There is a familiar feeling in Mississippi State’s football facility this summer. A team that had more downs than ups last season before finishing strong with back-to-back wins in the Egg Bowl and St. Petersburg Bowl is entering the 2017 season with more confidence than most outside the building believe is appropriate. In fact, most outside the state of Mississippi probably don’t even realize there is any particular confidence inside of MSU’s locker room.
After all, what should a team picked at or near the bottom of the SEC by nearly every media outlet in college football have to be excited about?