Boneyard

[CochiseCowbell]

I was encouraged by what I heard today. Since I started a thread saying the presser pissed me off more than the loss, I felt in all fairness, I should bring this up.

Steve said the whole staff seemed pissed & ready to work. That Mullen took responsibility for the loss to the team.

I honestly don't care whether he meant it or not, or whether it was coaching lip service. I just wanted it to come out of his mouth. Of course, Mullen doesn't play in the secondary or kick fg's. I just wanted him to man up & say it. Quite frankly, saying it to the team means more than in a presser as far as future results go.

Don't get me wrong. I'm still pissed about the loss. And still not a big fan of how he challenged the media. Like I said yesterday, I don't always listen to every presser, & less so after losses. So, maybe he's always taken his anger out on them...in some form. It takes a cocky SOB to be a successful HC in the SEC West. Just ask iBastard. But, an iota of self-deprecation, ownership, & responsibility goes a long way.

TL;DR I know.

 

[KurtRambis4]

I got the

impression, from the presser, that Mullen was 17ing pissed we lost to USA.

 

[121Josey]

I got the impression, from the presser, that Mullen was 17ing pissed we lost to USA.

Derp**

 

[TheStateUofMS]

There's no 17'n way I could watch that. It's almost a Croom hat to me.

Why did he not wear his visor? Has he explained this? He better be back in the visor. He looks dumb in that hat.

 

[121Josey]

He wore a white hat during the game. white hat = white helmet.

 

[Uncle Ruckus]

I want to believe Steve, but he's the guy who's been pumping sunshine up our asses for 9 months. This is the same guy who said we were going to the Rosebowl and that team lost to a FBS program. I'll believe it when I see it Saturday, but until then Mullen is damn near at Crxxm level stubbornness in his refusal to change for me.

 

[patdog]

I will not be encouraged by anything I hear this week. We'll see what happens Saturday. Last Saturday was pretty inexcusable, whether Mullen apologizes for it or not. He should have realized this is not a team that can afford to take any opponent for granted like he and the team did. Haven't seen the lack of effort our team put out in the 2nd half since 2003. And that just can't happen. Ever.

 

[TheStateUofMS]

He never said this team would win 9 or 10 games though. I think he's felt we'd be around 7 or 8. He'll be fairly critical of a recruit too if you ask him without pissing off the recruit because he does have to talk to them for info. I feel he's been pretty realistic but also optimistic and he admits that in his boneyard that he is a little biased.

 

[dotcomdawg]

I would like to see an example of this "sunshine pumping" that you are talking about over the past nine months because I listen to Steve's show every week and have NEVER heard any kind of overly positive predictions about this season from Steve. All I have heard, over and over, that this is going to be a re-building year.

Secondly, you're going to hold a mistaken prediction made 15 years ago up as an example to discredit him? Seriously?

I've made a lot of mistakes in the last 15 years. I hope no one holds me accountable for all of them for over a decade and a half. Neither you, nor I, could live up to that scrutiny.

I want to believe Steve, but he's the guy who's been pumping sunshine up our asses for 9 months. This is the same guy who said we were going to the Rosebowl and that team lost to a FBS program. I'll believe it when I see it Saturday, but until then Mullen is damn near at Crxxm level stubbornness in his refusal to change for me.

 

[ronpolk]

I want to believe Steve, but he's the guy who's been pumping sunshine up our asses for 9 months. This is the same guy who said we were going to the Rosebowl and that team lost to a FBS program. I'll believe it when I see it Saturday, but until then Mullen is damn near at Crxxm level stubbornness in his refusal to change for me.

That's not exactly fair to compare him to croom. Croom was stubborn but he had never any success for him to be stubborn about. Mullen has been successful.

 

[KurtRambis4]

You mad bro*

So you think he looks...17 it, never mind.

 

[121Josey]

I'm 17ing pissed, like Merlin during his presser.**

impression, from the presser, that Mullen was 17ing pissed we lost to USA.

Derp**

 

[KurtRambis4]

Great post. Would read again. 10/10**

*

 

[TheStateUofMS]

"I-Formation with TE to the right. One WR left and one to the right. Carrol puts

McRae in motion and sends him back...

Carroll takes the snap and a give up the middle to Dixon and he plows ahead for about a 2 maybe 3 yard gain and that'll bring up a 3rd and 8 for the Bulldogs."

Pretty much every play went like that one...

RIP JACK!

 

[Philly Dawg]

He wasn't the only one optimistic about that team, I think we started the season pretty highly ranked.

 

[tatedog]

Steve gets a lot of flak for that Rose Bowl prediction (obviously), but you are correct.

 

[Uncle Ruckus]

I would like to see an example of this "sunshine pumping" that you are talking about over the past nine months because I listen to Steve's show every week and have NEVER heard any kind of overly positive predictions about this season from Steve. All I have heard, over and over, that this is going to be a re-building year.

Secondly, you're going to hold a mistaken prediction made 15 years ago up as an example to discredit him? Seriously?

I've made a lot of mistakes in the last 15 years. I hope no one holds me accountable for all of them for over a decade and a half. Neither you, nor I, could live up to that scrutiny.

Thanks for posting Steve. You need to be a little more biased when listening to Steve then. If you listened to him we had playmakers all over the field and our qb's were going to be just fine. Him, along with others, told us our defensive backfield was going to be alright, even with the injuries. Anyone that said 7-8+ wins isn't being objective. We had entirely too many lowly heralded, unknowns coming into the fray this year.

 

[notoriousD_O_G]

McRae in motion and sends him back...

Carroll takes the snap and a give up the middle to Dixon and he plows ahead for about a 2 maybe 3 yard gain and that'll bring up a 3rd and 8 for the Bulldogs."

Pretty much every play went like that one...

RIP JACK!

Like a step back in time

 

[patdog]

We started 2001 ranked #20 by the AP. It was a very optimistic prediction at the time, but not completely unreasonable. We were 18-6 in the previous 2 years and had a lot of players returning, including Dontae Walker who had run for 143 yards on only 16 carries in the Snow Bowl.

 

[00Dawg]

Ahem.

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[ShrubDog]

Steve has to pump some sunshine because his business depends on it. He was predicting 8 wins and now its 7.

If the truth was ever spoken over the years there would be no subscribers.

 

[Dawgg]

"And the Sonic Drive of the Game, which will be my drive home back to Tupelo."

 

[patdog]

Point taken. In my defense, I didn't see that game. Was still pissed we had beat Arkansas the week before and was convinced that win saved Croom's job. 45-0 may have been one of the best days in MSU football history.

 

[Dawgg]

Not that wooly before the season started to expect that State would:
1. Definitely beat USA/UMass/Samford.
2. Likely beat BYU/South Carolina/Kentucky.
3. Possibly go 1-3 or 2-2 against Auburn/Arkansas/A&M/Mississippi.
4. Definitely lose to Alabama and LSU.

Obviously, losing to USA blows that out of the water in hindsight, but it's not unreasonable to expect that Mullen's down years should be better than Croom's or Jackie's.

 

[Col. Forbin]

"And here comes Chris Relf into the game. He can throw it a long way and well......he can throw it long"

 

[Junction John]

Good lord, have they ever had an original thought?

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Instead of thinking of something clever to burn us with after a 45-0 shellacking, they just regurgitated what we had said after the Pegues punt return? L-A-M-E

 

[tatedog]

"And here comes Chris Relf into the game. He can throw it a long way and well......he can throw it long"

"The receiver went one way and the ball went the other, but these kinds of things are expected as its only week eleven."