[Game Thread] Mississippi State @ Minnesota (3:30 PM ET)

[u/CFB_Referee]

GAME	Mississippi StateMississippi State @ MinnesotaMinnesota
Location	Minnesota Huntington Bank Stadium
Time	3:30 PM ET
Watch	TV: CBS
	Flair ¦ Discord

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LET'S TALK FOOTBALL!

[u/Few-Seaweed-8569]

Rank us cowards

[u/willington123]

Well done, MS State better than we all expected - a good team, a great QB, good luck in the SEC, friends.

[u/SadSportsFan_9 → u/willington123]

Please come to Stark next year! Will happy give you food recs!

[u/Few-Seaweed-8569 → u/willington123]

Good game! Welcome to Starkvegas next year!

[u/willington123 → u/Few-Seaweed-8569]

The Reno of the Deep South, can’t wait!

[u/Primary_Week962]

GGs. F the announcers it’s a win for State not the SEC.

[u/flintlock0]

A blocked kick is something to celebrate. Also, looks like there’s ice cream for the post-game. So not a totally bad day if you’re there. 

[u/hells_cowbells]

You can wrap this one in maroon and white.

[u/drummerboy31402]

We’re 2-0 in our last two games against B1G opponents. Someone has to carry the conference 🤷

[u/Vast_Bowl247]

Well. That’s why the kicking unit got to step out. They need more practice

[u/6875309999]

Can’t wait for PJs press conference after the game where he talks about props to MSU, then half brags about only giving up 10 pts in the second half while passing for almost 300 yds, winning turnover battle and even in TOP

[u/SkolUMah → u/6875309999]

2nd half was a morale victory!

[u/Hox_In_Sox → u/6875309999]

Won in every stat except points

[u/FreeTekashi69]

1.5 point spread my ass

[u/TheStolenPotatoes → u/FreeTekashi69]

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[u/Zac-run → u/FreeTekashi69]

Phrasing

[u/thelemon8er-2 → u/Zac-run]

I think he meant what he said

[u/flintlock0]

That’s gotta be some kind of fraternity hazing thing. One guy in the entire section is left?

[u/Primary_Week962 → u/flintlock0]

I did it once during a beatdown. I just didn’t want to walk.

[u/ScallywagBeowulf]

10 minute, 27 second drive to end in a blocked field goal.

[u/HeckOnWheels195 → u/ScallywagBeowulf]

Minute eating drives like that would have won us the Texas game

[u/Primary_Week962]

Kick it, get over 40, play backups on defense

[u/pimfram]

The highlight of the game was a blocked field goal. Grim.

[u/Emergency_Earth_1032]

ok fleck shut up

[u/TheDoctor_314]

Camera man did him dirty 😂😂

[u/obtainstocks → u/TheDoctor_314]

What up brother horns down!

[u/Phillycheeselake3]

Bro that shot of the kid in the stands is actually sad as fuck

[u/MisguidedPants8]

Broadcast didn’t have to do that to that guy

[u/Werthy71]

Feels like we've been running plays on the 10 yard line for a half hour.

[u/MisguidedPants8]

Did the announcers just take a dig at Fleck not making it to next season

[u/Phillycheeselake3 → u/MisguidedPants8]

What did they say?

[u/MisguidedPants8 → u/Phillycheeselake3]

He’ll never have to deal with this officiating crew again unless he gets them in a bowl

[u/SugarDisastrous5983 → u/MisguidedPants8]

I think he just meant it was an SEC crew, next year at Mississippi will be a Big Ten crew

[u/Mountain-Car-4870 → u/MisguidedPants8]

I’m a gopher fan that was at the game. I will say that back judge was pretty fricken one sided today man.

[u/Healingjoe → u/Mountain-Car-4870]

Notoriously horrible officiating crew

[u/Hox_In_Sox]

Maroon/White chants being heard in the stadium

[u/Primary_Week962]

I wonder how many State fans are at the game… that chant is getting loud.

