Fridays game - BRRRR version

[parabrave]

With Temps in the 30s/low 40s do we limit Sims innings??

[Coach34]

With Temps in the 30s/low 40s do we limit Sims innings??

Nahhhh. You let him roll. They have enough warm gear to keep him fine. Only time you might pull him a little early is if we have a 30 minute half inning where we score a bunch of runs- forcing him to sit awhile. Then you might go ahead with the hook a little before you might want.

[Leroy Jenkins]

https://twitter.com/joeltcoleman/status/1497299330163781633?s=21

[BeardoMSU]

https://twitter.com/joeltcoleman/status/1497299330163781633?s=21

Oh snap.

[Leroy Jenkins]

Oh snap.

Kid has swag, no arguing that.

[KOdawg1]

Lemonis doesn't play around. If you produce, you play.

Gotta love a coach that's not afraid to push buttons and make moves.

[Coach34]

He's earned it

[HoopsDawg]

suprised McGowan is not in RF, but got to get Clark going I guess.

[KOdawg1]

suprised McGowan is not in RF, but got to get Clark going I guess.

I think he'll keep getting chances until SEC play. If it ain't working by then, you've just got to roll with something different. Similar to Hatcher last year.

[StarkVegasSteve]

We will give Clark every chance to get going. He has too much talent. His bat is electric and important for the bottom of the lineup if he can get going.

[msstate7]

With sims pitching, maybe you can afford to play leggett. Sims doesn't give up contact much so go offense.

[Lord McBuckethead]

Leggett produces. No offense to the Forsythe, but I hope Leggett gets going and never gives it back. We have to have people playing that can defend and be a threat.

[Homedawg]

Leggett produces. No offense to the Forsythe, but I hope Leggett gets going and never gives it back. We have to have people playing that can defend and be a threat.

I like giving him a shot. He's earned it. And he does have more juice in his bat than Lane. But let's not act like we're are trading lane in for a 300 hitter. He he 230 last year. And had a chance to win a job then. And I'm not rooting against the guy. Hope he does well for himself and the team.

[Commercecomet24]

Sims just doesn't waste any pitches and I love it. He's fun to watch.

[Maroonthirteen]

Out of Left Field deep dig today was really crapping on this team.... well Bart was. As if State was playing Noxubee County Tigers in baseball. Let's see what unfolds this weekend.

[sleepy dawg]

My only complaint is that, Leggett is batting 9th. I'd probably let him lead off and see what he can do.

In this very short season, Leggett has probably been our best hitter and Forsythe one of our worst. This is a no-brainer move to me and happy to see it.

[mparkerfd20]

Sims rattled early. Giving up 3R on 2H after Jame's error at 3B.

[PMDawg]

Wow. Sims getting shelled by scrubs is not a good look.

[KOdawg1]

I'm gonna blame the cold

[sleepy dawg]

Just turned on the game tracker and see we're already down 3-2

[HoopsDawg]

Wow. Sims getting shelled by scrubs is not a good look.

3 unearned runs.

[PMDawg]

3 unearned runs.

On two extremely hard hit balls.

[sleepy dawg]

And of course Leggett has 1 of our 2 hits.

[Lord McBuckethead]

I like giving him a shot. He's earned it. And he does have more juice in his bat than Lane. But let's not act like we're are trading lane in for a 300 hitter. He he 230 last year. And had a chance to win a job then. And I'm not rooting against the guy. Hope he does well for himself and the team.

A .230 hitter that played maybe 15 games. Give this kid some consistent at bats and lets see what he can do.

[maroonmania]

Terrible strikeout. Should be bases loaded with the hit batsman. How did we give up 3 runs to thus bunch already? I just turned it on.

[Lord McBuckethead]

Croder putting it in play, just carried just a little too far.

[BuckyIsAB****]

Yea when is it ok to be a little concerned

[PMDawg]

How many change ups has LS thrown this year? I thought that was a big thing coming this year.

[Activated Alpha]

Good DP to get out of the inning, but we need to start lighting this guy up. 2nd week in a row we have made Friday night pitchers look like an MLB Ace

[State82]

How many change ups has LS thrown this year? I thought that was a big thing coming this year.

Tanner said they didn't call for one last week

[Lord McBuckethead]

Called that strike out. After he missed the 2-0 meat pitch.

[Activated Alpha]

Cumbest and Clark need to get their heads out of their asses. Two very bad ABs

[Activated Alpha]

Called that strike out. After he missed the 2-0 meat pitch.

