I think a better defensive performance against Alabama is very possible for Mississippi State.

Yeah, I mean, hopefully it can't get worse than what we just saw.

Oh, gosh, I hope not.

Yeah, but, you know, Mississippi State saw that the week before because they scored 41 out of the next 48 points against South Carolina at one point.

So they have some defensive struggles.

They obviously have some issues with star players as well.

So they have all that going for them.

I think Alabama wins.

What's that side of the ball looking like?

Yeah, it, it's looking good so far.

Obviously, it's early in the season.

Um, against Minnesota, they held them to, I believe it was, like, 23 yards rushing.

Uh, seven of that came at the very end of the game.

But to be fair, they jumped out to a 28-0 lead, uh, or 28-3 lead.

On top of that, Darius Taylor, the star running back for Minnesota, goes down, so they weren't gonna run it much.

Who's the biggest receiving threat for Mississippi State this season that we should watch?

So the question is, for me, what does Zach Arnett have on defense to try and reign that in?

Yeah, and that's the big question mark.

A- and for my, uh, Mississippi State people, the last three days I've previewed the, each position group.

So the defensive line, linebackers, secondary, and they've heard me talk about this often.

But the biggest issue for Mississippi State in the Jeff Lebby era is they do not create negative plays.

They don't get tackles for loss, they don't get sacks, they don't create negatives.

Well, you're putting your, a lot of pressure on your defense when you can't force teams into a second and 11 or a third and eight.

If Ole Miss can score early, though, it, it'll tamper it down.