Baseball and Football now....

[CadaverDawg]

1) How much (if any) did the LSU series change your views on how good this baseball team is and how far they can go?

2) What would you like to see change next weekend?

3) Are you ready to start thinking and talking football, or did last season's disappointment make you want to hold off until after baseball season?

[Homedawg]

Didn't change much w me. Never thought we were elite. At least yet. And our defense never will be. Will still have some good pieces in our pen.
2- we are playing the guys that are the best players. Staff isn't stupid. Tanner is fighting it, but he will be ok long run.
3- still don't have the bad taste out of my mouth from last year. No desire at this point to talk about a 6-6 team.

[lefty96]

1) my expectations are definitely tempered. Seeing the defense in person was sobering. The issues with Sunday pitching, both of those just are not conducive to a deep run of it holds.

2) No thoughts on improvements.

3) Football has just fallen off my radar after last year. Just can?t get excited about it.

[mparkerfd20]

1) How much (if any) did the LSU series change your views on how good this baseball team is and how far they can go?

2) What would you like to see change next weekend?

3) Are you ready to start thinking and talking football, or did last season's disappointment make you want to hold off until after baseball season?

1. Tremendously. We will be lucky to get out of a regional. We don't have the pitch depth we thought we had and our defense isn't a championship caliber d. And it wasn't just this werkend.

2. Better D. Good pitching in all 3 games.

3. Yeah don't care right now about football.

[yjnkdawg]

It hasn't really changed my mind on what our team can accomplish this year. It did show me that LSU has a lot better infield play than us so far. Some of those LSU hits shouldn't have been hits (that went through to the outfield). I would like to see better infield play, or maybe possibly one or two infield position changes. Maybe we just got spoiled the last several years on our infield play, but in this series, LSU definitely had the superior infield play.

[shoeless joe]

Did folks really think we wouldn’t lose an SEC series?!?!

We’re a good team...real good. We have some things to iron out. I said during the Fla series that our defense may prevent us from reaching full potential

[Todd4State]

1. None. I'm more upset about the lack of focus than anything. I think that this was a kick in the ass more than a consistent issue type of deal. I also believe that teams grow the most in the SEC over weeks 1-5 especially MSU teams and I think they will fix things pretty soon. Our issues have been inconsistent. Hitting against USM. Pitching/bullpen against Auburn. Defense against LSU. They can go all the way but they MUST maintain laser focus on winning the National Championship and not listen to people telling them how good they are going forward.

2. I want to see better overall fundamental play and our pitchers attacking the strike zone more consistently next weekend and going forward. I want to see Cerentola step up and start Tuesday with Skelton or Gilbert catching him instead of Jones and see if that helps him. I want to see Tanner Allen moved to DH and dropped down in the order and Hatcher at first and see if that helps the infield defense. I want to see Rowdey move up in the order. I want to see Tyler Spring get more chances midweek and beyond especially if Cerentola doesn't step up. I want to see more flexibility with our pitching staff instead of a rigid plan where everyone goes one inning and there are no contingencies in place if someone doesn't perform well. I want to see Lemonis bark at some umpires when our pitchers are getting squeezed and our hitters getting screwed. I want the baserunning mistakes reduced. I want to see more energy from our team.


3. I'm excited about football as always. Looking forward to seeing the team in the Dome and USM, LSU, Bama, and the Egg Bowl in Starkville. Kentucky will be a pretty big game too after what happened last year. I'm interested to see how this team evolves and see if we make progress with Moorhead.

[Todd4State]

Did folks really think we wouldn?t lose an SEC series?!?!

We?re a good team...real good. We have some things to iron out. I said during the Fla series that our defense may prevent us from reaching full potential

If we don't win it all it's because of we didn't have a third starter step up.

I think teams gloss over issues sometimes when they win and they don't actually do something until they lose. Which is unfortunate.

[Dawg2003]

1. Not really. I felt like that was coming. I don't think we're as bad as we played yesterday nor do I think we are elite.
2. I would like to see the bullpen get better.
3. Thinking about football seems overwhelming q

[HoopsDawg]

1) a little. fans get carried away. message board posters really get carried away. all of the no. 1 in the country stuff and best team in the last 20 years stuff was ridiculous. we do have a very good team. we've got some good hitters and veteran leaders. fun team to pull for. Small and Ginn give us a chance every weekend. Get hot at the right time and we all know what can happen. but the defense is definitely a concern. we knew things were a little shaky at SS and 2B. Can't have 1B shaky too.

