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dallasg23

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Well that's a first. A team from Mississippi that's not in the SEC Thinking that they are relevant. Can't even win their own conference. Wants come here and talk trash
 

supernova0221

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Ha. Shannon Dawson was the scapegoat for the frustrations of last season. We'll see how things go this season, but that's still the truth. Kentucky is a school constantly looking for the next scapegoat to explain their problems, until eventually it comes back to the head coach. Stoops may be able to recruit and has a football pedigree, but Ed Orgeron could also recruit like nobody's business and he was a failure as a HC at Ole Miss. So keep piling up blame on your scapegoats like Dawson. You know who we blamed for our bad stretch? A guy who took our program from 12-2 to 0-12 in a one year turnaround (Ellis Johnson). That has merit. The "Dawson situation" is just history repeating itself.

Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha. An intelligent well rounded thought would be beginners luck.
 
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80 Proof

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Our offense returned 10 starters last year and put up worse numbers than the year before. Dawson is not only a terrible coach, but an awful person. He's the reason we had locker room division by getting into actual physical confrontations with other coaches on more than one occasion.

I don't really care about whatever school he's coaching for... at least until now. I hope you guys get the full effect of what we got from his one pathetic season here.
 

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I am coming to the game. I look forward to the season and wish your team the very best. You are probably right in saying you are way better than us. You should win this game easily. We should not be on the same field as Kentucky ( SEC ).

However, our school plays with a ever present chip on our shoulder. For anyone to look at our football team from the standpoint of a year window under Ellis Johnson is being disingenuous at the very least. We were one of 5 schools to have a winning record for 20 years. And yes, you will say but you did not beat anybody. Ask Georgia, Alabama, Auburn, Ole MIss, MS State, LSU, Florida State, North Carolina State, Louisville, TCU, Oklahoma State, Virginia, Nebraska, Navy, and Houston just name a few in the last 20 years. We may not have your resources or your recruits, but we have kids that want to play at USM, want to show all our opponents that under estimating the fight in the dog will get your *** beat. We are just glad to have the opportunity, and look forward to the fight. Anytime, anywhere, any place. Southern Miss To The Top!



You and your team have 14 days....

 

Katwatcher

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Shannon Dawson was the scapegoat for our garbage offense with playmakers across the board? Riiigghhhhhtttttt. No man. You didn't watch our games last year so you have no clue. The guy is pure trash. I was ready to cancel my season tickets had he returned. Day in and day out until the day he was fired I was here begging for him to be let go. Every single day on this board right here I was screaming that if he returns, that my season tickets of the last 10+ years will be cancelled. There wasn't a happier person on this board about his firing than I. The university didn't use him as a scapegoat. Fans like me knew how terrible he was. I really disliked the guy wayyy before his firing. Many on here would talk to me like I was an idiot for thinking he needed to be let go and many here still had faith in him for the sole fact stoops brought him in and nothing else. Not me though. I knew he was trash even though most on here wouldn't accept that cold truth because of the faith they have in stoops and every decision stoops makes.

Once he was let go then everyone here was like yea he sucks. But nope. Most of them still had faith in dawson. Id venture to say 98% of this board had faith in Dawson as I was here day in day out clamoring for his job. It was like me and one other person clamoring for his job while everyone else was saying we were idiots because they refused to believe stoops made a garbage decision. And once he was fired people started agreeing with me. Acting as if they knew the whole time he needed to be let go. It was hilarious quite honestly. But they obviously just had faith because stoops brought him in and they didn't lose faith in Dawson til he was fired. That's 98% of this board too. Just abunch of stoops apologists that think every decision he makes is golden til the truth comes out.

Many can recall that I was here day in and day out after every single game saying he was trash and needed to go. And I was listening to people talk about how dumb I was for thinking he needed to be let go. Now those same people who called me dumb for thinking he needed to be let go. All act as if they knew he needed to be let go the whole time even though those same people were saying I had no idea what I was talking about for thinking Dawson needed to go. But once he was fired everyone was like 'oh yea great decision stoops' even though those same people were saying I was an idiot for thinking Dawson needed to go. It
took til stoops fired him to actually believe me. Don't listen to those people. They have zero football IQ. They're just hardcore stoops apologists and nothing more.

