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Off to the Races!?

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 OFF TO THE RACES!? Ant Evans and teammates celebrate hurdling the Golden Gophers!! To the surprise and amazement of a crowd of over 48,000 mostly Gopher fans and the CBS audience the Miss. State Bulldogs raced to a 28-6 halftime lead and coasted to a 38 - 13 win over the typically middle of the Big 10+ pack Minnesota Golden Gophers. In an impressive display of what Jeff Lebby and others often describe as "complementary football," State used a combination of a balanced offense and "bend but don't break" defense that limited Minnesota's offense to 2 FG's for the game to dominate the contest. The key, in a major reversal of form in recent years, was that the Bulldogs' line on both sides of the ball owned the line of scrimmage. At least one veteran and recently SOS-leaning MSU fan asked the 'Dogs to "show him" that they can compete against Power 4 teams. He should -- and does -- consider himself shown. O, me of little faith! Most fans of t...
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TCB, Baby!!

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 TCB, BABY!! Elvis had a favorite catchphrase -- "taking care of business" -- which was incorporated into a logo that appeared on posters, jewelry, etc. It also seems to be the perfect expression to describe Miss. State's walloping of Louisiana - Monroe in the season opener at Davis Wade Stadium last night. An SEC team played a weak Sun Belt team, and totally demolished them, which was exactly what should've happened if State is the kind of team we fans hope they will be this season. It was the most one-sided beating I've seen State administer to any of the host of designated cupcake FCS and directional schools I've spent   decades watching the Bulldogs play at home . And to be candid I have to say that ULM may well have been the weakest team I've ever seen step on the turf of Scott Field. MSU did what they needed to do and should have done ... they took care of business. [ Cue not Elvis, but Randy Bachman and BTO  Takin' Care of Business  .] All of th...
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Inquiring Minds Want to Know

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 IMWTK ( INQUIRING MINDS  WANT TO KNOW ) Well, here we are less than a week from the Bulldogs' 2026 season opener against ULM. This is one we're supposed to win -- one of two games that I'd guess everyone expects us to win. Of course, we've all seen State teams lose to presumed cupcake teams before. In fact, back when ULM was known as Northeast Louisiana, they tied us in Bob Tyler's first game as head coach  in1972 , then beat us with Jackie as our coach in 1995. And remember Ahmad Hardy, the fearsome Mizzou RB from Lawrence Co. (MS) High school, who stomped over, around, and through State's D for 300 yds. last season? He began his career as a ULM Warhawk, where as a true freshman he led the team in rushing and was named Sun Belt Conference Freshman of the Year. The Warhawks will have some players, but not enough that they should beat MSU or any other SEC team. But as we learned most recently when getting our clocks cleaned by Toledo two seasons ago, Dear Ole ...
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Sink or Be Sunk

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  SINK OR BE SUNK - IT'S NOW OR NEVER US Navy gunboats vs. British Royal Navy, War of 1812 With less than a month to go before the Miss. State Bulldogs open the 2026 season with a home contest with the Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks ( nee' NELU Indians) it feels like time to look ahead not just to the game, but to the season. It's talking season, when SEC Media Days have just occurred, and all of the preseason pundits are in full swing putting out and trying to speak into existence their preseason polls and picks. For us Bulldog fans, we're still unbeaten and unscored upon, and ready for the illusive "next year" ... but have the specter of the past 3 losing seasons and a total of 2 SEC wins lurking over our shoulders. This seems to be a "sink or be sunk" * year ... perhaps both for our coach and for our program. We know what we want , but what should we expect ? Expectations for 2026 As I begin my 70th season as a Miss. State fan, I know what I think (a...
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