2. I want to see the pen tightened up. Need to find our best 4 to 5 guys. I hope KJ gets another shot on Sunday. I would like to see Landon Jordan get some time at 2B. I know he has to improve defensively but I think he can give us some range there. If Hatcher is going to be in the lineup, he needs to be at 1B. Also, I want Cumbest to get more AB's. That dude has talent.

3. I just can't.

[R2Dawg]

1) How much (if any) did the LSU series change your views on how good this baseball team is and how far they can go?

2) What would you like to see change next weekend?

3) Are you ready to start thinking and talking football, or did last season's disappointment make you want to hold off until after baseball season?

1 - Not really but somewhat disappointed with game 2; JT struggled a bit but so did rest of our team. I expected JT to not allow much, certainly not 9 hits
2 - Not sure, right now whatever it takes to win.
3 - I'll be OK talking football thru spring game, then after that total switch to spring sports until late summer.

[HoopsDawg]

1 - Not really but somewhat disappointed with game 2; JT struggled a bit but so did rest of our team. I expected JT to not allow much, certainly not 9 hits
2 - Not sure, right now whatever it takes to win.
3 - I'll be OK talking football thru spring game, then after that total switch to spring sports until late summer.

Ginn gave up some hits, but we should have been out of that 1st inning with 0 runs. We gave up 3. Defense let him down.

[WSOPdawg]

1) How much (if any) did the LSU series change your views on how good this baseball team is and how far they can go?

2) What would you like to see change next weekend?

3) Are you ready to start thinking and talking football, or did last season's disappointment make you want to hold off until after baseball season?

1) Splitting a 3-game series with LSU does not mean we're a bad team. But somewhere along the way, we need to sweep a couple of SEC series -- might as well start this weekend on Rocky Top.

2) I want to see Gunner at SS in place of Westy's abysmal glove, maybe move Westy to 1B or 2B w/ Tanner moving from the #3 spot in the lineup. We've gotta reduce the errors being committed by the infield.

3) Not anywhere close to being ready to talk football, and not sure I'll be pumped for it come August (7 or 8 wins now is meh).

[HoopsDawg]

1) Splitting a 3-game series with LSU does not mean we're a bad team. But somewhere along the way, we need to sweep a couple of SEC series -- might as well start this weekend on Rocky Top.

2) I want to see Gunner at SS in place of Westy's abysmal glove, maybe move Westy to 1B or 2B w/ Tanner moving from the #3 spot in the lineup. We've gotta reduce the errors being committed by the infield.

3) Not anywhere close to being ready to talk football, and not sure I'll be pumped for it come August (7 or 8 wins now is meh).

1) losing 2 out of 3 is not splitting
2) Just so you are aware, Gunner committed 19 errors at SS in Juco last year. Westy is our best option at SS.

[yjnkdawg]

1) losing 2 out of 3 is not splitting
2) Just so you are aware, Gunner committed 19 errors at SS in Juco last year. Westy is our best option at SS.



Yeah, I saw that too. Now if we win the series at LSU, then that would be splitting.

[HoopsDawg]

Yeah, I saw that too. Now if we win the series at LSU, then that would be splitting.

You realize there are no home and home's in baseball right? There is not series at LSU this year. Oh boy, why do I bother?

[yjnkdawg]

You realize there are no home and home's in baseball right? There is not series at LSU this year. Oh boy, why do I bother?



LOL Yeah, I did know. I forgot . I am too sleepy to be trying to think and type. I'm going to get ready for bed.

[CadaverDawg]

You realize there are no home and home's in baseball right? There is not series at LSU this year. Oh boy, why do I bother?

Makes you think long and hard before arguing on here, doesn't it? Ha

[HoopsDawg]

Makes you think long and hard before arguing on here, doesn't it? Ha

It really does. Such a waste of time. Oh well, it's a vice of mine.

[Leeshouldveflanked]

Our infield is bad and slow....pitching is going to get better hopefully as the season goes along..LSU is our Daddy in Baseball...... thank goodness for Macnamee’s HR last year against FSU...

[Todd4State]

1) Splitting a 3-game series with LSU does not mean we're a bad team. But somewhere along the way, we need to sweep a couple of SEC series -- might as well start this weekend on Rocky Top.

2) I want to see Gunner at SS in place of Westy's abysmal glove, maybe move Westy to 1B or 2B w/ Tanner moving from the #3 spot in the lineup. We've gotta reduce the errors being committed by the infield.

