ATM Game Thread

[Coursesuper]

At least this crew is tr yin get to get it right, but this is second down

[Statecoachingblows**]

What the hell is going on? How did this get so screwed up? Good grief.

[Delmar]

Ross was wide open

[RocketDawg]

Are today's officials rookies?

[ShotgunDawg]

Ugh Fitz. Feet

[msstate7]

Set your feet, fitz

[ShotgunDawg]

Aeris gives me a boner

[msbulldog]

Aeris again!

[BrunswickDawg]

Set your feet, fitz

Yeah, that was rough

[msstate7]

Run the ball

[ShotgunDawg]

We can win big with Aeris & a better throwing Fitz

[preachermatt83]

Vandy up on Au 13-10

[msstate7]

Yeah, that was rough

If we can clean up his mechanics, he could be really, really good

[preachermatt83]

Don't get dumb Fitz.

[Delmar]

I hope Fitz spends all summer working on his footwork. He can be damn good.

[ShotgunDawg]

Interesting declined penalty there.

I'll take the 15 yards

[BrunswickDawg]

Shit

[Statecoachingblows**]

Dammit

[Delmar]

Well 17 me

[MarketingBully]

Fitz was Fitz on that drive.

[preachermatt83]

Fitz is too confident sometimes. Favre

[ShotgunDawg]

you've got to shitting me

[Coursesuper]

Horrible my god

[GreenheadDawg]

And there's your normal score before halftime

[msstate7]

all on Mullen. Clock should've been run out

[preachermatt83]

We had players blocking our own players bc of a block in the back. Dan was livid.

[Statecoachingblows**]

Give em hell Dan!

[Coursesuper]

They missed a block in the back and a hold there

[starkvegasdawg]

17ing refs. Must have got the call from Birmingham.

[MarketingBully]

The fix is in with these ****ing refs!!!!!

[anubus]

Glad Mullen got after moronic refs ....pathetic how did they not see that?

[msbulldog]

How do we give that up? Block in the back, Mullen's going
ballistic!

[BrunswickDawg]

We had players blocking our own players bc of a block in the back. Dan was livid.
Good to see Dan so pissed too instead of taking it. Keep the guys fired up

[mparkerfd20]

SEC trying to protect A&M on that one. Blatant block in back that took out 2 tacklers

[LC Dawg]

all on Mullen. Clock should've been run out
Right. No matter about the block in the back. A&M was ready to get the half over with. If we run it at the end of the drive we run out the half.

[RocketDawg]

Well, you can no longer say Dan doesn't care.

[maroonmania]

SEC refs are horrible.

[starkvegasdawg]

Dan still giving them hell.

[IMissJack]

Is there anyone else that was screaming at the TV for us to run the clock out before that punt return. Why give them any time to do something. Kill the clock, but no.

[BrunswickDawg]

Great half of football. Now, lets play 2 in a row in the same game.

[civildawg]

I was yelling at the tv. Why the hell would you not run the clock out

[maroonmania]

all on Mullen. Clock should've been run out

Agree. But Mullen NEVER does anything logically. Same crap as he does with faking punts deep in his own end with a big lead. We threw multiple incomplete passes to keep the half alive.

[Cloak]

BOOOOO

[RocketDawg]

Actually, if you count Knight really being out of bounds on his TD, and the block in the back, it might be 28-0 right now.

[ShotgunDawg]

Bad call by refs, but atrocious game management by Mullen to even give them that chance.

A&M's offense is struggling & you kick it to their biggest play maker? Sheesh. Just terrible

[starkvegasdawg]

Sumlin is a whiny assed bitch.

[anubus]

2nd half come out pissed and beat the unholy hell out of Texas A&M .Geek Refs.

[HSVDawg]

all on Mullen. Clock should've been run out

How do you figure? They had done nothing on offense all half and they had not stopped us either. Plus their starting QB was out and we had them pinned inside the 5 before the uncalled block(s) in the back. All the talk about how Mullen gets conservative with a big lead, and you don't want to step on the throat there? SMH.

[MarketingBully]

And what does Sumlin do? He complains about the refs. LOL.

[maroonmania]

I was yelling at the tv. Why the hell would you not run the clock out

Mullen is a smart idiot. i don't know how else to term it.