You know his first D-1 play calling gig was at UK in the SEC? No coaches first play calling gig should ever be an SEC school. I had zero faith in the hire ever since he was hired. He had never called plays at the D-1 level before and now he's calling plays in the SEC? It was a trash idea to begin with. And I'm telling you brother. After every game Dawson was asked why he ran the ball on 3rd and long when we needed a first down or something along those line as far as trash play calling goes. I'm telling you plays that had absolutely no chance for success, and his response every time was 'had the play worked I'd look like a genius'. Those sound like the remarks of a pure loser. The guy was terrible. Day in and day out was waiting on his firing. And had Dawson returned I was canceling my season tickets purely based on the fact he's the worst OC I've ever seen call a play in the SEC. The guy is trash man. You don't know that yet. But you will. He's the most predictable OC at the D-1 level.
 

Poetax

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Fans have been blaming the OC for years; 3 in the last 5 years should provide sufficient evidence that it might not be the assistant coaches who are responsible for poor performance. Remember, Dawson did not drop a single pass, he did not throw a single interception nor did he fumble a single time ..........

Aren't you a card fan?
 

Katwatcher

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Really looking forward to this years opener. Not only just watching the game, but getting to read some of the most interesting posts. You know, when the coach calls a 3rd down and A BUNCH running play up the middle.

We all think we know what they should have run, but of course that is after the play is over. Listening to comments like that is just part of the excitement though.

I suppose if its 3rd down and a bunch to go on our 20 yd line, a pass play is not desirable because everyone KNOWS its going to be a pass play including our opponent, a QB sneak would probably not work either.

I'll try to come up with something before our first game. { just having a little fun}. would like to hear what you guys would call. Go UK.
 

Deeeefense

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We have competed well and won games against teams much bigger than us in a similar way as Kentucky. The biggest thing is, is Kentucky conditioned to take advantage of that size to wear you down over the course of the game. I

What will ware down defenses we face this year is the hurry up/NH offense. We are 5 deep at the running back position, 3 deep at TE and will rotate as many as 7-8 receivers. In other words we will come after defenses in waves, running them to death. That's something that will be hard for defenses that do not have great depth to deal with.
 

Beatle Bum

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Ha. Shannon Dawson was the scapegoat for the frustrations of last season. We'll see how things go this season, but that's still the truth. Kentucky is a school constantly looking for the next scapegoat to explain their problems, until eventually it comes back to the head coach. Stoops may be able to recruit and has a football pedigree, but Ed Orgeron could also recruit like nobody's business and he was a failure as a HC at Ole Miss. So keep piling up blame on your scapegoats like Dawson. You know who we blamed for our bad stretch? A guy who took our program from 12-2 to 0-12 in a one year turnaround (Ellis Johnson). That has merit. The "Dawson situation" is just history repeating itself.

I will pull the Wildcard response.

You are clearly very happy Dawson. UK fans are thrilled with Gran and Hinshaw. It's a win-win situation.
 

kentucky_wildcat_#1

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I am coming to the game. I look forward to the season and wish your team the very best. You are probably right in saying you are way better than us. You should win this game easily. We should not be on the same field as Kentucky ( SEC ).

However, our school plays with a ever present chip on our shoulder. For anyone to look at our football team from the standpoint of a year window under Ellis Johnson is being disingenuous at the very least. We were one of 5 schools to have a winning record for 20 years. And yes, you will say but you did not beat anybody. Ask Georgia, Alabama, Auburn, Ole MIss, MS State, LSU, Florida State, North Carolina State, Louisville, TCU, Oklahoma State, Virginia, Nebraska, Navy, and Houston just name a few in the last 20 years. We may not have your resources or your recruits, but we have kids that want to play at USM, want to show all our opponents that under estimating the fight in the dog will get your *** beat. We are just glad to have the opportunity, and look forward to the fight. Anytime, anywhere, any place. Southern Miss To The Top!


