re: Do you have empathy for any other SEC School?

Maybe I misunderstood your post but if you're talking about opportunities other than athletics, MSU students have quite a lot going for them. If you're talking about athletics, football would be the only sport their students should be overly excited about b/c of last year's bowl win and this year's recruiting class. Even with that, their team still needs to prove it on the field this upcoming season.