3) Not anywhere close to being ready to talk football, and not sure I'll be pumped for it come August (7 or 8 wins now is meh).

Again:

Why do our fans want to move players to positions that they have never played before and expect them to play better defense?

Halter made over 20 errors in JUCO at SS. That's part of the reason why he's at second. He's worse at SS. Westburg needs to stay at SS because Westburg/Halter is > Halter/Landon Jordan.

People want to reinvent the infield when all we need to do is put Hatcher at first. I think that will help some with the throwing errors because I think our infielders will be more confident in throwing to him and also he may be better than Allen at picking the ball out of the dirt also reducing throwing errors.

[Bothrops]

Top 5 in SEC still, but pressured in having to win games 1 and 2.

[timotheus]

Again:

Why do our fans want to move players to positions that they have never played before and expect them to play better defense?

Halter made over 20 errors in JUCO at SS. That's part of the reason why he's at second. He's worse at SS. Westburg needs to stay at SS because Westburg/Halter is > Halter/Landon Jordan.

People want to reinvent the infield when all we need to do is put Hatcher at first. I think that will help some with the throwing errors because I think our infielders will be more confident in throwing to him and also he may be better than Allen at picking the ball out of the dirt also reducing throwing errors.

I'm not sure this team has adequate defensive players to have what I would call a formidable defensive infield. Coach has what he feels is the best setup in place and LSU just exposed it for what it is, weak at best. Allen won't be drafted if his weak AB's continue, he must quit trying to just pull everything over the fence. He's pressing because Mac and Cue are bashing em out of the park. I do think Hatch would be a refresher at first if only to let Tanner view things from a new perspective but the rest of the infield is about as good as it's going to get until more players are on campus maybe next year. This bunch will have to continue to outscore teams in high numbers and hope that Eathan and JT can throw lites out each time they toe the rubber.

[Sienfield]

1) losing 2 out of 3 is not splitting
2) Just so you are aware, Gunner committed 19 errors at SS in Juco last year. Westy is our best option at SS.

Losing 2 out of 3 is splitting. It's just not an equal split. You either have a split or sweep in a 3 game series. It wasn't a sweep (although close) so therefore it's a split.

[99jc]

Long season yes...fielding sucks....yes relief pitching slight concern...were still a number 1 Seed.

[Scared_Hitless]

1. Expectations are unchanged this team can still make a deep run. We knew the infield was weak and the Sunday pitching was rough so not going to panic LSU is a good squad.
2. Changes involve dropping Allen in the lineup till his slump ends other than that you have the best 9 on the field. Defensively the errors need to be addressed, but we have alot of athletes playing spots for their bat so not sure how much this will be cleaned up. We are used to guys like Gridley and Stovall and LA the last few years. Gotta live with a few with this team.
3. I will talk football when baseball is over but will still watch and attend the Spring Game regardless.

[StateDawg44]

1) How much (if any) did the LSU series change your views on how good this baseball team is and how far they can go?

2) What would you like to see change next weekend?

3) Are you ready to start thinking and talking football, or did last season's disappointment make you want to hold off until after baseball season?




1. I think we are still a very dangerous team but can't give any team an inch or it could be detrimental. We aren't as deep in the bullpen and still some questions there along with the infield. All can and will improve as the year continues. Just like last year. I wonder how many of you naysayers were feeling like we would make it as far into the tournament as we did last year. Or even make the tournament. Probably none of you. I'd bet real big money on that. Maybe getting knocked down will help this team out. Still early in SEC play and lots of baseball to be played.



2. Our fans attitudes and overreaction when their expectations aren't met and then taking it to the message boards with all the excuses and whining (This applies to all sports). It's crazy how easily some of you flop back and forth and act like this years baseball team may as well already be crowned national champs one day just to claim they aren't even worth the time anymore the next. Try and have just a little bit of backbone and stay behind your team you claim to support.

It really is embarrassing to log on to this site after a loss and read all of the reasons of why it's just not fair or someone else's fault like it changes that we didn't overcome the same problems other teams have faced before us.


3. I am not as excited about football this year. BUT, mainly because there isn't as much questionable hype this year surrounding this team. I was cautiously optimistic as it was last year. Seems like some of you would do the same as long as you claim to have been fans. Maybe that will help with some of our fans unrealistic expectations this year. I think a lot of these same fans (see answer #2) who want to cast all the blame on Moorhead and his system will begin to see some kinks that have been worked out. I'm not saying we are going undefeated by any means or even make the playoffs but I think we will be more of a threat offensively while being strong but not as strong defensively obviously. I also think our too early high ranking is a unrealistic. Hoping to be proved wrong but expect to be a threat and have a few more explosive plays this year once we get clicking.

