Five storylines: Mississippi State at LSU 
November, 8, 2012
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Gary Laney | ESPN.com
BATON ROUGE, La. -- Remember the 20th century?
Seems like a long time ago now. It was way back then, in 1999 to be exact, when Mississippi State last defeated LSU. That was also the last MSU team to start 7-0 before this year's team pulled it off.
The Bulldogs are 7-2 now, and after consecutive lopsided defeats at the hands of Alabama and Texas A&M, MSU is hoping to bounce back with its first win over LSU this century.
Seems like a long time ago now. It was way back then, in 1999 to be exact, when Mississippi State last defeated LSU. That was also the last MSU team to start 7-0 before this year's team pulled it off.
The Bulldogs are 7-2 now, and after consecutive lopsided defeats at the hands of Alabama and Texas A&M, MSU is hoping to bounce back with its first win over LSU this century.
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Gary Laney
Gary Laney joined ESPN.com in 2012 after spending a year and a half as online sports editor of the Baton Rouge (La.) Advocate. Before that, he covered LSU sports for the Advocate. He has also been the sports editor at the Beaumont (Texas) Enterprise and covered McNeese State athletics for the Lake Charles (La.) American Press. Laney currently lives in Baton Rouge. Email him at glaneyespn@gmail.com