HotRock
| Favorite team: | Mississippi St.  |
| Location: | Starkville,MS |
| Biography: | Old Man worker bee that has been blessed |
| Interests: | Private Pilot, golf, fishing, kayaking, sports |
| Occupation: | Structural packaging designer |
| Number of Posts: | 541 |
| Registered on: | 8/5/2018 |
| Online Status: | Not Online |
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re: When does baseball start?
Posted by HotRock on 2/24/26 at 5:35 pm to The Winner
Starting to hit better but lots of players start slow.
This next week will tell us a lot
This next week will tell us a lot
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re: The only thing more embarrassing than losing a series to Kent St...
Posted by HotRock on 2/24/26 at 5:34 pm to VolSquatch
Try being a Mississippi State fan… but they may have a good baseball team this year!
re: Tim Tebow ...
Posted by HotRock on 2/11/26 at 3:02 pm to BobRossMobBoss
can't look at those eyes.. who is that? She needs some sunglasses.
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Eventually there will be Football/Basketball litigation as players protest the money going any program that does not pay its own way. Who cares how the tennis team is doing, etc.
Then sports should be removed from the school and just be another pro league. Stand alone away from the school and see how well that works for them because schools are there to educate not be in the sports industry.
re: Alabama sports revenue report.Astounding how much $ is thrown at women’s sports
Posted by HotRock on 2/11/26 at 2:54 pm to mizzoubuckeyeiowa
It's not a business decision but a decision made to give everyone opportunity to learn and develop. This is our education system, not intended to be money making.
Football just became popular and made some money. That is a side benefit but profitability is not a school's purpose. Education first and why not give women a chance to be educated and have opportunities.
If sports are good for development then we should offer them to everyone to create a better society, not to make $$$ or win games.
Football just became popular and made some money. That is a side benefit but profitability is not a school's purpose. Education first and why not give women a chance to be educated and have opportunities.
If sports are good for development then we should offer them to everyone to create a better society, not to make $$$ or win games.
Baseball starts this Friday... I think this team is going to be good.
I am not the only one, State has a loaded roster and getting love preseason but they are young.
Starting rotation for 1st weekend should be in Starkville for two years and then there are lots of other arms and this team should hit.
Fielding? I am wondering about that as this team's fielding may not be as good as one one like on paper going into the season but Coach O'C is very detailed in his prep and his teams rarely have fielding problems.
I am not the only one, State has a loaded roster and getting love preseason but they are young.
Starting rotation for 1st weekend should be in Starkville for two years and then there are lots of other arms and this team should hit.
Fielding? I am wondering about that as this team's fielding may not be as good as one one like on paper going into the season but Coach O'C is very detailed in his prep and his teams rarely have fielding problems.
I am not sure it's fixable.
This is all about money but always has been, this is just the next level.
State has a small fan base, no billionaires willing to pony up big time money.
It's not good. Now, having said that,,, This is not new, State has always been this way my whole life. We get a run here or there and we may yet do something with Kamario leading the way.
I am not saying he is a Cam Newton but he may be dang good. It's going to be up to a guy like that, similar to what Dak did.
State will continue to raid other teams cast offs and G5 schools to stay relevant but to win at a high rate will take $$$$ we are not willing or have to pay.
This is all about money but always has been, this is just the next level.
State has a small fan base, no billionaires willing to pony up big time money.
It's not good. Now, having said that,,, This is not new, State has always been this way my whole life. We get a run here or there and we may yet do something with Kamario leading the way.
I am not saying he is a Cam Newton but he may be dang good. It's going to be up to a guy like that, similar to what Dak did.
State will continue to raid other teams cast offs and G5 schools to stay relevant but to win at a high rate will take $$$$ we are not willing or have to pay.
ESPN is about to have a major overhaul of how it spends and gets money.
They are getting a new boss, he is not a sports guy but a money guy. ESPN is no longer the cash cow it once was back in the cable days.
Now, they are an asset not performing. I would expect more changes happening with some of these big TV deals.
They are getting a new boss, he is not a sports guy but a money guy. ESPN is no longer the cash cow it once was back in the cable days.
Now, they are an asset not performing. I would expect more changes happening with some of these big TV deals.
re: How Do Portal Rankings Translate on the Field
Posted by HotRock on 1/11/26 at 2:19 pm to captdalton
I think what it means is in this day and age of NIL AND portal, lots of teams will have players but the SEC has focused on recruiting instead of coaching.
These other teams have better coaching and now they are buying some players.
SEC will not win until it changes from hiring recruiters to coaches. NIL will get most of the SEC Enough talent, at least half the teams anyway to win a title but if the coaching does not improve the SEC will not win.
These other teams have better coaching and now they are buying some players.
SEC will not win until it changes from hiring recruiters to coaches. NIL will get most of the SEC Enough talent, at least half the teams anyway to win a title but if the coaching does not improve the SEC will not win.
You mean where the players were paid under the table by some teams with no issues and others could give a car ride somewhere to a kid and get games vacated, coaches fired, bowl banned, lose scholarships and be put on probation or even get the death penalty for cheating? That era?
[quote]Sit down and shut the frick up. Neyland reduced their capacity from 108,000+ to its current capacity. Tennessee has had more people for a spring game than Ole Miss has for a regular season SEC game.[
Wow! Anger issues? You may want to have that seen about before you die of a heart attack or something.
Wow! Anger issues? You may want to have that seen about before you die of a heart attack or something.
They all had over 50% average of blue chips recruited out of HS/JuCo for four straight years the years they won it all.
re: College Football >> College Basketball >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> College Baseball
Posted by HotRock on 6/19/25 at 10:24 pm to ForeverGator
I can’t imagine a post to give LSU fans more joy than a weak loser’s tears.
