State-A&M game thread

[Will James]

3rd and long.. RUSSELL'S SPECIALTY! We have tons of these with him at QB.

**** THIS SHIIIIIIIIIIIITTTTTTTTTTT

[Op4isabitch]

O.K im so pissed at Mullen right now.

[civildawg]

My god if Russell plays another down I'm going to kill mullen

[PMDawg]

Hmmm. They actually react after they read. That's a neat concept.

[CadaverDawg]

Terrible. 2 passes on those last 3 plays, and the only run was with Perkins up the middle.

[DownwardDawg]

I'm glad Mullen is finally realizing Josh Robinson is a stud....but it makes you wonder why it took so damn long.

Give if time. He ain't figured out shit.

[Will James]

Hope I didn't scare the neighbors just then

[TopDog58]

We are going to run all over this defense huh? What you think now pollyannas? Mullen sux and needs to be fired today!

[ShotgunDawg]

So.... the aTm DB is playing 15 yards off Perk, why not just audible to a bubble screen?

We have no instincts as a football team. All robots out there.

[Cash]

Need the D to step up here and not let this get out of hand! How about a 3 & out??? Come on D!!!

[thedawg]

Tyler Russel is just an average qb... He doesn't need to step on the field again if Dak is healthy and I was the biggest Tyler guy in America coming into the seasona

[SheltonChoked]

Finally they show Mullen chewing out Russell for a horrible read. He had to throw that about 4 seconds earlier for it to have a chance. Russel just cannot make descions fast enough

[MarketingBully01]

Time to hit Croom style apathy with the football program...and thanks to Stricklin and his genius hire in basketball we only not suck in baseball...

[Quaoarsking]

Zone read with Russell. Nice.

There is a modified zone read play out there for immobile QBs in which the QB can hand it off or throw a quick pass. We should look into that if we want to run that type of play with Russell...

[Will James]

Now Johnny just gets to pad his stats with the long field

[Op4isabitch]

I want Mullen and Collins in a cage death match with the winner being made to jump from the plane on the way home!

[HereComesTheSpiral]

I'm glad Mullen is finally realizing Josh Robinson is a stud....but it makes you wonder why it took so damn long.

Back to the bench he goes.

[Dannyripms]

Same ol same ol. Perk up middle and 2 passes. How many times have the sequence been run and how many times have it worked? In ****ing believable. **** you dan

[Will James]

Didn't we win the game George HW Bush came to Starkville? Bama I believe. Or was that the parachuter breaking his leg game?

[PMDawg]

Now Johnny just gets to pad his stats with the long field

I laughed

[CadaverDawg]

The defense has played pretty well to this point. #SoTheresThat

[thedawg]

When did Christian Holmes go back to D?

[Tbonewannabe]

Defense is playing good enough to win. Mullen gets his head out of his ass we could win.

[Quaoarsking]

Didn't we win the game George HW Bush came to Starkville? Bama I believe. Or was that the parachuter breaking his leg game?

I'm 95% sure that was the 2000 sleet game against Arkansas. All we had to do was beat inferior Arkansas and Ole Miss teams to win the West, and of course we lost both.

[ShotgunDawg]

How much better could we honestly expect our defense to play. to this point, Dak and Robinson have had 1, yes 1, offensive drive together. Complete lack of instincts and feel for the game to allow that to happen

[PMDawg]

LOL!!! We finally flip the field and their nerdy little punter boots it 70 yards. FML.

[Op4isabitch]

quick.....call the next play...go

[bully99]

EXPOSED

[Quaoarsking]

quick.....call the next play...go

Handoff to Robinson for 4 yards

[cheewgumm]

I'm going to jump on the bandwagon of wahtever team Russell makes next year.

[CadaverDawg]

How much better could we honestly expect our defense to play. to this point, Dak and Robinson have had 1, yes 1, offensive drive together. Complete lack of instincts and feel for the game to allow that to happen

Yep.

[DownwardDawg]

Time to hit Croom style apathy with the football program...and thanks to Stricklin and his genius hire in basketball we only not suck in baseball...

Is that you? You ok dude?

[Tbonewannabe]

Didn't we win the game George HW Bush came to Starkville? Bama I believe. Or was that the parachuter breaking his leg game?

It was the sleeting Arkansas game we lost in OT. 2000, missed a fg at the end. Ref refused to give us a dry ball so the kick was shit. About the only fg Westerfield missed that was clutch.

