In the SEC, life comes at you fast, as the saying goes, and a team’s outlook can change quickly.

Just a couple of weeks ago, Vanderbilt looked to have the inside track on hosting. Now it’s fighting for its postseason life. After losing a series to rival Ole Miss about a month ago, Mississippi State made observers wonder if it was going to fade away in the postseason picture. Now the Bulldogs are far closer to hosting than to being on the wrong side of the bubble.