Post-Apocolypse: South Carolina
by Whiskey Wednesday on Sep 25, 2009 12:48 AM EDT
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PrintI'll be frank: I'm not in the mood to really break this down. There are a lot of reasons we lost. Here's the biggest, and the only one that really mattered in the end:
Bradley Sowell is the worst starting player in major college football. That's it. John Jerry is only better because of his size and strength. His technique, aggression, stamina, and quickness were all extremely disappointing for an SEC player. How, as a coach, can your offense plan around having two such terrible players protecting the quarterback? I was aghast. Was Snead bad? Oh yes. Did the receivers, at times, seem to mail it in? Sure. But the failure in this game starts back in 2004, with our consistent inability to recruit offensive lineman worth their weight in dog shit. As far as I can see, we don't have any. Some of them may go on to have NFL careers, and at this point, I can't even be happy for them. As a unit, they're completely terrible while playing for the only team that matters to me.
The defense was great. McCluster was great. The running backs did the best they could, and the receivers... well, it's hard to run crisp routes and really dominate your man when you have no confidence that the ball will come your way, or if it does, if it will be catchable.
Sure, I was, as always, a little irritated about the officiating. It's rare for a receiver to be called for a hold on a play where his hands are completely inside the cornerback's shoulders. On Bolden's called-back TD run, Hodge made a clean block, and an excellent one at that. It's unfortunate that the official, who generally flagged the Ole Miss guys for interference on some relatively close ones (though I felt like they were the right call) missed a pretty bad interference flag on Hodge, on the comeback route where Hodge appeared, to the visually impaired, to fall down on his own accord. He was pulled down. You also really, really want to pick up that 15 yard facemask that would have made it 1st and 10 in the red zone instead of 4th and 1 on the 40 or so. USC picked up their share of flags, some of them more obvious than others. It just turns out that we got the more critically timed flags and no-flags. It certainly didn't cost us the game; I just wish we could get the same favors returned at home. Ever. But it didn't cost us the game.
Tomorrow, lots of people will question the playcalling. I'm undecided. It seems like if we had known how bad Sowell, Jerry, and Snead would be, we could have put something in place to minimize our weaknesses. I just don't think they could have had any idea how bad these two guys would be. John Jerry is supposed to be good. He got embarrassed on several occasions. I wanted to see more pass protection from the tight ends. I don't remember seeing Harris and Allen held back in protection very often. I also understand the coaches' early hesitance to send Dex running through the middle. It's a long season, and we had enough talent, we thought, to move the ball without requiring him to get too beat up.
Tomorrow, lot's of people will question Snead. Those people will be, for the most part, totally justified. Hog fans have been claiming for a year and a half now that Nutt is a quarterback killer. I don't see it. What I see is a quarterback who can't find his head right now. Nutt isn't holding an Xbox controller wired into Snead's brain. I can't tell how much of his problems come from the offensive line, how much comes from sickness and distraction, and how much comes from poor preparation, physical and mental, on his part. I just know that it isn't Nutt's job to teach a quarterback the things that Snead is doing wrong. And for folding in the face of such a huge opportunity, I really resent Snead right now. Do what you need to do to get your head in the game. Move the chains with your legs, audible into something more manageable... just anything other than throwing into coverage and taking sacks for 4 quarters.
TIME THE FUCK OUT...
From ESPN.com
"I'm glad it's gone," left tackle Bradley Sowell said of the high-intensity spotlight, "so we can just get back to basics and win ballgames."
Get the fuck out of my University, you weak sack of shit. You lost the game. You did. I feel sick. Have fun watching the coaches scramble to replace your sorry ass in the starting lineup. Nice quote, you sad, sad loser. Seriously: if you feel relieved of the pressure because your miserable performance led to a loss... I don't know what to tell you. I'm no athlete, but when I fuck up and let other people down, I at least have the decency to feel bad about it. Ugh.
