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Mississippi State Football: Five Thoughts On The 2018 Preseason AP Poll

By Ethan Lee

STARKVILLE, MS - OCTOBER 21: Garrett Johnson #9 of the Kentucky Wildcats catches a pass as Maurice Smitherman #31 of the Mississippi State Bulldogs tackles him during the first half of a NCAA football game at Davis Wade Stadium on October 21, 2017 in Starkville, Mississippi. (Photo by Butch Dill/Getty Images)
STARKVILLE, MS - OCTOBER 21: Garrett Johnson #9 of the Kentucky Wildcats catches a pass as Maurice Smitherman #31 of the Mississippi State Bulldogs tackles him during the first half of a NCAA football game at Davis Wade Stadium on October 21, 2017 in Starkville, Mississippi. (Photo by Butch Dill/Getty Images) /
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OXFORD, MS – NOVEMBER 26: Nick Fitzgerald #7 of the Mississippi State Bulldogs drops back to pass in the first half of a game against the Mississippi Rebels at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium on November 26, 2016 in Oxford, Mississippi. (Photo by Wesley Hitt/Getty Images)
OXFORD, MS – NOVEMBER 26: Nick Fitzgerald #7 of the Mississippi State Bulldogs drops back to pass in the first half of a game against the Mississippi Rebels at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium on November 26, 2016 in Oxford, Mississippi. (Photo by Wesley Hitt/Getty Images) /

Mississippi State football could have been ranked higher, but they’ll earn that through wins

Mississippi State is the 18th ranked team in the nation. Some believe that the Bulldogs should get significantly more respect, some think the Bulldogs should be ranked just a couple spots higher at the moment.

By the time this season is wrapped up, if the Mississippi State football team is as good as many of us think it is, then the Bulldogs will be ranked higher than it currently is.

Mississippi State has the potential to win nine or ten games and compete against the Southeastern Conference’s best this year. Based on that, MSU should be a higher ranked team than just 18th right now.

But that’s where both the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll has Mississippi State at the moment. However, if the Bulldogs can win, and win at a high level this year, they’ll find a way to earn the respect the certainly seem to deserve.

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