game thread

[Matt3467]

Horrible opening drive.

[MBDawg601]

Overthrow a wide open receiver.

[Matt3467]

Overthrow a wide open receiver.

Had time to make good throw on 3rd down too. The Oline must have him seeing ghosts.

[Bdawg]

Lineman pulled him, not pushed him. Ha they called it!!

[Bothrops]

Does anybody on our DL bench press over 275?

[msstate7]

On the day OM beat Georgia, we will lose by 40+. We are an absolute embarrassment. F this team

[mparkerfd20]

They ****ed up. That's a loss of down penalty. Or should be anyway.

[Matt3467]

Sigh.... This is so embarrassing.

[EdwardDrayton]

Confusion on the back end but, as Jack used to say, it's only Game 10.

[msstate7]

I really don't see how we even keep the good young talent on this team without overpaying. I wouldn't wanna come back

[BankerDog]

Time for all of us to buy in and get out of this talent hole we are in.

[Bothrops]

How come most other football teams' secondary guys are in postion to at least have a remote chance to make a play?

[parabrave]

Where in the F was the deep safety coach. 4th and 6 and they are going for it means it's not going to be a dive play.

[parabrave]

How come most other football teams' secondary guys are in postion to at least have a remote chance to make a play?

One word Coaching. Make that 2 words Shitty coaching.

[MBDawg601]

5-10 year rebuild. Buckle up fellas.

[Matt3467]

What is VB doing?

[HoopsDawg]

Why r we punting

[magrooder]

Just kick it out of bounds.

[BuckyIsAB****]

Van Buren is not who we want him to
Be right now

[msstate7]

Why r we punting

We have a shit team coached by a shit staff

[BuckyIsAB****]

And why you would throw it on 3rd and 2 and not run it twice to get the first is beyond me

[Bdawg]

Who the hell just ran by the punt returner without even checking up. What a dumbass.

[Lord McBuckethead]

Should be an option for the runner to be down at the moment he starts pulling.

[civildawg]

Our defenders don't even try to get off blocks, they just let the receivers block them

[Lord McBuckethead]

I think our defense guesses wrong every time.

[BuckyIsAB****]

Number 3 Lanier is the laziest player state has had since Leo Lewis

[PGHBulldogBG]

Yea I’m ready for basketball we are not going to compete in this sport with this staff. At least Jans has a formula put all our NIL into hoops and be a strong team

[Bothrops]

I'm now comfortable claiming that some coaches ain't doing they mother****ing job.

[Lord McBuckethead]

Why did our punter kick a direct line drive after his 24 yard shank?

[Matt3467]

Number 3 Lanier is the laziest player state has had since Leo Lewis

minus any talent.

[Bdawg]

Number 3 Lanier is the laziest player state has had since Leo Lewis

I really don’t like him at all

[Matt3467]

There's my cue. I'll check back in later.

[Bdawg]

My gosh VB. He was no where close to open. Just made his mind up and threw it

[Bothrops]

We need to practice with 20 players on defense

[civildawg]

Wow lol

[magrooder]

Well hell. What a goal line stand by the d

[BuckyIsAB****]

What happened to John Lewis

[civildawg]

Safety incoming

[magrooder]

We look clueless

[parabrave]

Dam our play calling sucks/

[HoopsDawg]

Stonka. AA safety.

[Bdawg]

Jesus Burnside! Go play defense damnit!!

[PGHBulldogBG]

We seem way too overstimulate. Need to settle down

[Bothrops]

What happened to John Lewis

Isn't he at USM?

[Bothrops]

Pass defended!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[NCMSTFAN]

Defense hasn't played bad in the 1st quarter

[Bothrops]

Defense hasn't played bad in the 1st quarter

They actually haven't been bad

[BuckyIsAB****]

Isn't he at USM?

No hes on our sideline. Dressed out every game

[Bdawg]

If you are man to man and playing corner, how do you get caught peaking in the backfield and get burnt by 4 yds. Just stay with your damn man!!

[Bdawg]

No hes on our sideline. Dressed out every game

Hurt? Or just another one of our 4 star busts?