Wow. I was getting halfway calm again, then I had to go read the Internets. My mistake.
On a "bright" note: This defense is fantastic. They'll keep us miserably close to winning some games this year that our anemic, defeatist offense will blow for us in the end. Really, they're the best Ole Miss defense I've seen. Is it 1993 again? Well, no it's not, because we won't win 9 games and have the pleasure of losing to Michigan in a bowl.
I usually analyze plays and players for awhile, then wax philosophical or shit-talk at the end of the report. Tonight, I'm pretty stumped for inspiration. If our offensive line wasn't so terrible... if our quarterback could've found a little more focus... we'd still be riding the wave of fun and anticipation that comes from having a top 5, undefeated team. Now, we may never see that again. This was our shot. We blew it. Our fate may have been sealed by complacency and mediocrity that started before most of us were born. I hope not; I'm sure I'll feel better about the future of Ole Miss at some point, but for right now... I've got nothing. If we end up 6-2 in the conference this year (which ain't lookin' too likely) and finish 2nd in the West again, I'm not sure I'll consider that a success. This was our shot.
We are...
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I’ll see y’all again in 2049. It’s probably gonna be that long till we’re worth a damn again.
by TheBraveDude on Sep 25, 2009 12:55 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
Unless the world ends in 2012
…in which case, at least we (meaning “our parents”) had 1963!
by Queen Hoka-Hotty-Toddy on Sep 25, 2009 11:18 AM EDT up reply actions
Is that when Eli’s yet to be firstborn will be accepting a scholarship to Ole Miss?
by DodgerSandstorm on Sep 25, 2009 11:48 AM EDT up reply actions
He doesn't even have a kid yet.
He needs to get on that. Like, right now. Preggify your wife, Eli.
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by The Ghost of Jay Cutler on Sep 25, 2009 11:52 AM EDT up reply actions
That’s why I said yet to be. Someone needs to spike all his drinks with spanish fly and sabotage his contraceptives. He’s a great player, but so selfish with his progeny.
by DodgerSandstorm on Sep 25, 2009 11:53 AM EDT up reply actions
Wow
“I’m glad it’s gone.” Disgusting.
This post, though: superb. Sorry it was under such shitty circumstances.
You ain't hurt.
I don't know who I want to punch more
Bradley Sowell or Craig James. If I see either one of them in public, I’m going to jail.
Jesus, guys
I was pissed off earlier, too, but then I got to thinking: It’s one game. It’s early yet. We started last season 2-3. We started Eli’s senior year 2-2. This, in and of itself, was not unexpected.
We’ve had the weirdest, least coherent, most distracting opening month of any team in the SEC. No one really thought we deserved the high ranking – not yet, at least. I think we still have a solid football team; one that, despite some awful play, just missed getting a win on the road in an extremely hostile environment against another good team.
We’re going to be okay, I promise. We’re going to make a run at Atlanta. Not saying we’ll get there, but we’ll make a run, and this season will keep our interest high. Deep breaths, people.
Don't try and lay no boogie woogie on the king of rock 'n roll.
True
…if we had to lose a game it’s always better to do it in September. Honestly…we didn’t earn the ranking we had. We were riding on the wave of the 6-game streak and the Cotton Bowl victory, then were artificially moved up by virtue of Oklahoma, USC, etc. losing. Drop us down to where we should have been (20-22) and make us EARN a higher rank.
