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All for Tennessee Official Week 7 SEC Power Rankings: Vols Take a Dive

By Caleb Calhoun

Oct 15, 2016; Knoxville, TN, USA; Tennessee Volunteers mascot Smokey X during the second half against the Alabama Crimson Tide at Neyland Stadium. Alabama won 49 to 10. Mandatory Credit: Randy Sartin-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 15, 2016; Knoxville, TN, USA; Tennessee Volunteers mascot Smokey X during the second half against the Alabama Crimson Tide at Neyland Stadium. Alabama won 49 to 10. Mandatory Credit: Randy Sartin-USA TODAY Sports /
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Oct 14, 2016; Provo, UT, USA; Mississippi State Bulldogs wide receiver Keith Mixon (23) runs for a touchdown after a reception in the first quarter against the Brigham Young Cougars at Lavell Edwards Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Swinger-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 14, 2016; Provo, UT, USA; Mississippi State Bulldogs wide receiver Keith Mixon (23) runs for a touchdown after a reception in the first quarter against the Brigham Young Cougars at Lavell Edwards Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Swinger-USA TODAY Sports /

We have moved the Mississippi State Bulldogs up in our SEC Power Rankings after they blew a tough Friday night game on the road against the BYU Cougars. It’s a game that they should have won against a good team, so we could even say they moved out of the bottom tier of the conference by their play.

That’s the case despite the fact that they are 2-4 and likely to miss a bowl game this year with Dan Mullen’s job status in jeopardy. Nick Fitzgerald is still a great quarterback with a lot of heart, but the Bulldogs are in trouble.

However, we are going to say here that it’s idiotic to call for Mullen’s firing. This is Mississippi State we’re talking here! Their ceiling is only so high, and with the loss of Dak Prescott, he was naturally going to have a rebuilding year.

Still, the fans are restless, and Mullen is a victim of his own success.

If they’re going to turn things around, they desperately have to beat the Kentucky Wildcats on the road this weekend. Samford comes the next week, so winning those games could get the Bulldogs to 4-4.

After that, to get to a bowl game, they have to find some way to win two games against Texas A&M, Alabama, Arkansas, and Ole Miss. That’ll take a miracle, but this team could at least have a decent finish and sell something for next year.

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