[Coursesuper]

If you are man to man and playing corner, how do you get caught peaking in the backfield and get burnt by 4 yds. Just stay with your damn man!!

You ever play corner? If it was only so easy, and I played in the Stone Ages.

[BuckyIsAB****]

Hurt? Or just another one of our 4 star busts?

I have no idea. He is never on the injury report

[Matt3467]

He slides when no one is near. Good grief.

[Bdawg]

You ever play corner? If it was only so easy, and I played in the Stone Ages.

Yes. And if I was in bump coverage I wouldn’t look off somewhere else and just let the guy run by me! No one ever said it was easy smartass! One of the hardest positions.

[civildawg]

VB has to be smarter than that on 3rd down

[BuckyIsAB****]

He is just mentally not good right now and hasnt been since the A&M game

[Bdawg]

He slides when no one is near. Good grief.

Why not dive forward when no one is close and get about 3 or 4 more and still not get hit?

[Bothrops]

So if you initiate a slide on your feet, you're down. Ok

[Bdawg]

Nice

[Bothrops]

21-7 at half ain't bad

[msstate7]

21-7 at half ain't bad

Lol

[BuckyIsAB****]

Run the ball

[LC Dawg]

That was an impressive drive.

[preachermatt83]

Anyone else notice coach Lebby is wearing jeans??

[BuckyIsAB****]

So not only can you not tackle, not touch a WR, not touch a QB, cant clap, and now if you jab at the OL and they jump it?s your fault

[EdwardDrayton]

On the day OM beat Georgia, we will lose by 40+. We are an absolute embarrassment. F this team

Yeah, that's the game I've been dreading. It's a nightmare matchup for us and Lame will be looking to embarrass us.

[R2Dawg]

How bout this D? DL is taking it to UT OL. Weird game.

[msstate7]

Yeah, that's the game I've been dreading. It's a nightmare matchup for us and Lame will be looking to embarrass us.

Maybe I was a little dramatic... we're playing ok.

[Matt3467]

This QB play today is right up there with the worst we've had in a very long time.

[R2Dawg]

Lebby playcalling sucked tonight. We used TO to go 3 and out in 20 seconds. Now UT score again.

[R2Dawg]

This QB play today is right up there with the worst we've had in a very long time.

MVB been bad tonight.

[EdwardDrayton]

Lebby's not much of a risk taker.

[HoopsDawg]

Lebby, you cannot go pass, pass run there. Know your team.

[LC Dawg]

If they score again it's on Lebby. He had his head up his ass on that drive. You gotta run it on at least on of the first two downs.

[BuckyIsAB****]

That is awful by Lebby. Run the ball to the field not the boundary if you are gonna run it

[R2Dawg]

Lebby just gave them 3 pts for nothing. HC gets F for first half. Hutzler outcoached Lebby in first half.

[BuckyIsAB****]

MVB been bad tonight.

Hes been bad since the A&M game.

[HaggardDawg]

Please take 16 off punt coverage.

[HoopsDawg]

Lebby just managed his way out of 3 points. That was just bad.

[civildawg]

That was some Les miles mis management of the clock. Lebby has to grow up quick

[Bothrops]

We will never have a complete team, but I wish we had the OL good enough to utilize our receivers.

[R2Dawg]

Lebby's not much of a risk taker.

I'd say he is. He did the most risky thing he could do to end the half. Or maybe stupidest thing.

[BuckyIsAB****]

I want him to be our guy but I just dont see it. Losing to Toledo and Arizona st still ruins me

[R2Dawg]

We will never have a complete team, but I wish we had the OL good enough to utilize our receivers.

OL didn't cost us that first half. MVB and Lebby were terrible.

[EdwardDrayton]

Of course the 1 for 6 kicker goober nails back to back against us.

[R2Dawg]

I want him to be our guy but I just dont see it. Losing to Toledo and Arizona st still ruins me

I'm giving him a pass this year. He came into a bad situation. He needs to make hay into next year and win and compete on both sides of ball next year.

[Matt3467]

What Indiana has been able to do this year is amazing. They hired a good one in Cignetti. They've won more games this year than they have the last 3 years. That's the kind of turn around that can happen with a good staff. I like Lebby and want him to work and he may do so but man it sucks seeing other teams be able to have great results immediately.

