I'm not sure Mississippi State cares much about this game after a disappointing finish to the year, especially considering the Bulldogs' entire staff took off for Gainesville, leaving the running backs coach behind to coach this bowl game. More importantly, Miss State will also be without their star quarterback Nick Fitzgerald, so I don't think they can exploit the Louisville defense.

At the end of the day, Petrino still hates the world and has a lot to prove and he would love nothing more than to rout the SEC team.
Bottom line Louisville and their high powered offense and consistently improved defense from week to week will get it done here over Louisville. Look for Louisville to come up big here.