As everyone said late summer, Masoli shouldn't be playing for UM...

[MedDawg]

Committed and served time for strong arm robbery in high school, committed and pleaded guilty to felony burglary earlier THIS year, suspended by Oregon coach, then kicked off the team after pleading guilty to drug and traffic charges. THEN to get back on the field Masoli uses the excuse of desiring a graduate degree in Parks and Recreation at Ole Miss because he likes the National Parks in California. (Even though the P&R major at OM has nothing to do with working in the National Park system.) National sports writer calls Nutt "certifiably dirty".

Even though Ole Miss has been losing this year, that doesn't change the fact that Masoli should not be playing.</p>

 

[bulliegolfer]

 

[RebelBruiser]

Sounds to me like you're sandbagging in case the unthinkable happens and you lose. Have to have those excuses ready just in case you need them.

We needed him. He needed us. It worked out for the best for all parties, and it was done within the rules, even if it was a loophole. I don't know why you're still hung up on it.

 

[Goat Holder II]

really nothing you can say about it. It is what it is. We all know it's a loophole, but it's legal. He's stayed out of trouble as well.

It worked out for the best for all parties

I don't know if this is true. Ole Miss was a 6 win team this year. Masoli was supposed to make you a 7 or 8 win team. Instead you ended up a 4 or 5 win team.

JUST KIDDING......THAT WAS JUST AN EGGBOWL WEEK JAB......

 

[RebelBruiser]

really nothing you can say about it. It is what it is. We all know it's a loophole, but it's legal. He's stayed out of trouble as well.

It worked out for the best for all parties

I don't know if this is true. Ole Miss was a 6 win team this year. Masoli was supposed to make you a 7 or 8 win team. Instead you ended up a 4 or 5 win team.

JUST KIDDING......THAT WAS JUST AN EGGBOWL WEEK JAB......

I know I know.

The offensive numbers are interesting though. On offense, we are averaging 31.3 points per game and 406.5 yards per game this year.

Last year with Snead, McCluster, and Hodge, we averaged 29.5 points per game and 402.4 yards per game. Our offense has performed just above where it did last year, and I think it's safe to say a good majority of that can be attributed to Masoli. In the end, it worked out for us in that regard.

I don't think anyone predicted that our defense would be this bad. Most everyone thought it would be the strength of our team, and most thought it wouldn't see too big of a drop off from last year. I think at worst our defense was expected to be middle of the pack in the SEC. Instead, it's the worst defense in Ole Miss history, and it's by far the worst in the SEC this year.

Your offense has struggled at times this year, 11th in the SEC in scoring, but I fully expect you to put up at least 40 points on us. 50 wouldn't shock me. I'd be more surprised if you don't reach 40 than I would be if you do. The sad thing is I don't think Nix will be fired, and that depresses me. He's awful. I didn't like him that much last year, even when our defense was playing well. I don't think he's very intelligent as a DC. We never out-scheme an opponent. If your scheme matches up well with ours, and our players are good enough to match up well with yours, we'll play well on defense. If not, Nix gets torched.

 

[FlabLoser]

really nothing you can say about it. It is what it is. We all know it's a loophole, but it's legal. He's stayed out of trouble as well.

It worked out for the best for all parties

I don't know if this is true. Ole Miss was a 6 win team this year. Masoli was supposed to make you a 7 or 8 win team. Instead you ended up a 4 or 5 win team.

JUST KIDDING......THAT WAS JUST AN EGGBOWL WEEK JAB......

Don't kid, this is the truth. Show me an Ole Miss fan who would take Masoli again and I'll show you someone who is either stupid or a liar. The criticism and lockeroom issues because of Masoli clearly wasn't worth it.

I find it both hilarious and satisfying that Ole Miss stooped so low and stretched so far to get him. Clearly they did it because he was a must for them to not only get to a bowl, but get to a decent bowl. After all, stooping so low has to be worth it. But....it wasn't worth it. HAHAHAHAHA

 

[38843dawg]

really nothing you can say about it. It is what it is. We all know it's a loophole, but it's legal. He's stayed out of trouble as well.

It worked out for the best for all parties

I don't know if this is true. Ole Miss was a 6 win team this year. Masoli was supposed to make you a 7 or 8 win team. Instead you ended up a 4 or 5 win team.