[BuckyIsAB****]

I'm giving him a pass this year. He came into a bad situation. He needs to make hay into next year and win and compete on both sides of ball next year.

If everyone went back to August, who would want to keep him if you knew it was 2-10

[R2Dawg]

What Indiana has been able to do this year is amazing. They hired a good one in Cignetti. They've won more games this year than they have the last 3 years. That's the kind of turn around that can happen with a good staff. I like Lebby and want him to work and he may do so but man it sucks seeing other teams be able to have great results immediately.

Yep Indiana may be the story of the year.

[Bothrops]

OL didn't cost us that first half. MVB and Lebby were terrible.

MVB was bad, but the OL is a major deficit.

[R2Dawg]

If everyone went back to August, who would want to keep him if you knew it was 2-10

From that end I agree, be a hard sell. We got him now though and we are stuck for 3. I hope he grows up and turns it around in off season. If we don't get a step change next year, it ain't gonna happen.

[Bothrops]

Of course the 1 for 6 kicker goober nails back to back against us.

Nobody misses a kick against us

[R2Dawg]

MVB was bad, but the OL is a major deficit.

OL needs be better next year and not been good all year but first half, they been as good or better than all year against best D. We ran the ball around 100yards in half. MVB had time to throw. You ain't gonna get all day against one of top Ds in country. We've done OK.

[Bothrops]

What Indiana has been able to do this year is amazing. They hired a good one in Cignetti. They've won more games this year than they have the last 3 years. That's the kind of turn around that can happen with a good staff. I like Lebby and want him to work and he may do so but man it sucks seeing other teams be able to have great results immediately.

First time winning 10 games I think. Imagine us winning 10 games again lol.

[Bothrops]

OL needs be better next year and not been good all year but first half, they been as good or better than all year against best D. We ran the ball around 100yards in half. MVB had time to throw. You ain't gonna get all day against one of top Ds in country. We've done OK.

Van Buren has looked like a first game freshman tonight. We always play like shit in Knoxville though. Only time we didn't was Rockey Felker's first season and Don Smith's run.

[R2Dawg]

Mizzou down 6-3 to OK. We can beat Mizzou. How are they ranked 24? They won't be when they come to Starkville. They'll lose to USC bad.

[R2Dawg]

Van Buren has looked like a first game freshman tonight. We always play like shit in Knoxville though. Only time we didn't was Rockey Felker's first season and Don Smith's run.

Wasn't it Don Smith game where Jack coined wrap it in Maroon and White?

[Brobi-wan]

If everyone went back to August, who would want to keep him if you knew it was 2-10

This is not a legitimate argument. Without Lebby we wouldn’t have MVB and some of the portal WRs we have. Vanderbilt went 2-10 last year and is bowl eligible with Bama and Texas on their schedule. They hire one assistant that helped turn it around. Not saying we will do the same, but it’s clear we can. The likely outcome of this season was always probably going to be 2-10 to 4-8.

[Turfdawg67]

First time winning 10 games I think. Imagine us winning 10 games again lol.

We won 9 two years ago...

[civildawg]

That was a terrible holding call

[R2Dawg]

Holding call was BS. Martinez pancaked their DL.

[LC Dawg]

We were all ready to give up on Booth early in the year but Lebby obviously saw something and stuck with him and Booth is really playing well lately.

[RockyDog]

We just lost momentum with that dumb call. Was 2nd and 1 and their DL had hands to the face AND dragged the lineman on top of him.

Nm. Roughing just made it up.

Nm. We fumbled. Geez

[Brobi-wan]

No way Tenn recovered that

[civildawg]

How are they saying Tennessee recovered that? We are getting screwed by these refs

[Brobi-wan]

We came up with it FFS

[LC Dawg]

Refs aren't even trying to hide it now.

[R2Dawg]

Ref gave UT the ball and didn't even know who had it so when review is done it can't be reversed.

[EdwardDrayton]

Must have been some fat envelopes in the officials dressing room.

[civildawg]

We can win this game but between Lebby mismanaging the clock and us turning the ball over we can't get out of our own way

[Brobi-wan]

7 MF on the ground and signaling UT ball. What a 17n joke.

[Coursesuper]

Hey Matt Austin, 17 you.

