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BULLDOGS OPEN SEC SLATE ON THE ROAD AT ARKANSAS IN JANUARY
STARKVILLE,
Miss. – Mississippi State will open its 2012 SEC schedule the same way
it will conclude the regular season – against long-time foe Arkansas.
The
league office released the conference schedule on Thursday, and it has
the Bulldogs appearing in six SEC Network games, one on ESPN, ESPN2 and
ESPNU and two on both CSS and FSN. In addition, three games will appear
on either ESPN or ESPN2, with that determination coming as those
particular games approach.
“The SEC will be as good as
it’s been in several years, and looking at the schedule, it’s going to
be tough,”. “There are no easy games. In this league, especially on the
road, anything can happen. You better be ready to play each night.”
“As
always, it’s a very challenging SEC schedule,” 14th-year MSU coach Rick
Stansbury said. “I think the SEC has a chance to be as good as any
league in the country this year. There are no easy games, home or away.
You’ve got to be ready every night.”
For the fifth time in
the last six years, the Bulldogs will open SEC action on the road, this
time at Arkansas on Jan. 7 in an 8 p.m. game televised by CSS. MSU then
plays its first of two Thursday affairs at Humphrey Coliseum against
Tennessee on Jan. 12 at 8 p.m. on either ESPN or ESPN2. Then on Jan.
14, it’s back at home against Alabama at 3 p.m. on the SEC Network,
followed by a road trip to Ole Miss on Jan. 18 in an 8 p.m. showdown
aired on CSS.
The Bulldogs close out the month of January
starting at Vanderbilt on Jan. 21 (6 p.m., ESPN2), followed by a home
game with LSU on Jan. 25 (7 p.m., SEC Network) before closing out at
Florida on Jan. 28 (12:30 p.m., SEC Network).
Mississippi
State kick starts the month of February with three-consecutive games at
the Hump, beginning with Auburn on Feb. 4 (3 p.m., SEC Network),
followed by Ole Miss as part of Rivalry Week on Feb. 9 (6 p.m., ESPN or
ESPN 2) and Georgia on Feb. 11 (12:30 p.m., SEC Network).
From
there, the Bulldogs hit the road for two-straight games, starting with
a trip to LSU on Feb. 14 (8 p.m., ESPNU) and wrapping up at Auburn on
Feb. 18 (7 p.m., FSN).
Then it’s back home for a Super
Tuesday ESPN showdown with Kentucky at 8 p.m. on Feb. 21 before going
back on the road at Alabama on Feb. 25 (5 p.m., ESPN or ESPN2) and at
South Carolina on Feb. 29 ( 7 p.m., SEC Network).
MSU
concludes the regular season on March 3 against Arkansas at Humphrey
Coliseum at 4 p.m. in a game televised by FSN, while the SEC Tournament
is scheduled for March 8-11 at the Superdome in New Orleans.
2012 Mississippi State SEC Schedule
Date
Day
Opponent
Time
TV
J7
Saturday
@Arkansas
8 p.m. CSS
J12
Thursday
Tennessee
8 p.m. ESPN
or ESPN2
J14
Saturday
Alabama
3 p.m. SEC
Network
J18
Wednesday @Ole
Miss
8 p.m. CSS
J21
Saturday
@Vanderbilt
6 p.m. ESPN2
J25
Wednesday
LSU
7 p.m. SEC
Network
J28
Saturday
@Florida
12:30 p.m. SEC Network
F4
Saturday
Auburn
3 p.m. SEC
Network
F9
Thursday
Ole
Miss
6 p.m. ESPN
or ESPN2
F11
Saturday
Georgia
12:30 p.m. SEC Network
F14
Tuesday
@LSU
8 p.m. ESPNU
F18
Saturday
@Auburn
7 p.m. FSN
F21
Tuesday
Kentucky
8 p.m. ESPN
F25
Saturday
@Alabama
5 p.m. ESPN
or ESPN2
F29
Wednesday @South
Carolina 7
p.m. SEC
Network
M3
Saturday
Arkansas
4 p.m. FSN
- All Times Are Centreal
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