Connor is a top 5 coach nationally and Lemonis is most certainly not.

3. Did UVA's mismanagement of the program provide an opening for us? Absolutely. If they had given O'Connor what they promised him then he would not have entertained the offer.

4. Did we pony up some serious funds to make this happen? Yes. Bo McKinnis and Co. knocked it out of the park in terms of ID'ing O'Connor, getting the funding together from boosters and a few former players, and providing Zac with every bullet necessary to get this done.

5. Did O'Connor and Co. underachieve last year? Yes. They were preseason #2 and missed the tourney entirely. That's a disappointment and a definite underachievement.

6. Does that mean he's a bad, or washed, coach? Hell no. The guy had a bad year. His team was really young and they struggled out of the gate. He's still been to Omaha more this decade than most programs have been this century.

7. Did he underachieve more than Lemonis last year? Hard to say. When Lemonis was fired we were definitely not in the tourney and the team was just playing far too tight with him on the top step. If he remains do we make the tourney? Maybe. But it's far from a guarantee.


Look at the end of the day we got a top 5 baseball coach and armed him with a top 3 NIL budget. That's a lot to be happy about.

All this is great, but when you make definitive statements on here and say "we ain't getting BOC" or we aren't doing this or that, a real man has to own that. Especially when you make those statements talking down to everyone on the forum. Their are a lot of quality posters on this board and quite a few that played sports at a high level and have quality input only to have it run down by someone that thinks they have sources.

[YazooDawg23]

All this is great, but when you make definitive statements on here and say "we ain't getting BOC" or we aren't doing this or that, a real man has to own that. Especially when you make those statements talking down to everyone on the forum. Their are a lot of quality posters on this board and quite a few that played sports at a high level and have quality input only to have it run down by someone that thinks they have sources.

When you say "real man" that excludes Coach34.

[Quaoarsking]

I have explained over and over how Virginia's failure to make a Regional this year is not O'Connor's fault. Anyone who tries to say otherwise at this point is a troll and should be given a one-week ban.

[BigDawg81]

I have explained over and over how Virginia's failure to make a Regional this year is not O'Connor's fault. Anyone who tries to say otherwise at this point is a troll and should be given a one-week ban.
If we are doing a week ban for bad takes, we should ahead and ban 34 for life.

[maroonmania]

I have explained over and over how Virginia's failure to make a Regional this year is not O'Connor's fault. Anyone who tries to say otherwise at this point is a troll and should be given a one-week ban.

16-11 in the ACC should have gotten them in. They deserved it more than KY. That being said, it worked out much better for us that they did t get in.

[BeardoMSU]

https://twitter.com/RiedellAndrew/status/1935427096211329451?t=7abOBgzap40R4fg9t7dxFQ&s=19

[StarkVegasSteve]

https://twitter.com/RiedellAndrew/status/1935427096211329451?t=7abOBgzap40R4fg9t7dxFQ&s=19

That is a REALLY REALLY good pickup. That solves your 1B problem. He also can protect Ace in the lineup.

[Quaoarsking]

If we are doing a week ban for bad takes, we should ahead and ban 34 for life.

He's too iconic to ban for that long. What would this board do without him?

[Todd4State]

That is a REALLY REALLY good pickup. That solves your 1B problem. He also can protect Ace in the lineup.

If we get him through the draft.

[maroonmania]

That is a REALLY REALLY good pickup. That solves your 1B problem. He also can protect Ace in the lineup.

So he plays 1B? No where does he say anything about what position he plays. Guess he competes with Stallman for the position? Still looking for a SS and a Catcher.

[KOdawg1]

Nah we're still struggling in the portal

[BigDawg81]

Not good enough. He should be able to play 3B and throw it to himself at 1B

[BeardoMSU]

Nah we're still struggling in the portal


https://youtu.be/NuT5KUA7iaY?si=bT9lu2nc_RV7xeiX

[The Federalist Engineer]

If we are doing a week ban for bad takes, we should ahead and ban 34 for life.

You guys are a bunch of Cyber Bullies. Take it easy.

[Cowbell]

Is his average better than our last 1B? Lol

[The Federalist Engineer]

That is a REALLY REALLY good pickup. That solves your 1B problem. He also can protect Ace in the lineup.

Testical State gave us Nate Dohm, good player.

I guess this means that Sullivan is not coming back, seems like an overlap player.

But also Stallman is kind of limited. Not great bat and not great defense.

[maroonmania]

Testical State gave us Nate Dohm, good player.

I guess this means that Sullivan is not coming back, seems like an overlap player.

But also Stallman is kind of limited. Not great bat and not great defense.

Not sure Sullivan has a real defensive position but he is a heck of DH and provides help on the pitching side as well.

[somebodyshotmypaw]

Testical State gave us Nate Dohm, good player.

I guess this means that Sullivan is not coming back, seems like an overlap player.

But also Stallman is kind of limited. Not great bat and not great defense.

Testicle.

[AlSwearengen]

I’d be surprised if Sullivan is drafted b/c of not really having played a position. He is one of my favorites though. Really good college player.

Unless Stallman makes a jump at the plate and in the field, I can’t see him playing much.

I wonder what Bevis’ chances are of getting past the draft and making it to ‘Vegas.

Isn’t the Valinius brother from Illinois in the mix for 1B or is he strictly OF?

[basedog]

Florida thinks they are getting Becker.

[Coach34]

Florida thinks they are getting Becker.

So does Texas

[Coach34]

So he plays 1B? No where does he say anything about what position he plays. Guess he competes with Stallman for the position? Still looking for a SS and a Catcher.

If he doesnt go in the draft he most likely is our 1st baseman. Good portal pick-up.

We are not likely to get both Sully and Frei back. Expect to lose 1.

[Coach34]

10 figure donations? Plural? You sure about that?

10 figures total thru multiple donations

[Coach34]

Nobody remembers or cares whether you were right or wrong on any of those things.

Well of course not- haters only point out the negative

[Coach34]

All this is great, but when you make definitive statements on here and say "we ain't getting BOC" or we aren't doing this or that, a real man has to own that.

BOC is the only P4/5 title coach in history to leave a school for another. That's where my statement came from. He was gifted to us by Va and that is our gain. Guy is a good coach in spite of underachieving in 25. He is going to have some good pieces in 26 to win with. Good times for the baseball program. No more Regional Finals right? Got to be better than that

[Turfdawg67]

Sweet! I saw this, then I saw Ball St and didn't know if I should be excited or not. As soon as I thought I'd be, someone would say... "18 HRs in the MAC is equivalent to 7 in the SEC" or some negative sh*t like that.

[Coach34]

Sweet! I saw this, then I saw Ball St and didn't know if I should be excited or not. As soon as I thought I'd be, someone would say... "18 HRs in the MAC is equivalent to 7 in the SEC" or some negative sh*t like that.

No- dude is legit. A little more swing and miss than u want but potential is there to hit 15 in the SEC next year. But draft is a risk like a few others of ours. This year's draft will be closely watched by State fans because it will effect us alot heading into 26