Giants should be about ready for a new QB?
Would be horribly disappointing to not win at least 1 of these. Our B+ game likely gives us a greater than 60% chance to beat UGA, TAMU, & Arky. To not play a B+ in at least one those would be pathetic. I can't imagine that all three of those teams will play well against us
Fitz went 0-3 against USA. With a receiving corp that wanted a different QB. Fred Ross wanted a different QB all year and his attitude impacted performances, or lack there of, cost him a draft pick.
Come on people. Let's see the entire picture and not that which we wish to remember.
What we wish to remember? Why would I want to remember Fitz playing poorly. He's the second best QB we've had in the Mullen era to date and top two in school history. I hope Fitz does so well that he leaves after this year, because that means he is a first rounder. No, I want Fitz to dominate. I was just saying there were times our crappy play wasn't on D.
South Alabama finished 92 in scoring offense and 82 in total offense last year. They averaged 25 points per game on the year and we allowed them to score 21. We probably should have blown them out.
Our offense struggled when we were running a scatback up the middle. When Aeris took over the offense looked much better.
Have you looked at our record on the road against those 3 teams? Historically speaking, the odds are overwhelming that we will definitely lose all 3.
We are something like 2-12 all time in the state of Arkansas.
We are the only team in the West who hasn't won at Kyle Field since they joined the SEC (except Arkansas who plays them in Dallas every year, and they have wins there from the old Big 8 days).
Haven't beaten UGA in Athens since like the 60's or 70's.
Our best chance is probably against A&M, but its still hard to say it would be even remotely unexpected for us to lose all 3.
It doesn't. But how else are you going to set expectations of what is disappointing or not? I can say that it's disappointing if we don't beat Alabama this year and say the same thing you are saying, their 4 national titles, 3 straight CFP appearances, and current 9 game winning streak against us over the past decade doesn't have anything to do with this year.
My original reply to Shotgun was more aligned to his comment about us winning with our "B+" game. We never play our "B+" game up there. 2 years ago we gave up 50 points. 4 years ago we scored 17 in regulation and were taken to OT by a team that went winless in SEC play. We can go up there and play a C- or D+ game like the last two times up there and still scrap out a win if Ark also does the same or worse. But we shouldn't EXPECT that.
??? I may have watched the wrong game last year, but that was MSU playing Miami of Ohio in a bowl game last year? Right?
Fitz is a beast, and I have high expectations for him, but I don't think he is wear Dak was at this point. I think he was actually ahead of him but has simply not progressed as quickly, which most QBs are not going to see the kind of imporvement Dak did.
If Fitz can learn to take what the defense gives him and be more consistent with the underneath and short to intermediate passes, he will unstoppable. He has to learn that not every play has to be a SC highlight.
Thought this thread was worth a bump after Booger just picked us to go 5-7 on SECN. Let em' sleep on us. I'm getting more confident by the day. Great interview with Grantham on Bounds this morning, and I honestly believe our defense is set for one of the greatest 1 year improvements ever. Complete 180. Gonna be a fun year.