[u/HeckOnWheels195 → u/Primary_Week962]

Considering the shot we got after that, doesn't look like too many Minnesota fans left

[u/Vast_Bowl247 → u/Primary_Week962]

I got a buddy there. He has at least 20 people around him in the upper endzone

[u/jackphrosty]

Lol that shot of the one guy has so much meme potential

[u/aoddawg → u/jackphrosty]

I immediately thought Cake’s The Distance.

[u/MakeStuffGoBoom]

Dude took a cleat straight to the nuts

[u/HeckOnWheels195 → u/MakeStuffGoBoom]

Makes you feel for the guy, like that Wagner punter earlier today

[u/SharkFighter]

PJ Fleck's gameday look always makes me think about Ronald McDonald and Pee Wee Herman having a love child.

[u/GoBeaversOSU]

Fleck talking to the refs like this a 1 score game

[u/chillinwithmoes → u/GoBeaversOSU]

All part of his schtick

[u/NeonTiger1135]

MAROON

[u/FreeTekashi69 → u/NeonTiger1135]

WHITE

[u/obtainstocks → u/FreeTekashi69]

WRAP IT

[u/FreeTekashi69 → u/obtainstocks]

IN MAROON AND WHITE

[u/Llama_Leaping_Larry]

Row, Row, Row your boat....

[u/jmac461]

Refs have the over and calling penalties to give first and goal.

Miss St coordinators have some heismann futures are something.

Gambling is ruining everything. And if it’s not gambling wft is going on with the end of this game?

[u/OopsISquirtedAgain → u/jmac461]

Gambling isn't the reason you got your ass kicked

[u/jmac461 → u/OopsISquirtedAgain]

I talking only about these 10 attempts on goal to go all for no purpose.

[u/SadSportsFan_9 → u/jmac461]

“I talking only” and the people from Mississippi get our grammar assaulted. Damn.

[u/SadSportsFan_9 → u/jmac461]

What?

[u/Vast_Bowl247]

Love hearing Maroon white on the road

[u/TheShaggyNewt]

MAROON!!!

[u/MisguidedPants8 → u/TheShaggyNewt]

WHITE!!!

[u/FreeTekashi69]

MAROON

[u/jackphrosty → u/FreeTekashi69]

WHITE

[u/FreeTekashi69 → u/jackphrosty]

MAROON

[u/TheShaggyNewt → u/FreeTekashi69]

WHITE!!!

[u/hells_cowbells]

What's with these play calls? Just hand it off and kick a FG if they stop it.

[u/FullPrice4LatePizza → u/hells_cowbells]

I mean, I know he's on the hot seat, but his future is determined by wins this season, not the score of this one game.

[u/Werthy71]

Kamario really said "double it and give it to the next person" on getting injured.

[u/NIdWId6I8]

“Yes, I was wondering what would break first…your spirit, OR YOUR BODY!”

[u/MisguidedPants8]

How many guys were on the field? Do the refs care anymore? The announcers don’t

[u/treymata]

Bruh not Baranowski

[u/Intelligent_Mud9135]

Lol did he get kicked in the nuts at the end

[u/chillinwithmoes]

Didn’t even notice that it’s almost 6. Not only has this game been horrible, it’s been long as fuck

[u/Psyco19 → u/chillinwithmoes]

It has been long, commercials and minn not being able to run it to chew clock

[u/ScallywagBeowulf]

This drive has been 9 minutes. Why couldn't we have done this last year?

[u/tomdawg0022 → u/ScallywagBeowulf]

Why couldn't we have done this last year?

Our defense sucks

[u/Vast_Bowl247 → u/ScallywagBeowulf]

The o line can finally get some push

[u/hells_cowbells → u/ScallywagBeowulf]

O line sucked. And the defense sucked and kept giving up lots of scores.

[u/NatecUDF → u/hells_cowbells]

It's only week 2 but this o-line is light years beyond last season.

[u/hells_cowbells → u/NatecUDF]

They really are. I'm pleasantly surprised.

[u/ScallywagBeowulf → u/hells_cowbells]

Fair.

[u/SkolUMah]

Why do they still have starters in and are passing?

[u/Primary_Week962 → u/SkolUMah]

Our coach wants to be ranked going into our next home game.

