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Examining Cohen, the New Dude, and MSU Baseball’s Crossroads
It’ll all be over soon. Just three games remain in one of the toughest-to-watch seasons I can ever remember as a Mississippi State baseball fan. For those of you who know me, read me, listen to me, or tweet at me, you all know I can (and usually do) pump sunshine on the stormiest of […]
My Letter to ESPN’s Jeff Goodman
Earlier today, ESPN basketball insider Jeff Goodman took a Twitter cheap shot on Starkville for the second time in as many days. After the hiring of Ben Howland as Mississippi State’s new basketball coach, Goodman’s tweets seem to indicate he is floored that anyone would willingly move to or live in Starkville. Well I happen […]
The assailants aren’t the only ones at fault in Panama City attack
By now, you’ve all seen it. You know exactly what I’m talking about. On Monday night, I was sitting comfortably at home when I received a text message. “Watch this,” it read. So I did. What I saw was sickening. I don’t know the circumstances. I don’t know for sure what decisions or actions led […]
The Burning Questions of Mississippi State Baseball’s 2015 Season
The wait is almost over. About eight months ago, Mississippi State’s 2014 baseball season came crashing down in Lafayette, Louisiana, just one win shy of another Super Regional appearance. Finally, it’s about time to take the field again. One week from now, you can climb on your outfield rig, fire up the grill and watch […]
A Post-Egg Bowl Message for Dan Mullen
Hey Dan-O! It’s ya boy Joel T. again. How’s it going? On second thought, don’t answer that. If you’re anything like me, after coupling three days of turkey and dressing with an Egg Bowl beat down, your innards are raging like the final battle at Armageddon. No, it hasn’t been a pleasant few days has […]
Time for State to rub some dirt on it
I hadn’t gotten 100 yards from the doorstep of Bryant Denny Stadium Saturday night following Mississippi State’s 25-20 loss to Alabama when a Tide fan mockingly shouted me an offer: “I got four Peach Bowl tickets to sell you,” the older guy said. “That’s as far as you guys are going.” I politely declined the […]
An open letter to the MSU football team
Hey guys, Heard you all had a pretty big game this coming weekend. With that in mind, I wanted to write you all a simple letter of encouragement. I wanted to give you words of inspiration and just a few sentences to let you know all Bulldogs everywhere are behind you. Sorry though fellas. I […]
Only one big question remains for the Bulldogs
Never has a gust of wind felt so good. Saturday night around 10 p.m., that stiff breeze you felt wasn’t a product of anything Mother Nature cooked up. No, that was the remnants of the collective exhales of thousands of Mississippi State fans across the Southeast as Will Redmond hauled in his second game-clinching interception […]
The Maroon Mansion in the Sky
Once upon a time, far beyond the sky, Sat a maroon mansion catching everybody’s eye. Pedestrians wandered up and down the sparkling street of gold, Just to see this wondrous place, for it was a sight to behold. The home, maroon, surrounded by a lovely fence that’s white, The inside lit up like a Christmas […]
What kind of fan are you?
I interrupt your Monday afternoon with this public service announcement: It is now safe to return to social media. To repeat, it is now safe to return to social media. It has been two days now since the amount of undefeated collegiate football teams in the state of Mississippi got cut in half. Nearly 48 […]
The Coleman Clanga 