Tennessee Volunteers - Mississippi State Bulldogs open game thread

	October 13 , 2007, 2:30 p.m. EST TV: VideoSeat PPV Radio: Vol Network Internet Audio (game time): UTSports.com XM Radio: 233 Phone Broadcast: TeamLine Live Stats: MStateAthletics.com
No. 24 (BlogPoll)		NR (BlogPoll)

Tennessee rush v. Mississippi State defense	Tennessee pass v. Mississippi State defense	Mississippi State rush v. Tennessee defense	Mississippi State pass v. Tennessee defense
67	29	76	74
42	29	51	116
	Push

Field Goals	Tennessee punting v. Mississippi State punt return	Mississippi State punting v. Tennessee punt return	Intangibles
T-19	65	116
T-77	104	60

Wow. I wasn't expecting that. Mississippi State appears to have several advantages, based on national rankings. It appears they'll be able to stop our running game, and it's looking like we may not able to stop theirs. They'll also have the advantage when punting the ball unless Jonathan Hefney can take another step from not losing any yardage on punts to actually gaining some.

And if you're thinking that our respective schedules may indicate that the national rankings can't be trusted, well, have a look:

We've lost to two ranked teams and beaten one. They've lost to two ranked teams and beaten Auburn, who's beaten Florida, one of the teams to which we lost. That, plus give the intangibles to the Bulldogs, since they're at home and we're in a sandwich game. This is a real game, folks.

ttocswob wins this week's Hail Mary Haiku, with Hemingway says:

This should be a close one. I'm going with Tennessee, 28-24.

Leave your predictions and pre-, in-, and post-game thoughts below.

Go Vols!