Link: Mississippi State Eyes Playoff and Another Shot at Alabama
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Actually, it would have taken a Herculean Effort for them to win the game. But for 60 minutes, not 6.
I watched the game again last night and I think people forget that they were down 25-13 with under a minute to go.
Say what you will but it would be difficult to find another one-loss team "more deserving" of a top four seed than MSU right now other than, obviously, us. But my suspicion is that they need Baylor to lose to K-State and at least two of Oregon, TCU, and Ohio State to lose to be sure.
Plus, they have to win, and I actually think Ole Miss is the better all-around team of the two.
Plus, they have to win, and I actually think Ole Miss is the better all-around team of the two.
Absolutely not. And if the outcome had flipped, I suspect we'd hear some of the same responses from our players.
Sunday I texted one of my MSU friends that I was looking fwd to the January rematch. Obviously, he agreed.
Wait till all the ESPN talking heads start talking about their silly OOC schedule and the fact they had KY and VU from the East.
Anyway, I think they'd better worry about beating Mississippi first. The Ackbar's defense is still in the top 10. I don't know that Mississippi can score enough to win, but I wouldn't bet on it either way.
Anyway, I think they'd better worry about beating Mississippi first. The Ackbar's defense is still in the top 10. I don't know that Mississippi can score enough to win, but I wouldn't bet on it either way.
That would be so Mississippi State-like that it's not even funny. This is a school that somehow lost to I-AA Maine and yet beat Florida the same year.if they're not careful, they may drop saturday's game to vandy
I dunno, I don't readily recall ever hearing Bama players whine like that. Has that happened in recent history, one of our players saying "if we'd only had more time"?
We were also clearly playing "they can't score twice" defense. That last TD of theirs was a trash TD.
Have to agree, except I won't withhold. The lot of you sound a bit ridiculous right now. After the game everyone here was all "good game, great team etc." Now they show a little pride/spine/etc and it's a dog pile.
You all forget our second chance vs LSU? I'm not comparing teams, just circumstances. You remember feeling better than lsu, despite the loss due to missed field goals? Maybe they feel the same with those interceptions.
My point is, they are a good enough challenge that respect should be given and not count them out. This was by FAR our closest game of the season at home, where we've been nigh invincible.
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It's not that they show confidence. It's that they say they only needed five more minutes. They got the ball back with 3:18 left on the clock at their own 28 down 25-13. They played like the game just started. Don't talk about "only needing five more minutes" when you didn't play like the game was almost over.
Yeah, we got a rematch with LSU. But I wouldn't really consider the two situations identical. MSU trailed by multiple scores the entire game. Yes, MSU had 3 interceptions. Did Dak throw 3 picks, or did we intercept it 3 times? Extrapolating that they would have scored if the defense didn't end the drive is a bit much, imo. We lost to LSU in 2011 after statistically dominating the game and leaving 15 points on the field in regulation. MSU didn't leave points on the field-we denied them points.
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