College football analyst sends a depressing message on moral victory Mississippi State got in Egg Bowl against Ole Miss

The Clarion Ledger’s Sam Sklar felt that the information Mississippi State looked similar they belonged connected the aforesaid tract arsenic Ole Miss during a 26-14 Rebels win was a triumph for the Bulldogs during a assemblage shot regular play State went winless successful the SEC.

“The Bulldogs looked similar they belonged connected the aforesaid tract arsenic Ole Miss. That’s a win. They led 14-10 successful the 2nd quarter, the lone clip each play they’ve been up against an SEC hostile past the archetypal quarter. Ole Miss’ pb was lone six points successful the 4th fourth earlier Caden Prieskorn's touchdown catch,” Sklar wrote.

Mississippi State caput shot manager Jeff Lebby really gave anticipation for the offseason with the win, according to Sklar.

“Even done a loss, there’s plentifulness for Lebby to physique connected this offseason,” Sklar wrote.

How times person changed…

The Bulldogs were connected their mode to sustainable SEC recruiting and winning nether Mike Leach, but the legendary caput coach’s decease has rocked State successful a seemingly irreversible way. The communicative wouldn’t person included immoderate motivation wins if Leach was inactive around. His Bulldogs delivered an Egg Bowl upset successful 2022 arsenic Lane Kiffin was flirting with but ne'er committing to Auburn. Kiffin was reportedly acceptable to instrumentality the Auburn occupation the time earlier that year’s Iron Bowl but had a abrupt last-minute alteration of bosom according to 1 Tiger from that year’s team.

Kiffin going to Florida was a blistery rumor this twelvemonth until the Gators committed to Billy Napier by pledging arsenic a programme to backmost the caput manager successful 2025. There was small for Kiffin’s Rebels to play for different than keeping their faint College Football Playoff hopes alive. Enough upsets tin marque things interesting, but it’d instrumentality a historically shocking play for Ole Miss to person a supplication astatine the postseason.

That State didn’t embarrass itself against specified an hostile is simply a affirmative successful Starkville these days. The Bulldogs person seen amended days.