Excitement for the 2023 Mississippi State Football season has reached an all-time high as game week is finally here for Coach Arnett and the Bulldogs. For Mississippi State, the excitement surrounding the upcoming season hit a peak when Mississippi State announced that Bulldog Nation had sold out of the 40,000-season ticket allotment for 2023. Mississippi State Football has not seen the season ticket levels this high in years. Mississippi State fans have bought into what Coach Arnett and his staff have sold them over the off-season.

However, as exciting as it is, Mississippi State Football faces the reality that the 2023 season will get underway on Saturday at Davis Wade Stadium, and the Bulldogs face the situation where delivering the product that the fans demand is the standard for Coach Arnett and his program to obtain heading into the first game week of the season.

The Bulldogs will take on the Lions of Southeastern Louisiana to open the 2023 season at Davis Wade Stadium in Starkville, Mississippi. Things will be different from the Mike Leech era, but the energy from the fans will provide the support the new staff and system need to be successful in the Southeastern Conference.

However, Mississippi State fans need to be patient as the Bulldogs will face new challenges and will have to overcome the adversity of a new system under a new regime of coaches. Coach Arnett and his football staff will do things differently from previous coaches, yet from everything we saw this off-season, the future of Mississippi State Football is under the right man. From returning traditions to embracing the Mississippi State standard, Coach Arnett took over following the passing of Coach Leech and immediately embraced Mississippi State and has adapted to everything that being a Bulldog is all about.

From taking the guys to South Campus to practice in the cow pasture to implementing the Bulldog standard, Coach Arnett has fueled excitement amongst Mississippi State fans with reasonable, honest takeaways regarding the 2023 Mississippi State Football team. Sure, being picked to finish dead last in the 2023 Southeastern Conference Western Division upset Mississippi State fans; it added extra bulletin board material for Coach Arnett to use ahead of the season.

So yes, Mississippi State fans are excited about the upcoming season, and rightfully so; the talent they have on the roster won nine games last season, including a massive bowl win to finish the season with momentum heading into this season. It won’t come easy with the likeness of South Carolina, LSU, and Alabama all in September, but the 2023 Mississippi State Bulldogs have the pieces to do something nobody expects them to do. Tampering the excitement levels and going out to play Mississippi State Football will provide the crucial block in a successful season for the Bulldogs in 2023.