[starkvegasdawg]

Is there anyone else that was screaming at the TV for us to run the clock out before that punt return. Why give them any time to do something. Kill the clock, but no.

Right here. Fitz almost threw three picks that drive. I just wanted the clock run out and come out in the 3rd.

[civildawg]

It was freaking 1&20 with a minute left up 28-7. No one would have said a damn thing if you just run the clock out.

[MarketingBully]

Bad call by refs, but atrocious game management by Mullen to even give them that chance.

A&M's offense is struggling & you kick it to their biggest play maker? Sheesh. Just terrible

The punter also out kicked his coverage there once the block in the back took out 2-3 of our defenders.

[Liverpooldawg]

They never should have had the chance but based that non-call y'all better get ready for an old fashioned SEC hose job in the second half. That was an obvious one.

[LC Dawg]

It's hard to believe the refs would miss a block in the back since they've done such a good job of keeping up with what down it is.

[maroonmania]

The other bad thing about having such a terrible year is that when you play a good SEC team you aren't going to get any calls. The SEC obviously wants A&M to win this game from a conference perspective.

[msstate7]

How do you figure? They had done nothing on offense all half and they had not stopped us either. Plus their starting QB was out and we had them pinned inside the 5 before the uncalled block(s) in the back. All the talk about how Mullen gets conservative with a big lead, and you don't want to step on the throat there? SMH.

1st and 20... once you get there, you run the ball. Our offense got the lead by running anyway. Fitz almost threw int and we let him throw again which almost resulted in another. Finally, Kirk may be the best PR in the country. Once you punt, kick out of bounds.... backup qb was in. Only chance they had of scoring there was int return or punt return and we gave them chance at both. I'm a Mullen guy, but that was brutal closing out half

[RocketDawg]

They never should have had the chance but based that non-call y'all better get ready for an old fashioned SEC hose job in the second half. That was an obvious one.

You can pretty much feel it coming.

[BulldogBear]

Finish the job. #pissonmoralvictories

[MarketingBully]

They never should have had the chance but based that non-call y'all better get ready for an old fashioned SEC hose job in the second half. That was an obvious one.

Oh yeah it was obvious but I also want to know where the hell the refs were positioned. I saw one in the end zone which was dumb because I think he was the one that should have called it. Why was that idiot positioned in the end zone? He should of been closer to the action. I think the refs positioned themselves wrong on that punt so they didn't get a good angle to call it even though really ones that were far off from the play should have seen it

[BulldogBear]

Dan still giving them hell.

It was refreshing to see that!

[maroonmania]

It was freaking 1&20 with a minute left up 28-7. No one would have said a damn thing if you just run the clock out.

Mullen has zero common sense. Has no clue with regard to game situation and clock management. I mean get out of the half with a 21 point lead and you open the second half receiving the kickoff.

[iPat09]

The block in the back was bad, yes the refs missed it, but i'll also say they screwed up the rhythm of the offense with cluster **** or trying to figure out what down it was. If none of that happens, who knows what we would have done.

[Maroonthirteen]

Figures.. one weekend I'm not there. Thank me later if we hold on to win.

Hail State!

[GTHOM]

You can pretty much feel it coming.

Yep

[drunkernhelldawg]

Tough one to give up at the end but just the kind of thing you have to overcome to get a W. Just gotta keep making plays.

[MarketingBully]

We need to come out with a big clock controlling drive and at least go up 31-14. I don't think Knight will play the second half. We need to keep scoring until we are up something like 42 or 45-14 if we are going to win this game.

[msstate7]

Opening drive is critical. Even a Fg and this will be tough on aTm

[preachermatt83]

I just don't feel good about our chances. I think aTm will start eating us up with 5-8 yard pass plays and sell out on D to stop the run.

[maroonmania]

It was freaking 1&20 with a minute left up 28-7. No one would have said a damn thing if you just run the clock out.

Mullen has zero common sense. Has no clue with regard to game situation and clock management. I mean get out of the half with a 21 point lead and you open the second half receiving the kickoff.

[Todd4State]

The block in the back was bad, yes the refs missed it, but i'll also say they screwed up the rhythm of the offense with cluster **** or trying to figure out what down it was. If none of that happens, who knows what we would have done.

