Thunder & Lightning

It is an odd time for Mississippi State fans, with the NCAA Baseball Tournament cranking up, but the Bulldogs not taking part. Only the soothing sounds of Brian Hadad and Robbie Faulk can heal those maroon and white wounds. The guys dive into The Rumblings to try and take your mind off postseason baseball.

Mike Leach has been able to get his man in each of his first two seasons in Starkville when it comes to quarterback recruiting. Now it appears State's top 2023 target is looking elsewhere, but so are the Bulldogs. Brian Hadad and Robbie Faulk discuss Leach's backup plan, and why the state of Texas will remain a fertile recruiting ground for MSU for decades to come.

Record crowds came to Nusz Park to see Mississippi State try and entend its season to the Women's College World Series, but Arizona proved to be too much for the Bulldogs, ending the historic season Saturday in Game 2. Brian Hadad and Robbie Faulk discuss what happened, then turn their attention to football and the early kickoff times released last week.

Mississippi State softball will get an early start on Friday as the Bulldogs try to advance to the Women's College World Series for the first time. Brian Hadad and Robbie Faulk discuss the matchup with Arizona, and ask is this a one time thing, or the beginning of a great run for this up and coming program.

It's time to put the final few thoughts together regarding Mississippi State's disappointing baseball season. Who will be back, who will go, and who has a future in Major League Baseball? Brian Hadad and Robbie Faulk discuss all of that as they give the last call for the Diamond Dawgs.

Mississippi State softball had never made a winner take all game, let alone won a super regional. On Sunday, the Bulldogs made history with a huge upset, knocking off the #2 national seed Florida State to advance to the round of 16, and they'll be hosting at Nusz Park for the first time ever. Brian Hadad and Robbie Faulk discuss a great feel-good story about a team that has been better than the experts thought.

It took the entire season to get here, but finally we've reached the lowest point for Mississippi State baseball in a season full of disappointment. Brian Hadad has to look at the fallout of the biggest SEC loss in program history, and offers his thoughts on the end of this forgettable year.

Chris Jans made it clear on his first day as Mississippi State basketball head coach, the transfer portal would be one of his biggest tools in reshaping the Bulldog program. Has he gotten a commitment from one of the biggest targets available this year? Brian Hadad and Robbie Faulk read the tea leaves that seem to be trending maroon.

Temperatures are going up, the sun is out, and summer is almost here. Before we start thinking about summer vacations, Brian Hadad and Robbie Faulk get to work with another fantastic edition of The Rumblings.

Two months from today, the college football media will descend on Atlanta, Georgia for the beginning of SEC Media Days and the unofficial start of the 2022 season. Brian Hadad and Robbie Faulk decide to get a jump on things with some way too early predictions about the divisions. Where does Mississippi State stack up, and what Bulldogs could be preseason first team All-SEC?