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All for Tennessee Official Week 11 SEC Power Rankings

By Caleb Calhoun

Nov 12, 2016; Knoxville, TN, USA; Tennessee Volunteers head coach Butch Jones celebrates with the team after the game against the Kentucky Wildcats at Neyland Stadium. Tennessee won 49 to 36. Mandatory Credit: Randy Sartin-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 12, 2016; Knoxville, TN, USA; Tennessee Volunteers head coach Butch Jones celebrates with the team after the game against the Kentucky Wildcats at Neyland Stadium. Tennessee won 49 to 36. Mandatory Credit: Randy Sartin-USA TODAY Sports /
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Nov 12, 2016; Tuscaloosa, AL, USA; Mississippi State Bulldogs quarterback Nick Fitzgerald (7) passes against Alabama Crimson Tide at Bryant-Denny Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Marvin Gentry-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 12, 2016; Tuscaloosa, AL, USA; Mississippi State Bulldogs quarterback Nick Fitzgerald (7) passes against Alabama Crimson Tide at Bryant-Denny Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Marvin Gentry-USA TODAY Sports /

So maybe the Mississippi State Bulldogs didn’t deserve the jump we gave them last week. After all, the Texas A&M Aggies ended up losing the very next week.

And the Alabama Crimson Tide blew them out by an even larger margin than they usually blow out teams.

At 4-6, Dan Mullen’s rebuilding team is still has a lot of work to do, but the calls for his firing are beyond idiotic. He’s taken this program to heights it has never reached. The defense is young and does need shoring up.

And Nick Fitzgerald could use some work at quarterback. But he’s only a sophomore with a great chance of developing. He has already shown a ton of promise and will only get better over the next few years.

So while they are near the bottom of our SEC Power Rankings right now, the Bulldogs still have a chance to rebound in the future.

Unfortunately, this year is likely a loss. Mississippi State’s final two teams are against the Arkansas Razorbacks and Ole Miss Rebels. It’s going to be extremely difficult for them to win both games, maybe even one game. Finishing with a losing record is their likely outcome.

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