And this is why preseason polls are bullshit. Don’t even look at them until October (not like we can keep them from being published).
by Queen Hoka-Hotty-Toddy on Sep 25, 2009 11:22 AM EDT up reply actions
Let me just say
the quote from Sowell, while immature, sounds like the words of a poorly coached or improperly employed student athlete, not necessarily a sack of shit. It actually bothers me that you single the players out because in the structure of a football organization, the head coach is responsible for everything—even the thoughts of his players (in as much as they relate to the organization). If you don’t think so, and if our fans don’t think this way, we may have good or even great teams from time to time depending on talent, but we will never have a great PROGRAM (Organization). The problem at Ole Miss is a problem with the program, and Houston Nutt will ultimately be unable to take us where I think most of the fans on this blog want to go—mainly because coaches that are able to do that will occupy the pole spaces above our once highly ranked Rebs. For now, as fans, let’s just hope that we pull an upset on October 10th, because that will give us the keys to Atlanta—even if it’s just for a brief joyride.
by The Right Reverend on Sep 25, 2009 2:08 AM EDT reply actions
You can't control what a 21 year-old man thinks...
Unless you’re a woman (joke. kinda.) It shouldn’t be Nutt’s job to manage every ego and attitude on the team. That’s ridiculous. Sowell was raised for 19 years or whatever before he met Nutt. He’s his own man, goes to sleep in his own bed at night, and makes his own life for himself. Houston Nutt does not own Bradley Sowell or his thoughts. Nutt felt like he was the best man for the job, but right now, it looks like he’s soft, folds under pressure, and doesn’t feel particularly bad about it. I’d rather break Raymond Cotton’s redshirt and start running the option than have to spend a whole season watching Sowell try to pass block. As for pulling an upset, beating anyone in the SEC other than MSU, Vandy, or Tennessee would be an upset right now. I’ve been wrong before, but don’t hold your breath.
by Whiskey Wednesday on Sep 25, 2009 2:39 AM EDT up reply actions
No, that's the point actually.
Most 21 year old “men” as you rather ignorantly call them, are unable to control their affections for women unless they are well taught, preferably by their fathers, but more often by experience, to do so. In reality, most fathers suck, and most young guys never have a good mentor (like a coach or something) to teach them how to deal with things like Jarius Norwood (or deadlines), so we do not expect much intelligent decision making or production from men in this age range, or in any age range for that matter—especially not the ones who have freakish athletic/size attributes and the fame that comes with it.
You know as much as I do, Houston Nutt is a “second chance” guy—he’s a real shepherd of men. He “wishes he had so and so (Rishaw I think) since he was a freshman.” He is a player’s coach . . . etc. rah rah etc. So, he sets this expectation for himself—as he should. If it’s not his responsibility to manage the egos and attitudes whose is it? You’re too generous toward a university employee that makes millions of dollars to produce a winning product. If you don’t think the head coach is responsible for the mental and psychological fitness of his players, coaches like Nick Saban wouldn’t want to coach for you, and you’d never demand a program as dominant as the one he’s developed.
And more to your actual response, I never said Sowell is not “his own man,” or that “he sleeps in . . .someone elses bed” (?not sure what you mean there?), or that he doesn’t “make his own life for himself.” But since you brought it up, it’s more likely that something larger than him is in control of his life—whether he likes it or not. In any case, clearly he is responsible for his failures, but who is he accountable to, and why did he fail? I mean, not having your full back and your tight end is a good place to start . . . facing Norwood might be another point . . . being a “sack of shit” is kind of irrelevant, but being poorly prepared would be a really good possibility. Clearly he’s not accountable to you, so castigating him is like kicking someone elses dog—that is unless you want to take responsibility for him and conceive of a way that you yourself could make him better or somehow procure a better left tackle for you beloved University. Funds perhaps?
by The Right Reverend on Sep 26, 2009 5:17 AM EDT up reply actions
I think you are giving the coaches too much credit.
“It’s not about the X’s and O’s; it’s about the ‘Jimmies’ and ‘Joes’.”
That’s an old coaches adage which basically means that coaches can do all of the scheming they want but, if a player doesn’t have the skills or ability to execute then there isn’t much you can do.