[HereComesTheSpiral]

Didn't we win the game George HW Bush came to Starkville? Bama I believe. Or was that the parachuter breaking his leg game?

Lost to Arkansas, was at that game and it was a cold mother****er outside. That was also the game Pig tore his ACL.

[Op4isabitch]

Handoff to Robinson for 4 yards

close

[CadaverDawg]

Is that you? You ok dude?

Haha, my thoughts as well

[maroonmania]

Should have gone for it at the A&M 37 rather than punt. Even with the 3 and out we ended up losing 40 yards of field position.

[PMDawg]

I want to beat Dan to death with Ladarius Perkins.

[Cash]

For ****s sake...

[DownwardDawg]

How about J-Rob with Dak? Please?

[CadaverDawg]

2 runs gets a first down, and then we throw the ball for a ****ing loss of 2?

[smootness]

We suck at those bubble screens. Suck, suck, suck. They don't ever work.

[Tbonewannabe]

How much better could we honestly expect our defense to play. to this point, Dak and Robinson have had 1, yes 1, offensive drive together. Complete lack of instincts and feel for the game to allow that to happen

You know this is on Mullen right?

[cheewgumm]

We need to fake that quick pass to Lewis, then go deep, or fake and go short.

[WPDawg]

Russell does throw a tight spiral. Unfortunately he just has the look of an immobile Flag Football QB standing in the pocket. kind of waiting on a chosen receiver to come open.
Just ready to stick with Dak.

[maroonmania]

A&M is bunched up so much at the LOS they have NO respect at all for us throwing down the field.

[Cash]

Nice grab! Way to move the chains guys!

[Tbonewannabe]

We suck at those bubble screens. Suck, suck, suck. They don't ever work.

We will only run 10 more.

[CadaverDawg]

Nice conversion. We aren't typically good on 3rd and long...that was big

[PMDawg]

I'm going to jump on the bandwagon of wahtever team Russell makes next year.

You follow arena league football?

[ShotgunDawg]

You know this is on Mullen right?

Yes

[DownwardDawg]

Schumpert! More please

[CadaverDawg]

That diamond is effective. Wish we would stick with it a while

[HereComesTheSpiral]

Shumpert sighting, 9 yard gain, back to the bench

[ShotgunDawg]

Of course, we slipped

[CadaverDawg]

Jeez, put on some longer cleats or something.

[HereComesTheSpiral]

That diamond is effective. Wish we would stick with it a while

You mean keep doing something that is working, not our style

[ShotgunDawg]

We slip, we trip, we do everything possible to screw up.

Murphy's law is all always in full effect with this team.

[Will James]

Beat #8 Alabama at this game


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMup0JXRX8c

[TXDawg]

Jeez, put on some longer cleats or something.

This!!

[CadaverDawg]

Defense deserves better than this. We may give up a TD on this drive, but there is no reason for us to be sitting at 7 points still. Just horrible offensively

[TopconDog]

why noi go for it playing the field position game with a and m will get you beat

[Dannyripms]

Well guys you do know if we don't have lead going into halftime it's over. We will get blown out 2nd half. Dan can't coach his way out of a paper bag

[Quaoarsking]

Why do we keep punting past midfield on 4th and short? The statistical studies are pretty conclusive about not punting, especially in situations like that...

[maroonmania]

Prescott should have kept that one and it would have been an easy first down. Then again we punt from A&M territory on 4th and short. Apparently we are content to just try and keep the score respectable.

[Cash]

Well guys you do know if we don't have lead going into halftime it's over. We will get blown out 2nd half. Dan can't coach his way out of a paper bag

Well, if this keeps up, a halftime bet on A&M may be the easiest $ ever! Hell, get something out of this shit. Make a few mortgage payments or something.

[CadaverDawg]

How about a turnover right here?

[civildawg]

Playing not to lose

[Bothrops]

Mullen really is looking like a biscuit head

[TrapGame]

I thought A&M's defense was supposed to be awful.

[RougeDawg]

The field should never be that shitty unless it's a torrential downpour during the game. No reason it should hold water like that from a rain this morning.

Why don't we just run the diamond until they stop it?

Russell is staring down his WR as usual and should never play.

**** Dan. He needs a mayflower truck in his driveway before December.

[Op4isabitch]

We have the pieces to make a 747, unfortunatelyy our coaches have assembled those pieces into a ****ing Hindenburg.

[Tbonewannabe]

I wasn't at that game but Bush might have been there also. I know President Bush was there at the 2000 Ark game.

