That decision to bring Self in will haunt me. I repeatedly said that our coaches' love affair with Riley Self in big spots could cost us a potential Natty if they did it in Omaha, and to see it happen was like a bad dream.

It's over now though, and I'm not giving up on these guys. Tough row to hoe, but you gotta eat this elephant one bite at a time. Just find a way to get back to Vandy. Once we're back to Vandy, just gotta find a way to force a game 2 and then all bets are off. I look at it as needing to win two games right now....just get it to a deciding game vs Vandy and it's anybody's Title at that point.

First order of business is a scrappy Louisville team. We need Ginn to show us why he came to State. We need him.

Want a bright side? Mississippi State typically performs best as an underdog....well nobody gives us a shot outside of our team and some fans at this point, so the pressure is off. As far as the CWS, most people think it's Vandy vs Mich/TT and Vandy winning. If this team has shown us anything, it's to never count them out...at this point, all we can do is cheer them on and enjoy what is left of guys like Jake Mangum's careers.

One pitch at a time, one game at a time....HailState