This is a good point.

[ShotgunDawg]

BTW, Logan Cooke was injured on the TD return. We have a freshman warming up

[Cowboydawg]

Mullen has zero common sense. Has no clue with regard to game situation and clock management. I mean get out of the half with a 21 point lead and you open the second half receiving the kickoff.

They had 2 timeouts. We were punting regardless.

[Commercecomet24]

Ok now for the pluses how many of you thought we would score 28 points in the whole game much less in the first half and be up 28-14?

[preachermatt83]

Om has taken control of their game.

[msstate7]

BTW, Logan Cooke was injured on the TD return. We have a freshman warming up

Can he kick it out of bounds? Kirk shouldn't get another shot

[msbulldog]

It's nice to see the SEC network has our new baseball coach replaced Stricklin

Let's give him 100% support, Hail State!

[Bothrops]

Regardless of the incompetent refs, the effort on that kick return was putrid.

[preachermatt83]

I see Rosebowl on the sideline.

[drunkernhelldawg]

Horrible to hear about Logan Cooke. Hope he can kick before the game is over.

[Commercecomet24]

BTW, Logan Cooke was injured on the TD return. We have a freshman warming up

Logan been playing with a bad knee all year. Gonna have to have surgery after season but he's a tough kid.

[Commercecomet24]

They had 2 timeouts. We were punting regardless.

Yep. Hard to fault Dan for actually showing some effort on that.

[Statecoachingblows**]

Ok now for the pluses how many of you thought we would score 28 points in the whole game much less in the first half and be up 28-14?

Nobody! And I'll take it. Got to keep it going can't shit it down and only play one half. We can beat these guys. Which also pisses me off thinking of what coulda been this season. What's done is done, lets go win this thang.

[msbulldog]

Well, you can no longer say Dan doesn't care.

Agree! +1

[Commercecomet24]

Nobody! And I'll take it. Got to keep it going can't shit it down and only play one half. We can beat these guys. Which also pisses me off thinking of what coulda been this season. What's done is done, lets go win this thang.

There ya go! Just got to play from here on out. Play like season just started and finish this game first.

[LC Dawg]

Can he kick it out of bounds? Kirk shouldn't get another shot

I don't think we have anyone but Cooke that can reach the end zone on kickoffs. Cooke also holds on kicks which is reason #2 not to kick a field goal. Reason #1 is that my dachshund has a better shot of making one than Graves.

[parabrave]

The block in the back was bad, yes the refs missed it, but i'll also say they screwed up the rhythm of the offense with cluster **** or trying to figure out what down it was. If none of that happens, who knows what we would have done.

Agree totally that I forgot what down it is screwed up our momentum. Time for the ole run slap over the ref play.

[Cloak]

Some of my friends are just now showing up to the game since it's close...

[ShotgunDawg]

dang Fitz. Get the ball down

[msbulldog]

Good to see Dan so pissed too instead of taking it. Keep the guys fired up

Coach need to stay pissed! +1 Agree!

[BrunswickDawg]

Why Holloway Why???

[ShotgunDawg]

Holloway is so bad

[ShotgunDawg]

What a terrible 3 plays

[Dawgology]

This Holloway stuff in the back field is a joke.

[defiantdog]

Holloway got man handled by A&Ms smallest DB..... embarrassing

[preachermatt83]

Well, it was good while it lasted boys.

[Delmar]

come on D

[ShotgunDawg]

Leo is so damn good

[ShotgunDawg]

Come on defense. Have to bring pressure

[preachermatt83]

We are playing press coverage. First time I've seen that in YEARS.

[ShotgunDawg]

Can't believe Sirmon didn't bring pressure on 3rd & long.

New QB in game that doesn't run

[Dawgology]

I've never seen a player kill an offensive drive like Holloway

[preachermatt83]

Lol. Over

[Delmar]

lol at our pass d

[starkvegasdawg]

And here's the defense we know and love.

[MarketingBully]

That punt return changed the momentum something aweful.

[Thick]

Sirmon is such a *****! WE NEVER BLITZ! Their backup QB is not near the athlete that Knoght is.

[Dawgology]

Well...it was a good first half anyway. Kind of had that "hell state feeling" after the missed block in the back and punt return.