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by The Ghost of Jay Cutler on Sep 26, 2009 10:43 AM EDT up reply actions
No,
I’m not talking about the schematic aspects of coaching at all here. I’m talking about the player development aspects. The idea that coaches are not generally responsible for the Jimmies and Joes is one great coaches have thoroughly rejected. The way a coach speaks to players, teaches them to be winners if someone hasn’t already, and probes their psychological fitness, is what makes him not just an X and O guy, but a Jimmy and Joe guy as well.
by The Right Reverend on Sep 27, 2009 2:20 AM EDT up reply actions
No.
Houston Nutt didn’t give Sowell the mentality of a loser. Most of the rest of the team seemed plenty motivated. I think Nutt coached a poor game, but I maintain that, no matter how much he’s paid, it isn’t his job to give a kid the will to push himself, the will to win, the will to handle pressure and accept his flaws and correct them. Can he provide fleeting motivation? Sure. But to say that Houston Nutt is responsible for Sowell’s attitude is to shortchange guys whose attitude makes them the athletes that they are. McCluster, Peria Jerry, Patrick Willis… Those are all talented athletes that would have been mediocre without some discipline and mental strength. And Houston Nutt didn’t give it to them, they found it themselves.
by Whiskey Wednesday on Sep 27, 2009 6:00 AM EDT up reply actions
Disagree
The words from Sowell sound like someone not ready to compete in the SEC. If you don’t like being in the spotlight, your in the wrong conference buddy. You wanna go play for Vandy? Go ahead.
And like ww says, Nutt didn’t raise Sowell from birth. Its not his fault the kid lacks confidence and can’t take the pressure of being the starting left tackle for a ranked team. He’s basically the Ole Miss version of Crompton, who doesn’t have anyone the coaches feel can take over his spot. I personally don’t want someone with his kind of attitude playing, but he’s all we have until Massey is able to step in and take his job.
Ivy League
Sowell should transfer to Harvard and protect Andrew Hatch’s blind side.
by DodgerSandstorm on Sep 25, 2009 11:51 AM EDT up reply actions
Playing for Vandy
It’s sort of hard for me to find the recent history justifying your arrogance toward our football program. Stay classy, Ole Miss.
Dont get cocky
MS state beat you…. enough said….
by SouthernRebel on Sep 25, 2009 3:39 PM EDT up reply actions
actually
You are right,,, in our recent history vandy beat us… but in our more recent history we went on an ass beating tear and beat Florida, Lsu, Texas tech to name a few and in vandy’s more recent history you got beat by the powerhouse that is Ms State. Congradulations
by SouthernRebel on Sep 25, 2009 3:48 PM EDT up reply actions
You are right.
Those words sound like the words of an “improperly employed student athlete.” So, is he a “sack of shit?” And what if Massie turns out just as bad . . . just bad luck—not finding the kids who were raised right? Or maybe a staff that is weak, perhaps in coaching pass blocking, and perhaps in character development. Houston Nutt does not inspire trust in me. I do not want to follow this guy in battle because, frankly, it appears that it’s all about him. All about pointing the finger up in the air for a photo opp, doing jumping jacks in practice like a buffoon, never really saying much coherent at all frankly . . . GETTING LAUGHED AT BY A FEMALE REPORTER?? HA . . . the men are the problem in the Ole Miss football program. Even if you guys don’t wear sweater vests, buy a program at every home game, sip gin and tonic in the grove, and listen to the game on AM radio when you’re at the stadium . . . you are your father’s sons. And if your dad’s didn’t go to Ole Miss—you were just cursed with the culture of mediocrity wrapped in Hinton and Hinton clothes. Fans deriding players are the bane of every excellent coach in America.
by The Right Reverend on Sep 26, 2009 5:29 AM EDT up reply actions
Jesus Christ.
We lose ONE FUCKING FOOTBALL GAME and you’re already starting the anti-Nutt bandwagon. Are you a Hog fan in disguise? I’m not saying he’s immune to criticism, but fuck me sideways, its ONE GAME and a game that many of us thought we’d lose in the first damned place!
