Quote Originally Posted by CaptainObvious View Post
But under the circumstances, why would he leave a 41-15 record, 17th ranked, likely Regional Host program to come to 26-30, dead last SEC team just so he can pitch in the SEC? He has the same opportunity to get to Omaha from where he is right now as all but 3 or 4 SEC teams this year.

Coastal Carolina followed up their 1 National Championship year with 3 straight 35+ win seasons.

Meanwhile UCLA followed up their NC in 2013 with a 25-30-1 and 12-18 record and MSU followed their NC year with this debacle. I can see us getting a couple of good pitchers from teams that have no chance, but even a guy like Yeager could have stayed at Mercer and played in the tourney more than likely.

I am just perplexed and disgusted so maybe someone will leave a tourney team to come help turn this train loaded with TNT headed for the collapsed tunnel around.
Because he can increase his draft stock by playing against better competition more consistently. USM has been to Omaha once in the past 50 years. We go on average of about every 4 years the past 50. USM may very well get to Omaha this year- who knows? But the odds are better at MSU. It's going to come down to money- as in NIL money. In other words he can make more NIL money at MSU than he can at USM. We also have a good track record of pitchers in MLB. So there are several reasons.

There is zero reason that we can't do what Texas A&M did last year with the portal with our resources. It's almost like some of our fans want us to fail.

https://www.thebatt.com/sports/a-m-s...ae6145950.html