[preachermatt83]

McClarin is gonna be a good one.

[ShotgunDawg]

Huge stand

[msstate7]

McLaurin is a player

[drunkernhelldawg]

Huge Play!

[Delmar]

Hell yeah

[BulldogBear]

Come on defense. Have to bring pressure

I think it is the key to victory at this stage in this game. Rather get burned than let them pick us apart and come back.

[MarketingBully]

New life guys! Missed field goal!

[msbulldog]

NO GOOD !

[preachermatt83]

We have to put some kind of points on the board here.

[Dawg61]

Punting to Kirk with 20 seconds left in the half is one of the all-time dumbest coaching moves I've ever seen

[BulldogBear]

See.

Pressure.

[Thick]

He "Graved it" from 27 yds!!!

[Commercecomet24]

Boys we just made a stand!

[BrunswickDawg]

It did not go!!!!!!

[LC Dawg]

D didn't give up after the long pass. I like it.

[ShotgunDawg]

Momentum on our side again.

Need to score some points here

[MarketingBully]

We need a big clock eating drive here for a field goal or TD. We need to keep it at two scores.

[MarketingBully]

He "Graved it" from 27 yds!!!

That should be TM'ed. Nice one!

[msbulldog]

I feel good we're going to win this game!

[ShotgunDawg]

WOW, Vandy just got big time hosed by the SEC refs in the Auburn game.

Auburn fumbled. Was called a fumble on the field & overturned with no evidence

[preachermatt83]

aTm has sold out to stop run.

[ShotgunDawg]

Horrible series. Offense needs to pick it up

[preachermatt83]

We won't score another point this game.

[MarketingBully]

So Garrett and Knight are both gone. We should be able to start moving the football.

[msstate7]

We've had 2 2nd half series with 0 runs for rb's not named Holloway

[maroonmania]

Just so dumb. Mullen runs out the half and we would be sitting with a 21 point lead and them with no Trevor Knight and no Myles Garrett.

[Delmar]

Who punted then?

[msbulldog]

Myles Garrett gone!

[Reason2succeed]

Why is Mullen abandoning the run in the second half? Feed Aeris

[Dawg61]

BTW Random Poster pretty sure aTm has zero sacks right now

[MarketingBully]

We won't score another point this game.

They had been playing Garrett all series after we hit the 28 point mark. I think we score at least two more TDs.

[Dawgology]

We REALLY need an INT here

[MarketingBully]

Why is Mullen abandoning the run in the second half? Feed Aeris

Yeah but Ross should have had that pass that would have given us 2nd and short. Ross has been so good all game and he starts his dropsies.

[HSVDawg]

1st and 20... once you get there, you run the ball. Our offense got the lead by running anyway. Fitz almost threw int and we let him throw again which almost resulted in another. Finally, Kirk may be the best PR in the country. Once you punt, kick out of bounds.... backup qb was in. Only chance they had of scoring there was int return or punt return and we gave them chance at both. I'm a Mullen guy, but that was brutal closing out half

1st and 20 is far from an insurmountable down / distance in today's game. 3rd and 20? Different story. I do think we could have called more running plays, but still used our timeouts to try and score if the running plays were successful. But you have to at least try to score right there. I also think the deep punt was a good call. If the correct call is made or no blocks in the back occur, we get them inside the 5 with their backup QB and 3 timeouts stil left. Blocked punt for a TD or great field position for a FG are all in play.

Overall, you can't have it both ways. Mullen's biggest criticism is he doesn't care or doesn't get aggressive when he needs to. And then when he does get aggressive people call him out again. He's damned if he does and damned if he doesn't.

[drunkernhelldawg]

I feel good we're going to win this game!

I'm the one who's been saying that all week. We're always capable of making the play. Just gotta do it.

[preachermatt83]

Do not give up a pass over the middle

[Delmar]

FUMBLE

[ShotgunDawg]

BOOOOOMMMMMM

[Dawgology]

Yes!

[preachermatt83]

Pressure!!!!!

[msbulldog]

Go Dawgs! Our ball!

[BrunswickDawg]

FUMBLE!!!

[Delmar]

damn, Mixon is fast

[msbulldog]

Dear!