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by The Ghost of Jay Cutler on Sep 26, 2009 10:45 AM EDT up reply actions
No, I'm not a hog.
And I’m not starting the anti-Nutt bandwagon. Gonzohog and the fans who ran him out of Fayeteville have strangely enough followed him to Oxford and are ready and waiting to comfort us when we are tired of him.
I picked us to lose the SC game. I think we still have a good year this year, but I think ultimately he’s not going to move the program to permanent national relevance which seems to be what most fans here are interested in.
Interestingly, you haven’t really disagreed with any of my specific criticisms of him—are you just skimming the posts again, or is he indeed immune to this type of criticism, even though you say he’s not?
by The Right Reverend on Sep 27, 2009 2:28 AM EDT up reply actions
I wrote the "This has gotten out of hand" post where I ripped Nutt's playcalling
a new one. I an no stranger to criticizing our head coach.
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by The Ghost of Jay Cutler on Sep 27, 2009 9:31 PM EDT up reply actions
Just got home from the game
The worst part of the game wasn’t the inabilities of the tackles to block, or the penalties and no penalties (as I clearly couldn’t tell on some plays, and USC never showed shit on that jumbotron), it wasn’t the gameplan although I hated it. It was after the 4th and 19 and Ole Miss didn’t convert…that’s fine I had some doubts…it was the cold beverage that flew all over My friends and I heads (me being the most soaked and the only Ole Miss fan in the whole fucking section). I was with Gamecock fans and they still threw a drink on me. I was not terribly loud, obnoxious or arrogant. I was a fan wanting to enjoy seeing my Rebels play.
Whiskey-
I know you’re frustrated, but what you posted is mostly anger and little truth. I don’t really follow Ole Miss football, but I just came across this and had to say something. I don’t know how good (or bad) of a player Sowell is, but surely he’s not that bad. Eric Norwood gives a lot of defenses fits. Don’t act like Ole Miss is the only game that Norwood has wreaked havoc in the backfield. He’s a really good player. But you’re assessment of John Jerry shocked me! If he’s such a “terrible player”, why is he ranked as the second or third best tackle (or guard, whatever he plays) by most draft experts? Jerry is one of the more talented offensive lineman in the country. If you want to talk about somebody being terrible, talk about Jevan Snead because that’s exactly what he’s been. To be, in some peoples’ opinions, the second or third best QB prospect in the country, he has been extremely disappointing in the first half of the season the last two years. Last year, it took him about half the season to really settle in, but I think most people give him a pass because he was really just getting adjusted to the speed of the game and playing again after sitting out a year because of the transfer rules. But through three games this year, he has looked even worse than last year. His mechanics and decision-making can be horrible at times. He’s way too inconsistent. 7-for-21? Seriously? He continues to sail the ball over the open receiver’s head and throw into double coverage. I just don’t understand what he’s doing or thinking at times. Another thing: Dexter McCluster is one of the most explosive and versatile players in the SEC, and the guy has four (or so, can’t remember exactly) touches going into the fourth quarter? What are Nutt and Austin thinking? Get him the ball! That’s terrible coaching and terrible preparation. No, the offensive line didn’t block particularly well tonight, but this team has a lot bigger problems than that, in my opinion.
you don't "really" follow Ole Miss football
but you got time to look up all this crap about draft experts and preseason hype….what’s that got to do with the actual results on the field? I can be a draft expert…I’ve never heard of Jerry being the 2nd or 3rd best at anything. This is a pointless post.
