I'm sure this has been mentioned, but I haven't checked the board since Friday. And frankly, I'm too lazy to go looking for the appropriate thread.
Immediately after the loss Saturday night, we showed the "Beat TTUN" countdown clock on the Moo Tube. Frankly, it pissed me off more than I already was. We just lost a heartbreaker and it's like all that matters is beating Mississippi. At that moment, I didn't really give a single damn about Mississippi. And I highly doubt most of the MState fans there cared too much either. Showing the countdown clock seemed to be a move the old administration would make. Like saying it's a successful season at 1-11 if the 1 is Mississippi. At that moment, beating Mississippi didn't matter. It didn't make choking away the game any better. Save that for another time or for after a win. Now, I'll get off my soapbox. On to actual football discussion....
1. If you'd told me before the game we would run 100+ offensive plays, hold the ball 37+ minutes, score 31 points, and Relf goes 20-30 for 227 and a 67% completion percentage, I'd have told you we won. And everyone of you would have said the same thing.
2. The offense was effective overall, but the WRs still don't make enough plays. And Chris Smith needs the ball more.
3. The OL was dominant up front.
4. I'm less than impressed with Manny Diaz the last couple of weeks. We give up way too many big plays. And most of them have come on screens. He'd better figure out how to stop a screen by Saturday, because I guarantee Mississippi will screen us to death after seeing the last 2 weeks' game film.
5. If Corey Broomfield goes for the ankles one more time instead of sticking his helmet in the chest and wrapping up, he should be beaten with his helmet.
6. There should be a whole lot of fundamental tackling work in practice this week.
7. Lots of fingers to point, but our D gave up 38 points. When you look at point #1, it's hard for me to put the blame for the loss on any unit more squarely than the D.
8. Special teams looked pretty good overall, but where the hell was Langston? Bumphis is <span style="text-decoration: underline;">not</span> a return man.
9. The 2 minute drill at the end of regulation was a thing of beauty. Obviously we've been well coached in that aspect. And getting the FG unit onto the field without a miscue for the game tying FG was amazing. If Relf didn't have a bad wheel, I think he scores to win on 3rd down, though.
10. Once aGAIN, the crowd did a great job with the cowbells. Maybe we're finally getting it, even if it is ridiculous.
11. It's over. Let's take it out on Mississippi.
Immediately after the loss Saturday night, we showed the "Beat TTUN" countdown clock on the Moo Tube. Frankly, it pissed me off more than I already was. We just lost a heartbreaker and it's like all that matters is beating Mississippi. At that moment, I didn't really give a single damn about Mississippi. And I highly doubt most of the MState fans there cared too much either. Showing the countdown clock seemed to be a move the old administration would make. Like saying it's a successful season at 1-11 if the 1 is Mississippi. At that moment, beating Mississippi didn't matter. It didn't make choking away the game any better. Save that for another time or for after a win. Now, I'll get off my soapbox. On to actual football discussion....
1. If you'd told me before the game we would run 100+ offensive plays, hold the ball 37+ minutes, score 31 points, and Relf goes 20-30 for 227 and a 67% completion percentage, I'd have told you we won. And everyone of you would have said the same thing.
2. The offense was effective overall, but the WRs still don't make enough plays. And Chris Smith needs the ball more.
3. The OL was dominant up front.
4. I'm less than impressed with Manny Diaz the last couple of weeks. We give up way too many big plays. And most of them have come on screens. He'd better figure out how to stop a screen by Saturday, because I guarantee Mississippi will screen us to death after seeing the last 2 weeks' game film.
5. If Corey Broomfield goes for the ankles one more time instead of sticking his helmet in the chest and wrapping up, he should be beaten with his helmet.
6. There should be a whole lot of fundamental tackling work in practice this week.
7. Lots of fingers to point, but our D gave up 38 points. When you look at point #1, it's hard for me to put the blame for the loss on any unit more squarely than the D.
8. Special teams looked pretty good overall, but where the hell was Langston? Bumphis is <span style="text-decoration: underline;">not</span> a return man.
9. The 2 minute drill at the end of regulation was a thing of beauty. Obviously we've been well coached in that aspect. And getting the FG unit onto the field without a miscue for the game tying FG was amazing. If Relf didn't have a bad wheel, I think he scores to win on 3rd down, though.
10. Once aGAIN, the crowd did a great job with the cowbells. Maybe we're finally getting it, even if it is ridiculous.
11. It's over. Let's take it out on Mississippi.