[ShotgunDawg]

Little bit of a push off there

[BrunswickDawg]

And the false start... damn

[Delmar]

That could have been intercepted. Lucky

[BrunswickDawg]

Little bit of a push off there ICWYDT

[ShotgunDawg]

Don't love the QB draw there. Too many people

[Delmar]

Oh no. FG try

[drunkernhelldawg]

Every third and long is a pass underneath today. What is this pooh pooh?

[preachermatt83]

Run the ball

[ShotgunDawg]

Graves from the wrong hash

[Coursesuper]

Typical

[Delmar]

Graves, i hate you.

[MarketingBully]

**** Graves!

[msstate7]

Take his uniform... graves should never kick for us again

[ShotgunDawg]

Graves is atrocious.

What a shitty kicker. Misses the same way every game & makes no adjustment

[drunkernhelldawg]

sigh

[starkvegasdawg]

Who called the miss FG on 3rd down?

[preachermatt83]

Westin should never see the Feild again. Ever.

[RocketDawg]

We really need a FG kicker ....

[maroonmania]

Westin Graves seriously can't kick off of either hash. He hooks everything to the left from either side.

[MarketingBully]

How is he still on the team?

[msbulldog]

Please never kick again.

[Coursesuper]

Graves from the wrong hash

Is there a right hash for him now? It's in his head now.

[Dawgology]

Graves is like Bryant. Needs to come out for the season. Regularly missing chip shots now. Time to focus on the future at place kicker.

[Thick]

Graves....trademark, "Graved it"! **** that little Jackson Prep turd!!!

[Dawg61]

Graves sucks all the dicks

[defiantdog]

Graves from the wrong hash
Does it even matter? I'm surprised he doesn't miss extra points

[BulldogBear]

Oh no. FG try

Holy 17

Can we not find a walk on K from high school that can't be any worse?

Anybody else worried we end up losing by 3 points or less? Thanks Graves and SEC.

[Tbonewannabe]

Graves is just garbage since the USA kick. He obviously has gotten mindf@&ed.

[shoeless joe]

10 minutes off the clock and the score hasn't changed. At this point that's a win.

[Bothrops]

Westin should never see the Feild again. Ever.

Until he gets the snakes out of his head.

[ShotgunDawg]

Graves, i hate you.

He's awful. There is no single person that is bigger to blame for this year's record than Graves. We'd be playing for our 6th win right here, if it weren't for him.

[msstate7]

Will this be the 3rd win graves has cost us?

[starkvegasdawg]

Does it even matter? I'm surprised he doesn't miss extra points

Everybody has to have goals. Something to work on.

[IMissJack]

That FG might have been the game. Will someone get Graves some Tony Robbins self confidence cds?

[Statecoachingblows**]

At this point in the season do not kick another fg the rest of the year, there's no point and we aren't gonna hit it anyway. Just go for it.

[Dawgology]

We need to just start going for it on 4th within "field goal range".

[Delmar]

I really do believe we could hold a try out on campus and find a better kicker.

[MarketingBully]

Why couldn't Fitz of run it into the middle of the field to see if he could make that kick. Please defense just hold on here and say **** the offense.

[BulldogBear]

Who called the miss FG on 3rd down?

Every State fan on this board.... and in the stadium... and watching it then. The only people that thought he might make were Aggies.

[Thick]

Memo to Dan....recruit a kicker, and sign a kicker. STOP THE WALK ON BULLSHIT!!

[Leroy Jenkins]

Kicker must have had a good week of practice.

[LC Dawg]

I told you! Don't try a ****ing field goal! It's ****ing futile! That green stripe shouldn't ever appear during one of our drives!

[EdDawg]

Memo to Dan....recruit a kicker, and sign a kicker. STOP THE WALK ON BULLSHIT!!

Sign 2 kickers.

[BrunswickDawg]

Still bringing heat on D

[preachermatt83]

Bryant is my least fav dawg ever

[Delmar]

Whew. I wish we would bring some pressure.

[MidTNDawg]

He does not line up correctly He will pull it left.

[ShotgunDawg]

Another 3 man rush on 3rd & long. I don't understand it. Your making a new QB comfy

[BulldogBear]

Need to score here. I really believe 35-38 pts wins it today.