Sowell 4 Hizemen
I remember a lot of (preseason) hype surrounding John Jerry in the national media. I don’t remember exact numbers, and I’m certainly not about to look it up, but I would not be so quick to discount the input from others just because you disagree.
by RedHighHeels on Sep 25, 2009 10:36 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Do you follow Florida? Do you follow Texas? No, but you know who Tim Tebow, Jeff Demps and Colt McCoy are. I don’t have to follow Ole Miss football to know who John Jerry is because he was talked about a lot in the preseason, just like some other people on this board have pointed out. And you haven’t seen where Jerry is the second or third-rated tackle by McShay and Kiper and people that scout these players for a living? Well, do you even follow Ole Miss football? Do you know Greg Hardy is one of the best DE prospects in the country? Because I do. Jerry is a very good player. The original post is just a typical kneejerk reaction post. An overrated Ole Miss team lost a game. Oh my gosh, it’s the end of the world. Now let’s bash one of our best players. Now I don’t know about Sowell. I haven’t seen him play so maybe he isn’t that good of a tackle. I don’t know. But I know he got beat a lot last night. But again, like I said, Norwood is a very good pass rusher. One of the best, if not the best, in the SEC. I just don’t like knee jerk reactions. I know Ole Miss fans are frustrated, but still. To critize one of your best players (Jerry) after a frustrating loss and to call Sowell “the worst player in major college football” is ridiculous. But I guess fans that don’t experience winning a whole lot will act like this when their team is actually expected to win and doesn’t. It’s OK. I forgive you.
Get the FUCK out of here.
You didn’t even watch the game, you admit as much. Don’t act like Norwood is the fucking second coming. He didn’t even have to try hard. Norwood isn’t as good as a Greg Hardy, a Patrick Willis, either of Florida’s two starting ends… He just isn’t. He’s a David Pollock, a Titus Brown. A versatile guy with a good motor that makes a lot of clutch plays. He’s great, but he’s not nearly as great as we made him look. And don’t you fucking patronize me with that “I forgive you” bullshit. It was a game we should’ve won, had we had one or two more SEC offensive linemen. Most of our team played really well. Snead let us down a little bit, the playcalling was a little bad, but you can peg 90% of the loss on the two that I mentioned. Not sure what your motive is for being over here, but please, spare us; you’re ignorant of the situation, patronizing, and boring.
by Whiskey Wednesday on Sep 25, 2009 12:50 PM EDT up reply actions
Given the entire auburn lineup....
" To critize one of your best players (Jerry) after a frustrating loss and to call Sowell "the worst player in major college football" is ridiculous."
…this is maybe true. Thanks for the reminder, asspirate.
by RedHighHeels on Sep 26, 2009 2:44 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Were you watching the game?
On any given passing down, if Sowell was alone on the left side, it took Norwood, or sometimes the usual defensive end (they move Norwood around a bunch) the same amount of time to get the the quarterback as if Sowell hadn’t even been there. Draw a straight line to Snead, sprint to it, and that’s how well Sowell pass protects. It was as if he was so afraid of the moves that Norwood would put on him… that Norwood didn’t have to put any moves on him. He just folded like a house of cards on every play. And Jerry, despite the hype you mention, despite amazing god-given size, strength, and athleticism, missed blocks on the perimeter, allowed men around him extremely easily in pass protection, and despite not playing nearly as long as the S. Carolina offense, was gasping for air midway through the third quarter. Sure, he’ll go to the NFL, but he was really poor last night.
by Whiskey Wednesday on Sep 25, 2009 11:50 AM EDT up reply actions
I like Sowell's quote
if it’s preceded by something like, “I didn’t play very well tonight and cost my team a good chance at a big win.” I hope the game pulled our heads out of our asses, but LSU won the title with 2 losses two years ago and nobody likes them. We’re one upset, and a big improvement over tonight, from Atlanta.
It's now 7am, and I'm stone cold sober...
but when I read that Sowell quote I almost spit out cereal and threw my laptop across the room.
Well clearly, since you're stone cold sober,
the spitting and throwing are just the natural response of such an uncontrollable masculine force that resides deep within. REAL MEN OF MISSISSIPPI: We’re here all week! Bigger and badder than every 21 year old we know . . . especially the ones on TV.
by The Right Reverend on Sep 26, 2009 5:42 AM EDT up reply actions
You can't read. She said that she "almost" did those things,
but was able to control herself.