This post is full of bs. You guys have a nice lil program and no Kentucky fan will say otherwise. You guys have some talent and could beat Kentucky. Anytime you have an elite QB leading your team, you have a shot at beating any team. If you guys had to play Bama 10 games, odds are you would probably upset them once. The difference is, if you guys played Bama in a one game format, odds are you would lose. Talent does matter. The reason you guys have kids that want to be at your school is so obvious i can't believe i actually have to type it. The reason is, most of your kids didn't get major division 1 offers. If you really think most of your guys would have picked your school if the elite programs across the country offered them a free ride, you are insane! We lose kids every year to these elite schools. If you want to go back 20 years, we have some pretty nice wins on our resume as well. We beat LSU while they were the #1 ranked team in the country. So what? If you go back 20 years, you can make a case for every school in the country. Every school has a nice win or two. Upsets happen every year. I don't know where you get the fact we think we will blow your team off the field. We're not that loaded just yet. We do have more talent than you guys and at the end of the game, it will be the difference in the outcome. We see this all the time. We will hang around during the first half only to be worn down by the end of the game and too tired to make plays to win the game. Good luck to your school, but you will not make us fear your school. The day i fear losing to Southern Miss is the day i decide being a Kentucky football fan is a waste of my time. No disrespect intended, but you guys don't have the look of the type of SEC teams we have to face all year long every year.
 

supernova0221

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This post is full of bs. You guys have a nice lil program and no Kentucky fan will say otherwise. You guys have some talent and could beat Kentucky. Anytime you have an elite QB leading your team, you have a shot at beating any team. If you guys had to play Bama 10 games, odds are you would probably upset them once. The difference is, if you guys played Bama in a one game format, odds are you would lose. Talent does matter. The reason you guys have kids that want to be at your school is so obvious i can't believe i actually have to type it. The reason is, most of your kids didn't get major division 1 offers. If you really think most of your guys would have picked your school if the elite programs across the country offered them a free ride, you are insane! We lose kids every year to these elite schools. If you want to go back 20 years, we have some pretty nice wins on our resume as well. We beat LSU while they were the #1 ranked team in the country. So what? If you go back 20 years, you can make a case for every school in the country. Every school has a nice win or two. Upsets happen every year. I don't know where you get the fact we think we will blow your team off the field. We're not that loaded just yet. We do have more talent than you guys and at the end of the game, it will be the difference in the outcome. We see this all the time. We will hang around during the first half only to be worn down by the end of the game and too tired to make plays to win the game. Good luck to your school, but you will not make us fear your school. The day i fear losing to Southern Miss is the day i decide being a Kentucky football fan is a waste of my time. No disrespect intended, but you guys don't have the look of the type of SEC teams we have to face all year long every year.

They don't have an elite QB. They have a QB who looks elite beating terrible teams. He threw 9 TD's and 7 INT's against teams over 500. Not exactly elite. And no, they would go 0-10 in 10 tries to Bama.
 
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WildcatofNati

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They don't have an elite QB. They have a QB who looks elite beating terrible teams. And no, they would go 0-10 in 10 tries to Bama.
Correct. Their "elite" QB will be lucky to be drafted- and, if he does, it will be very, very late in the draft.

To the previous poster, I agree with most of it, but they wouldn't upset Alabama once if they played 10 games- they might, might do it once in a 100 games, if a few top Alabama players were suspended or seriously hungover. To be fair, we probably wouldn't do it more than 2 or 3 times in the same circumstance.
 
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Bryo72

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I'm usually (smart a** on our board)...but seriously, BBQ Eagle, your team is no push over, it will be a competitive game for both of the teams....let's see what happens, it will be a fun opener none the less
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Just wondering, not saying it can't happen. But factually how do you say that? Nothing stat wise backs that up.
Oh Idk...starting that last two seasons of the first half a ridiculous 8-1 or 9-1 and ending the seasons (2) 5-7...your smart figure it out
 

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Oh Idk...starting that last two seasons of the first half a ridiculous 8-1 or 9-1 and ending the seasons (2) 5-7...your smart figure it out
Figure which part out? The part where USM won 9 games against a combined 31-75 record? That they only beat 1 team with a winning record? Or that they play in a gargantuan conference and lost to every BCS team they played? I'm confused...you also brought 0 facts.
 

