<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I apologize if this has been beaten to death, but I have been away from the board for a while.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"></p>
<span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I think that the main thing lost in all of Polk's antics is the one way thinking that he seems to have.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span> He has always claimed to love MSU baseball and Starkville more than anyone else around.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span> I think what we are seeing now is a man who is in no way grateful for the opportunity that we have provided him for the majority of his life.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span> Sure, Polk did great things at State and deserves to be respected and applauded for his accomplishments, but MSU should be equally credited in those accomplishments.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span> We gave Ron more resources, better facilities, and a better atmosphere than anyone in the country.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span> MSU allowed Ron Polk to become a college baseball legend, and you would think that he would be appreciative for that.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span> And for the past few years (excluding last years improbable run to the CWS) Polk used all of the resources at his disposal to produce below average results.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span> Just for an example, we broke the Super Regional attendance record on a Friday morning at 11:30 (even drawing from one of the smallest population bases in the SEC), any other coach in the nation would sell their soul for that kind of fan support.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"></p>
<span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">So to Polk, I would just say that you did great things for MSU, but MSU also did great things for you.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span> If you refuse to acknowledge that then screw you, we don't need anything from your damn will.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></span></p>
<span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I think that the main thing lost in all of Polk's antics is the one way thinking that he seems to have.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span> He has always claimed to love MSU baseball and Starkville more than anyone else around.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span> I think what we are seeing now is a man who is in no way grateful for the opportunity that we have provided him for the majority of his life.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span> Sure, Polk did great things at State and deserves to be respected and applauded for his accomplishments, but MSU should be equally credited in those accomplishments.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span> We gave Ron more resources, better facilities, and a better atmosphere than anyone in the country.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span> MSU allowed Ron Polk to become a college baseball legend, and you would think that he would be appreciative for that.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span> And for the past few years (excluding last years improbable run to the CWS) Polk used all of the resources at his disposal to produce below average results.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span> Just for an example, we broke the Super Regional attendance record on a Friday morning at 11:30 (even drawing from one of the smallest population bases in the SEC), any other coach in the nation would sell their soul for that kind of fan support.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"></p>
<span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">So to Polk, I would just say that you did great things for MSU, but MSU also did great things for you.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span> If you refuse to acknowledge that then screw you, we don't need anything from your damn will.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></span></p>