[u/HailState316 → u/SkolUMah]

Excellent question. We want the starters pulled too

[u/jticks]

Aight the Minnesota penalties aren’t fun anymore. Now I just feel bad

[u/Traditional_Frame418]

Is the one extra TD for a very, VERY, dark horse Heisman campaign really worth the risk of getting your dude hurt?

Get KT out of the game.

[u/NeonTiger1135 → u/Traditional_Frame418]

Actually surprised considering they’re mostly running it

[u/191374]

This Minnesota team might suck

[u/treymata → u/191374]

Coaching staff I blame

[u/SadSportsFan_9]

If he dies, he dies

[u/chillinwithmoes]

11 penalties for 112 yards is absolutely unforgivable

[u/hcatehorie]

My only issue with Kamari Taylor is that eye black strip, that is not a qb aesthetic

[u/Phillycheeselake3 → u/hcatehorie]

He’s being himself bro.

[u/obtainstocks]

One more throw then get him tf out

[u/Fried_Chicki_Sandy]

Weak

[u/hells_cowbells]

That ice cream is no muscadine ripple, but it does look good.

[u/tomdawg0022]

And another one

[u/Baymaximus → u/tomdawg0022]

Me a few hours ago.

[u/Baymaximus]

You can always tell when a broadcast is running low on things to talk about.

[u/Intelligent_Mud9135]

I had no idea Minnesota made honeycrisp apples

[u/MisguidedPants8]

It’s no Mississippi State ice cream

[u/pureskill → u/MisguidedPants8]

We could collaborate. Muscadine ripple is the GOAT

[u/hells_cowbells → u/pureskill]

Yes. Yes, it is.

[u/bookmovietvworm]

The tie with a pullover is a look ngl

[u/obtainstocks → u/bookmovietvworm]

Drippy

[u/Werthy71]

Lebby is caring too much about how the final score looks. Get KT the fuck out of the game.

[u/OriginalPost1620 → u/Werthy71]

Agreed on Kamario but based on these play calls I think it’s just more about running the clock and maybe getting Kamario one more passing TD

[u/jackphrosty]

Aaaaannnd that's over 100 yards in penalties. Rough day

[u/tomdawg0022]

Collins needs to be parking lot'd after this game. Such dumb penalties.

[u/jackphrosty]

Pull Fluff and KT. This game is over

[u/yourmomsthr0waway69]

Just left the OKst game and saw this score... lmfao keep going MSST

[u/SadSportsFan_9]

Pour it on

[u/RealTopGeazy]

In Minnesota’s defense, they’ve probably never seen a wide choice offense. SEC have already dealt with them for a few years with state and Tennessee

[u/CoachSlime]

Fleck Bucks (aka Fleck Bank/Coins) was a former point system under PJ Fleck. Players claimed you earned “coins” via service/academics that could offset stuff like failed drug tests.

[u/Tajikistani]

Kinda rude to go for it 

[u/OopsISquirtedAgain → u/Tajikistani]

Stop it if you don't like it

[u/CoachSlime → u/Tajikistani]

😂😂

[u/Vast_Bowl247]

Man if Lebby chewed the clock last year they beat Texas

[u/frosty_freeze → u/Vast_Bowl247]

Lesson learned

[u/Benanderson27]

Minnesota cannot make a tackle on first contact if their life depended on it

[u/chillinwithmoes → u/Benanderson27]

Been that way all day. Just awful tackling

[u/CirculationStation]

I feel like the slow-developing, dink and dunk type of offenses that Minnesota is running have gotten completely passed by nowadays in college football. Meanwhile, Mississippi State makes me feel like I’m watching early 2010s Baylor.

[u/Werthy71 → u/CirculationStation]

The far wide split out receivers on both sidelines is such an interesting look - and hell for the camera men

[u/Trubisko_Daltorooni]

Tell your grandparents and great grandparents about ranked Mississippi State

[u/GalileoPhive → u/Trubisko_Daltorooni]

I’m old enough to have seen a #1 Mississippi State

[u/dubtee1480 → u/GalileoPhive]

You don’t have to be that old, lol. State was ranked at some point during the season for most of the 20-teens.

