Welcome to Mississippi State, Gene Chizik's biggest game without Cam Newton

An excerpt from the Kevin Scarbinsky article.  He is right about Mississippi State.  You simply do not lose to them.  They are just a bump on road to better things.

This one’s big. Real big. As big as the second game of the season and the conference opener gets when you’re not projected to compete for the state, league or national titles. As Gene Stallings might say, if you don’t think this game is big, go ahead and lose it and see what happens... Auburn’s loss won’t sting as much if it beats State, and State’s win won’t mean a thing if it loses again to Auburn.  If Mullen falls to 0-4 against Chizik, it’ll be one more reminder that the Mississippi State coach hasn’t beaten anyone in the SEC West except woeful Ole Miss. That’ll be a good thing for Chizik, but if you’re Auburn, State isn’t a measuring stick. It’s a minimum yearly requirement. You beat State on what you hope is the way to bigger and better things.  You lose to State and, well, you don’t lose to State. Not without some explaining to do... If they can’t beat Mississippi State, who are they going to beat?