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Figure which part out? The part where USM won 9 games against a combined 31-75 record? That they only beat 1 team with a winning record? Or that they play in a gargantuan conference and lost to every BCS team they played? I'm confused...you also brought 0 facts.
What bowl did we hope for? Brought a fact
 

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Apparently you don't read good. There have been numerous (a lot) of facts about USM's over inflated record last year.
I'm beating a dead horse now....how many bowl games have we've been to in the last two years? And western and eastern ky have been competitive with us...what's your point? We play in the mighty SEC and deserve respect from lower tier conferences... Your too f**king drunk...!!!
 

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I'm beating a dead horse now....how many bowl games have we've been to in the last two years? And western and eastern ky have been competitive with us...what's your point? We play in the mighty SEC and deserve respect from lower tier conferences... Your too f**king drunk...!!!
We've shown nothing...since Rich Brooks left....
 

supernova0221

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I'm beating a dead horse now....how many bowl games have we've been to in the last two years? And western and eastern ky have been competitive with us...what's your point? We play in the mighty SEC and deserve respect from lower tier conferences... Your too f**king drunk...!!!

The only thing you have been beating is the same talking points that's riddled in opinion and not facts. The argument is it whether UK is good it's whether USM is. They are maybe a 2-3 win team in the SEC east and all because of weak OOC games. You are on here yapping because you see a 9-5 record by their name last year. Well, you don't go get a bottom of the barrel Oc in Dawson if you are good. You also win more then 1 game against a team over .500...they only beat 1 team with more then 4 wins.

The point is you have no point. UK has more talent and should win. That's also a fact. Whether that happens remains to be seen. 31-75, that's the combined record of the teams USM beat last year...in a soft league...shaking in my boots with that opponent
 

supernova0221

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you make NO valid points at all....if they're that bad, Brett Favre made a poor choice to attend their....

ROTFLMAO. trying to use Brett Favre to win an argument lololololololololololololololol. Let's talk about how a good player played at that school once 25 years ago and make my point valid lmao. Yes, because under rated HS players have never went to any other school and became NFL stars. Your brilliance shines ever so brightly lmao
 

Bryo72

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The only thing you have been beating is the same talking points that's riddled in opinion and not facts. The argument is it whether UK is good it's whether USM is. They are maybe a 2-3 win team in the SEC east and all because of weak OOC games. You are on here yapping because you see a 9-5 record by their name last year. Well, you don't go get a bottom of the barrel Oc in Dawson if you are good. You also win more then 1 game against a team over .500...they only beat 1 team with more then 4 wins.

The point is you have no point. UK has more talent and should win. That's also a fact. Whether that happens remains to be seen. 31-75, that's the combined record of the teams USM beat last year...in a soft league...shaking in my boots with that opponent
OK you win, we're better....I concede
 

Bryo72

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ROTFLMAO. trying to use Brett Favre to win an argument lololololololololololololololol. Let's talk about how a good player played at that school once 25 years ago and make my point valid lmao. Yes, because under rated HS players have never went to any other school and became NFL stars. Your brilliance shines ever so brightly lmao
Your right...:)))
 

Bryo72

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I drop this conversation, because you said one thing...."on paper!".....Tom Brady was the 199th pick of the NFL draft in 2000..(.."on paper, he was terrible during workouts/combine") guess what, do the math with passing yards, TD's, Superbowl rings and mvp's "on paper!" Jacka**s!
 

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I drop this conversation, because you said one thing...."on paper!".....Tom Brady was the 199th pick of the NFL draft in 2000..(.."on paper, he was terrible during workouts/combine") guess what, do the math with passing yards, TD's, Superbowl rings and mvp's "on paper!" Jacka**s!
Paper means crap!!!...on paper, UK, needs too do something this year!
 

Bryo72

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Tired of loosing to FL, and Louisville....Missouri? Really? Vandy?...but on paper will SMU!....
 
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