Getting a bad feeling about this one.  State is catching every break and bounce of the ball possible.....most of Bama's LB's are out.....and as usual State has the luck of the Irish and always seems to catch an opponent at just exactly the right time.....  But hey.....if they beat Bama maybe little NIcky will turn his wrath on them instead of us....and start with those bells.....

Well, I was hoping for a tie score with lots of overtimes and a game that lasted until sometime tomorrow night!!!

This was MSU's golden opportunity to beat Bama. The game was in Starkville, where MSU has the cowbell advantage. The Tide's four top LB's were out with injuries, and MSU's strength is its running game. MSU clearly had the momentum for most of the game and got a surprising number of calls from the refs (usually denied to Bama opponents). But when the game was on the line, when it mattered most, Bama made the plays to win while MSU choked. Oh, the MSU fans and the Clarion Ledger will talk about MSU's moral victory, but a loss is a loss is a loss. All the spin in the world cannot change that.