A&M is difference between 8 and 9 wins..

[57stratdawg]

Gotta think we’re pretty heavy favorites against Ark and OM, especially without Patterson. Umass spread might be 40.

9 wins would be a heck of a year considering the team is mainly jrs.

 

[Tin Cup Cowboy]

No doubt, if this group of jrs win 9 this year - they might actually be picked to finish second to last in the West next season.

 

[BulldogBlitz]

Aint that the damn truth

 

[57stratdawg]

Let’s not get crazy*

 

[Msubulldogfan1]

9 wins would be maxing this season out.

 

[BlueRidgeMtns]

Pump the brakes

 

[Chesusdog]

My only hesitation is Arkansas is a ***** for us historically on the road. We should dominate them and UM based off their seasons thus far, but I've been fooled before.

 

[DesotoCountyDawg]

I think Arkansas is ready to fold for the season.

 

[bulldogbaja]

Man I hope so but that game could go either way. We have looked terrible so far on the road.

 

[notoriousD_O_G]

My only hesitation is Arkansas is a ***** for us historically on the road. We should dominate them and UM based off their seasons thus far, but I've been fooled before.

Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, won't get fooled again.**

 

[tatedog]

Wise words from a wise.... Wise words.

 

[Original48]

It's amazing how lazy these people in their "research". Saw on twitter that Andre Ware commented during the broadcast that our kicking game had been "less than stellar". Punter is lights out, kickoffs into the endzone, place kicker is perfect. That is absolutely being 100% terrible at your job.

 

[Xenomorph]

I'm trying not to think about the possibility of beating A&M and then both Bama and UGA making it into the playoffs.

 

[ezsoil]

Gotta think we’re pretty heavy favorites against Ark and OM, especially without Patterson. Umass spread might be 40.

9 wins would be a heck of a year considering the team is mainly jrs.

Throw in a bowl win and that makes 10

 

[jkpz28]

It's amazing how lazy these people in their "research". Saw on twitter that Andre Ware commented during the broadcast that our kicking game had been "less than stellar". Punter is lights out, kickoffs into the endzone, place kicker is perfect. That is absolutely being 100% terrible at your job.

I saw that as well, apparently they have to be straight down the pipe too. Ole Gene Cheesedick was giving us crap too, even when presented with stats that said otherwise.

 

[Southern Law Dawg]

Throw in a bowl win and that makes 10

And considering we will likely get relegated to a mediocre bowl (Memphis? I'd still go) due to the name on the front of our uniforms, we'd likely be the heavy favorite against a 7-5 ACC/B1G school.

 

[BiscuitEater]

We have looked terrible so far on the road.

We have looked terrible on the road .. against Georgia and Auburn .. which happen to be better than both A&M AND Arkansas.

Dan has won 4 of the last 5 games against the hogs .. AND the last 2 that were in Arkansas.

 

[fishwater99]

Until Mullen proves he can win SEC road games, a win in ARK is not a given either. it's tough to win on the road..

 

[Drebin]

 

[notoriousD_O_G]

Until Mullen proves he can win SEC road games, a win in ARK is not a given either. it's tough to win on the road..

http://gridironnow.com/sec-home-road-records-5-seasons/

Gonna have to find another BS talking point

 

[patdog]

I like Andre, but when he said that, I had to say WTF? I know FGs have sucked for years, but since we changed to the walkon, he hasn't missed. Even counting the original kicker, we're tied for 4th in the SEC in FG% and tied for 4th in FGs over 40 yards.

 

[MeridianDog]

You may know the answer to a question I have had since the game. When did he get his Cheerleading degree from KY? He seemed to have a 300 page insiders only publicity summary from the KY marketing group.

 

[Go Budaw]

http://gridironnow.com/sec-home-road-records-5-seasons/

Gonna have to find another BS talking point

Not that I disagree with your overall point as I think Mullen has mostly held serve compared to the rest of the SEC as far as road game performance, but that article has a few flaws:

1) It was dated before the beginning of last season. We were 2-4 on the road last year.

