3. Where was the Mississippi State defense?
It’s simple – Mississippi State didn’t have its guys.
That’s life in the SEC. If you recruit really well, and if you have a ton of talented guys, you’re going to lose players who’ll opt out or want to leave for bigger and better other opportunities through the transfer portal.
It doesn’t matter – you’re supposed to win no matter what in a bowl game in a next-man-up sort of way – but this wasn’t close to being the Mississippi State of the regular season, especially on the lines.
The 22nd-best defense and great run D was better than it showed.
So yeah, there’s a legitimate reason to give the Bulldogs a bit of a break for this disaster, buuuuuuut …
Liberty Bowl 5 Thoughts
5. Texas Tech was … physical?
4. The Texas Tech D got the job done
2. How about giving a little love to Texas Tech?
1. Mike Leach could use a good Year 3