This Croom quote really bothers me...

[BlindDawg]

"I was very concerned that we might not have a chance to get the ball back," Croom said. "Even if we didn't get it, I felt like our defense could hold them right there. We took a shot. We had a guy open, but our two guys ran into each other."

If you thought our defense could hold them, why are you concerned about getting the ball back? It seems like he's contradicting himself. Someone please correct me if I'm wrong. I know it shouldn't really surprise me though given all the stupid decisions and statements he's made in his 5 long years here. I know its been said, but that was one of the dumbest play calls of his career here.

 

[eckie1]

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[State82]

a bigger idiot than I thought. That is one of his more stupid ones, in fact.

 

[4MSU2007]

I was thinking the same damn thing when i read these quotes.

 

[ArrowDawg]

....going for him were a tough defense that wasn't giving an inch and the great night McAdams was having punting the ball. With almost 4 minutes left and 2 timeouts, it should have been a no-brainer to punt the ball down into Auburn territory, give your defense the chance to hold, and hopefully get the ball back with a shorter field for your offense. He lucked out when AU fumbled the ball back. But that seems to be the theme of our football program under Croom. We expect the ball to keep bouncing the right way for us, as opposed to making things happen for ourselves. This is why I had no confidence that we'd continue our '07 success into '08. We're actually depending upon something akin to divine intervention to help us win games.</p>

 

[Phil Wenneck.sixpack]

a much more attainable yardage situation. Aside from the obvious 4th and 15 brlliance, how about the 4th and 1 call to roll Caroll into the sideline with nowhere to throw? Is the QB sneak not in our vocabulary? Hell, we were faced with 2 different 4th and 1 situations and didn't convert either. You have to try to be that horrible. I wish someone would call his show tomorrow night and nail his balls to the wall for that ****. Of course, he's probably lining up his family members and a couple sheep to tie up the phone lines.