So did I

[BuckyIsAB****]

This team we are playing won 17 games last year and got demolished last weekend

[Lord McBuckethead]

What the heck are our hitters doing? Dude just hung that pitch, and Leggett missed it. Guys, drive the ball. Simple, see ball hit ball.

[Lord McBuckethead]

Leggett is at least looking to battle. The other two guys were out the second they got one strike on them.

[Lord McBuckethead]

that was a great lay off on that outside slider.

[Lord McBuckethead]

Another good take on that high slider.

[Lord McBuckethead]

Time to hit it.... fouled it off again.

[maroonmania]

Yea when is it ok to be a little concerned

If the goal is to be a national seed and we lose a game to this team we are playing this weekend, then I would say it is definitely time to be a little concerned.

[Lord McBuckethead]

10th pitch gets by him. Not a bad at-bat. Shame on the other two guys.

[Activated Alpha]

Leggett at least showed Cumbest and Clark how to extend an AB. But damn I?m not sure why our guys are struggling. Who said it the other day that the cold seemed to affect our players differently

[TNDawg35]

We in trouble hitting wise. We can’t hit a change up to save our life, swinging at 0-0 curves and popping them up on the infield, swinging at pitches way out of the zone…. We are being 2 hit by this chump, lord knows what an SEC caliber pitcher is gonna do to us…

[Activated Alpha]

Great catch by Cumbest!!! Sims seems to have lost a little bit of speed and getting rattled. Not sure why it takes forever for Foxhall to at least go talk to our guys

[magrooder]

Cumbest makes a great play in the outfield.

[Activated Alpha]

Yup they are lighting Sims up this inning

[maroonmania]

Sims isn't fooling anyone right now. 3 straight balls blistered.

[CaptainObvious]

Maybe State should have recruited these Northern Kentucky guys? And before you remind me that they struck out a combined 43 times last weekend, they would fit right in with our early season batting.

[BuckyIsAB****]

That has to be a double play

[magrooder]

That has to be a double play

Got to be fielded cleanly, but at the least should get the force at home.

[Activated Alpha]

With our batting, 4-2 might as well be 10-2

[mparkerfd20]

This team has huge issues right now. Hope we can get them fixed.

[Activated Alpha]

Well if that isn?t epitome of how today is going. Blistered but right at the CF

[R2Dawg]

This team has huge issues right now. Hope we can get them fixed.

It does appear that way early.

[BuckyIsAB****]

This team has huge issues right now. Hope we can get them fixed.

I agree this dont look good at all

[BuckyIsAB****]

It cant be just baseball 2 weekends in a row

[Activated Alpha]

Wow to our batters. Just wow. Well that is game guys I am signing off. Need to study and don?t have time for this bullshit from our team

[KOdawg1]

Y'all better chill out or a certain poster is gonna come scream at y'all..

[R2Dawg]

Sims wasn't good today. Ballgame on Stinnet shoulders - ouch. Sims could start 0-2 ouch again.

[CaptainObvious]

Cohen said by the 3rd weekend series, he pretty much knew what he had in a team.

We are half way to the 3rd weekend series.

[TNDawg35]

This is horrible…

[magrooder]

Geez Louise, what a cluster

[BuckyIsAB****]

Y'all better chill out or a certain poster is gonna come scream at y'all..

If this was the football team there would be fire leach signs on airplanes over Davis wade

[maroonmania]

Maybe Lemonis has been instructed to have our team suck early because the crowd level has been too high at the Dude coming off the NC.***

[KOdawg1]

If this was the football team there would be fire leach signs on airplanes over Davis wade
We'll good thing football and baseball are different sports

[PMDawg]

We have jr high level players trash talking us now. This has been a pathetic outing so far.

[BuckyIsAB****]

We'll good thing football and baseball are different sports

I had no idea

[KOdawg1]

I had no idea
The more you know.

Btw, a loss to this team would be terrible.

[maroonmania]

Seems like every walk we give out ends up in a run given away.

[KOdawg1]

Good time to get your first bomb kid. We needed that.

[magrooder]

Hines with a no doubter

[PMDawg]

Can someone other than a freshman step up now?

