Games against FCS schools has become a bit of an accepted practice in the SEC, but they do not make for fun contests.
Only a few seasons in recent Mississippi State football history can compare to the excitement of the 2014 season. Never before had Mississippi State seemingly played so many big games, especially in order as they did against LSU, Texas A&M and Auburn, and never before had the Bulldogs claimed the No. 1 ranking during the course of the season. Those reasons alone help last year stand out on the excitement level. Perhaps only 1999, which saw the Bulldogs jump out to a long undefeated streak while winning close games and looking like a legitimate threat to go undefeated, unlike 2012, compares to the excitement of the 2014 season.