Admittedly, most everyone expects Mississippi State to run wild on the Golden Eagles in Hattiesburg to kick off the season, but most everyone cannot wait for the season to start when the Bulldogs crank up their season at 9pm in Hattiesburg against Southern Mississippi.
Very rarely has Mississippi State come into a season after a wildly successful campaign the previous year. Never has Mississippi State come into a season having spent time at No. 1 during the previous year. Never in the modern era of college football have the Bulldogs entered the season off of a berth in the Orange Bowl.