By Zach Barnett Mississippi State’s first game without The Pirate happens to take place in the world’s only football stadium with a pirate ship in the end zone. On Monday, Mississippi State plays Illinois in the ReliaQuest (formerly known as Outback) Bowl, its first game since head coach Mike Leach’s Dec. 13 passing. In a perfectly fitting twist, the game happens to take place in the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ Raymond James Stadium — the only football stadium on earth with a pirate ship in the end zone. The man affectionately known as The Pirate has been honored on the uniforms of many teams throu…
