Mississippi State football lost 45-28 at home to the Florida Gators on Saturday, and both Bulldog fans and the college football internet as a whole had plenty to say about the game.
Mississippi State vs Florida was the game to watch for true college football "sickos"
State vs Florida was the "sickos" game of the day in college football with two awful teams battling it out. And for some reason it was on display for the whole world to see.
I wanna know who the ESPN exec was who saw Florida-Mississippi State on the schedule and said “you know what? This should be nationally televised”
— Barstool SEC (@SECBarstool) September 21, 2024
Some expressed their shame for willingly subjecting themselves to this game.
turning my tv down every time someone walks past my hotel room cause I don’t want them knowing I’m watching Florida/Mississippi State
— Lucy Rohden (@lucy_rohden) September 21, 2024
Others decided to share this disgusting game with innocent bystanders.
I’m at Logan Airport and I have requested that the bartender turn to ESPN so that we may infect the airport bar with Florida - Mississippi State.@SickosCommittee
— Wes Boling (@WesBolingTN) September 21, 2024
Luckily the game itself wasn't just an all-around terrible watch, well at least for non-Mississippi State fans. It was definitely a terrible watch for Bulldogs.
FCS conference dunks all over Mississippi State and Florida
Conference realignment is all the rage in college football, and naturally, plenty of relegation jokes where made at the expense of the Bulldogs and Gators.
watching Florida/Mississippi State pic.twitter.com/ZljTvpSLFU
— ¡BUM CHILLUPS AKA SPENCER HALL! (@edsbs) September 21, 2024
Florida-alum and Shutdown Fullcast host Spencer Hall suggested a move to the Sun Belt for these teams. Reddit CFB thought dropping all the way down to the FCS Southland conference was more appropriate.
Florida v. Mississippi State is appointment television, winner will get enough momentum to make next year's CFP, loser gets relegated to the Southland Conference.
— RedditCFB (@RedditCFB) September 21, 2024
Well it turns out the Southland Conference isn't interested, as they won the internet for the day by dunking all over State and Florida.
No thank you. https://t.co/HUJnxxsl9V
— Southland Conference (@SouthlandSports) September 21, 2024
How far have we fallen that the FCS is talking smack? And they're right!
The Bulldogs made the Gators look like that?
Florida had been terrible this season. They looked hopeless through three weeks. Billy Napier is on the hottest seat in America, and with a loss today, he may have finally gotten the axe in Gainesville. Instead, his Gators rolled all over State.
Florida has a coach that is about to be fired and a quarterback controversy and State looks completely helpless against them. The next 10 weeks are going to be a horror story.
— Robbie Faulk (@robbiefaulkOn3) September 21, 2024
Every Gator fan was ready to see QB Graham Mertz ride the bench the rest of the year. And what did he do against the MSU defense? Oh just go a nice 19-21 for 201 yards and four total TDs. He picked apart the Bulldogs like it was nothing (because it was nothing).
Making Graham Mertz look like a Heisman candidate was the most obvious outcome of this game.
— Brooks Bryant (@brooksbryant10) September 21, 2024
When you've got a former Thorpe Award-winner and all-time great Bulldog in Johnthan Banks commenting on how disheartening the defense is to watch, you know you're in a bad place.
One thing we’ve always done at MSU is play defense, this is sickening man
— Johnthan Banks (@JBanks_27) September 21, 2024
State fans are dreading what's in store in the coming weeks
If you thought that was bad, it's probably going to get worse for Mississippi State.
This miserable Mississippi State team plays at No. 1 Texas and at No. 2 Georgia in its next two games. pic.twitter.com/OFDN2DxLiF
— Stewart Mandel (@slmandel) September 21, 2024
Back to back games with Texas and Georgia (even with a bye week in between) is the last thing you want to see if you're a Mississippi State fan. If Toledo and Florida can do what they did to the Bulldogs, what type of pain are the Longhorns and UGA about to inflict upon State?
When you see what’s coming pic.twitter.com/ogT6jRd4uF
— Ryan Nelson (@ryannel76) September 21, 2024
Bring on Bulldog basketball
At this point, there isn't any optimism remaining for the remainder of the football season. Most of that went away last week with the shellacking Toledo put on State, but whatever hope fans were holding onto after that has officially been thrown away following today's loss.
Instead, State fans have turned their attention to the only program on campus that's giving them any reason for excitement this year: Mississippi State men's basketball.
Gather around. Close your eyes. You’re in the Hump. There’s a minute left. Hubbard hits a three with the shot clock expiring. Bruce Pearl is sweating through his $20 Izod shirt. He calls a timeout. The place is going nuts. You take a bite out of your Hump dog. All is well
— Noah Mashburn (@Noah_Mashburn) September 21, 2024
Chris Jans has generated plenty of buzz by reaching the tournament the last two years, and with Josh Hubbard leading a talented roster, we should be in for a fun season.
— Tru Maroon Nation (@TruMaroonNation) September 21, 2024
Maybe we can just forget football exists for the next few weeks before basketball returns. Or maybe a "supersim" is possible.
After losing to Florida, 45-28, Mississippi State fans are ready to just skip ahead... pic.twitter.com/tJd30NJbPN
— RedditCFB (@RedditCFB) September 21, 2024
I'd be on board with that.