[MarketingBully]

Defense still staying true. We need one more TD to just wrestle away all momentum:

[RocketDawg]

We need to just start going for it on 4th within "field goal range".

It'd be funny if the green "FG target line" was moved to the goal line next time we have the ball ....

[Dawgology]

Need to spend some schollies on kickers. And stop running Holloway.

[fader2103]

I just noticed that Sirmon was in a sling. Anyone know why? Sorry if I missed it.

[Delmar]

Williams runs hard.

[ShotgunDawg]

I love Aeris

[BulldogBear]

I told you! Don't try a ****ing field goal! It's ****ing futile! That green stripe shouldn't ever appear during one of our drives!

Put it on the goal line

[Dawg61]

I really do believe we could hold a try out on campus and find a better kicker.

In the Sanderson Center

[LC Dawg]

Luckily it looks like A&M doesn't want to win so I think we may hang on.

[Delmar]

I just noticed that Sirmon was in a sling. Anyone know why? Sorry if I missed it.

Dan gave him a frogger.

[ShotgunDawg]

Why snap the ball with anything more than 6 seconds on it?

[preachermatt83]

Williams is an SEC back.

[ShotgunDawg]

Aeris looks like Vic Ballard out there.

Hitting it quick

[MaroonFlounder]

RTGDF!!

[preachermatt83]

Uh oh. Fitz gimpy.

[Delmar]

Feed that man the ball

[ShotgunDawg]

Got skinny

[drunkernhelldawg]

Liking the hell out of this.

[RocketDawg]

So ... as has been pointed out before ... why has Williams not been used like this all year?

[preachermatt83]

Holy smokes Aeires.

[Bothrops]

Someone must have learned how to block recently.

[BrunswickDawg]

Aeris makes this O a real O

[IMissJack]

He's awful. There is no single person that is bigger to blame for this year's record than Graves. We'd be playing for our 6th win right here, if it weren't for him.

Not only the biggies he's missed, but the tone he sets for the whole team, when we come out on the opening drive and he misses a 30 yd FG. That kind of stuff kills the team moral. We must not have anything else behind him. It is pathetic for a 6A high school, much less an SEC team.

[Delmar]

Running it down their throat

[StoneDawg]

They need to get rid of that green field goal line.

[maroonmania]

OK, we should be able to set up for another missed FG now.

[MaroonFlounder]

No FG attempt. Go on 4th down if necessary

[ShotgunDawg]

Hev is potentially saving his job today. Sadly

[RocketDawg]

Gotta be Holloway's longest run up the middle all year.

[msbulldog]

Should have been playing Williams all season!

[fader2103]

I don't think Verne Troyer could have got through that hole. A. Williams is amazing

[Delmar]

How is that not PI?

[preachermatt83]

Holloway up the middle. Ha!! It works when u do it twice a gane instead of 12

[ShotgunDawg]

WTF are we doing?

[RocketDawg]

We need to stop passing ....

[drunkernhelldawg]

o man. i could tell as soon as he started to change the play. RTGDF.

[Dawgology]

Dammit

[msstate7]

Why?

[Statecoachingblows**]

At this point in the season do not kick another fg the rest of the year, there's no point and we aren't gonna hit it anyway. Just go for it.

[starkvegasdawg]

Dammit run the ball!!!!!!!!!!

[MaroonFlounder]

Never mind. Fitz red zone passing is dreadful

[IMissJack]

Letter to Mullen. We are gashing 10 yds per carry, quit throwing Fitzgerald!!!!!WE RUN, WE WIN, get it through your damn head.

[BrunswickDawg]

Damn if I shouldn't have taken State against the spread!

[maroonmania]

QUIT THROWING THE DAMN BALL!

[preachermatt83]

Run the stupid football Dan. U idiot. Another loss on him.

[Delmar]

He was open. Just too late

[BulldogBear]

WTF are we doing?

Mullening.

Good play call Dan Walsh. You couldn't just shove the ball down their throat could you? Just had to show how smart you are.

[Bothrops]

Typical Fitz pass in the redzone

[IMissJack]

At this point in the season do not kick another fg the rest of the year, there's no point and we aren't gonna hit it anyway. Just go for it.

+1