The Maroon Mic

Death, taxes, and MSU Baseball owning Mississippi. The Diamond Dawgs win yet another series over their rivals. Is the season finally turning around? Then we breakdown the spring game and discuss what takeaways we can have from it. And buckle up. Andrew has another rant.

Super Bulldog Weekend is here! Football kicks off the Maroon and White Spring Game on Saturday, and we discuss what we want to see out of the Dawgs. But is it time to turn spring games into actually games against other programs? Little brother comes to town looking to lose their 7th-straight series to the Diamond Dawgs. We preview the rivalry matchup. And softball is in desperate need of a SEC win to get back on track.

Pigs have flown! Hell is frozen over! Mississippi State baseball has won a SEC series! The Diamond Dawgs did what they absolutely had to in Tuscaloosa. Now we look ahead to Super Bulldog Weekend. But we want to get into bigger talking points for today's pod. UConn has had a remarkable run over the past 25 years after making the decision to go all in on basketball. Why did MSU not see similar success with baseball after choosing to go all in? We discuss our theories and what constitutes being a blue blood program.

We are talking about football! We promised last week we'd talk football, which is so badly needed with spring camp and, uh ya know, baseball sucking. So we do it! But first, we still have to talk baseball. Any hope MSU has of turning its season around requires a series win in Tuscaloosa, so let's preview the Tide in the one sport where we will NOT respect them. Dan has us a softball update after a tough go of things vs Arkansas. But here's what you all actually want to hear about: football. And naturally, let's dampen some expectations! Now that's a helluva way to get folks excited and tuning in...

We're at the point of begging for wins on the Maroon Mic. Baseball got it done against Samford in the midweek, but that's not going to appease the fanbase after an 0-6 start to SEC play. Now State faces a top-10 Gamecocks team that's absolutely smashing the ball. Not exactly what you want to see when you're desperate to get a conference win. It won't be much easier for Softball, either, as they host their own top-10 opponent in Arkansas. Maybe this sports weekend is better?

MSU Baseball has problems. Big freaking problems. And Lounge is back on to discuss them and the big picture questions surrounding the program. But before that, Andrew goes on an epic rant about the idea that MSU fans are spoiled and the mentality some louder (and older) voices in MSU athletics try and police fandom for baseball.

Andrew and Dan are back as the show shifts towards being solely about sports played on a diamond featuring bats hitting balls. Baseball handled business against Arkansas State, but now one of the best teams in the country comes to Starkville. Can the Diamond Dawgs somehow find a way to get on track in SEC play against Vanderbilt? Then we talk softball. Getting a sweep against USCe was huge, but now things get a lot tougher as MSU heads to Athens for a battle of Bulldogs. How do they match up?

WBK made history becoming the first ever team to advance from the play-in game to the round of 32. Andrew talks their dominant win over Creighton and hard fought battle with the Irish. Softball got a sweep to open SEC play. It's time for fans to get behind this team. And then, we get our old friend Lounge Dawg on to discuss what on earth is wrong with MSU baseball after getting embarrassed in Lexington.

MBK's season comes to a heartbreaking end in Dayton. What went wrong against Pittsburgh? But on the flipside, WBK handled business in their play-in game. Can they make a run? Finally, baseball did what it had to do in Biloxi. Now SEC play begins with a trip to frigid Lexington. 

This is March! Mississippi State Men's Basketball is back in the NCAA Tournament. We discuss the season as a whole and how big of an accomplishment it is for this program to be back in March Madness. But should State have been sent to Dayton? We compare MSU's resume against the teams seeded ahead of it before a deep dive on everything to know about Pitt. But MBK isn't the only team dancing. WBK is back in the tournament as well. We take a look at their draw and matchup with Illinois. Final a recap on baseball picking up on it's first sweep of the season. 

AUDIO WARNING: It's loud at the beginning. Prepare your earholes accordingly. Oh and since I'm mentioning audio, it cuts out quite a bit this episode. Sorry...