[CaptainObvious]

Well, to be fair, Northern Kentucky only lost to East Tennessee State last weekend 12-7, 12-4, and 14-3. So it is not like they cannot pitch it across the plate!😂😂😂😂

[BuckyIsAB****]

Well, to be fair, Northern Kentucky only lost to East Tennessee State last weekend 12-7, 12-4, and 14-3. So it is not like they cannot pitch it across the plate!😂😂😂😂

Good Lord

[Activated Alpha]

Well, to be fair, Northern Kentucky only lost to East Tennessee State last weekend 12-7, 12-4, and 14-3. So it is not like they cannot pitch it across the plate!😂😂😂😂

That team must have better hitters than our guys?

[BuckyIsAB****]

The more you know.

Btw, a loss to this team would be terrible.

Better get ready for terrible bc we only have about 2 guys with a chance at good contact rn

[TNDawg35]

This is embarrassing. Their CF acting like he is on crack or something…

[maroonmania]

Can we hire Northern KY's hitting coach? And Parker Stinnett is not a guy I have any confidence in to hold things at bay.

[CaptainObvious]

We didn?t schedule East Tennessee State this year did we?

[maroonmania]

Fortunate there that we got a strikeout on a ball in the dirt. Could have been 1st and 2nd with no outs.

[Cowbell]

I will say it... Sims is not a starter. Leave him as a shut down closer.

[Activated Alpha]

I will say it... Sims is not a starter. Leave him as a shut down closer.

I agree, but who else are we going the start on Friday?

[maroonmania]

Walk a run in after a 1-2 count. Everything about this team sucks right now.

[magrooder]

On a positive note, maybe this will turn Northern KY's season around.

[KOdawg1]

Cam Tullar doesn't need to pitch in a meaningful moment again

[maroonmania]

That was a strike. Why do we screwed over so much at home?

[Activated Alpha]

Can we panic now?

[jacksondawg]

Is our bullpen that bad that tullar is one of the first out of the pen? I?m not sure I?ve seen him get a meaningful out in 2 years now.

[mparkerfd20]

Gonna be a long year guys. Phuck a duck we suck

[KOdawg1]

Can we panic now?
Yes

[BuckyIsAB****]

Red alert

[maroonmania]

I'm out. I will start watching this team again we start playing like they give a crap.

[State82]

Lem was extremely pissed on that trip to the mound. As well he should be. They have embarrassed the M over S today. This team struck out 41 times in their three games last weekend.

[Saltydog]

I think we've known that for a while......We're struggling for lefties.....

[EdwardDrayton]

No reason to panic. But we are certainly not playing very good baseball right now.

[BulldogBear]

That was a strike. Why do we screwed over so much at home?My positive spin is that because this is the best environment in college baseball and we are the biggest dog in college baseball....umps want to show what badasses they are by making controversial game changing calls against us.

[CaptainObvious]

The 21-22 Mississippi State Athletics Season is shaping up to be a real turd burger!

Football?meh
Men?s Basketball?-double meh
Women?s Basketball?- 1/2 a meh due to quitters
Baseball? woefully over-rated to start the season. For certain, under-whelming start to season.
Softball?meh

Baseball might recover, but this looks awful familiar to some of our past early season over-rated teams.

[smootness]

I will say it... Sims is not a starter. Leave him as a shut down closer.

Chill, he shut down a much better team just a week ago.

[KOdawg1]

Bases loaded with 1 out. Gotta get it done here.

[Cowbell]

Chill, he shut down a much better team just a week ago.

I'm plenty chill. I actually had that opinion before last week. He just put so much in his pitches I don't think he's a 5 to 6 inning guy - not in this league.

[KOdawg1]

Pathetic. Got to get more than one run there.

[Saltydog]

3 hits against these chumps is plain embarrassing.

[BuckyIsAB****]

My honest opinion is we dont have anyone that is ready to be the guy in the lineup.

[BuckyIsAB****]

3 hits against these chumps is plain embarrassing.

I love walk ons but I highly doubt any of those kids from NKU are on schollys. And they have outplayed us throughly

[Maroonthirteen]

I think Sims starting is good. This team just is not hitting the ball right now.

State has a good team. There are plenty of guys back from last year. However a number of guys that contributed big in the entire run last year, just aren't adding much of anything right now. At some point, they will figure it out, and State will be much better.

[BayouDawg]

Maybe our hitting should ya know coach hitting before the season instead of letting guys fail then coach them up.

It would also help if we would quit running Tuller out just so he can crap his pants in pressure situations.

[BayouDawg]

Combest had made two great plays today. One bright spot at least.

[KOdawg1]

Don't swing the bat. Let him walk you

[99jc]

Face it this team is not very good at all early and may not be this season.

