Mississippi State Sports Blog

The Pressure is on for MSU’s Conner:
Omarr Conner may start for the first time at quarterback this season, and there’s more than a little bit of pressure on him.
Mississippi State will turn to him, and it may very well be a case of as Conner goes, so goes the Bulldogs’ office [sic]. After the completion [...]

According to the Clarion Ledger, former All SEC performer Timmy Bowers will be joining the Lake Show’s summer league team. Bowers heard from “the Spurs, the Cavs, the Bobcats, but I felt like this was the best situation for a point guard. Derek Fisher is opting out of his contract, so Gary Payton’s the [...]

Defensive backs Adrian Griffin and Marcus Evans join the list of Bulldogs we won’t being seeing in action this fall. The article doesn’t say why though, although I’m sure something will come out in the coming days. On a more serious note, 3 wins. Write it down.

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I found this item on MSU assistant basketball coach Sam Weaver:
Weaver, 45, calls himself the utility guy of the MSU staff. His duties include scouting preparation, recruiting, gameday coaching and other administrative duties. When the rest of the staff leaves to evaluate players nationwide during the summer recruiting period in the upcoming days, Weaver will [...]

According toGenesPage.com Meridian OL Chris Spencer has committed to MSU. I verified this info through another source so it must be true. At 6′-4″, 279lbs, it seems we’re getting away from Sherrill’s Line Turds [tm] - the tallest, fattest linemen Jackie could find.

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Southern Sports Tonight is reporting “Mississippi State head football coach Sylvester Croom suspended temporarily Bulldog senior wide receiver Antonio Hargro for violation of team rules…Hargro’s permanent status with the 2004 Bulldog football team will be evaluated at a later date.”
Yawn. Antonio has gone from being mentioned in ESPN the Magazine as “Randy Moss-type” baller-turned-reciever, [...]

TheState.com has another Croom-as-pioneer piece today. It’s basically a rehash of every other column you’ve seen on Sly Croom. Here’s the money line:
Croom’s hiring has been lauded by SEC officials, mindful of the conference’s good-old-boy-image, and by Mississippi State fans, who greeted Croom warmly when he toured the state this spring. But Croom [...]