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Mississippi State football fans dejected with embarrassing loss to Toledo

No, Bulldog fans aren't handling the loss to Toledo well.
ByAndrew Miller|
Sep 14, 2024; Starkville, Mississippi, USA; A Mississippi State Bulldogs fan reacts after a play during the second quarter of the game against the Toledo Rockets at Davis Wade Stadium at Scott Field. Mandatory Credit: Matt Bush-Imagn Images
Sep 14, 2024; Starkville, Mississippi, USA; A Mississippi State Bulldogs fan reacts after a play during the second quarter of the game against the Toledo Rockets at Davis Wade Stadium at Scott Field. Mandatory Credit: Matt Bush-Imagn Images | Matt Bush-Imagn Images

Mississippi State football just suffered one of the worst losses in program history, losing 41-17 in Starkville to Toledo. And as you can imagine, State fans had some incredible reactions to the disaster of a game they endured.

Mississippi State football fans react to Bulldogs' horrific loss to Toledo Rockets

Here are some of the many reactions to State's home loss to the Rockets...

"Hello, Darkness, my old friend..."

It's hard to find a more dejected fanbase at the moment than Mississippi State fans. Watching this team hurts. "#1 College Football Personality" and diehard Bulldog Brandon Walker of Barstool Sports broke out the dictionary to describe his feelings watching State get demolished by Toledo.

Other fans weren't quite as grandiloquent, but they still got the point across.

Coaches can change but bad offense cannot

Scoring points seems to be a problem for Mississippi State football. Supposed offensive masterminds come to Starkville, and suddenly they find themselves relying on hard-nosed defense to win them slugfests (expect State doesn't have any defense to speak of this season).

Jeff Lebby was thought to be the guy who'd change that. His offenses had seen immediate and exciting results everywhere he'd gone. Fans were told to get ready for "Showtime at State".

Well if this is what "showtime" looks like, then it's just more of the same for State fans - frustrating and ineffective offense.

This is about as bad as it gets

Saturday's loss seemed like rock-bottom for Mississippi State. Getting run over by a MAC team in your own stadium is as bad as it gets.

And after what we've seen so far, it really isn't that crazy to say the State might be the worst power conference team in the country.

Feels like '04

A beatdown at the hands of Toledo coupled with the overall state of MSU athletics has some State fans feeling like it's 2004 once again. As I, myself, pointed out, we might as well break out the original Banner-M if this is how things are going to be.

And on that note, why not let the infamous "Maroon is all that Matters" shirts return? They'd certainly fit the state of things.

Reminiscing on what once was

What makes the current state of Mississippi State football so painful to watch is that not that long ago, State fans were treated to the best run in program history under Dan Mullen. Fun wins and bowl games were common-place.

Even after a slight dip immediately following Mullen's departure, Mike Leach had the program on track to return to the level fans had grown accustomed to. But since his tragic passing, things have fallen off a cliff. As alluded to above, it's as if we've been transported back to the 2000s. It's as if all the good times from the 2010s and early 2020s simply never happened.

Clearly, Jeff Lebby has an uphill climb to get MSU back to that point. But until that happens, if it ever does, we're in for some tough Saturdays.

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