[BayouDawg]

Based loaded no outs and a nubber back to the pitcher. What the hell do we do at batting practice?

[Saltydog]

Gonna blow a golden opportunity here. Sigh......

[BayouDawg]

Gonna get one run after having bases loaded and no outs. Lemonis needs to roll the fuk out of some of these guys starting tonight.

[parabrave]

7-6 now

[BayouDawg]

That a boy skinner! Way to force the issue

[parabrave]

Time for Hancock to come through.

[BayouDawg]

Come on Luke. We need you

[parabrave]

Nope

[BayouDawg]

Upperclassmen on this team need to get their head out of their collective ass. Just pathetic showing.

[BuckyIsAB****]

Again nobody ready to be the guy right now

[EdwardDrayton]

My kingdom for one clutch hit.

[magrooder]

Simmons may be earning that closer role

[BayouDawg]

If only they had gone to Simmons instead of tullar earlier.

[BayouDawg]

Damn it. I thought LT had tied it up. This team aint got it right now.

[BuckyIsAB****]

Tanner has not hit a lick at a snake so far this year

[BayouDawg]

Skinny lemonis sucks. We need fat lemonis back.

[BayouDawg]

This team just embarrassed our program.

[Cloak]

That right there is a very, very bad loss.

[BuckyIsAB****]

Awful awful awful soul searching loss

[KOdawg1]

This is the type of loss that keeps you from hosting. Still can, but we just erased our margin for error. What a terrible loss.

[Saltydog]

Lol......4 freaking hits........Sims 0-2......

[BuckyIsAB****]

17-31 a year ago

[RocketDawg]

Upperclassmen on this team need to get their head out of their collective ass. Just pathetic showing.

Are they feeling the National Championship a little too much?

[HancockCountyDog]

I'm not worried at all.

I also did not know that Northern Kentucky was an actual school.

[magrooder]

That was not fun to watch and made it easy on me to decide to stay home tomorrow instead of riding up to sit in the cold.

[BayouDawg]

Are they feeling the National Championship a little too much?

I am getting a little entitlement vibe from this team. They thought they were too good to play NKU and got their shit pushed in.

[Activated Alpha]

I have said it for years and I will say it again. Bases loaded situation is the kiss of death for us in any type situation. We will either score 1 or none. That last time they should have continue running the guy past 3rd. Knew we wouldn?t blow it open after that. It is just a curse for us

[EdwardDrayton]

I?ll be there tomorrow with my gloves and gaiter. But I?m old; life experiences have taught me how to hold my water when things are a little tough. Its only Game 5 folks.

[KOdawg1]

I?ll be there tomorrow with my gloves and gaiter. But I?m old; life experiences have taught me how to hold my water when things are a little tough. Its only Game 5 folks.
Yep it's only game 5. And we've lost 3 of them.

Still time to turn it around but what I see is a team without leadership. Someone has got to step up. TA and Rowdy aren't coming back. LoTan, Hancock, and James need to wake up and start lighting fire under asses.

[BulldogBear]

I'll be the one to say it and take my lumps from sunshine pumpers. After winning a Natty, following that with a start like this (thru 5 games...we'll get better) is soooooooo Mississippi State.

For those that couldn't watch or were unable to follow, don't be fooled by the scoreboard. It wasn't that close. Heretofore winless NKU just absolutely THUMPED the defending national champions.

[BayouDawg]

I?ll be there tomorrow with my gloves and gaiter. But I?m old; life experiences have taught me how to hold my water when things are a little tough. Its only Game 5 folks.

It is early and things could definitely turn around. Gonna need the older guys to step up in a big way though.

[StarkVegasSteve]

We need to see wholesale changes tomorrow. Bench Cumbest, Clark, Yeager, and maybe even Tanner. If you can?t hit you can?t play anymore. Time to try some new guys out. I guarantee there are some hungry freshman who would have loved to have a crack at a guy who had a 136 ERA coming in!!! Not a 1.36 or 13.6 a 136. Utterly embarrassing

[StarkVegasSteve]

I?ll be there tomorrow with my gloves and gaiter. But I?m old; life experiences have taught me how to hold my water when things are a little tough. Its only Game 5 folks.

We just got owned by a guy toting a 136 ERA coming into the game today. I think times are WAY past tough.

[Leeshouldveflanked]

They need Leach to come give them the talk.

