They were not a good team, just because they were in the SEC does not make them good. They were 5-7 (three of the wins vs U Mass, Stamford and a bad Ole Miss team) in the regular season, 3-5 in the SEC. In my book that is not a solid team.
BYU was not great last year, we were ok but not great. We had many close losses, with a new coaching staff, new systems etc. We showed potential, but we would not have competed in the SEC not had the same record in the SEC.
Yes Miss State was bad and LSU was struggling when they played Miss State.