Call Mississippi State the Rodney Dangerfield of college football.

Tom Fornelli of CBS Sports named the Bulldogs the “most disrespected program” in college football. With Mississippi State in the SEC West, it’s easy to see how the Bulldogs can be overlooked when pitted against a monster program like Alabama and others.

Here’s part of how Fornelli describes Mississippi State’s place in the college football universe:

The SEC West is a difficult division to predict, because there are so many strong teams in it. There’s one easy thing to do though, and that’s predict Mississippi State will finish last in the division.

The media did it last season, and the Bulldogs finished 4-4, tied with Texas A&M, and ahead of the team the same media predicted to win the SEC — Auburn.

They did it again in 2016, predicting that the Bulldogs will finish last in the West this season, and they weren’t even close to sixth place. I understand it, because it’s hard to replace Dak Prescott, and again, the SEC West is difficult.

But the thing is, Mississippi State hasn’t actually finished last in the SEC West since 2009, and even then it was tied with both Arkansas and Auburn at 3-5 in conference play. While the Bulldogs may not be a national title contender, it just feels like nobody ever really wants to take them seriously, either.

Here’s guessing Mississippi State’s perception will change if the Bulldogs rise up and win the SEC West soon. There’s a reason why respect is earned, not given. Mississippi State has had strong moments under coach Dan Mullen, including a combined 19 victories over the past two seasons and some time at No. 1 in 2014.

But until the Bulldogs reach the next level, it’s likely the “most disrespected program” tag will remain with them.

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