[Duckdog]

2. Our fans attitudes and overreaction when their expectations aren't met and then taking it to the message boards with all the excuses and whining (This applies to all sports). It's crazy how easily some of you flop back and forth and act like this years baseball team may as well already be crowned national champs one day just to claim they aren't even worth the time anymore the next. Try and have just a little bit of backbone and stay behind your team you claim to support.



The people that flip out about rankings, loses, etc don't understand baseball.

[bulldogcountry1]

1. The defense and relief pitching is more of a concern than before. I felt like we would struggle against a team that can simply put the ball in play. LSU had a good strategy, and it paid off for them. On paper, the table was set for us on Saturday. All we needed to do was to make the starter work get in to their bullpen. Instead, we came out aggressive, impatient, and swinging for the fences. I still think we are good because LSU beats us no matter how good we are.

Once I get over my annual frustration of getting owned by LSU, then I will be able to look at the big picture.


2. I want to see that toughness back again, and we need to make the routine plays. Allen needs to move down the lineup as well.


3. No.

[sleepy dawg]

1) How much (if any) did the LSU series change your views on how good this baseball team is and how far they can go?

2) What would you like to see change next weekend?

3) Are you ready to start thinking and talking football, or did last season's disappointment make you want to hold off until after baseball season?

1. Very little. I still believe we're the best team in the conference.
2. We need to keep moving the batting order around until it settles in better. We've been changing it some, so not sure this is much of a change.
3. I don't care a whole lot about football yet. I can go ahead and tell you how its going to go anyway... Excitement followed by disappointment. Same as every year.

[the_real_MSU_is_us]

1) How much (if any) did the LSU series change your views on how good this baseball team is and how far they can go?

2) What would you like to see change next weekend?

3) Are you ready to start thinking and talking football, or did last season's disappointment make you want to hold off until after baseball season?

1) LSU didn't change much to me, except I now know our D has to improve. I knew all those lefties vs Ginn would be tough, I knew the bullpen and 3rd starter would take long time to figure out, and that LSU was starting to get things figured out on the mound themselves.

2) I want to see A) better D, and B) more focus at the plate (i think we were a bit arrogant this week and so were slow to make adjustments, hopefully now we're humbled and will adapt quicker when plan A doesn't work vs a given pitcher). Of course I'd like to see the back end of the staff shake out but that'll be a long process... a guy could have a great game but crap the bed next series and we're right back where we started, for example. I like Keegan out of the pen though. He's mentally weak so I think you've gotta give him a fresh inning when we use him, but his stuff is good for 2 innings of solid relief.

3) I'm not going to think about FB till BB is done. I learned my lesson last year after all the Austin Williams and Guidry praise, and how Nick is throwing 65% with touch on the deep ball yada yada. It's all BS. Hell, it took till Kentucky (4th game of the year) for us to find out the team even had flaws, so my how much less can you tell about a team when they're practicing vs themselves? Again 3 full games vs real opponents wasn't enough to let us know the O had problems, so I don't believe a highly controlled practice vs ourselves will tell us anything either. I'll check up what the synopsis on the team is when there's no news in baseball.

Great questions by the way

[PMDawg]

It's like groundhog day every time we have a good team in any sport. Build up hope, get to a big game/series, crap the bed, rinse and repeat.

So, I still expect to be a host, lose a head scratcher in the post season somewhere along the way.

No changes.

Football - yawn. 6 to 8 wins.

[CadaverDawg]

1. I think we are still a very dangerous team but can't give any team an inch or it could be detrimental. We aren't as deep in the bullpen and still some questions there along with the infield. All can and will improve as the year continues. Just like last year. I wonder how many of you naysayers were feeling like we would make it as far into the tournament as we did last year. Or even make the tournament. Probably none of you. I'd bet real big money on that. Maybe getting knocked down will help this team out. Still early in SEC play and lots of baseball to be played.



2. Our fans attitudes and overreaction when their expectations aren't met and then taking it to the message boards with all the excuses and whining (This applies to all sports). It's crazy how easily some of you flop back and forth and act like this years baseball team may as well already be crowned national champs one day just to claim they aren't even worth the time anymore the next. Try and have just a little bit of backbone and stay behind your team you claim to support.