JUST KIDDING......THAT WAS JUST AN EGGBOWL WEEK JAB......

I know I know.

The offensive numbers are interesting though. On offense, we are averaging 31.3 points per game and 406.5 yards per game this year.

Last year with Snead, McCluster, and Hodge, we averaged 29.5 points per game and 402.4 yards per game. Our offense has performed just above where it did last year, and I think it's safe to say a good majority of that can be attributed to Masoli. In the end, it worked out for us in that regard.

I don't think anyone predicted that our defense would be this bad. Most everyone thought it would be the strength of our team, and most thought it wouldn't see too big of a drop off from last year. I think at worst our defense was expected to be middle of the pack in the SEC. Instead, it's the worst defense in Ole Miss history, and it's by far the worst in the SEC this year.

Your offense has struggled at times this year, 11th in the SEC in scoring, but I fully expect you to put up at least 40 points on us. 50 wouldn't shock me. I'd be more surprised if you don't reach 40 than I would be if you do. The sad thing is I don't think Nix will be fired, and that depresses me. He's awful. I didn't like him that much last year, even when our defense was playing well. I don't think he's very intelligent as a DC. We never out-scheme an opponent. If your scheme matches up well with ours, and our players are good enough to match up well with yours, we'll play well on defense. If not, Nix gets torched.

 

[FISHDAWG]

get over it ... it's not like he is leading them to a NC or a SEC championship

 

[Goat Holder II]

Because like Bruiser said, the offense was not really Ole Miss's problem this year. Now, I realize that the flow of the game determines alot, but if there's one thing Houston has always been able to do, it's move the football.

 

[JabbatheGut1]

just sayin'...

 

[RebelBruiser]

really nothing you can say about it. It is what it is. We all know it's a loophole, but it's legal. He's stayed out of trouble as well.

It worked out for the best for all parties

I don't know if this is true. Ole Miss was a 6 win team this year. Masoli was supposed to make you a 7 or 8 win team. Instead you ended up a 4 or 5 win team.

JUST KIDDING......THAT WAS JUST AN EGGBOWL WEEK JAB......

Don't kid, this is the truth. Show me an Ole Miss fan who would take Masoli again and I'll show you someone who is either stupid or a liar. The criticism and lockeroom issues because of Masoli clearly wasn't worth it.

I find it both hilarious and satisfying that Ole Miss stooped so low and stretched so far to get him. Clearly they did it because he was a must for them to not only get to a bowl, but get to a decent bowl. After all, stooping so low has to be worth it. But....it wasn't worth it. HAHAHAHAHA

What locker room issues has he caused?

And yes, if I had to take him again, I would. You know why? With this defense, we'd be 1-10 or 2-9 right now without him. No one in their right mind would pick that.

With an average defense, we're 6-5 at worst, possibly 7-4 right now. So far as I can tell, there haven't been a ton of issues with our offense. Early in the year, we had some struggles with us being a young team learning a new offense, but we were a better team with him than without him.

 

[drunkernhelldawg]

If he scores on us, it goes on the scoreboard. His game stats will be listed along with all the other players. He will be in the uniform. His presence is not an excuse for losing.

We've got to move on

 

[FlabLoser]

really nothing you can say about it. It is what it is. We all know it's a loophole, but it's legal. He's stayed out of trouble as well.

It worked out for the best for all parties

I don't know if this is true. Ole Miss was a 6 win team this year. Masoli was supposed to make you a 7 or 8 win team. Instead you ended up a 4 or 5 win team.

JUST KIDDING......THAT WAS JUST AN EGGBOWL WEEK JAB......

Don't kid, this is the truth. Show me an Ole Miss fan who would take Masoli again and I'll show you someone who is either stupid or a liar. The criticism and lockeroom issues because of Masoli clearly wasn't worth it.

I find it both hilarious and satisfying that Ole Miss stooped so low and stretched so far to get him. Clearly they did it because he was a must for them to not only get to a bowl, but get to a decent bowl. After all, stooping so low has to be worth it. But....it wasn't worth it. HAHAHAHAHA

What locker room issues has he caused?

7 players suspended or quit your team this year.

Masoli is a criminal. People have been kicked off the team for less than he has done. He came to Oxford and practically had the staring position gift-wrapped to him. That surely didn't sit well with other players who busted their *** through spring training. The Rebels lack of chemistry all season long has been obvious.

