David Murray

Starkville

Managing Editor, Writer at 247Sports

Working with Bulldog Football since 1979 and I'm still apparantly sane. And now safely wed, too...

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'Play the best ball we can and see how far we can go' Sawyer Reeves readies for his first NCAA Tournament

1 week ago | 247sports.com | David Murray

Here's the odd thing about Mississippi State's post-season situation. It does not seem that odd at all. Not to Sawyer Reeves. "I would say it's just business as usual."The shortstop does have a point. Tournament baseball is supposed to be Bulldog business as usual, never mind the blank years of 2022 and '23. Now Mississippi State is back in the NCAA Tournament for a second straight spring so that part is B.A.U.By same token, this is not the norm for Reeves himself.
Counting Down to Kickoff 2025: Day No.95

1 week ago | 247sports.com | David Murray

Counting down to 2025 kickoff at Mississippi State on Day no.95Our counting down to kicking off the 2025 season is at Day #95. As in 1895, the first year for Mississippi State football. Ooops, we mean Mississippi A&M football, because this state's eldest land grant institution would have a couple of name changes in the century to come. Considering that 'college' football is regarded to have begun in 1869 this first team does seem to have a late starting date.
Florida State hosting 37th Tallahassee Regional and gunning for 25th trip to Omaha

1 week ago | 247sports.com | David Murray

Mississippi State makes a return to Tallahassee as Florida State is hosting NCAA regional baseball for the 37th timeIt was a serious celebration when Mississippi State baseball finally brought home the best trophy of them all in 2021. Years, decades, even generations of frustrations over College World Series shortcomings were relieved at last. But if Diamond Dog fans had been frustrated for a long time, compare that to what Florida State folk have felt for even longer. And, still do.
Diamond Dogs are returning to Tallahassee for their 2025 NCAA Regional

1 week ago | 247sports.com | David Murray

Mississippi State opens the 2025 NCAA Tournament at the Tallahassee RegionalBulldog baseball has a fine batting average when playing post-season in Tallahassee. Now it is the 2025 team's turn to take a swing at NCAA Tournament success there. Mississippi State has been assigned to the Tallahassee Regional to begin this year's NCAA Tournament. The Bulldogs of the SEC are a three-seed and will be taking on two-seed Northeastern University, champions of the Coastal Athletic Association.
Counting Down to Kickoff 2025: Day No.96

1 week ago | 247sports.com | David Murray

It is Day #96, as in the jersey worn by Chris Jones. If not the Bulldog who began the current program identity as 'DLineU' Jones may be the literal center-piece. Because, he came in-between immediate peers Fletcher Cox and Jeffery Simmons as defensive line Bulldogs who define the position here and carry the legacy on into the National Football League.
Where have other Diamond Dogs been sent for NCAA Regional play? Here's where.

1 week ago | 247sports.com | David Murray

It's the hottest guessing game in town and state: where will Mississippi State be sent for a NCAA Regional this weekend? Now to be sure this is not the funnest sort of game for Diamond Dog folk. The inborn and inherited belief of those who consider Mississippi State baseball their other religion (and who attend services at Polk-Dement Stadium more often than their local sanctuary), also affirm: NCAA baseball should be played on Dudy Noble Field.
2025 Bulldogs recovered from worst-ever SEC start to earn NCAA Tournament status

1 week ago | 247sports.com | David Murray

Mississippi State came back from a 1-9 SEC start to break even in league play and lock up a NCAA Tournament berthVIPIt is not the kind of history a baseball team sets out to make. But the 2025 Diamond Dogs have done it. At least they will have officially and formally done it when Mississippi State's name is called Monday morning (central). This Bulldog ball club made the worst-ever start to SEC season in program history; then won their way back, all the way back, into the NCAA Tournament. Yes.
Counting Down to Kickoff 2025: Day no.97

1 week ago | 247sports.com | David Murray

Our countdown to kickoff 2025 continues with Day 97 and the program's record holder for kicking points in a seasonIt is Day #97, as in most points scored in a season by a Mississippi State placekicker. This record belongs to Westin Graves for his fine foot-work in the 2015 season. During the course of what was Graves' sophomore campaign, he made good on 15 out of 18 field goals which was a good year for any Bulldog specialist.
Calculating the RPIs and counting down the hours to Mississippi State's NCAA selection

1 week ago | 247sports.com | David Murray

We keep watching and keep waiting. With NCAA Tournament selection now something like 35 hours away as of this writing, Diamond Dog folk and fans can't do much else other than wonder where Mississippi State is to be assigned. Of course this makes for a much better state of State mind that it is all-but-known the Bulldogs will be in the field of 64. No need to spend Sunday wondering if there is any tournament to come. Then again, when was the last time a Bulldog team was left to wait-and-wonder?
Counting Down to 2025 Kickoff: Day No.98

1 week ago | 247sports.com | David Murray

98 as in the 1998 season which produced Mississippi State's lone SEC Division championship of this 1992-2023 era. Divisions are done now as the expanded SEC went to a full-league standings method of determining who plays in the Championship Game. TV and TV watching fans prefer it this way. School fans, even coaches? There's a sense something is lost when a middling team has a great year in a lesser division and gets a straight-up shot at a conference title the future format just won't allow.