In 2014 both Mississippi State and Ole Miss were operating on a higher plane of football for a stretch of games, all the way up until the weekend of October 25, when both teams were ranked in the top 3. The next day, Ole Miss would fall to LSU and go into a tailspin, losing three of their last five games to finish the season. Mississippi State would hold on as the top team in the country a bit longer before losing three out of their final four games to end the season.
My point is that teams on cloud nine can collapse fast after a big win. I really love this Mississippi State team, and when they're feeling themselves, they're still capably of anything, but after getting beat down by Georgia, heading out on the road again for another tough game is just a tall order. Lay the points and check back in on the Bulldogs in a few weeks.
LAST WEEK: 3-4
OVERALL: 16-2