1. We played as well on defense as you could have possibly expected for the most part. The pass interference that Banks got that turned a FG try into a TD was pretty bad. Not sure what the hell he was thinking. Now way you can doubt what Wilson and crew are doing at this point. If Hatfield's favorite player- Fletcher Cox- stays another year, then this defense could really be tough.<div>
</div><div>2. I was big on Charles Mitchell before the season- but his Sr season has been less than stellar. He makes a good play here and there, but he gets caught up in the garbage too much and is a non-factor. He did that again on the last TD- nobody blocked him- but he got caught up in traffic and effectively blocked himself- giving them the last 7. I hope Whitley recovers- because he will be a very good SS next season.</div><div>
</div><div>3. Until we get better on the O-line, we cant beat an LSU or Bama. The OL being hurt and in constant flux cost u vs Auburn and SC, but last night they were healthy and had been back together a few weeks. We just simply cant block them. And until we can run the ball and create 2nd and 5's and 2nd and 6's on a regular basis, we cant beat those guys. It really is that simple.</div><div>The OL blame goes on both Crooms and Mullen. It takes until an OL player's 3rd season to really be ready to play SEC football. Obviously some players are ready before that, but they are the exception- and we have very few 3rd year guys on the OL. It starts with Crooms recruiting, and finishes with Mullen's lack of vision to bring in a couple of juco's last season to plug in.</div><div>
</div><div>4. Tyler does some good things out there, but sometimes he just holds it too long. I understand why- we arent ever open quick- but he cant just keep taking sacks when he has had time to get rid of it. There were a few times when he had no chance- his protection was about as good as a 7 year old condom- but a few times he could have gotten the ball away and avoided the sack.</div><div>
</div><div>5. Controversial call #1- bringing in Relf on 2nd and 5 when we were driving. I understand why Mullen did it- he is thinking we can outnumber them in the box with Relf running the ball- and if he can get a couple of yards it will be 3rd and short- which is alot easier to convert. And also the thinking there is that if you have 3rd and short, you have 2 plays to pick up the yardage. That is WHY he did it. I personally wouldnt have done it because we had a little rhythm going. Now, it's only a bad decision because it didnt work- had Relf picked up 3-4 yard, then Mullen makes a great move. HOWEVER:</div><div>Where I think the 17-up really was was the next play. I think he was wrong leaving Relf in there on 3rd and 5- and not bringing Russell back in. That was a coaching mistake. It wasnt a mistake on 2nd down- just a decision that didnt work out- but I think leaving Relf in on 3rd down was a coaching mistake.</div><div>
</div><div>6. Controversial call #2- the 4th down call with Farvuh in the game. It was a great move I thought- you had field position and needed points- time was running out and he knew this was probably one of his last chances. Mighty Midget hits Green right in the numbers. That ball HAS to be caught. Period. End of story.</div><div>Now, if you want to be a dumbass and say Mullen cost us 7 points, no he didnt. And even with that- Perkins ran the KO back to get us in position to score. If Bama doesnt KO to us there- we wouldnt have scored anyway- so it's a wash.</div><div>
</div><div>7. Anybody railing on Mullen and calling him a ****** coach is a moron. The OL has to block people- it's hard as hell to call plays when you arent blocking a gotdamn soul. You're scared to call a pass because you know the QB is going to get hit and there is a 50/50 chance he will be sacked. You call a run on 2nd and 4 from the 4 and you lose 3 yards...Every decision he made wasnt perfect, and some turned out wrong, but we are still well-coached. Until he gets better OL recruits, he will continue to look bad at times.</div><div>
</div><div>8. Green's dropped pass was crucial, Bump has got to win the battle for the ball in the end zone, FG kickers cant miss chip shots, Punters cant drop the snap to set the other team up for TD's, Mitchell cant go unblocked coming up to make the tackle and not even get a hand on the RB, the LG cant try to help the Center inside when there are 2 guys blitzing off of his left shoulder- and on and on and on. Playas got to make plays. Coaching can only do so much.</div><div>
</div><div>9. Triton gets the Ronny Atmosphere Dumbass Poster of the Week- congrats my man- that was some Ronny-level **** you posted last night and continued on with this morning. Hudspeth didnt call one play in his 2 years here- dont forget that. (that came straight from Mark- one of the reasons he wanted out)</div><div>2nd place goes out to the idiot blaming Mirando because we werent throwing certain routes. Mirando has zero to do with playcalling genius. Zero. He is to blame if the route is not run correctly.</div><div>
</div><div>10. Lets also remember the series between State-Bammer is something like 17-76...hell, we didnt even beat them one time in the 60's or the 70's. And right now them and LSU are the top 2 programs in college football. We cant compare to that right now. What we have to be bothered about is losing close games to Auburn and SC because of our lack of lineman depth. We have to take that step to become a 7-9 win team consistently. And we are a helluva lot closer than we were just 2 years ago. If we can get some juco OL guys and the young ones improve- we will be pretty salty again next season. Thats what we want- a competitive program- which is what we have rarely had.</div><div>
