With the breakup of the Big East, a new basketball event has been created: The Big 12/SEC Challenge. That announcement was made today, and it was also revealed that Mississippi State will participate in the event next season. The Bulldogs,…
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Videos: Mullen, Ray, Stricklin Hit Tupelo on Road Dawgs Tour
The Road Dawgs Tour made its stop in Tupelo today at the BancorpSouth Center, with Dan Mullen, Rick Ray and Scott Stricklin on hand, among others. Even Jack Cristil showed up, and he looks good, by the way. I caught up with Mullen, Ray…
Tagged with: basketball, dan mullen, football, jack cristil, msu, rick ray, scott stricklin, video
Posted in Basketball, Football
Posted in Basketball, Football
Hoops: Bulldogs to Play in Las Vegas Classic
Got some basketball scheduling news for you: MSU has announced that its men’s team will participate in the Continental Tire Las Vegas Classic next season, on Dec. 22-23. The Bulldogs will be joined at the Orleans Arena by Santa Clara,…
Tagged with: andy enfield, basketball, florida gulf coast, joe dooley, las vegas classic, msu, rick ray, santa clara, south florida, southern cal, st. mary's, unlv
Posted in Basketball
Posted in Basketball
Blog Bag Answers: Linemen, Egg Bowl, Cans o’ Swag, Two-Sport Athletes
Well, here I am, late again with your Blog Bag answers. Things got sorta crazy at work and home late last week, so my apologies. But I believe the answers were worth the wait, so let’s dive into ‘em. Oh,…
Tagged with: andre applewhite, baseball, basketball, cord sandberg, dan mullen, egg bowl, football, geoff collins, jacoby davis, joe dier, johnthan banks, mike riley, msu, nick james, ole miss, paul jones, quay evans, seven godfrey, tommy parks, tyler russell, wendell lewis
Posted in Baseball, Basketball, Football
Posted in Baseball, Basketball, Football
Q&A: Assistant Wes Flanigan Reflects on First Season, Looks Forward to Future
We’re smack in the middle of spring football, and you’ve got the NCAA tournament going on. And while you were focused on that, MSU’s basketball team began spring drills on Monday. The Bulldogs, who were 10-22 (4-14 SEC) in Rick Ray‘s…
Tagged with: andre applewhite, basketball, colin borchert, craig sword, jacoby davis, jalen steele, msu, rick ray, wendell lewis, wes flanigan
Posted in Basketball
Posted in Basketball
Blog Bag Answers: Leave Your Questions, Too
I might be a few days late with them, but I do have answers to last week’s Blog Bag questions. Just took me a little while to get a couple of the questions answered. Since it’s already Tuesday, we’ll go…
Tagged with: adam frazier, baseball, basketball, butch thompson, cord sandberg, evan mitchell, football, jeffrey rea, keith law, msu, paul jones, phil stephenson, recruiting, scott stricklin
Posted in Baseball, Basketball, Football, Recruiting
Posted in Baseball, Basketball, Football, Recruiting
MSU Basketball Coming to Tupelo Next Season
Mississippi State basketball is coming to Tupelo next season. The school announced this morning that Rick Ray‘s Bulldogs will take on Southeastern Louisiana at BancorpSouth Arena on Dec. 13. It’ll be the first time in 10 years that MSU has played…
Tagged with: basketball, msu, rick ray, southeastern louisiana, todd hunt, tupelo
Posted in Basketball
Posted in Basketball
Blog Bag: Ask Questions, Watch Guys Dunk
I dunno, maybe the Blog Bag will become a monthly feature instead of weekly. That seems to be the frequency with which I’m posting it. But here it is, open and eagerly awaiting your questions on MSU sports (or whatever…
On the Links: March Madness, Spring Football Arrive
Happy Thursday, people, and why shouldn’t it be happy? March Madness kicks into gear today, which means you, I and the rest of America will see our productivity plummet as our happiness rises. It’s one of my favorite days of…
Video: Rick Ray Recaps His First Season as Coach
We met with first-year basketball coach Rick Ray this afternoon for his end-of-season press conference. He gave some overall thoughts on the season, the growth of his young players, and what he expects going forward. The Bulldogs went 10-22 (4-14 SEC)…
Video: Recalling the Game of Change
Today marks the 50th anniversary of Mississippi State’s NCAA tournament game versus Loyola-Chicago. It was the first time a Mississippi team had played an integrated squad, and that game has been written about and memorialized in various ways the past…