Also, notice the pronouns I used? She’s a woman. Treat her thusly.
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by The Ghost of Jay Cutler on Sep 26, 2009 10:52 AM EDT up reply actions
Apologies good sir.
Would you pass them on to the misses, and perhaps you should restrict her computer time as it seems she is just wanting to use it to display that though she may be only a woman, she is still capable of throwing her laptop across the room. And while you’re on your chivalrous gender censorship, suggest to the fine lady in “Red High Heels” that, offensive as the intruder may have been, there is no need for a lady of such high breeding to use words like “asspirate” - she should leave words like that to the menfolk. Obviously, I’m joking, but seriously, “almost” doesn’t change the efficacy of my response, but knowing the gender of a poster does-so just come out and say what you mean Jay, and if there’s some way I can check everyones gender before I respond, it’d be fine of you to instruct me.
To the princess in the tower: Sorry if I offended you Usual Suspect. Frankly, I am glad to know that you are one less man sounding like a woman on this blog.
by The Right Reverend on Sep 27, 2009 3:08 AM EDT up reply actions
Don’t know what’s up with the strikethrough — how ’bout some instruction on that as well.
by The Right Reverend on Sep 27, 2009 3:09 AM EDT up reply actions
You're being absolutely silly.
She read something which frustrated her to a point which almost caused her to do a spit-take and toss something. Remember, she didn’t do those things. Just, almost.
You’re just being antagonistic.
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by The Ghost of Jay Cutler on Sep 27, 2009 9:33 PM EDT up reply actions
Pretty damn evident.
I was texting a friend (both of us are Penn St grads) about the game yesterday.
You watching the game? Ole Miss LT is terrible.
If we’re not a top 5 team, then what is Ole Miss? S Carolina is terrible and they’re going Tressel-ball themselves to a win here.
Ole Miss has the most frustrating combination of all: a stellar defense and respectable playmakers meshed with an awful O-line. Still, this team has what it takes to make it to a BCS game provided they have an answer at LT. I can’t imagine your backup LT could be worse that Sowell. At the very least he’s more hungry than that guy.
Hey guys, don't be so down there's always next year.
Oops, this is Ole Miss.
There’s always next century…
You will still lose to us this season
because Les Miles is the fourth best coach in his division.
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by The Ghost of Jay Cutler on Sep 25, 2009 9:08 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Hahaha
And you wondered on another post why people were happy when Ole Miss lost? The Les Miles hate is just unbelievable, he wins 80% of his games. Without looking up the stats, I’d bet that’s in the top 10 in the country. Would you take an 80% winning rate with a National Championship right now at Ole Miss? And 3 top 5 finishes in 4 seasons?
He's dismantling your program
before your very eyes, and you’re not even upset.
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by Juco All-American on Sep 28, 2009 4:04 PM EDT up reply actions
We're fine.
Give the ball to Dex, and we will be fine.
Really though, we can still go to Atlanta. Though I think we will slip up again, I think it is possible. The talent is there. Hopefully the motivation to use it is now there as well.
I like this post. The anger expressed here almost makes me feel better. Like I’m the one venting. Kudos.
by DodgerSandstorm on Sep 25, 2009 11:55 AM EDT reply actions
I like this post too.
It proves exactly what i’ve always said about this head coaches ability to prepare a team.
What’s really funny is that a lot of these same fans bashing their players and the playcalling/preparation on the coaches, are the ones that have continually critisized Arkansas fans for being silly, or at least something of that degree for bashing this coaching staff.
To all of you morons who thanked us for the coach, your very, very welcome.
Christopher Martin Gonzalez
Gonzo, please find me an example where a highly ranked Ole Miss team
didn’t shit the bed at some point. I don’t want to burst your bubble, but this is a problem which has existed in Oxford for a long time. It was here before Nutt and it will be here after he’s gone.
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