Mississippi State has often been a formality, a speed bump, or at worst a small hill with a not-so-steep incline. In fact, Arkansas enjoyed a 15-2 record over the Dogs from 1995 through 2011. The only losses coming in Bobby Petrino’s first season (that loss was 10% of Croom’s 10 SEC wins) and a fiasco in 1998 the week after the Stoernover. The Bulldogs kicked 5 field goals including one with 7 seconds left to keep Arkansas out of Atlanta and a rematch with the Vols.
As Bob Dylan said, the times they are a’changing. Dan Mullen started off 0-3 against the Hogs but won 4 in a row over the Hogs to improve his record dramatically.