There are two very clear lines of thought right now that are polar opposites:
1. FIRE MERLINZ11!!! HIRE HUD!!!11 OUR PROGRAM IS OUT OF CONTROL!!1!
2. GUYS BE THANKFUL WE ARE THIS MEDIOCRE!1! At least we are beating the ****** teams
There are some telling things that are very concerning to me right now:
1. No matter how you cut it, we have not played a complete game since Tennessee last year. The Troy game has really been the only bright spot this year. Alcorn was that bad. We were very very lucky to beat both Bowling Green and Kentucky as both teams had a chance to win on the last drive. We could easily be 2-6 right now.
2. There have been time management issues from the beginning. We either don't use any timeouts or use them when we don't need to. The fact our quarterback struggled with little time left on the clock is only a microcosm of our head coach's lack of ability to manage the time.
3. We play with no fire whatsoever. When adversity hits, we let the adversity continue to control what we do. We show no ability to grasp hold of the situation and make the most of anything.
4. I really feel that he and his assistants are not on the same page. There was no excuse for ANYONE trying to run the FG unit onto the field with no timeouts left and :04 on the clock. That is lack of communication and should not happen. That is also the tip of the iceberg, too.
I am legitimately glad we don't suck like we used to... I really am. However, it's very concerning and is highly probably we have seen Mullen peak and is now losing control of his players and his assistants. I don't care how loud or how much you yell, if you don't have the respect of your subordinates and players, you will not get the best out of them. I really believe the team has given up on Mullen. The points I made earlier are a strong indication that there is dysfunction and frustration and my only hope is Mullen reaches a point that he realizes he is part of the problem and he has to work hard to win his team back.
We had every chance to win this game today, same with Auburn, Oky State, and even LSU. However, we poorly face adversity and we are obviously not all on the same page. Should we fire Mullen? I don't know... I've witnessed very bad football, too. I have watched us lose to Maine, Tulane, Louisiana Tech, Troy, and others. However, if we are EVER going to build a program and a team that can walk out onto the field of Williams Brice Stadium, Tiger Stadium, Bryant Denny Stadium, or Davis Wade Stadium and face the very best programs in the country and, not only look like we belong there, but play our hearts out every single snap, a change must be made somewhere. It may not be firing Mullen yet, but there needs to be some accountability and some realization on his part that what we are doing now is not working and adjustments must be made to attitudes and philosophies to be able to win our team back and field a competitive team that represents us the absolute best they can week-in and week-out.
1. FIRE MERLINZ11!!! HIRE HUD!!!11 OUR PROGRAM IS OUT OF CONTROL!!1!
2. GUYS BE THANKFUL WE ARE THIS MEDIOCRE!1! At least we are beating the ****** teams
There are some telling things that are very concerning to me right now:
1. No matter how you cut it, we have not played a complete game since Tennessee last year. The Troy game has really been the only bright spot this year. Alcorn was that bad. We were very very lucky to beat both Bowling Green and Kentucky as both teams had a chance to win on the last drive. We could easily be 2-6 right now.
2. There have been time management issues from the beginning. We either don't use any timeouts or use them when we don't need to. The fact our quarterback struggled with little time left on the clock is only a microcosm of our head coach's lack of ability to manage the time.
3. We play with no fire whatsoever. When adversity hits, we let the adversity continue to control what we do. We show no ability to grasp hold of the situation and make the most of anything.
4. I really feel that he and his assistants are not on the same page. There was no excuse for ANYONE trying to run the FG unit onto the field with no timeouts left and :04 on the clock. That is lack of communication and should not happen. That is also the tip of the iceberg, too.
I am legitimately glad we don't suck like we used to... I really am. However, it's very concerning and is highly probably we have seen Mullen peak and is now losing control of his players and his assistants. I don't care how loud or how much you yell, if you don't have the respect of your subordinates and players, you will not get the best out of them. I really believe the team has given up on Mullen. The points I made earlier are a strong indication that there is dysfunction and frustration and my only hope is Mullen reaches a point that he realizes he is part of the problem and he has to work hard to win his team back.
We had every chance to win this game today, same with Auburn, Oky State, and even LSU. However, we poorly face adversity and we are obviously not all on the same page. Should we fire Mullen? I don't know... I've witnessed very bad football, too. I have watched us lose to Maine, Tulane, Louisiana Tech, Troy, and others. However, if we are EVER going to build a program and a team that can walk out onto the field of Williams Brice Stadium, Tiger Stadium, Bryant Denny Stadium, or Davis Wade Stadium and face the very best programs in the country and, not only look like we belong there, but play our hearts out every single snap, a change must be made somewhere. It may not be firing Mullen yet, but there needs to be some accountability and some realization on his part that what we are doing now is not working and adjustments must be made to attitudes and philosophies to be able to win our team back and field a competitive team that represents us the absolute best they can week-in and week-out.