[TopDog58]

*cough**cough**cough**cough**cough**cough**cough* couldn't score in the Lingerie league. 17 that *****. Fire his ass

[CadaverDawg]

I have given Calhoun shit in the past..l.but that was a hell of a play right there

[Will James]

Johnny hit his hand on a helmet. Hope it hurts

[starkvegasdawg]

JFF hurt his hand.

[HereComesTheSpiral]

johnny might be hurt, we might have a chance

[smootness]

Calhoun has played really well lately.

He made a similar play last week or the week before.

[CadaverDawg]

Calhoun has played really well lately.

He made a similar play last week or the week before.

I agree

[Will James]

JFF produces natural cocaine. Decision making nerves fire so fast.

[CadaverDawg]

Nice job Defense. Hell of a damn job

[Red Sox Dawg]

Hell yeah, go defense

[smootness]

Defense is killing it right now. We really, really, really need the offense to do something.

[Cash]

Nothing I love more than seeing that douche get sacked! Great job guys!!

[CadaverDawg]

Yes, facemask

[CadaverDawg]

Need 6 right here

[HereComesTheSpiral]

If we **** this up, Scott should meet Mullen in the locker room with the buyout check

[smootness]

Come on, offense!

[ShotgunDawg]

Our defense is playing lights out. Best defensive effort all year against aTm.

Can we keep our defensive staff and just fire the offensive staff and head coach?

[thedawg]

Gotta get six here if u want to win... 3s not gonna cut it

[Op4isabitch]

Need 6 right here

7 would be better...lol

[CadaverDawg]

Chris Jones is such a damn freak. He pushed his man back into Manziel when he hurt his hand. Our defense overall has just played very well in this first half. Night and day from last year

[Cash]

Come on now!!! Great field position, now do something with it!!!! POINTS!!!!!!!

[CadaverDawg]

Our defense is playing lights out. Best defensive effort all year against aTm.

Can we keep our defensive staff and just fire the offensive staff and head coach?

Blasphemy, Shotgun!!!***

Ha, no I agree

[smootness]

Chris Jones is such a damn freak. He pushed his man back into Manziel when he hurt his hand. Our defense overall has just played very well in this first half. Night and day from last year

Yep. I was about to say that he's the best bull-rusher I've ever seen.

[MarketingBully01]

We gotta finish this off with a touchdown to complete the momentum swing. Great game by the defense though!

[cheewgumm]

VANDY with a signature win!!!!

I kid, i kid.

[CadaverDawg]

We gotta finish this off with a touchdown to complete the momentum swing. Great game by the defense though!

+1

[ShotgunDawg]

Blasphemy, Shotgun!!!***

Ha, no I agree

This is what is frustrating. It's clear the team hasn't quit on Mullen and we do some things well. We just lack the offensive instincts to win.

[Op4isabitch]

need some JRob and Shump here

[Will James]

Hey look what happens when we run with Dak in.

FU Dan.

[smootness]

This is what is frustrating. It's clear the team hasn't quit on Mullen and we some things well. We just lack the offensive instincts to win.

Agreed. I'm torn between still believing that the system overall can work well for us and that we have talent and guys willing to fight...but at the same time being incredibly frustrated that we keep doing the same dumb things over and over and not sure that's going to change.

[CadaverDawg]

Perkins finally!! He broke a tackle!

[Red Sox Dawg]

Perk!

[Will James]

DAK up the middle please

[Op4isabitch]

why in the **** is Perk in there?

[CadaverDawg]

Why run him on the goal line though?

[messageboardsuperhero]

Hell yeah!!!

[Red Sox Dawg]

Touchdown!

[Op4isabitch]

O.K that was nice!!!

[CadaverDawg]

Tebow!!!!...err.....DAK!!!!!!

[Will James]

HEY!!! A play with a morsel of ingenuity and creativity!!!! TD

Dak Dak Dak

[messageboardsuperhero]

No cheap points before halftime.

[Red Sox Dawg]

That was Tebowesque

[smootness]

The jump pass worked! The jump pass worked! Thank God Almighty, the jump pass worked!

[maroonmania]

Nice call. Its amazing though that he was still covered like a blanket. Very nice throw to get it in there by Dak.

[Red Sox Dawg]

Gotta hold here

[Op4isabitch]

Damn, funs over boys, it's about to be halftime!

[starkvegasdawg]

No cheap points before halftime.
Amen.

