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Moo State was the original SEC Baseball School
Posted on 7/1/21 at 9:16 am
Posted on 7/1/21 at 9:16 am
Congrats Moo State!
For those that are new to SEC baseball, Ron Polk, not Skip Bertman, was the man that put SEC Baseball on the map. I grew up going to the old Alex Box games and there would be less than 50 people in the stands for any given game. In 1985, Moo State and Polk came through town for a weekend series with LSU. The Moo State absolutely packed the third base line. That weekend they had more fans in the stadium than LSU put in the seats all year. The cowbells and cheering was unbelievable for a baseball game.
Of course, that was the series that LSU took 2 of 3 from the number 1 team in the nation and this series was arguably the start of LSU Dynasty.
PS - I hated Ron Polk as a coach but love the guy as a person.
For those that are new to SEC baseball, Ron Polk, not Skip Bertman, was the man that put SEC Baseball on the map. I grew up going to the old Alex Box games and there would be less than 50 people in the stands for any given game. In 1985, Moo State and Polk came through town for a weekend series with LSU. The Moo State absolutely packed the third base line. That weekend they had more fans in the stadium than LSU put in the seats all year. The cowbells and cheering was unbelievable for a baseball game.
Of course, that was the series that LSU took 2 of 3 from the number 1 team in the nation and this series was arguably the start of LSU Dynasty.
PS - I hated Ron Polk as a coach but love the guy as a person.
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Posted on 7/1/21 at 9:17 am to westcoastcajun
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PS - I hated Ron Polk as a coach but love the guy as a person.
Word is Ron Polk REALLY loved his players...intimately.
Posted on 7/1/21 at 9:30 am to Pickle_Weasel
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Pickle_Weasel
Word is you got your name “Weasel” for more than one reason.
Posted on 7/1/21 at 9:30 am to westcoastcajun
Ron Polk was always an a-hole. At least my encounters with him always were. Jackie Sherrill on the other hand... Definitely a nice guy. Type of guy you would want on your side going into enemy territory. That's just what I gathered from drinking scotch and smoking cigars with him couple of times out and about.
Posted on 7/1/21 at 10:23 am to westcoastcajun
Congrats to Miss. St! (It must be noted that Georgia was the first SEC school to ever win the CWS -- not sure if we ever will it again, tho). 
This post was edited on 7/1/21 at 10:24 am
Posted on 7/1/21 at 10:58 am to westcoastcajun
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and this series was arguably the start of LSU Dynasty.
So it's our fault?
Posted on 7/1/21 at 11:06 am to Abstract Queso Dip
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Jackie Sherrill on the other hand... Definitely a nice guy. Type of guy you would want on your side going into enemy territory.
He was coach during 4 of my 5 years in Aggieland. RC for the last one.
The man played fast and loose with the rules, but he knew how to get a fan base behind him. Whorn games those years were awesome.
This post was edited on 7/1/21 at 11:07 am
Posted on 7/1/21 at 11:08 am to westcoastcajun
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Ron Polk, not Skip Bertman, was the man that put SEC Baseball on the map.
That is 100% bullshite.
Posted on 7/1/21 at 4:14 pm to HonoraryCoonass
No it isn't. Polk and MSU are the reason LSU starting putting emphasis on baseball. We quickly became great and the rest of the league started following
Posted on 7/1/21 at 11:11 pm to westcoastcajun
100% correct
Posted on 7/2/21 at 6:46 am to HonoraryCoonass
You're an idiot.
Posted on 7/2/21 at 9:35 am to prplhze2000
Pretty good duo from State back then in Will Clark and Rafael Palmeiro
Posted on 7/2/21 at 11:25 am to westcoastcajun
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In 1985, Moo State and Polk came through town for a weekend series with LSU. The Moo State absolutely packed the third base line.
I was a State student at the time and went to that 1985 series in Baton Rouge.
Posted on 7/2/21 at 12:05 pm to HonoraryCoonass
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That is 100% bull shite.
Bertman even says it. State put an emphasis on baseball and Bertman went to LSU brass and said that it could be done in Baton Rouge as well.
That 1986 stadium build in Starkville was the first time an SEC school ever spent serious money on baseball.
LSU and Bertman perfected what Polk was attempting at MSU. MSU's problem was that in the 2000s, they were trying to do the same thing that worked in the 80s and South Carolina and Florida passed them. Cohen came in and modernized the program and Vanderbilt began to win with their unique model. Lemonis was brought in to win the natty. He did it in his second full season.
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