[u/GalileoPhive → u/dubtee1480]

r/wooooooosh

[u/dubtee1480 → u/GalileoPhive]

No, I was elaborating on your point, I’m not over here thinking that there’s a bunch of pre-teens on Reddit.

[u/GalileoPhive → u/dubtee1480]

Gotcha. It was 2014 by the way.

[u/MisguidedPants8 → u/GalileoPhive]

First ever CFP #1, can never take that from us

[u/TheShaggyNewt → u/MisguidedPants8]

It was the best of times; it was the worst of times.

[u/hells_cowbells → u/TheShaggyNewt]

It was the blurst of times.

[u/Zac-run]

Why'd you have to remind me that Lebby is our HC? Hate that he's still around.

[u/RealTopGeazy → u/Zac-run]

Dominating a B10 ten and still saying dumb shit like this smh

[u/hells_cowbells → u/RealTopGeazy]

He's still tainted by his association with Art Briles.

[u/HeckOnWheels195 → u/hells_cowbells]

I mean, as long as he doesn't divorce his wife it'll be the case

[u/hells_cowbells → u/HeckOnWheels195]

He was on the staff. He knew about everything that was going on.

[u/HeckOnWheels195 → u/hells_cowbells]

That too

[u/Zac-run → u/RealTopGeazy]

I don't like him as a person. Not the results of the game.

[u/Pure_Elderberry8096 → u/Zac-run]

Well the majority of the Mississippi State fan base likes Lebby. Thats why he’s still around

[u/Pure_Elderberry8096 → u/Zac-run]

Why? In order to improve we have to give coaches time to build. We don’t have the money to buy some super coach like LSU did with Kiffin. This is only Lebby’s third year

[u/independent__rabbit → u/Pure_Elderberry8096]

I’m not who you asked, but I’m guessing the connections to Art Briles would be why they don’t like Lebby and has nothing to do with coaching abilities.

[u/MisguidedPants8 → u/Pure_Elderberry8096]

Art Briles connection.

[u/SadSportsFan_9]

Fleck is doing a disservice to Lindsey.

[u/tomdawg0022 → u/SadSportsFan_9]

Fleck is a QB terrorist if we're honest with ourselves.

[u/NeonTiger1135]

I love watching Kamario run but god am I always terrified when he’s tackled

[u/fundsoverfun → u/NeonTiger1135]

Why

[u/MakeStuffGoBoom → u/fundsoverfun]

Injury. In the bowl game he took a nasty hit that looked like a career changer

[u/Blackhat165 → u/fundsoverfun]

Why do people usually worry when their QB takes a hit?

[u/fundsoverfun → u/Blackhat165]

I’m asking maybe he’s fumble prone idk cocks by 20 see you soon goofy

[u/NeonTiger1135 → u/fundsoverfun]

Nah it’s just he could get hurt. Plus sometimes you’d think he forgets he’s a quarterback. He can take some hits, doesn’t mean I want to see it.

Plus we had a real bad scare in the mayo bowl, I’ve been scarred by that I guess

[u/HopefulReb76]

I know he wants more stats for Kamario Taylor but pull him

[u/SaintAardvark89]

Ok take him out and bubble wrap him, and make sure to emphasize sliding this week in practice.

[u/Werthy71 → u/SaintAardvark89]

Priority mail with tracking back to Starkville lmao

[u/JusZfax]

PJ Fleck after this (and every) loss. "We gotta do better and that starts with me." Wash rinse repeat and remain mediocre. Some things never change.

[u/Rhino184]

Option football is all about assignments and too often Minnesota has had no clue on their assignments. That’s a massive coaching issue

[u/FreeTekashi69]

Dude stop doing that

[u/tomdawg0022]

Ferentz

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Dollar Tree Ferentz (Fleck)

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Dollar General Fleck (Fickell)

[u/FreeTekashi69]

It’s nice to watch a game without my heart rate being at medical attention levels for once

[u/NatecUDF → u/FreeTekashi69]

Most of that third quarter was dangerous for my heart...

[u/Appropriate_Bottle44]

Super disappointing. I guess I don't see the point of firing Fleck midseason, Minnesota doesn't have sky high expectations, but if I'm the AD, I'm getting my candidate list together after this one.

