Playing USM gives me the Willies.....

[Todd4State]

We had a local kid playing for Southern the past two years so I've watched some of their games. They are a very bad football team. They may improve some but they'll be nowhere close to their teams from the past.

I bet they will be better than they were last year.

[DudyDawg]

I bet they will be better than they were last year.

Would be hard not to be....

[NCDawg]

I grew up in that era. This game scares me as well. We used to think the exact same thing most people are saying in this thread too.

And they didn't always beat us with players that Ole Miss and State didn't want. When they started whipping us a few times, it hurt our recruiting-I remember several players we wanted that we lost to USM during that time.

[Reason2succeed]

I think this game will help State in recruiting Mississippi kids. It solidifies State as university of the people of Mississippi. Hopefully, OM gets pressured into playing USM too even though they are too snobbish to stoop to such a level. OM would be much more susceptible to losing to USM because of their arrogance and because fewer of their star players are from Mississippi.

[msstatelp1]

I grew up in that era. This game scares me as well. We used to think the exact same thing most people are saying in this thread too.

I did too and the only thing I can say is that this ain't your Grandpa's Bulldog Football team. I remember the days when we couldn't take any game for granted, especially USM and Memphis. With DM as our coach, I've come to expect wins when we're favored and not worry about how we'll find a way to lose.