I like the head coach of the Miss.St. Bulldogs, Dan Mullen. He's brought a consistently decent product to the field in his three years at the helm, and has won both of his bowl games in dominating fashion. That's no small feat at a previously moribund program.
He has no real stars at any position on offense, but, his formula on that side of the ball has been fairly successful: run the ball consistently and throw the ball infrequently, but, safely.
Despite the loss of #1 draft choice Fletcher Cox, Mullen has a decent corps of returning starters back on defense, including two, all-league performers. The most important quality of that defense is the fact the Bulldogs are starting to get highly rated recruits at all of the defensive positions.
Handicapping Angles: I will always consider an SEC team when it steps down in class. Particularly so, in the case of the Bulldogs, who have to fight and claw in every SEC game, and, unlike their league's elite, can't afford to let down when they play lesser competition...Also, Mullen's record vs. the spread in conference games is a decent 13-11. Not bad when you consider the competition.
Miss. St. plays Jackson St., Troy, So.Alabama, and Kentucky in four of their first five games. We may not have a feel for how good the Dogs are until they've played Tennessee in week 6.
Friday, August 3, 2012
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