What We Learned: Mississippi State Versus Auburn

Sep 26, 2015; Auburn, AL, USA; Auburn Tigers quarterback Sean White (13) is tackled by Mississippi State Bulldogs linebacker Beniquez Brown (42) while trying to pass during the fourth quarter at Jordan Hare Stadium. Mississippi State defeated Auburn 17-9. Mandatory Credit: Shanna Lockwood-USA TODAY Sports

Another week down in the SEC, and we continue to find out more about the Mississippi State Bulldogs. The team has surprised a lot of people who thought the Bulldogs would take a big step back in the 2015 season.

In the Mississippi State versus Auburn, we learned some things about the Bulldogs that we thought we knew. We also had some things reinforced that have been staring us in the face.

Despite the early loss to the LSU Tigers in the SEC opener, the Bulldogs can still make some serious noise in the always contentious SEC West. Winning the division would be a long shot with LSU looking as strong as any other team in the division, but the Tigers still have a few tough games left on their schedule, mainly at Alabama and at Ole Miss.

And if you want some reasons for optimism, the Bulldogs to remaining toughest games will be against Alabama and Ole Miss. Both the Rebels and Tide come to Davis Wade Stadium.

But there is still a lot of football to play before we get to that point. The Bulldogs will head to College Station in week 5 and need to walk away victorious if they want to think about anything related to a division title.

Looking back, there are some definite lessons learned in the win in the Mississippi State versus Auburn game. The team still has work to do, but there is a lot to like if you are a Bulldog fan.

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