It really is embarrassing to log on to this site after a loss and read all of the reasons of why it's just not fair or someone else's fault like it changes that we didn't overcome the same problems other teams have faced before us.


3. I am not as excited about football this year. BUT, mainly because there isn't as much questionable hype this year surrounding this team. I was cautiously optimistic as it was last year. Seems like some of you would do the same as long as you claim to have been fans. Maybe that will help with some of our fans unrealistic expectations this year. I think a lot of these same fans (see answer #2) who want to cast all the blame on Moorhead and his system will begin to see some kinks that have been worked out. I'm not saying we are going undefeated by any means or even make the playoffs but I think we will be more of a threat offensively while being strong but not as strong defensively obviously. I also think our too early high ranking is a unrealistic. Hoping to be proved wrong but expect to be a threat and have a few more explosive plays this year once we get clicking.

So.....you managed to take the questions asked and turn it in to whining about the negativity that is displayed on a messageboard after losses (which every single board out there is the exact same about), and then tell fans they shouldn't have blamed Moorhead for last year, while predicting our offense to be better (can't get worse) and our defense to be worse (couldn't get better)? Are you related to Liverpool?

[Todd4State]

I'm not sure this team has adequate defensive players to have what I would call a formidable defensive infield. Coach has what he feels is the best setup in place and LSU just exposed it for what it is, weak at best. Allen won't be drafted if his weak AB's continue, he must quit trying to just pull everything over the fence. He's pressing because Mac and Cue are bashing em out of the park. I do think Hatch would be a refresher at first if only to let Tanner view things from a new perspective but the rest of the infield is about as good as it's going to get until more players are on campus maybe next year. This bunch will have to continue to outscore teams in high numbers and hope that Eathan and JT can throw lites out each time they toe the rubber.

I agree. I think we're playing our infielders at their best positions currently. There is not a lot we can do about it at this point and just try to get better and make routine plays.

[CadaverDawg]

I agree. I think we're playing our infielders at their best positions currently. There is not a lot we can do about it at this point and just try to get better and make routine plays.

Yep. We just need to get better in the infield, and better in the bullpen. It's not about position changes anymore (outside of maybe 1B)....it's about needing those guys to improve every day to where they are the best they've ever been come Regional play.

[Homedawg]

I agree. I think we're playing our infielders at their best positions currently. There is not a lot we can do about it at this point and just try to get better and make routine plays.

Agree.

[tcdog70]

wonder why Gunner doesn't get a chance to pitch? he was drafted as a pitcher.

[justwin]

1) How much (if any) did the LSU series change your views on how good this baseball team is and how far they can go?

2) What would you like to see change next weekend?

3) Are you ready to start thinking and talking football, or did last season's disappointment make you want to hold off until after baseball season?

Nope, we?re good

Less gunner, more Landon

Can?t wait to see joes O without Fitz, going to be really fun to witness

[WSOPdawg]

Again:

Why do our fans want to move players to positions that they have never played before and expect them to play better defense?

Halter made over 20 errors in JUCO at SS. That's part of the reason why he's at second. He's worse at SS. Westburg needs to stay at SS because Westburg/Halter is > Halter/Landon Jordan.

People want to reinvent the infield when all we need to do is put Hatcher at first. I think that will help some with the throwing errors because I think our infielders will be more confident in throwing to him and also he may be better than Allen at picking the ball out of the dirt also reducing throwing errors.

Todd, Cadaver asked "what would you like to see changed next weekend?" Westy is on pace for 22 errors himself this year. So how is that any better than Halter's 20 errors last year? It sucks!!!

What do I want to see changed next weekend? Attempts to minimize Westy's errors by not having him at SS (I wanna try somebody else & Gunner has played SS before, therefore give him a shot). Or else we can INSANELY keep doing what we've been doing and wonder why the results are no different.

[Political Hack]

Zero excitement for football. Still very excited about baseball.

[gravedigger]

1) How much (if any) did the LSU series change your views on how good this baseball team is and how far they can go?

2) What would you like to see change next weekend?

3) Are you ready to start thinking and talking football, or did last season's disappointment make you want to hold off until after baseball season?

1. None. Baseball is such that small things can have big consequences. One series doesn?t Chang things that much. See USM last season.

2. Message board fans develop amnesia.

3. Always. But would like to hear from some offensive players on how differently they feel now they?ve had a second spring under their belts.