[EdwardDrayton]

It's a full on royal screwing now.

[RockyDog]

We need a starting QB, new OL, new DL and new secondary. That’s it!!

[R2Dawg]

We were all ready to give up on Booth early in the year but Lebby obviously saw something and stuck with him and Booth is really playing well lately.

So is Daniels. Our run game has come around.

[Maverick91]

This game was called before it even started. This is absolute trash

[R2Dawg]

That was not PI, great D. Our D is playing their tails off tonight.

[Brobi-wan]

Tennessee fans are garbage bags

[HoopsDawg]

Hey Matt Austin, 17 you.

I don't think I've ever seen an early call on a fumble recovery like that.

[CaptainObvious]

And of course against Miss State a kicker who was 1 for his last 6 becomes Jan Stenerud!

[R2Dawg]

I don't think I've ever seen an early call on a fumble recovery like that.

SEC corruption is real. We are the sacrificial team this year; we better hope they don't pin that on us for good. SEC will try with TX and OU in now.

[R2Dawg]

We gashing that UT DL.

[civildawg]

We can win this game. Just got to stop shooting ourself in the foot

[1eyedog]

woof!!

[HoopsDawg]

WTF. You have to go for 2 there. WTF.

[1eyedog]

Quit freakin dancing when you are in a losing season!!!!!!!!!

[EdwardDrayton]

Why not 2? What the hell Lebby?!!!??

[BuckyIsAB****]

This is not a legitimate argument. Without Lebby we wouldn’t have MVB and some of the portal WRs we have. Vanderbilt went 2-10 last year and is bowl eligible with Bama and Texas on their schedule. They hire one assistant that helped turn it around. Not saying we will do the same, but it’s clear we can. The likely outcome of this season was always probably going to be 2-10 to 4-8.

MVB is not showing to be worth a 2-10 right now

[civildawg]

I actually agree with kicking the xp there. There's basically a whole half left to play. No need to chase points

[BuckyIsAB****]

Why would you not go for 2? It literally makes no sense. Tennessee looks awful if we are going to win one now is the time

[R2Dawg]

I know its popular to bash our OL and run game but you gotta admit, we've really come around on the ground.

A surprising development tonight has been the DL play against the run.

[civildawg]

Did you not hear what the announcers said? They actually said after looking into it that the analytics say kick the xp

[DawgFromOxford]

Ground game having a day

[R2Dawg]

Why would you not go for 2? It literally makes no sense. Tennessee looks awful if we are going to win one now is the time

With a backup QB, there is a chance. We need to play like it.

[CaptainObvious]

Impressive drive in 2 minutes. So the announcers have a brain fart and think you go for 2 with 21 minutes left. If we scored in 2 minutes running the football, do they not think a Showtime Offense Like Ours can't score 3 more times in 2 minute drives? Amateurs!!

[EdwardDrayton]

I actually agree with kicking the xp there. There's basically a whole half left to play. No need to chase points

Respectfully, no. Play to make it a one possession game.

[BuckyIsAB****]

If we cant stop this offense there is no need to play the last 2 games

[Brobi-wan]

Might be ball games.

[RockyDog]

Welcome back Putzler D!!

[R2Dawg]

Now we just finally have quit when it is futile with refs taking every positive play away from us.

[BuckyIsAB****]

That is absolutely pathetic

[R2Dawg]

Mizzou is our super bowl. At home and only game we can win. Put all on the line in two weeks. Screw the egg bowl.

[HoopsDawg]

Who is making these personnel decisions at S. Huge missed tackle there.

[BankerDog]

I hope David Turner sends Croom and Hevesy some of his paychecks for them getting him Cox/Boyd and Chris Jones/Preston Smith. His DL is horrible and his recruiting over the last two years is just as worse.

[CaptainObvious]

Well... UT does have a 7th year and a 6th year offensive linemen. I mean they can push our runts around like dolls!

[BuckyIsAB****]

We just laid there and took that one. I am so tired of watching 40 give a half ass shuffle and quit on every play

[Coursesuper]

26 gives it all he has but that is definitely not good enough on this level. Complete whiff unblocked on that play.

