Thunder & Lightning: Mississippi State Has Dodged The Pitfalls Most of the SEC Has Been Unable to Avoid

Written on 03/10/2026
Brian Hadad

A look at the SEC schedule shows several preseason favorites have taken some inexplicable losses before conference play even begins. Mississippi State, on the other hand, has emerged from the season’s first three weeks with their resume free of any black marks. Brian Hadad and Robbie Faulk ask why have the Diamond Dawgs been able to succeed where Arkansas, LSU, and Vanderbilt have failed.