Bleav in Mississippi State

Mike Leach wasted no opening statement time at SEC Media Days. Instead he and three Bulldog players made their cases for Mississippi State's 2022 season. Even if league media voted State sixth in the Western Division confidence inside the program is for much better results. Besides, this voting is suspect if only because of first-place support for anyone other than Alabama and Georgia. Change the name and a team of Mississippi State's 2022 qualifications would be picked mid-pack in the country's toughest Division. Also, Name-Image-Likeness is the true topic of the hour. I interview Charlie Winfield of the Bulldog Initiative for a two-part piece on Genespage.com.

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The NCAA's recruiting calendar shows this is a dead period for college football. But when it ends July 24 campuses such as Mississippi State will be busy hosting a final round of summer prospect camps. Bulldog football has eight commitments, one-third of a standard class, and expects more to come out of Top Dog Camp. But what was once a meet-and-greet, fun-and-games event for high school players is serious business now. The transfer portal and available college players have cut into scholarships for prep prospects. So making a bigger and better impression at campus camps is important to many a high schooler wanting to sign with his preferred program.

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SEC Media Days return to Atlanta for a second appearance at the College Football Hall of Fame. Mississippi State is assigned a July 19 morning slot for Mike Leach and three Bulldogs of his choosing. Their names haven't been made public yet so for slow summer speculation here are educated guesses on the lineup and why, as well as why-not others.

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The Southeastern Conference made its game-changing moves last summer adding Texas and Oklahoma. Now the Big Ten has answered by picking off Southern Cal and UCLA. Mega-conferences are taking complete charge of the future of college football and other leagues are scrambling to respond. Mississippi State's own future will be determined by the size of the eventual super-conference which will assume most of the old NCAA's responsibilities.

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The 2022 national championship went to a rival, but Mississippi State baseball fans should not be shaken. Their program, the '21 champions, remain the standard of the state for the long haul with work on upcoming seasons already underway. So, as the late great Douglas Adams wrote...Don't Panic.

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Fall practice is more than a month away but even in a slow summer season there's plenty of Bulldog football to talk about. Mike Leach and three still-to-be named Bulldogs will appear July 19th at SEC Media Days. A practice schedule has yet to be released. Last year began later than usual, August 11, but is a shorter camp really a problem for players? Mississippi State's staff has eight commitments for the 2023 football roster already. How does this new name-image-likeness era impact commitments though, either the school or prospects? And as he retires from the site which bears his name, a big Bulldog thanks to Gene Swindoll for starting something that has grown into the unofficial voice of Mississippi State sports.

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Action is heating up all the more as summer approaches and the NCAA transfer portal for spring 2023 closes July 1. Mississippi State is actively, make that aggressively pursuing more available college players ahead of the looming deadline to go with those already committed or signed. The trick for Chris Lemonis is figuring how many more because the draft isn’t until July 17 and several current Dogs won’t decide their plans until after selection. Or not. Omaha is underway and we aren’t there but portal recruiting is key to getting back in the greatest show on dirt. So it is also for football. Mike Leach is looking for portal additions who can play in 2023 but more immediately is hosting prospects on June weekends. Offers are flying fast from the football office and commitments are coming in too.

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While Bulldog baseball fans have to settle for watching 16 other teams play this super regional weekend, Mississippi State keeps working the transfer portal to rebuild the 2023 roster. Four transfers are in the fold already. At same time the Major League Draft looms mid-July, three weeks after the portal closes. Some key State signees are trending towards college careers, a couple seem certain to turn professional. Back on campus Top Dawg camp is underway as Mike Leach and staff get in-person and on-Scott Field looks at preferred prospects. Leach will be out on the Road Dawg Tour three days next week and a month later joins Alabama for a July 19 SEC Media Day session we will cover in-person.

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The NCAA Tournament begins Friday and Mississippi State isn't in the 64 team field. So the reigning National Champions can't defend their 2021 title. Bulldog fans can still savor the memories of last summer while Coach Chris Lemonis rebuilds a roster for 2023 by hitting the NCAA transfer portal hard. A retrospective on the '21 Champions airs June 14 on ESPN. Meanwhile Mississippi State football is keeping an ear cocked for word from the SEC spring meetings about future scheduling. Among so many topics for debate, the call to stay at eight league games or add a ninth is of most interest to fans and concern to schools who count on bowl games and bowl revenues.

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With the 2022 Bulldog baseball season barely over work on the '23 team was accelerating. Recruiting more signees for next year to go with fall recruits and commitments is the focus now. But Coach Chris Lemonis can't know for certain how many roster spots are available as current players consider leaving or returning and the mid-July MLB Draft looms also. Still Mississippi State is going to the transfer portal for more immediate help next season while also cultivating prep and juco prospects for the future. It's complicated by the calendar but the pressure to bring Bulldog baseball back to expected excellence is all the greater after a lost season.

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