Mississippi State coach Andy Cannizaro heard it all when he took the job in Starkville about how it was supposed to be a rebuilding year.
No one thought the Bulldogs could be playing for a chance to go to the College World Series.
Cannizaro said he heard things like, "Get acclimated to Mississippi State" or "Win when you can" or even "Good luck, start recruiting."
And now?
"Here we are five months later at The Box with a chance to go to Omaha," Cannizaro told reporters while standing on Skip Bertman Field at Alex Box Stadium on Friday afternoon.