Mar 8, 2017; Nashville, TN, USA; Mississippi State Bulldogs mascot reacts during game one of the SEC Conference Tournament against the LSU Tigers at Bridgestone Arena. Mandatory Credit: Jim Brown-USA TODAY Sports
Last week, Mississippi State Women’s basketball made headlines, officially adding the Hayes sisters to the roster in a much-needed roster rebuild by head coach Nikki McCray-Penson. The next week, LSU trumped Mississippi State by poaching three-time national championship-winning coach Kim Mulkey from Baylor. In that one single action, the road to turning around the once-proud Lady Bulldog program just became harder.