This should be an interesting game for MSU. You tend to learn a lot more from your 2nd game than you do from your first. I'm not counting D-2 SELA as your second game, because you can't learn anything from that. So that makes this your second real test of the year. If you come out and get beat by 2+ TDs, it'll prove that La. Tech wasn't so much of a fluke, and you'll be in for a long season. However, if you come out and play the game tight or pull off an upset, it'll prove that there may still be a good chance that your team has something left to be able to put together a solid season.
You'll find out a lot more about your team this weekend. I'll be curious to watch, mainly because it's an SEC game, but also because I'm curious to see how your team responds and whether or not you are going to put up much of a fight this year in the league.