...MSU is a Bully that can't consistently defeat cupcakes.
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<font color="#000000" face="Arial,Helvetica, sans-serif" size="5">8.</font> <font color="#B40202" face="Arial,Helvetica, sans-serif" size="5">Mississippi State 17.6%</font> <br clear="all">
</p> <table class="tablehead widetable" border="0" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" width="100%"> <tbody> <tr class="stathead" style="background: rgb(0, 0, 0) none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;"> <td></td> </tr> <tr class="colhead" valign="top"> <td>No. of nonconf. gms.</td> <td>Rec. vs. BCS</td> <td>Rec. vs. I-A non-BCS</td> <td>Rec. vs. I-AA</td> <td>Pct. of gms. vs. BCS</td> </tr> <tr class="oddrow" valign="top"> <td>34</td> <td>1-5 (.167)</td> <td>15-7 (.682)</td> <td>5-1 (.833)</td> <td>.176</td> </tr> </tbody> </table>
The Bulldogs lost more games to non-BCS opponents from 1998 to 2007 than any SEC team not named Vanderbilt. They also suffered as many losses at the hands of I-AA foes as they had nonconference victories over BCS opponents. Take away Mississippi State's 6-0 mark against Memphis during that span, and the Bulldogs are just 9-7 against I-A competition from smaller conferences. Don't look now, but this season began with a 22-14 loss at Louisiana Tech.</p>
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<font color="#000000" face="Arial,Helvetica, sans-serif" size="5">8.</font> <font color="#B40202" face="Arial,Helvetica, sans-serif" size="5">Mississippi State 17.6%</font> <br clear="all">
</p> <table class="tablehead widetable" border="0" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" width="100%"> <tbody> <tr class="stathead" style="background: rgb(0, 0, 0) none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;"> <td></td> </tr> <tr class="colhead" valign="top"> <td>No. of nonconf. gms.</td> <td>Rec. vs. BCS</td> <td>Rec. vs. I-A non-BCS</td> <td>Rec. vs. I-AA</td> <td>Pct. of gms. vs. BCS</td> </tr> <tr class="oddrow" valign="top"> <td>34</td> <td>1-5 (.167)</td> <td>15-7 (.682)</td> <td>5-1 (.833)</td> <td>.176</td> </tr> </tbody> </table>
The Bulldogs lost more games to non-BCS opponents from 1998 to 2007 than any SEC team not named Vanderbilt. They also suffered as many losses at the hands of I-AA foes as they had nonconference victories over BCS opponents. Take away Mississippi State's 6-0 mark against Memphis during that span, and the Bulldogs are just 9-7 against I-A competition from smaller conferences. Don't look now, but this season began with a 22-14 loss at Louisiana Tech.</p>