[BankerDog]

We just laid there and took that one. I am so tired of watching 40 give a half ass shuffle and quit on every play

Didn?t your defense give up 66 this year in a high school game? Maybe relax a little and stop giving us play by plays on what you would do or coach..

[R2Dawg]

Well... UT does have a 7th year and a 6th year offensive linemen. I mean they can push our runts around like dolls!

They really haven't tonight. We quit on that last series.

[BankerDog]

26 gives it all he has but that is definitely not good enough on this level. Complete whiff unblocked on that play.

In typical state fashion, we put too much weight on him and he had lost a step. It?s what we are known for and have done consistently over the last 25 years.

[bulldawg28]

The DC literally cost the game putting guys in that didn't make one play at LB and the secondary mainly corner.

[CaptainObvious]

Mizzou is our super bowl. At home and only game we can win. Put all on the line in two weeks. Screw the egg bowl.

UMass was this teams Super Bowl. Missouri QB will be back against us and look like Tom Brady and Peyton Manning and Patrick Mahomes combined against State. He will go 30 for 30 against our clowns!

[CaptainObvious]

Is Doug Shows reffing this game? 😳😳😳

[RockyDog]

We need a stud QB next season

[BuckyIsAB****]

Didn?t your defense give up 66 this year in a high school game? Maybe relax a little and stop giving us play by plays on what you would do or coach..

Buddy we have won 4 straight region titles. Glad you are keeping up. Buy a ticket we appreciate your support

[R2Dawg]

We need a stud QB next season

We need LOS guys worse than anything.

[EdwardDrayton]

Our back end must see elbows and shoe soles in their sleep.

[Brobi-wan]

What awful coverage by 12

[HoopsDawg]

We have to move Stomka to S. These other guys aren't good.

[Cooterpoot]

I've had hemorrhoids more enjoyable than this

[R2Dawg]

We have to move Stomka to S. These other guys aren't good.

Agree, his play on ST looks like he would be very good back there.

[R2Dawg]

So what happened to John Lewis? So much promise with him.

[Brobi-wan]

This game turned on the terrible fumble call

[R2Dawg]

This game turned on the terrible fumble call

Yep

[BankerDog]

Man those Jucos Turner took last year sure are impressive*** Clark and Ashun Sheppard shouldn?t be on a CUSA roster. And gosh those 4* MS boys Blanton and Ty Cooper..have they ever made a play in their careers?

[R2Dawg]

Who is Clark 94; he looks like he could be a player.

[BankerDog]

Agree, his play on ST looks like he would be very good back there.

He needs to. He doesn?t get much separation at all at WR, but he thinks the only way to get paid is to play WR.

[R2Dawg]

Man those Jucos Turner took last year sure are impressive*** Clark and Ashun Sheppard shouldn?t be on a CUSA roster. And gosh those 4* MS boys Blanton and Ty Cooper..have they ever made a play in their careers?

Announcers said Blanton was leading SEC in tackles? Not too shabby

[PGHBulldogBG]

Got to love how this kicker for Tenn makes everything against us after going missing 3 last week #wearemissstate

[DawgFromOxford]

Can?t wait until the defensive side of the ball is gone. Start from scratch with everything

[R2Dawg]

He needs to. He doesn?t get much separation at all at WR, but he thinks the only way to get paid is to play WR.

He may be right on getting paid? That is what college game has turned into now. Winning, competing for your team don't matter any more.

[RockyDog]

9/23 87 yards. Hand this guy the starting job next year, my ass.

[DawgFromOxford]

Announcers said Blanton was leading SEC in tackles? Not too shabby

I?d say that?s more of an indictment on our d line

[BankerDog]

Announcers said Blanton was leading SEC in tackles? Not too shabby

Yeah I would be too if I played behind this defensive line..

[EdwardDrayton]

I?d say that?s more of an indictment on our d line

We have a D line??!!??

[EdwardDrayton]

These officials can suck my a$$.

[Coursesuper]

Horseshit! This crew won’t even give us a kiss.

[Matt3467]

9/23 87 yards. Hand this guy the starting job next year, my ass.