[Will James]

6.4 YPC so far this game... Lets continue RTGDF

[CadaverDawg]

No prevent defense! Defense has played great...don't screw It up here at the end

[MarketingBully01]

Yes, our defense needs to force them to go into halftime with no points here!

[Tbonewannabe]

Agreed. I'm torn between still believing that the system overall can work well for us and that we have talent and guys willing to fight...but at the same time being incredibly frustrated that we keep doing the same dumb things over and over and not sure that's going to change.

If Dan would get out of his own way. The system we have is successful, it is just the dumb shit like having TR and Perkins in there when we need 1 yard.

[Will James]

No cheap points before halftime.

Shit didn't think about that!

[Cash]

Gotta hold here

Exactly, can't afford to give up something cheap here! Come on D!

[HancockCountyDog]

No prevent here please

[MrBigStuff]

Love seeing Wilson getting chances to make plays.

[CadaverDawg]

I really like Kendrick Market

[Red Sox Dawg]

Who made the tackle on the kick return # 26

[CadaverDawg]

Beat his little shit ass up, Dawgs!

[smootness]

De'Runnya Wilson is one of those guys for whom the phrase, 'He will be as good as he wants to be,' fits.

[CadaverDawg]

Who made the tackle on the kick return # 26

Market

[smootness]

Who made the tackle on the kick return # 26

Kendrick Market. Very good tackler.

[Cash]

TIGHTEN THE **** UP!!!! ****!!!!!!

[Will James]

****ING DAMNIT!!!!!

[Statecoachingblows**]

Jesus christ

[Op4isabitch]

typical shit.

[Red Sox Dawg]

Oh man you can't give that up

[CadaverDawg]

Good grief

[DownwardDawg]

Back breaker coming up. 17

[maroonmania]

Damn, how did he get that open!! Here we go with cheap points before halftime again.

[messageboardsuperhero]

My God... We give up cheap points before half every damn time.

[CadaverDawg]

We just can't help it. ****ing pitiful

[ShotgunDawg]

GD, play winning football! COME ON

[Red Sox Dawg]

Kendrick Market. Very good tackler.

Thanks

[smootness]

You have to be kidding me.

[MarketingBully01]

Gotta love that hold that broke Manziel out on that first run of his...

[engie]

This fits the script perfectly at the end of the half...

[Tbonewannabe]

This is 100% coaching.

[messageboardsuperhero]

So ****ing predictable...

[bully99]

EXPOSED

[CadaverDawg]

Nickoe. Of course

[Cash]

****ING Pathetic. 42 damn seconds.

[Quaoarsking]

That is literally the most deflating thing I've seen in 20 years of following MSU football...

[DownwardDawg]

Game. They'll score on 1st drive of half.

[maroonmania]

So easy its ridiculous. They still had 16 seconds to spare.

[Red Sox Dawg]

Shit that was too easy. Our Defense has been playing good today

[Op4isabitch]

Whitley....damn just damn. smh

[maroonmania]

This team just sucks the life out of you as a fan.

[Statecoachingblows**]

Well nice while it lasted we know how second halves go

[ShotgunDawg]

It unreal how awful it is that we continue to do this. Love is our best DB. HOW DO YOU LET THAT HAPPEN? Just horrendous

[Quaoarsking]

I'm thinking onside kick to start the second half.

[smootness]

Love had his eyes in the backfield, and then Nickoe Nickoe'd.

[ShotgunDawg]

Whitley....damn just damn. smh

What did Whitley do wrong?

[MarketingBully01]

That first play though that Manziel broke was a big time hold. They have been holding Chris Jones all day...at least they called one of them though. Chris Jones is schooling their OL first round draft pick though.

[CadaverDawg]

How many times are our coaches going to let Whitley cost us? That is a fire able offense itself

[Cash]

****ING Pathetic. 42 damn seconds.

My bad, 38 seconds.

[Bothrops]

It's so easy to beat us on defense..just throw the ball forward!!!! Works every time. We need somebody to coach our secondary.

[dawgoneyall]

Dumbbutt prevent defense

[CJDAWG85]

****ing Collins went into a prevent D with 3 down linemen... Just terrible

[TopconDog]

4 plays 75 yards 38 sexonds

[Red Sox Dawg]

That was Love on the TD

[cheewgumm]

Throw it up to D Wilson. He's hot!!!

[BoomBoom]

How many times are our coaches going to let Whitley cost us? That is a fire able offense itself

Until he graduates. If he didn't, he'd start till he died.

