Mississippi State football: Five thoughts on the failure against Florida

MSU fixed its penalty problem, but that hasn’t fixed Mississippi State’s offense

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The lone bright spot that the Mississippi State football team had on offense tonight was that the Bulldogs didn’t commit countless mindless penalties. The Bulldogs did what they were supposed to when it came to playing disciplined football.

That alone, obviously, did not fix this offense.

Last weekend, when the Mississippi State Bulldogs lost to Kentucky, MSU committed 16 penalties for 139 yards. The Bulldogs were helpless on offense. This weekend, when the Mississippi State Bulldogs lost to Florida, MSU committed 2 penalties for 15 yards. The Bulldogs were still helpless on offense.

I’m not saying that correcting the penalty issue isn’t a huge step forward for the Mississippi State football team. It definitely is! The Bulldogs needed to find a way to bounce back from that and play more disciplined football. It helps your chances to win a game when you aren’t repeatedly shooting yourself in the foot.

However, it didn’t fix everything for the Bulldogs. MSU is still aiming to get its offense clicking. Unfortunately, that process may take some more time if it ever comes to completion in this season. The Bulldogs aren’t there yet and they’re running out of games to get the offense going.