re: State fans, Coach Nick just said on KSR....(link)

Most of the boxes were checked as of Tuesday. Kroger must have thrown some groceries at him yesterday if the rest of them got checked off.

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Mingione was asked about the Mississippi State job after a 3-2 loss to Xavier Tuesday night. He was earnest and understanding of his connection to the position. “That’s to be expected, my name,” Mingione said. “I spent over a decade with coach Cohen, right? That’s like the obvious, right? Like, why w

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He didn’t answer anything about his actual interest, but he was asked about Kentucky being a “dream job” after some of the development in the program in the decade since Cohen left.

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“When you think about what’s important to you, I think it’s been really clear from day one: My faith is really important to me, my family and baseball. And you know what? This place checks off a lot of boxes,” he said. Mingione added his wife loves Lexington and the schools are great for his family.

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