2) It includes both conference and nonconference road games. Compared to the rest of the SEC (especially upper tier teams), MSU has played a disproportionate number of road games against crappy nonconference teams over the past several years. That definitely inflates our performance a little bit. Troy, South Alabama, USM, La Tech, and UMass are all games counting as road wins according to the article criteria. Not saying that those games shouldn’t count at all, but a more accurate statistic would be SEC road record for all teams over the past 5 years.

 

[kired]

For whatever reason, I hate playing at Arkansas. But they are so bad I honestly think UM will beat them this week --- we'll see.

 

[00Dawg]

I had to go check the depth chart to make sure I wasn't dreaming.

With Myles and Rankin out, we started 1 senior on offense against BYU.
When the Peters/Rayford combo is starting, we also start 1 senior on D (Dez Harris). Cleveland/Durr get a number of starts, obviously, so that throws things off.

Regardless, we'll roll into 2018 officially returning 8 starters on both sides of the ball, but we'll have an additional 2 on each side that started multiple games for us. Next year will be here in 2018.

 

[campshelbydog842003]

Mullen isn't bad on the road, he's bad against elite teams, home or away, just like everyone else that is not an elite team.

 

[Go Budaw]

Until Mullen proves he can win SEC road games, a win in ARK is not a given either. it's tough to win on the road..

I looked it up. Mullen is 14-20 in SEC road games. 41% win percentage. 31-37 overall in the SEC, 45% win percentage. His road record is pretty damn close to his overall record. So unless your point is that Mullen hasn’t proven he can win SEC games at all, your post has no basis in fact.

 

[KurtRambis4]

It includes both conference and nonconference road games. Compared to the rest of the SEC (especially upper tier teams), MSU has played a disproportionate number of road games against crappy nonconference teams over the past several years.

I wonder what our nonconference schedule RPI in that time frame is compared to the rest of the conference?

I bet it's comparable to the SEC avg.

 

[Go Budaw]

I wonder what our nonconference schedule RPI in that time frame is compared to the rest of the conference?

I bet it's comparable to the SEC avg.

I’d say average to slightly below average since we haven’t played as many big name nonconference opponents over that period except for OSU in 2013. Bama, Auburn, LSU, Florida, Georgia, Tennessee, A&M, and likely a few others have played several neutral site kickoff classic games (or rivalry games).

 

[BulldogBlitz]

Shreveport baby!!!!

 

[HD6]

Liberty is the same tier of bowls as Belk, Houston, Citrus and Outback. Just a perception issue. That said, if we go 9-3, we aren't getting passed over, those days are over. Not to mention the fact the SEC is going to be close to not being able to fill all of its available slots. Ole Miss is ineligible, Mizzou and Arkansas aren't getting in, and probably two of Kentucky/Vandy/Tennessee aren't making it. Could only have 9 teams eligible overall, and two of them are likely headed to the Playoff. There's an outside chance we could go to a NY6 bowl at 9-3, we'd likely be ranked higher in the CFP Poll than LSU, and Auburn has two more losses coming in all likelihood.

 

[KurtRambis4]

I wonder about

om, mizzou, uk, AR, vandy, USC etcs is like and those you named. I bet ours is similar.

 

[Msubulldogfan1]

Liberty is the same tier of bowls as Belk, Houston, Citrus and Outback. Just a perception issue. That said, if we go 9-3, we aren't getting passed over, those days are over. Not to mention the fact the SEC is going to be close to not being able to fill all of its available slots. Ole Miss is ineligible, Mizzou and Arkansas aren't getting in, and probably two of Kentucky/Vandy/Tennessee aren't making it. Could only have 9 teams eligible overall, and two of them are likely headed to the Playoff. There's an outside chance we could go to a NY6 bowl at 9-3, we'd likely be ranked higher in the CFP Poll than LSU, and Auburn has two more losses coming in all likelihood.

You better shut that **** up about a NY6, gonna get me wooly and chubby as 17