Jackson Jambalaya

Congratulations, y’all finally done it !

That Lemonis hire looking pretty damn good right now!

We’ve wanted this so hard for such an long time
HAIL STATE

It wasn't just a great win. It was impressive. The team, the performance, and the fans. Very impressive! Hail State!

LSU fan.

That was an inspired two-week run! It was a long time coming, but what a way to bring home a National Championship!

Not a bell ringer but super proud for this team and the honor it brings to our state.

Hail State!

I began following MSU baseball due to Clark, Palmeiro, Thigpen and Brantley. I still can’t believe that team didn’t win it all but those players and Coach Polk laid the foundation.

Of course I wanted my Dogs to win, but, I guess because of history, I just could not help doubting it would happen. And I feel badly about that. I blame it mostly on Dan Mullen and watching him live and up-close pissing away games that should have been won. I just, over time, became a doubter and was conditioned to slink into the night with yet another 'close one' but coming in second.

HAILSTATE!!

Dawgs shut that Vanderbilt whistle up finally!

Rhythmic applause for the baseball activity last night ..... Wish Jack Cristil was here to see it, but I guess he knows by now anyway...

It was rigged!
They cheated and not only stole bases but stole runs!
Biggest scam in baseball history….biggest!

The Dude abides.

Ring-a-ding-ding

Good work Dogs, you earned it.

Hail State - Great Win!!
"What this song needs is More Cowbell"
From Mississippi Ex Pat living in Champa Bay Florida

State was clearly the best team in the country and had the best fans in the country. Congrats!

Crisp and Firm handshakes all around.

Impressive bunch of young athletes who didn't give up. Congrats to them.

Hail State!

Of course I wanted my Dogs to win, but, I guess because of history, I just could not help doubting it would happen. And I feel badly about that. I blame it mostly on Dan Mullen and watching him live and up-close pissing away games that should have been won. I just, over time, became a doubter and was conditioned to slink into the night with yet another 'close one' but coming in second.

Come on now? Mississippi State plays in the SEC West - which is a freakin' gauntlet.

The baseball program is on waaaaaaaay better footing than the football program. Now don't get me wrong, Mississippi State pumps good money into the football program - but not on the levels of Auburn, Alabama, Tennessee, and LSU.

Be grateful for the 'ship you got last night.

They won on great coaching of the infielders and outfielders. Those guys knew how to scoop a ground ball and knew their teammates would be where they were supposed to be on every base play for ground balls. Baseball has been relying too much on pitchers alone. States infielders three to spots before the basemen got there to catch it it. That’s teamwork and makes a pitcher less pressured.

It also makes the game more fun to watch!

No errors! Now that’s a team playing its best!

6:41 AMEN & A-M-E-N

I have no ties to MSU but wow that was awesome! Congrats y’all!

@8:52AM
You need to remove Tenn from your list of FB teams as they have not really
done anything in what 15-20 yrs??
And, I am glad u didn’t place Texas (non-sec team I realize) on ur list as
they have spent a TON of $ on their FB program but have not done much
Either in a long time. Spending $ does not always translate into wins.
Just saying….

That Championship was won by those kids who were assisted by the legacy of the Ron Polk eras and the INCREDIBLE fan base. Omaha really was Dudy Noble North! How impressive was the crowd!!! Can you imagine living somewhere in the country that does not understand what baseball means to Mississippi State tuning in to see and hear the capacity crowds all three nights? Baseball doesn't get that much fan excitement until you get to the League Championship Series and World Series in the MLB.

The State of Mississippi represented! And the State of Mississippi was represented well by that team and those young men!

Congratulations Bulldogs!!! Hail State!

Maybe if we keep this good work up, someday we can have our own “zebra” tent,,,,

Legends were made and legacies sealed last night in "Dudy Noble North". Historic congratulations to the Diamond Dogs. You made every Mississippian proud, even us USM alumns!. To paraphrase USM's slogan; MSTTT! Go Dawgs. You did it!.

Thunder & Lighting strikes again!

When the NCAA decided to put its thumb on the scale, any team that won the "title" should have an asterisk beside it. Or, the NCAA could do the right thing and allow a MSU and NC State series to determine a rightful championship team.

Be grateful for the 'ship you got last night.
July 1, 2021 at 8:52 AM

Oh, I am indeed grateful. All I'm saying is I'm conditioned to not EXPECT to. Expectations, although down deep somewhere, don't rumble to the top with any MSU program. Conditioned to losing. Even expected a ninth inning reversal with a Vanderbilt rally. The win, although I'm grateful, was just sort of an, 'Oh well, we won this dang thing'.

Now I do look forward to all of our TSUN friends diminishing it all by claiming Vanderbilt wasn't all that good and MSU simply lucked out. I don't have a TSUN friend anywhere who is proud of this championship. They'll claim it's like a Checkers or Golf trophy. Quite the contrary...this is a helluva great group of young baseball playing men.

10:25. sour grapes? There's no asterisk. NC State knew the Covid-19 situation, and so they have only themselves to blame. Congratulations to State on winning the CWS and representing Mississippi well.

