Originally Posted by
AlSwearengen
this is going to ruffle some feathers, but some need to hear it. In terms of baseball, we have more than almost everyone and as much as the rest, BUT this is Mississippi and small town Mississippi on top of that. Unless a kid is focused solely on baseball and the campus, not many are going to be excited about the area. I'm basically a semi rural Mississippian and even I get the negatives. If you listen closely to our baseball coaches (past and present) talk about recruiting, they give you hints that Starkville and MS isn't for everybody. These kids aren't living in Dudy Noble. If they were, we would be able to cherry pick, but that isn't reality. This is why I won't get my hopes to high for these pitchers from California.