I've been reading your forums here, lately. You're having that age-old issue that all floundering football programs are having: A fan base split due to a coach who's been better than what you had, but is still not quite good enough. Dan Mullen ain't too shabby, but the SEC is stacked like pants...
Don't read too much into it, you guys. USC entered the season ranked #1 last year, was a favorite to break the SEC's NC streak, and was supposed to field a Heisman-winning QB. Last I checked, they went 7-6. Michigan started at #8 and was predicted to win the B1G. How did that work out? Arkansas...
I did a little research and it's true that MSU has never lost to a first year coach at Arkansas. I think our head-to-head record is something like 15-5-1 in Arkansas' favor, also, which probably means the stat of never winning in Arkansas is also true.
I also forgot that it can't be understated...
It's going to be a tricky one. Historically, we're usually a little better than Mississippi State. But this year it's going to be a level playing field as far as the skill of our teams, and each team has a perfect record of juju working both for and against them. It's fascinating, really.
We...
Our first year with a new coach who's supposed to be killer for us one day. I'm going by every team's forum on our schedule to gather what they think of the chances vs. Arkansas next year.
Someone on Hogville brought up an interesting stat. I didn't bother to fact-check to see if it was true...