Sometimes, hit delete and do not post it. I think you would have been happier!
Sometimes, hit delete and do not post it. I think you would have been happier!
re: Top SEC baseball programs (All time tiers)
Posted by HotRock on 6/19/25 at 7:37 pm to GamecockUltimate
You gotta know about SEC baseball and its history to give Mississippi State its props. It’s not just the title, CWS appearances, attendance records, success over multiple coache, MLB players but it’s also about what they did to help build SEC baseball’s foundation.
No doubt, LSU and TX belong at the top but State’s historical relevance and CWS appearances and one title make them more than most understand.
Are they elite? Maybe not, but don’t tell their fans that. They will fight you over such things.
Having said that, States future just got a bit brighter. You just wait until next year! I am half kidding, State just made a helluva hire and I fully expect them to be a contender for the foreseeable future.
And TN? One great coach does not make a program, it would help if some fans showed up to games.
No doubt, LSU and TX belong at the top but State’s historical relevance and CWS appearances and one title make them more than most understand.
Are they elite? Maybe not, but don’t tell their fans that. They will fight you over such things.
Having said that, States future just got a bit brighter. You just wait until next year! I am half kidding, State just made a helluva hire and I fully expect them to be a contender for the foreseeable future.
And TN? One great coach does not make a program, it would help if some fans showed up to games.
re: Wake Forrest Coach Walters apologizes for "anti-gay slur" for some reason.
Posted by HotRock on 6/3/25 at 3:30 pm to Chuck Barris
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I'll be the contrarian here and take the fringe position that bigotry is wrong, and that if you use a slur against someone at a public event while performing your job as a representative of a university, you actually should apologize for that and accept criticism for doing so.
I agree 100%. It's not OK to be an a-hole your whole damn life. How hard is it just to be kind to people. Gotta be easier than getting your arse beat.
re: It's official. O'Connor named MSU coach
Posted by HotRock on 6/2/25 at 3:30 pm to Henry Jones Jr
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I've got some bad news for this talking point: it won't be one for very much longer. Just had a 60 million dollar pledge to knock that out.
Again, almost 30 years after everyone else, and you’re still 3 years away from breaking ground on it. This isn’t the flex you think it is
No one is flexing. State is just doing both, Great baseball hire and building a new IDPF. Both were needed and should have been done long ago NO flex, just facts.
You think it's bad that State enjoys baseball and has spent millions to be good at it. We don't, we like baseball. You do you, and we will do us.
What is sad, Spending 10 mill a year on a coach and 20 million on a year on a roster that can't make the playoffs, I think that was stupid myself.
Because there is no one here to care... 2-10 does that to a fan base.
Things are changing and it’s not all bad for State:
The Guys we lost in portal, were replaced with similar or better talent.
Then look at the signing class., 18 HS.. none of these guys are two star cell players that filled Crooms classes. All of them are legit. Sure no five stars but we got few of those anyway. The floor of the HS talent is better than years past.
Another detail JUCOs. They get four years now. We signed ten. Even great JuCo players like Montez Sweat were only here a minute now get a full career and they are older.
Mississippi has one of the best JuCo systems in the country. State got some of the best JuCo’s at positions of need.
And, if we miss on too many.. portal brings in some help.
State has a path to be better than ever before but… so does every Big Ten And SEC TEAM. Those and the teams with m lots of $$$ like SMU & Miami.
Not sure what it means but State has 3 QBs on the roster that are as talented as any group we have ever had.
Thing is: SEC is tough with so many good teams but I don’t see any great ones that can’t be beaten.
The Guys we lost in portal, were replaced with similar or better talent.
Then look at the signing class., 18 HS.. none of these guys are two star cell players that filled Crooms classes. All of them are legit. Sure no five stars but we got few of those anyway. The floor of the HS talent is better than years past.
Another detail JUCOs. They get four years now. We signed ten. Even great JuCo players like Montez Sweat were only here a minute now get a full career and they are older.
Mississippi has one of the best JuCo systems in the country. State got some of the best JuCo’s at positions of need.
And, if we miss on too many.. portal brings in some help.
State has a path to be better than ever before but… so does every Big Ten And SEC TEAM. Those and the teams with m lots of $$$ like SMU & Miami.
Not sure what it means but State has 3 QBs on the roster that are as talented as any group we have ever had.
Thing is: SEC is tough with so many good teams but I don’t see any great ones that can’t be beaten.
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Update the team
Happening this off season… what is it 51 or 52 new players to date… not sure how much improved they will be but they different
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Only Bama, Mississippi State and Auburn stood with us in the '84 vote.
The rest were punk biotches.
No it was a 6-4 vote, but I don't remember who voted for us keeping it.
Not sure what you are saying, but UF, Auburn, MSU and bama equals the four schools that sided with UF.
His mathing skills were not mathing properly. 3+ Florida does equal 4
Then I realized, it was a reading math problem.
re: Defensive Line
Posted by HotRock on 8/22/24 at 12:35 pm to Tds & Beer
Yep, you want State info on a message board this ain’t it. I give a little bit;
David Turner is the DL coach and he is the guy that coached, Fletcher Cox, Montez Sweat, Chris Jones, Jeffery Sims, among other greats. He said he likes this group and he does not say such things lightly. Bodes well but:
A lot depends on staying healthy cause so many of our guys have fought injuries, not this year but in the past.
I could go through them one by one but let’s say talent there but they are unproven.
David Turner is the DL coach and he is the guy that coached, Fletcher Cox, Montez Sweat, Chris Jones, Jeffery Sims, among other greats. He said he likes this group and he does not say such things lightly. Bodes well but:
A lot depends on staying healthy cause so many of our guys have fought injuries, not this year but in the past.
I could go through them one by one but let’s say talent there but they are unproven.
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