BTW-I'm an Alabama alum and supporter.

@11:09, The NCAA was so concerned about Covid it allowed 20k+ to pack into the stadium shoulder to shoulder? Why was the NCAA testing asymptomatic players in the first place. 4 of the 6 NC State Covid positive players were vaccinated. So, is the vaccine ineffective or is that PCR Covid test junk? I'd wager on the later. NC State worked just as hard as other teams and should have had the opportunity to face State for all of the marbles. Put an asterisk on it - it's tainted.

July 1, 2021 at 10:25 AM
Great response!

@1:17 PM, you must be an OM fan. State had no control over who they faced in the finals. The NCAA determined it would be Vandy, and State beat the shit out of them with a combined score of 24-10 over 3 games. Tainted or not, State took care of business handily, and I have no doubt that they would have taken care of NC State had they faced them. State was not going to be denied the NC this year.

10:13 am Legends? Give me a fucking break. I think it is absolutely fantastic that not only did a MS team win something on a national level, but that it was MSUs first time to do so. So happy for the players, coaches, and fans that got to experience that. But Legends?! Get a grip.

Who is the older white guy that was with Dak in the stands and next to him in the locker room?

If State had been Covid disqualified, they would be singing a different tune. In the spirit of sportsmanship and the sanctity of the game, State fans and its team should be leading the calls for a State vs NC State championship series to crown a true champion. Otherwise, put an asterisk on it.

1:17. 11:09 again. Bama alum and fan. No dog in the fight.

#1-The vaccine does not make you immune. What is does is train your own body to recognize Covid-19 and kill it off with white blood cells. People who have taken the vaccine test positive all the time. The vaccine does not 'fight' covid like an antibiotic.

#2-NC State knew the Covid protocols. The NCAA (corrupt as it is) wasn't going to postpone the CWS for a week for NC State's Covid outbreak. They knew there were to be tests. They only tested because players came down with symptoms. All 4 of the vaccinated players were asymptomatic. (see how the vaccine works above.)

#3-See the pitcher for game 1 vs state? No way NC State could have beat that pitcher. Vandy was going to make it to the final series anyway, and State would have swept the series in that case.

NC State beat Kopps - it can beat any pitcher in the country.

@3:34. Old white guy in the stands was Richard Adkerson, CEO of Freeport-McMoRan.

There's a lot of comments on here about a tainted championship, only from the jealous losers, Mississippi State can only play, and beat, the teams in front of them. That they did. Mississippi State is your Men's College Baseball Champions.


From an Alabama fan

More than a few butt-hurt (State haters) posting about NC State. The rule is the rule. If a rule ruled that team OUT, they're out. Plumb damned stupid to suggest there ought to be some other kind of round robin to see if they could possibly beat State. Why not back up and make the final three games the best four out of seven? Suck it up Satchmo. The only reason you watched to begin with was your hoping to see MSU lose. MSU Bulldogs are your 2021 National title holders.

To the folks bringing up NCST, it’s a shame that happened but MSU earned this title. Yes, NCST beat a good Arkansas team to advance. While that was happening State was beating Notre Dame. The same ND who played in the same division of the same conference that NCST is in and won SIX more conference games than NCST did. In Omaha, MSU beat the top ranked team in it’s bracket, Texas, twice. Then they beat the top ranked team in the other bracket, Vandy, twice. They outscored Vandy 24-10. Along the way MSU played 16 games against teams who finished in the top 5 in RPI. Twice as many as NCST did.

Hail State! Another interesting statistic from our dear NCAA.

Take a look at where most of the MSU players played high school baseball, and where they're from..."where ya from, who's ya mamma, where you church?". Most did not attend elite prep schools from all over the USA, such as Vandy. The MSU team is as southern as Home-Grown 'Maters.

College baseball roster is 35. 27 players may receive financial aid. NCAA allows 11.7 scholarships for baseball. So, for public schools like MSU or Ole Miss, they must spread out the money for 11.7 full scholarships across 27 players, thus most of their players are getting 30% of their tuition paid for. Hence, they must mostly recruit in state bc out of state tuition is so much higher. Private schools with billion dollar endowments like Vandy can put players on full academic/grant scholarships to avoid having it count against the NCAA's limit of 11.7 baseball scholarships. This makes it easier for them to bring in players from around the country bc they can give them a "grant" to cover tuition.

This makes the 2021 CWS Championship even a better "sweet tea" for the Bulldawgs. They deserve every accolade, and leave your shade at home. Pardon any errors in spelling or grammar.

Best,
DWD

6:32 not to mention ZERO(0) errors the whole College World Series. That's an amazing feat when you are playing the talent you do there. Also, set a D1 Baseball record of 817 strikeouts on the season beating out Vandy's Rocker & Leighter which is arguably the best 1/2 pitchers in college baseball. Oh, and CWS attendance records for the fans. It's been an incredible ride.

Feels almost like 2019, doesn't it? ;-)

Best damn traveling fan base in all of college baseball. Just ask Omaha area businesses.