re: Experts say Moo State is better than LSU this year

I made 0 errors.

If State has a QB that could throw the ball, then they'd be dangerous. Fitz is tough as hell, but if you look at his stats as a passer, he's the third worst QB in the conference.

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That will be fixed this year. Influx of talent at Wide Recieved. Guidry, Whop, Dear (back from injury), Austin Williams, Mixon returns, etc.

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Who’s going to teach Fitz how to pass?

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he's the third worst QB in the conference

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3rd worst QBs normally named 3rd team all sec? He's no Drew Brees but he normally makes the throws he needs to. A lot of dropped balls and bad routes by our mediocre receiving corp from last year. His stats will improve this year.

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Maybe so, but that is literally 1 aspect of dozens that go into it. You cannot possibly tell me MSU is better than LSU. They may be good -- there, I said it -- but they're not better than LSU.

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As a graduate of both MSU and LSU and one that is a fan of both schools and follows both every closely - there have been four times in the streak where MSU was better than LSU

1998 - LSU won 41-7. MSU was better. They won the West and LSU went 3-8.

1999 - State won 17-16. Would have lost if instant replay existed.

2000 - LSU won in double OT after erasing a 14 point fourth quarter lead. Would have lost if instant replay existed. This is the game that I opine Saban showed everyone how to beat Joe Lee Dunn's dog safety crap. We returned almost everyone from a team that should have won the West in 2000 and went 3-8 in 2001 .

2014 - Dak ran wild and State won 34-29. No one thought State was for real and Mullen used the element of surprise. Just played Alabama at the wrong time of year.


I think LSU was the better team last year, but State had a huge advantage in coaching.

But this year, State has the better team. Its not often, but this is the year.

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In the last 26 games LSU is 23-3 vs Mississippi State

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From 1974-1984 Mississippi State was 9-2 vs LSU. You know how much both of these statements matter in 2018? Not a damn bit.

LSU is better than they’re being advertised as

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That will be fixed this year. Influx of talent at Wide Recieved. Guidry, Whop, Dear (back from injury), Austin Williams, Mixon returns, etc.

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I agree that getting Dear back will help a ton. Whop might help (Transition is tough for freshmen) and Guidry is a head case so who knows what will happen with him. But I do like Dear a ton.

I don't believe in Fitzgerald as a passer though. Maybe if Thompson takes over at some point.

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I don believe in Fitzgerald as a passer though.

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This is probably the biggest question mark. Even bigger than the coaching change. It could be the difference between 7-5 and a Music City Bowl, or 10-2 and a Sugar Bowl.

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Good enough to beat LSU 37-7 and win 9 games.

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LSU couldn't field a 2 deep on either line due to injuries last year against State. As the season went on, One team got better, the other went downhill.