Ranking the Opponents Most Likely to Upset the Bulldogs

Nov 28, 2013; Starkville, MS, USA; Mississippi Rebels quarterback Bo Wallace (14) dives for the loose ball in the end zone as Mississippi State Bulldogs defensive back Jamerson Love (5) reaches for the fumble during overtime at Davis Wade Stadium. Mississippi State Bulldogs defeat the Mississippi Rebels with a score of 17-10 in overtime. Mandatory Credit: Spruce Derden-USA TODAY Sports

The schedule sets up pretty clear. There are seven games that we should win and five games that are either toss up games or games that everything will have to go perfectly for the Bulldogs to win. Some of the opponents who we should beat will pose greater upset threats than others. If Mississippi State is going to have the special season that we all hope they will, Mississippi State can not afford to get bitten by the upset bug. On the flip side, the Bulldogs will have to win a game or two that many don’t expect them to win if this is going to be a special season for the Bulldogs. Today, we rank the teams that will have the best chance of pulling the upset against the Bulldogs. Tomorrow, we will look at the teams that the Bulldogs will have the best chance of beating that would be considered upsets.

When considering the teams that will try to pull off the upset against the Bulldogs, you have to believe that everything is going to go just right for these teams if they are going to pull off the upset. I see very little potential for the upset in most of these games, but there have been stranger things that have happened. So let’s take a look at which teams serve as the most likely to put the Bulldogs on upset alert.