[starkvegasdawg]

I am getting a little entitlement vibe from this team. They thought they were too good to play NKU and got their shit pushed in.

Need that Texas tech locker room speech about being too good to play somebody.

[Maroonthirteen]

We just got owned by a guy toting a 136 ERA coming into the game today. I think times are WAY past tough.

Funny part is .... Bart Gregory clowned on the pitchers era and Northern Kentucky today on his podcast. It was so sophomoric and Petty.... I quit listening half way through the podcast.

Well, I raise a glass to you, Norsemen.

[TNDawg35]

Hell all year has been pathetic. Even against Arkansas Pine Bliff half the hits were infield singles, and 2 of those should have been errors they gave hits.

We are in trouble this year. Plain and simple. Any pitcher that can throw a change up, curveball, or hell even a fastball will give us trouble.

[CaptainObvious]

I think Northern Kentucky used to be D II with Delta State. So there is our 1984 Mississippi College loss.

But truthfully, 11.7 scholarships make a lot of Big schools vulnerable to the low end loss, especially if Dugout Leadership is missing.

[BuckyIsAB****]

There is no excuse for losing to NKU on a Friday. Sorry. There just isnt

[BeardoMSU]

Need that Texas tech locker room speech about being too good to play somebody.

F'n A

[EdwardDrayton]

Too much angst on here way too early in the season. Buck up folks; we?ll get it figured out.

We are the National Champion ALL SEASON. Time for us to act like it. We?re no longer the Mississippi State fans of yesterday yearning for that first crown. We OWN THE CROWN!

[redstickdawg]

Too much angst on here way too early in the season. Buck up folks; we?ll get it figured out.

We are the National Champion ALL SEASON. Time for us to act like it. We?re no longer the Mississippi State fans of yesterday yearning for that first crown. We OWN THE CROWN!

Past time for the team to realize that they are the National Champion as well and all year will be tough. If we don't wake up we are in real trouble, we have stunk it up this year and don't appear to be getting better or care.

[Maroonthirteen]

We are the National Champion ALL SEASON. Time for us to act like it. We?re no longer the Mississippi State fans of yesterday yearning for that first crown. We OWN THE CROWN!


I agree the hitting will come around. However this feels an awful lot like the 97 basketball season (fresh off a final 4).

[EdwardDrayton]

Past time for the team to realize that they are the National Champion as well and all year will be tough. If we don't wake up we are in real trouble, we have stunk it up this year and don't appear to be getting better or care.

OK I?ll play with IF THEN hypotheticals. IF we figure it out, and certainly there are plenty of games left to do so, THEN we will be right back in a super regional playing for Omaha. Projecting an entire season lost from a five game sample size is not worthy of our standing as National Champion.

[maroonmania]

I think Northern Kentucky used to be D II with Delta State. So there is our 1984 Mississippi College loss.

But truthfully, 11.7 scholarships make a lot of Big schools vulnerable to the low end loss, especially if Dugout Leadership is missing.

I bet we didn't have Brantley (Friday night ace) pitching when we lost to MC in 1984 like we did with Sims going today and losing to N KY. I know its baseball where you can lose any game but this has to be one of our worst baseball losses ever.

[OLJWales]

My ASS Hurts. So does my Heart. I've always thought if STATE Players knew how much I wanted them to win they'd play a little harder. LOL.

[The Federalist Engineer]

Who I really feel sorry for*** is the Fair Weather fans that just started liking baseball last year. They bought the stock, top of the market. Sorry fellas.

For existing long term fans, you knew this years team was a wildcard. TA is a Greatest Of All Time in any sport for MSU. You don't replace that overnight or super easy. Losing to a DII team happens when you get a weak batch. The team will get better, but I don't think this team has bottomed. If Stinnett and Tullar really are the best relief we got on Friday, woof!

But it's not just the relief pitching. Polk says the NKU pitchers were lobbing low 80s MPH fastballs with curve ball with very little snap. The NKU pitchers did their best to give MSU two 10 run innings. It was the top of the order that went 0-11 tonight. It will get better.

[msstate7]

Who I really feel sorry for*** is the Fair Weather fans that just started liking baseball last year. They bought the stock, top of the market. Sorry fellas.

For existing long term fans, you knew this years team was a wildcard. TA is a Greatest Of All Time in any sport for MSU. You don't replace that overnight or super easy. Losing to a DII team happens when you get a weak batch. The team will get better, but I don't think this team has bottomed. If Stinnett and Tullar really are the best relief we got on Friday, woof!