</div><div>In Mullen We Trust,</div><div>
</div><div>C34</div>
</div><div>2. I was big on Charles Mitchell before the season- but his Sr season has been less than stellar. He makes a good play here and there, but he gets caught up in the garbage too much and is a non-factor. He did that again on the last TD- nobody blocked him- but he got caught up in traffic and effectively blocked himself- giving them the last 7. I hope Whitley recovers- because he will be a very good SS next season.</div><div>
</div><div>3. Until we get better on the O-line, we cant beat an LSU or Bama. The OL being hurt and in constant flux cost u vs Auburn and SC, but last night they were healthy and had been back together a few weeks. We just simply cant block them. And until we can run the ball and create 2nd and 5's and 2nd and 6's on a regular basis, we cant beat those guys. It really is that simple.</div><div>The OL blame goes on both Crooms and Mullen. It takes until an OL player's 3rd season to really be ready to play SEC football. Obviously some players are ready before that, but they are the exception- and we have very few 3rd year guys on the OL. It starts with Crooms recruiting, and finishes with Mullen's lack of vision to bring in a couple of juco's last season to plug in.</div><div>
</div><div>4. Tyler does some good things out there, but sometimes he just holds it too long. I understand why- we arent ever open quick- but he cant just keep taking sacks when he has had time to get rid of it. There were a few times when he had no chance- his protection was about as good as a 7 year old condom- but a few times he could have gotten the ball away and avoided the sack.</div><div>
</div><div>5. Controversial call #1- bringing in Relf on 2nd and 5 when we were driving. I understand why Mullen did it- he is thinking we can outnumber them in the box with Relf running the ball- and if he can get a couple of yards it will be 3rd and short- which is alot easier to convert. And also the thinking there is that if you have 3rd and short, you have 2 plays to pick up the yardage. That is WHY he did it. I personally wouldnt have done it because we had a little rhythm going. Now, it's only a bad decision because it didnt work- had Relf picked up 3-4 yard, then Mullen makes a great move. HOWEVER:</div><div>Where I think the 17-up really was was the next play. I think he was wrong leaving Relf in there on 3rd and 5- and not bringing Russell back in. That was a coaching mistake. It wasnt a mistake on 2nd down- just a decision that didnt work out- but I think leaving Relf in on 3rd down was a coaching mistake.</div><div>
</div><div>6. Controversial call #2- the 4th down call with Farvuh in the game. It was a great move I thought- you had field position and needed points- time was running out and he knew this was probably one of his last chances. Mighty Midget hits Green right in the numbers. That ball HAS to be caught. Period. End of story.</div><div>Now, if you want to be a dumbass and say Mullen cost us 7 points, no he didnt. And even with that- Perkins ran the KO back to get us in position to score. If Bama doesnt KO to us there- we wouldnt have scored anyway- so it's a wash.</div><div>
</div><div>7. Anybody railing on Mullen and calling him a ****** coach is a moron. The OL has to block people- it's hard as hell to call plays when you arent blocking a gotdamn soul. You're scared to call a pass because you know the QB is going to get hit and there is a 50/50 chance he will be sacked. You call a run on 2nd and 4 from the 4 and you lose 3 yards...Every decision he made wasnt perfect, and some turned out wrong, but we are still well-coached. Until he gets better OL recruits, he will continue to look bad at times.</div><div>
</div><div>8. Green's dropped pass was crucial, Bump has got to win the battle for the ball in the end zone, FG kickers cant miss chip shots, Punters cant drop the snap to set the other team up for TD's, Mitchell cant go unblocked coming up to make the tackle and not even get a hand on the RB, the LG cant try to help the Center inside when there are 2 guys blitzing off of his left shoulder- and on and on and on. Playas got to make plays. Coaching can only do so much.</div><div>
</div><div>9. Triton gets the Ronny Atmosphere Dumbass Poster of the Week- congrats my man- that was some Ronny-level **** you posted last night and continued on with this morning. Hudspeth didnt call one play in his 2 years here- dont forget that. (that came straight from Mark- one of the reasons he wanted out)</div><div>2nd place goes out to the idiot blaming Mirando because we werent throwing certain routes. Mirando has zero to do with playcalling genius. Zero. He is to blame if the route is not run correctly.</div><div>
</div><div>10. Lets also remember the series between State-Bammer is something like 17-76...hell, we didnt even beat them one time in the 60's or the 70's. And right now them and LSU are the top 2 programs in college football. We cant compare to that right now. What we have to be bothered about is losing close games to Auburn and SC because of our lack of lineman depth. We have to take that step to become a 7-9 win team consistently. And we are a helluva lot closer than we were just 2 years ago. If we can get some juco OL guys and the young ones improve- we will be pretty salty again next season. Thats what we want- a competitive program- which is what we have rarely had.</div><div>
</div><div>In Mullen We Trust,</div><div>
</div><div>C34</div>