And the discipline problems add to the easy speculation that there are issues in the lockeroom. Masoli may not have directly caused it, but his presence and his gift-wrapped ascension probably contributed to it.

 

[Todd4State]

Ole Miss is averaging 24 points a game, and they're averaging 38 points allowed.

State is averaging 16 points a game, and averaging 24 points allowed.

I think those numbers are more relevant because SEC teams can really pad their stats against Sun Belt, C-USA, and I-AA teams.

 

[Lion O]

First and foremost, Masoli garnered the 6th most votes when captains were voted on by the players...and this was after he was only here a few weeks and was still, technically, second string. He has been a captain in at least one game this year. I'm not sure why Masoli would get so much support for captaincy if he was a lockerroom problem.

Barksdale was suspended from Spring Practice last year. His issues go way back before anything with Masoli. He just ran out of chances.

Patterson was kicked off on July 7th. His issues were long-standing as well. He validated his problems by getting kicked off of his JUCO team for the same reasons as Ole Miss.

Rishaw Johnson was another habitual offender who had been suspended for games previously (well before Masoli got here). He had some serious discipline problems before, such as repeatedly "quitting" the team, even in-season before being coddled and changed his mind. His last mistake was to steal the credit card of a student and buy stuff on it. One straw too many. Brandon Sanders was also involved in this issue as well.

Harris is suspended for a minor issue and would only be a one-game suspension anyways.

Clarence Jackson stole a TV from the FedEx Center. There's not much more that you can say about this than "idiot." I don't know what was going through the kid's mind, but he's paying for it now, and has actually done a better job of being responsible in every other area (grades, going to class, etc.).

Scott has been a problem since Spring ball. If there was anyone attempting to cause problems in the lockerroom, it was Rodney.

Don't know what to say about Cotton, but he's just an idiot....and his transfer was before Masoli.

Grimes and Delvin Jones were suspended for grades issues. Tough to stretch that to Masoli.

The discipline issues are directly related to the lack of true senior leadership. No enforcers on the team like on previous teams. The "leaders" are too soft.

Your and idiot.

 

[the next big thing]

Committed and served time for strong arm robbery in high school, committed and pleaded guilty to felony burglary earlier THIS year, suspended by Oregon coach, then kicked off the team after pleading guilty to drug and traffic charges. THEN to get back on the field Masoli uses the excuse of desiring a graduate degree in Parks and Recreation at Ole Miss because he likes the National Parks in California. (Even though the P&R major at OM has nothing to do with working in the National Park system.) National sports writer calls Nutt "certifiably dirty".

Even though Ole Miss has been losing this year, that doesn't change the fact that Masoli should not be playing.</p>

first offense: youre off the team
second offense: you have to play at the university of mississippi

and it hits home every night when he watches sportscenter

 

[dawgoneyall]

be repeated often enough.

Never heard a dead horse complain. If it doesn't bother him.....why you?

 

[The Peeper]

a meltdown.....................

 

[BigMotherTucker]

RebelBruiser wrote:

What locker room issues has he caused?

Trust me... There is resentment.

 

[HammerOfTheDogs]

..maybe you should've made the bet- Masoli won't be playing in a bowl for Da Bears.

 

[RebelBruiser]

Ole Miss is averaging 24 points a game, and they're averaging 38 points allowed.

State is averaging 16 points a game, and averaging 24 points allowed.

I think those numbers are more relevant because SEC teams can really pad their stats against Sun Belt, C-USA, and I-AA teams.

I would agree with that. Last year, we averaged 22.5 points per game in SEC play, which further's the point that bringing in Masoli was good for our offense. Overall, our offense this year has been better than it was last year despite losing 3 OL starters, our leading receiver, our starting QB, and one of the most dynamic offensive players we've ever had.

The defense and its failures have been the sole reason that we aren't going bowling this year. If our defense was near the level that most non-Ole Miss fans thought it would be before the season, we would be at worst 6-5 right now, possibly 7-4.

The failings of this year's team do not fall on Masoli's shoulders in any capacity. He's the primary reasons our team has avoided a historically bad season in spite of the defense having the worst defensive season in Ole Miss history. The locker room issues suggestion is laughable.