Dan Mullen is the second-best coach in the SEC: You’ll rarely see a sideline mismatch as dramatic as what took place in Starkville, where Mississippi State de-pantsed No. 11 LSU, 37-7. As longtime NFL scout Chris Landry observed on Twitter, Mississippi State was one step ahead all night long on both sides of the ball while LSU looked like an undisciplined, poorly-coached team with nine penalties for 112 yards (including two defensive players ejected for targeting). In an SEC West where Auburn doesn't look great, Texas A&M is a mess and Arkansas is yet to find its stride, maybe the Bulldogs are Alabama’s biggest challenger. Quarterback Nick Fitzgerald is a great athlete and he’s throwing the ball better than he did last year. Meanwhile, LSU looked terrible in Ed Orgeron’s first big test as the full-time head coach. If only there was some evidence in Orgeron's past that this might be a possibility.