I think sending them home for a breather is the best thing to do. Right now, our weakness as a team isn't our players. I really think it's our coaching scheme. Even though our QB rotation worked well in many games in the first half, it's obvious we need a consistent game plan with one quarterback. Obviously, Dak has proven to be the best fit. Although his accuracy and zip on the ball last night was way off. He did hit a few good passes including TDs but many of his passes last night would be Pick-6's from South Carolina or Alabama.
Our special teams is a disaster. Our urgency in the 2nd Half is the worst I've ever seen. Solid football teams have a knock-out punch in the 2nd half and can put games away. If you go back to the teams Sherrill coached, we saw many big time games where we would not have won if we didn't come out with a knock-out punch attitude. It seems as if we barely get by, and our saving grace last night was our final TD drive in which I really saw our offense play with a lot of heart.
We have the talent to beat South Carolina next week. We will have to play with the urgency of the first three quarters of the LSU game and learn to put teams away. I tend to look at last night from a Nick Saban perspective. It's a perfect scenario. We won, but have a lot to vastly improve on. The difference between Saban and Mullen is... on last night's coaching interview, Saban would have been angry and frustrated. Mullen is excited like we beat a top 10 team.
The next two days of coaches meetings will determine a lot. I'd rather the players be gone and have our coaches regroup.