Bulldog Brew 8/23: Fantastic Four

It All Comes Down to This, Weekly Awards, and much more!

Good morning! In case you missed it, our pro Dawgs are showing out in their respective sports. Between Brent Rooker’s walk-off homer and Emmanuel Forbes’ impressive performance during preseason play, these former Bulldogs are repping State well.

What else did we throw into the Brew today?

🏈 Fantastic Four
⚽️ Weekly Awards
🐶 And much, much more!

🎥 HAIL STATE PLUS

Dear Ol’ State. After State held its second scrimmage of the preseason this past weekend, the Dear Ol’ State podcast crew discuss what they saw and what it means with regular season play just 10 days away. Plus, hear comments from OC Kevin Barbay, DC Matt Brock, and head honcho Zach Arnett.

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📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Fantastic Four. Four players from Bulldog football landed on 2023 Preseason Coaches All-SEC teams ahead of the start of the regular season in just one week.

🏈 Nathaniel Watson was placed on the SEC Second Team at the linebacker position as the Bulldogs’ first linebacker to make a preseason team.

🏈 Will Rogers, by virtue of making the SEC Third Team, was selected as the third best quarterback as “the most accomplished passer in the SEC”.

🏈 Tulu Griffin achieved the rare feat of making two separate teams. One on the SEC’s second team as an all-purpose player, and one on the SEC’s third team as a return specialist.

🏈 Jett Johnson completes the list with a SEC Third Team selection at the linebacker position. State’s linebacking core will be one of the best in the conference.

🔼 It All Comes Down To This. The woman, the myth, and Bulldog legend Mia Davidson-Smith will enter the final week of the AU softball season among the top-10 on the leaderboard with a total of 1,254 points. So far, she has hit four home runs, knocked in 10 runs and has a .667 slugging percentage through 12 games. The final week of play begins this weekend on Friday evening.

Dear Ol’ State. We thought you would want to hear more from Dear Ol’ State, so here’s more! Listen in to hear from MSU men’s basketball legend Lawrence Roberts as he looks back on his college career, talks about his pro days in the NBA, and what it means for him to be a Bulldog.

🔼 The Race Continues. It’s high-fives all around for former Bulldog Marco Arop after qualifying for the semifinal round in the 800m. Arop finished second in his heat with a time of 1:45.05 to move on the the penultimate race for gold in the 2023 World Athletics Championships.

🔼 Awards Already? You bet! Just two games into the season, Bulldog goalkeeper Maddy Anderson was named the SEC’s Defensive Player of the Week after her incredible performance during State’s inaugural weekend. Anderson tallied up eight total saves and allowed just one goal through two games to help the Bulldogs get off to an undefeated start to the season.

🔼 Up Another Rung. 2023 MLB Draftee and former Diamond Dawg Kellum Clark is on his way up after being promoted to the Single-A affiliate with the New York Mets. One step closer to the majors!

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🤔 BULLDOG TRIVIA

Career Stats. Goalkeeper Maddy Anderson has already kept one team scoreless this year, but it’s far from her first time achieving that crucial stat.

Our question today — do you know how many career shutouts Maddy Anderson has been in goal for?

Think you know the answer? Scroll on down to the bottom to find out.

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🐶 DAWG DAILY

Today’s Dawg Daily: Joel and Logan join Neil to talk about how Woody Marks has emerged as a leader on the State team, and the group compares notes on the second scrimmage of training camp.

🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answers: 16!

With a total of 16 career shutouts, Anderson rankings at the top of the Bulldog soccer record books as the all-time leader.

🐶 Have a great Wednesday, y'all!