Yea this is as bad a performance as I've seen since probably one of Croom's QBs. Maybe I'm forgetting a one off performance after but decent QB play and we may be winning this game. I wasn't crazy about bringing in Arnold after the UT and UGA game but now I definitely hope we bring in some proven QB talent along with the obvious needs elsewhere. MVB has had time today he's made terrible decisions.

[basedog]

9/23 87 yards. Hand this guy the starting job next year, my ass.

Dude, MVB was running for his life. Yes he had a bad game but his OLine didn’t protect at all tonight. Tn may have best defense in Sec, their secondary is loaded.

[mparkerfd20]

MVB has literally sucked assholes tonight. His worst performance of the year

[Matt3467]

Dude, MVB was running for his life. Yes he had a bad game but his OLine didn’t protect at all tonight. Tn may have best defense in Sec, their secondary is loaded.

There were several times he's had time. Even the announcers were talking about how jittery he was playing with time in the pocket.

[basedog]

Yea this is as bad a performance as I've seen since probably one of Croom's QBs. Maybe I'm forgetting a one off performance after but decent QB play and we may be winning this game. I wasn't crazy about bringing in Arnold after the UT and UGA game but now I definitely hope we bring in some proven QB talent along with the obvious needs elsewhere. MVB has had time today he's made terrible decisions.

I see it different.

[basedog]

There were several times he's had time. Even the announcers were talking about how jittery he was playing with time in the pocket.

He is a freshman, 18 years old. Yes he was nervous, but he will learn in time. He has played pretty damn good this year.

[Todd4State]

Tennessee was allowing 12 PPG coming into tonight. We scored 14.

[parabrave]

He is a freshman, 18 years old. Yes he was nervous, but he will learn in time. He has played pretty damn good this year.

Amen/

[basedog]

Amen/

I said way back I thought Tn was best Sec team, they haven’t played to there potential but they will make some noise in playoffs I think.
Not sure how bad their QB is hurt.

[EdwardDrayton]

He is a freshman, 18 years old. Yes he was nervous, but he will learn in time. He has played pretty damn good this year.

^^^^^^^^

[TNDawg35]

I said way back I thought Tn was best Sec team, they haven’t played to there potential but they will make some noise in playoffs I think.
Not sure how bad their QB is hurt.

Their defense and running game have, but Nico has not been good at all. I watch a lot of their games due to family. Nico has not been good this year. He has missed a lot of throws that he is supposed to make. Sampson has been the work horse of that team. He is a beast.

[parabrave]

Yea this is as bad a performance as I've seen since probably one of Croom's QBs. Maybe I'm forgetting a one off performance after but decent QB play and we may be winning this game. I wasn't crazy about bringing in Arnold after the UT and UGA game but now I definitely hope we bring in some proven QB talent along with the obvious needs elsewhere. MVB has had time today he's made terrible decisions.

Can we just stop with Jackson Arnold talk/ We want to spend a ton of money on a guy who can't win at OK with better surrounding talent than we have here. Just look at his stats against Mizzou.

[Todd4State]

Can we just stop with Jackson Arnold talk/ We want to spend a ton of money on a guy who can't win at OK with better surrounding talent than we have here. Just look at his stats against Mizzou.

We're going to have to likely take a chance on someone like him. Not everyone in the portal is a plug and play ready day one guy. He performed much better with Lebby so if it plays out where we can get him I am all for it.

[tcdog70]

Kamario Taylor is coming. He is a beast

[basedog]

We're going to have to likely take a chance on someone like him. Not everyone in the portal is a plug and play ready day one guy. He performed much better with Lebby so if it plays out where we can get him I am all for it.

I'd be surprised if he comes to Stark Vegas. As of today, MVB is the future. But I'm all for getting better players at many positions, QB is not the number one problem.

[parabrave]

I'd be surprised if he comes to Stark Vegas. As of today, MVB is the future. But I'm all for getting better players at many positions, QB is not the number one problem.

OLine and DLine is number 1 and 1a. QB is far down the list.

[bulldawg28]

Get DL, OL, and inside LB's

[Pancho]

we supposedly have LB's secured. so I am told