Quote Originally Posted by msstate7 View Post
I would not say it is meaningless. If we somehow can win, we would finish the year ranked and probably start next season top 20. I think our fanbase has taken the position that the game is meaningless bc we have no real hope of winning it. If Mullen stayed and we were in the same game trying to lock down a top 20 ranking, this game would not be meaningless
It is meaningless. As much as I would like a Top 20 finish for these kids, it will have 0 impact on next year. Even with all that we have coming back, the media doesn't believe in MSU. Never have. And as 2014 & 2017 proved - you string together 3 early OOC wins with 2-3 early SEC wins and the polls will reflect the work. Go ahead and be ready for us to be picked between 5-7 in the West at SEC media days and be ranked about 30th going into the season. We could have won OM and the Gator and finished 10-3 and all of the above would still be true (see 2015 pre-season polls for proof.)