Here's the deal, our biggest game next week is probably Wednesday night vs ULL. I think we continue to leave Harding in this spot to try and get a big mid-week win. I also think we need to give MacLeod one more chance to get rolling Friday night vs Eastern Michigan. If Harding pitches another strong game and Mac continues to struggle commanding the zone, then we have to switch it up. Further, if Harding is strong again on Wednesday then we may need to start saving him for SEC weekends even if it's as a bullpen guy. We've got other guys who can start mid-week especially when Cade Smith comes back.

At the same time, we need to get our rotation set vs Eastern Michigan because SEC play starts in less than 2 weeks. I would go Mac-Brandon Smith-Bednar. Now Bednar may not be ready to stretch it out, but go ahead and give him the start next Sunday to get in that mindset. If he can only go 2 or 3 innings that's fine. That's why I say Sunday.

Then hopefully vs LSU we can go some combination of either Mac-Bednar-Smith. Or possibly Bednar-Smith-Harding if Mac can't get it going. But that would be my thinking as SEC play is just around the corner.