But it's not just the relief pitching. Polk says the NKU pitchers were lobbing low 80s MPH fastballs with curve ball with very little snap. The NKU pitchers did their best to give MSU two 10 run innings. It was the top of the order that went 0-11 tonight. It will get better.

Losing TA is a good excuse for losing sec games, but NKU? Come on. I'm not freaking out this early, but we need to pound this team Saturday and Sunday

[BHildreth3]

Did we just get hot at the right time last year to win a natty? I just don?t feel like we are a top 5 program based on talent yet.

[Coach34]

Well, we have 2 projected 1st round picks right now. It's early and it's been cold. No way to judge anything yet.

[The Federalist Engineer]

Losing TA is a good excuse for losing sec games, but NKU? Come on. I'm not freaking out this early, but we need to pound this team Saturday and Sunday

Not just losing to NKU, losing to NKU at home, a previously 0-3 team, with the Ace starting, and only getting 4 hits. It's going to be fun to watch this team grow, improve, develop, and see how far they go.

[Commercecomet24]

Well, we have 2 projected 1st round picks right now. It's early and it's been cold. No way to judge anything yet.

Some perspective. Thank you.

[EdwardDrayton]

Well, we have 2 projected 1st round picks right now. It's early and it's been cold. No way to judge anything yet.

This ^^^^^^^^^

[Activated Alpha]

Losing TA is a good excuse for losing sec games, but NKU? Come on. I'm not freaking out this early, but we need to pound this team Saturday and Sunday

This is my feelings for it too. If we lose again this weekend to this team I'm moving us to Defcon-2. We should have pounded this team into oblivion with the lineup we have. Sims having an off night is understandable especially with cold temps, but very disappointed in our team's approach today

[Coach34]

TA was a great Bulldog. He is not in the top 5 best baseball players we have had but def Top 10.

This team has to figure out some spots. The OF is a mess right now. SS is an issue. 2B needs adjusting.

Our pitching staff has to find their roles. Lots of talent- but you got to put the pieces of the puzzle in the right spots for it to work. Gonna be another month to get that right

We are building for June- not March

[Commercecomet24]

TA was a great Bulldog. He is not in the top 5 best baseball players we have had but def Top 10.

This team has to figure out some spots. The OF is a mess right now. SS is an issue. 2B needs adjusting.

Our pitching staff has to find their roles. Lots of talent- but you got to put the pieces of the puzzle in the right spots for it to work. Gonna be another month to get that right

We are building for June- not March

Yeah Lemonis is assembling the pieces and I guarantee you he'll get it figured out. He always pitches and plays a lot of guys early to find ones he can count on for sec and post season. He almost plays the first month like spring training.

[OLJWales]

Should we Start Stockpiling Alternative Internet Options Should Diamond Dogs Get Injun Cursed? I'm starting to not feel that well.

[sandjunky]

Too much angst on here way too early in the season. Buck up folks; we?ll get it figured out.

We are the National Champion ALL SEASON. Time for us to act like it. We?re no longer the Mississippi State fans of yesterday yearning for that first crown. We OWN THE CROWN!

The **** they are - LAST year?s team is the National Champion - we own the crown from last year - a new crown will be given this year and by the looks of it - we won?t make the SEC tournament with this team if they don?t nut up

Too many people are satisfied with having won it - yes I enjoyed - however being a championship level program means you can sustain and play to a certain standard - state should be in their best place to date given past success and recruiting

It just looks and feels like too many people ?relaxed? in the offseason when it should have been even more intense

[StarkVegasSteve]

The **** they are - LAST year?s team is the National Champion - we own the crown from last year - a new crown will be given this year and by the looks of it - we won?t make the SEC tournament with this team if they don?t nut up

Too many people are satisfied with having won it - yes I enjoyed - however being a championship level program means you can sustain and play to a certain standard - state should be in their best place to date given past success and recruiting

It just looks and feels like too many people ?relaxed? in the offseason when it should have been even more intense

And is why Saban is the GOAT. It does not matter if they beat Mercer in September or Clemson in January. It is the 24 hr rule and they flush it and move on. Our players let everyone tell them how good they were for 8 months and our fans want to crow about it and bring them out at every quarter break and TV timeout to blow them a little more. MOVE ON. It was fun to get to the mountaintop but on July 2nd the message should have been now is the time to begin a new push. Instead it seems like that message is having to be constantly repeated each and every weekend.