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Clarion-Ledger: Is timing right for Mississippi State upset?

TiderinMiss

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State is rested, Alabama recovering from tough loss

The query boiled down to this: Will an off week for Mississippi State, coupled with Alabama coming off a physically draining loss to LSU, mean the time is right for a big Bulldog win?

Croom paused.

"Well, that'll be interesting," Croom said. "I think the big factor in this game as far as that goes is who goes out there and hits the hardest and doesn't turn the football over. I think all this other stuff is - on gameday, all these other things, I don't put a lot into that."

So heading into Saturday's game against No. 21 Alabama (6-3, 4-2 SEC) at Scott Field, know that Croom is at least on record as saying the timing of the game on each team's schedule will have little to do with the outcome.

Not that it'll keep fans from believing in such a concept.
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Over here, I've been hearing that since last Sunday from their fans.

I get the feeling, though, that some of the local media aren't buying it. What's lost in the frenzy over State beign bo eligible, the truth is they aren't...yet. And, State fans are counting their chickens before they hatch. State still has to win at least one game either against Alabama, Arkansas, or Ole Miss. It's possible that they don't win any more this season (Ole Miss always gets up for the Egg Bowl, no matter what the record).

Personally, with all the lip the State fans have been yapping, I would like nothing more than to see State lose out.
 
bamanut_aj

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I don't see this one as a let-down game for BAMA. I see it as a pizzed off game for BAMA because of the loss to lsu, and a revenge game for the loss to msu last season. I think BAMA neuters the croomdogs.
 
Tide&True

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TiderinMiss said:
State is rested, Alabama recovering from tough loss



Over here, I've been hearing that since last Sunday from their fans.

I get the feeling, though, that some of the local media aren't buying it. What's lost in the frenzy over State beign bo eligible, the truth is they aren't...yet. And, State fans are counting their chickens before they hatch. State still has to win at least one game either against Alabama, Arkansas, or Ole Miss. It's possible that they don't win any more this season (Ole Miss always gets up for the Egg Bowl, no matter what the record).

Personally, with all the lip the State fans have been yapping, I would like nothing more than to see State lose out.
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I hear you. Ever since Croom took the low road and opened his pie hole I have been all for MSU losing (even when we don't play them). I've heard their fans can be pretty awful when they think they are going to win. I look for MSU to come out in some totally new formations...anything they can throw at us to try to win. We just need to man-up and punch them in the mouth first.
 
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TiderinMiss said:
State still has to win at least one game either against Alabama, Arkansas, or Ole Miss.
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Add to that that winning one more game doesn't necessarily mean that they are going to a bowl either. The SEC could have 11 teams eligible. There aren't that many bowl spots. Meaning someone's getting screwed. It may take 7 wins to get in a bowl this year, and I don't think State can reach that mark.
 
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Seriously though, its going to be a tough game and I wouldnt call it too much of an upset. They beat(whooped em good) Ktuck and we all thought Ktuck was good. I think Bama needs to jump on em early to get them out of their game plan, sort of like Bama did to lsu and keep the pressure up.
 
Tide&True

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BFANLC said:
Seriously though, its going to be a tough game and I wouldnt call it too much of an upset. They beat(whooped em good) Ktuck and we all thought Ktuck was good. I think Bama needs to jump on em early to get them out of their game plan, sort of like Bama did to lsu and keep the pressure up.
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I hope we put in some new wrinkles too....the last thing we need to be in this game is predictable.
 
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Those MSU fans sure are uppity this year. First of all, Kentucky was WAY overrated IMO. Yeah, they beat LSU (in 3 OTs), but they beat them with a strong offense. LSU ran over the Kentucky defense all day long.

Second, MSU got their butts handed to them by LSU, Tennessee, and WVU. Sure they have a good defense and a strong running game, but who doesn't in the SEC? (besides Alabama)

I think the MSU fanbase has barneritits this year. They know that the Tide is on the rise, and the Crooming last year will be fresh on their minds. They, like their coach, are running their mouths when they know that their chances of losing the rest of the season are actually very good, which means no bowl game.
 
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bamanut_aj said:
I don't see this one as a let-down game for BAMA. I see it as a pizzed off game for BAMA because of the loss to lsu, and a revenge game for the loss to msu last season. I think BAMA neuters the croomdogs.
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I agree. I think we'll see them play like they did against Tenn.
 
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MSU's strength's play right into our weakness and that's their rushing offense against our rushing defense. They have two big backs that run very physical. Their defense is good and Titus Brown could possibly go wild on our right tackle as did the guy from Ole Miss and Jackson from LSU.

We've got to be very efficient with our offense, not get sloppy and bogged down and force MSU into passing the ball. If this game turns into a low scoring "street fight" like game MSU has the advantage. Because this means our offense has done nothing all day. But if we can put some points on the board early and force them to have to pass the ball we'll be fine.
 
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My question would be does it seem also that mstate is on the rise? Last year they only beat one sec team,unfortunately it was Bama, and this year they've beaten 2. I know tider sentiments but I dont think they lose to ole sis. The two pickem games is Bama and arky, which if they can stopped McFadden then they can win that one. So you are looking at possibly 3 or more wins in the sec. Which would be a major improvement for them. It looks like croom is actually doing pretty good there. If they wind up getting a good to great qb they could be dangerous in the next few years.
 
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I don't think the bye week helps MSU, except from an injury standpoint. I think Bama would have been sharper at the beginning of the LSWho game if we were not coming off a bye.

That little thing called "Momentum" can't be overlooked. Bama had it coming off the UcheaT game just like MSU had it after the UK game. I'm glad MSU had a bye last week.
 
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