When the news broke that Mississippi State will be traveling to UMass to complete their 2016 schedule, I was as surprised as you were. Why would Mississippi State, a team that won ten games last year and made an Orange Bowl appearance, have to travel to UMass? However, after looking into it, I have come to realize that all of it makes sense.
Many of the fans that are against this decision are accusing Scott Stricklin of "poor scheduling". Well, Stricklin had no choice. He wanted seven home games. He tried to get seven home games, but he wasn't able to do it.