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So what have we learned from the first game of our 2007 season? Our defense doesnt seem to have missed a beat. Rather than hearing Culberson’s name all the time, the secondary was definitely a team effort, with Fitzhugh, Chaney, and more getting in on the action.
For much of the game,the D was able to [...]

Finally, college football is back. Mississippi State and LSU will kickoff the season tonight on ESPN at 7pm (central) from Scott Field at Davis Wade Stadium.
If you are making the trip for the game, or already in Starkville, here are a few sites that might make it worth your time. The main source for gameday [...]

MSU beatwriter Kyle Veazy has a great profile of starting fullback Jeremy Jones. Jones started out at LSU and transferred to State in lieu of grayshirt status from LSU.
He is still close to many of his former teammates like Early Doucet. At 6-2 and 275 pounds, he looks to make some big holes for Dixon. [...]

The Mississippi State Ticket Office has announced that season ticket sales have surpassed those of 2006. With just under a week until the season opener against LSU on August 30, the ticket office has processed more than 30,442 ticket orders, up from the 2006 total of 30,365.
Increased sales in regular priced season tickets, as well [...]

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A few days ago I posted a a link to the 2007 SEC Football Helmet Schedule. A lot of people have downloaded it since then. I had a friend send me another helmet schedule file that includes all NCAA teams organized by conference. Unfortunately, it was in the form [...]

Via Media Relations
Mississippi State senior tight end Eric Butler (Moss Point, Miss.) has been named to the 2007 John Mackey Award watch list, as released by the Nassau County Sports Commission.
The Mackey Award, given annually to the nation’s top tight end, is named in honor of the National Football League Hall of Fame member [...]

Today was the day Mississippi State was featured at SEC Media Days. Coach Croom brought Titus Brown and Michael Henig along for the trip. AL.com has posted video of the press conferences from today.

DL Titus Brown
QB Michael Henig
Head Coach Sylvester Croom

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Via Media Relations
Mississippi State had four football players selected to the 2007 Coaches’ Pre-Season All-SEC team, the league office announced Thursday.
Junior defensive back Derek Pegues (Batesville, Miss.) was selected to the coaches’ pre-season all-SEC first team in the secondary, while senior defensive end Titus Brown (Tuscaloosa, Ala.) earned second-team honors. Senior center Royce [...]

The 2007 SEC Media Days are upon us and are the first indication that football season is just around the corner. Mississippi State is scheduled for Wednesday during Session 4. According to the schedule, Coach Croom has brought senior defensive end Titus Brown and junior quarterback Michael Henig along with him this trip.
We will post [...]

Davis, a quarterback at Salem High School in Conyer, GA, is expected to play at wide receiver when he gets to college. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution is reporting that he has committed to play for the Bulldogs and Coach Croom.
“I felt real comfortable around all the coaches. They made me feel like I was at home. [...]

The MSU Athletics website is reporting that senior catcher Wyn Diggs is the 4th member of the 2007 College World Series team to sign a pro contract.
Diggs, who hit .316 in 2007 and was the primary backup behind the dish to 2007 Johnny Bench Award winner Edward Easley, signed July 19 with the San Angelo [...]

Last year, DawgsBite forum member DawgByDesign started sending me background images that he created to feature the schedules of the Mississippi State Sports teams. First it was football, then basketball. Now he is back with another killer background featuring the 2007 MSU Football Schedule. It is available in 3 sizes. Just right-click the link below [...]

Via Media Relations
Mississippi State junior catcher Edward Easley added the biggest award of his career to an already impressive list late Wednesday night, being named the recipient of the 2007 Coleman Company Johnny Bench Award as the nation’s top collegiate catcher. He becomes the third Southeastern Conference player to win the award since it was [...]

Via Media Relations
Mississippi State University has signed catcher Logan Moro of Houston, Texas, to a national letter of intent, MSU head baseball coach Ron Polk announced Tuesday.
Moro is a 6-2, 197-pound right-handed hitting catcher and three-year starter at James E. Taylor High School in Katy, Texas. He earned 2007 Texas High School Baseball Coaches Association [...]

Via Media Relations
The school’s eighth advancement to the prestigious NCAA College World Series helped propell Mississippi State to a No. 8 finish in the final USA TODAY/ESPN college baseball coaches’ poll for 2007. It’s the highest season-ending national ranking for the Baseball Bulldogs since the 1997 and 1998 MSU clubs earned No. 6 national rankings [...]