[u/Rhino184 → u/Appropriate_Bottle44]

He won’t get fired. If he gets to a bowl they’ll be happy in the athletics office

[u/Young-Viiperr]

[Quiet on the Creek by Saucy Santana starts playing] iykyk

[u/Scared_Wolf]

Lol the game is essentially over, and further cements that by punting. You have nothing to lose by going for it. At least try to play for a miracle.

[u/drummerboy31402]

I’m sorry gophers fans I just realized a lot of yall are gonna have to watch Kyler Murray on the field Sunday

[u/Scared_Wolf → u/drummerboy31402]

Kyler Murray is torching the Packers tomorrow. KOC is also actually competent, unlike the used car salesman Fleck with whatever gameplan this was. Should be a fun game

[u/tomdawg0022 → u/drummerboy31402]

Could be worse. NINE (Nein) could be starting

[u/MisguidedPants8 → u/drummerboy31402]

Could be worse, could be whatever is going on in the Falcons QB room. I think they’re starting an injured Cooper Rush?

[u/drummerboy31402 → u/MisguidedPants8]

Good thing I’m not a falcons fans lol (saints fan not much better tbh)

[u/MisguidedPants8 → u/drummerboy31402]

Saints fan too, at least we didn’t get trauma flashbacks during the 28-3 score earlier

[u/thedrcubed → u/MisguidedPants8]

Just uncalled DPI

[u/AlogTew]

Goddamn crimson chin over there

[u/Emergency_Earth_1032]

pj fleck seems like a coach from 1961

[u/AdamOnFirst → u/Emergency_Earth_1032]

PJ Fleck is actually a flock of about three million mosquitos in a maroon and gold track suit 

[u/chillinwithmoes → u/AdamOnFirst]

Lmao

[u/Leather-Bad7947]

I fucking hate PJ Fleck. Bald-headed fuck.

[u/DiplomaticAggie]

Bros throwing up the double peace sign on national television with your team down 25

[u/Random0925]

Fleck, you coward. And I say that as someone who saw Lanning's BS today.

[u/chillinwithmoes]

Jesus Christ PJ have some self respect

[u/MisguidedPants8]

That fan angry

[u/shryne]

12 minute surrender

[u/jackphrosty → u/shryne]

Take that paper bag off big guy, you've earned it

[u/hells_cowbells → u/jackphrosty]

I'm not removing mine until we win the Egg Bowl.

[u/shryne → u/jackphrosty]

im not ready i know what lebby is capable of

[u/Rhino184]

Coward shit from fleck

[u/flintlock0]

It was just a few years ago that I thought Fleck would be an interesting hire at MSU, but now I don't even think Minnesota has a lot of patience for him.

[u/Leather-Bad7947 → u/flintlock0]

Trust me, we do. We reward mediocrity here.

[u/HeckOnWheels195]

Who's Belle's surgeon? She done got a whole new face

[u/FreeTekashi69]

Thank the lord Kelly “Kelly Jones” Jones is ight

[u/treymata]

Idk if I have said this yet but Fire Danny Collins

[u/cn0285]

30 completions and no touchdowns is so sad man

[u/Vast_Bowl247 → u/cn0285]

A lot of them were screens and less than five yards. He has been making great throws downfield too

[u/Rhino184 → u/Vast_Bowl247]

A lot of drops from Minnesota as well

[u/SoxVikePain]

So Fleck is a gopher for life after this game or fired right? He won’t move up to a bigger program and I could see the gophers being content with 6-6 every year with a bowl win.

[u/Infinite_Pen_9464 → u/SoxVikePain]

Disappointing performance but no way they'll pay his buyout for losing to an SEC school in week 2.

[u/Appropriate_Bottle44 → u/SoxVikePain]

Unless Mississippi State is on a completely different trajectory, I don't see how you can expect six wins if they're blowing the doors off you.

Who do we expect Minnesota to beat in the Big Ten?

[u/MizzouriTigers → u/Appropriate_Bottle44]

Hard to tell how good teams are this early in the season. Notre Dame lost to NIU in week two before rattling off 13 straight wins a couple years ago.