[DownwardDawg]

No need to get mad anymore. Everyone of you saw this coming. I made a point to watch the 1st half because I knew this is what would happen. I enjoyed it somewhat. It's over now. It'll be ugly in 2nd half.

[smootness]

That was Love on the TD

No, it wasn't. 1 is Whitley...he didn't do anything wrong really; he's just not fast or quick enough.

[CadaverDawg]

That was Love on the TD

No, it was Nickoe

[ShotgunDawg]

How many times are our coaches going to let Whitley cost us? That is a fire able offense itself

Yep he got beat on that TD play

[Op4isabitch]

That was Love on the TD

no it wasn't.

[Red Sox Dawg]

How many times are our coaches going to let Whitley cost us? That is a fire able offense itself

Love got beat there, not Whitley. #5 I believe

[Tbonewannabe]

How many games now have we laid down right before the half? It has been 2 years. Every game besides Troy and Alcorn. This is 100% on Mullen. There is nothing anyone can say to defend it. Notice Coach34 just ignores the discussion on this.

[Saltydog]

undisciplined teams......I've been on the fence about Dan but I'm not now. It's time.

[Statecoachingblows**]

Watching at the bar I'm $43 in the hole...Thanks a lot dish network!!!

[Will James]

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[CadaverDawg]

No, it wasn't. 1 is Whitley...he didn't do anything wrong really; he's just not fast or quick enough.

Exactly. He's slow and lacks instincts. The problem is that he was on the field.

[t45fixer]

Defense sux

[maroonmania]

Sad part is we played them relatively equally in the first half but STILL down by 9 due to the blocked punt and the easy TD right before the half. Will be shocked if it doesn't get ugly in the 2nd half.

[Quaoarsking]

In the second half:
--No punting
--Only do onside kicks on the kickoffs

Can't hand over the ball willingly. Go down swinging.

[smootness]

Until he graduates. If he didn't, he'd start till he died.

This is the most disconcerting thing with this coaching staff. Once you become a starter, you basically remain a starter until you either graduate or are kicked off the team.

Russell had a concussion, missed 3 games to give us an excuse, and we still try to run him out there. Perkins, Whitley...it makes no sense.

[engie]

And naturally we take a knee -- and would have from their situation as well.

2 completions puts us in field goal range. We've got all 3 timeouts. And we take a knee.

That is the most Mullen quitter, conservative, scared shit ever.

[Dawgface]

A&M gets the ball to start 2nd half and will make it 30-14 very quick like and then it will all down hill from there.

[Red Sox Dawg]

no it wasn't.

Well my eyes aren' as good as they used to be, but I thought I saw 5. Nikoe changed numbers, he's 1. Could be wrong.

[bully99]

EXPOSED

[t45fixer]

Defense still sux

[ShotgunDawg]

We do so many things well.

We run the ball, we have a hell of a d-line, our secondary makes some good plays, but MY GOODNESS, we just don't play winning football. Wasting 3 drives with Tyler at QB, safety, allowing a big play before halftime, when everyone would concede a FG.

We just don't play winning football. Its amazing how often it rears its' head.

No difference between MSU and OM, except OM makes the little plays that winning teams do to win.

[Will James]

It'll be ugly in 2nd half.

If 15 and 34 don't lead the running game then yes.

I fully expect a Dan 2nd half flop. 51-24 final score

[Oxfordawg]

That's what prevent D is good for

[cheewgumm]

I don't understand why we take a knee going into half, when we're down 9...and a 3 TD underdog.


And naturally we take a knee -- and would have from their situation as well.

2 completions puts us in field goal range. We've got all 3 timeouts. And we take a knee.

That is the most Mullen quitter, conservative, scared shit ever.

[CadaverDawg]

Well at least we have the moral victory of being able to say, "if we hadn't had to start Tyler", or "if you take away the last minute of the half it's a 2 point game".

Coach and company will be all over those moral victories after this one.

[MarketingBully01]

If Dak had started odds are good we have one more touch down and are only down 2 at halftime. Having Russell out there those first two drives killed us...

[smootness]

Well my eyes aren' as good as they used to be, but I thought I saw 5. Nikoe changed numbers, he's 1. Could be wrong.

Love got beat on the long pass before the TD. It was definitely Whitley on the TD.

[Cash]

Halftime line A&M -10.5.

[TopconDog]

In the second half:
--No punting
--Only do onside kicks on the kickoffs

Can't hand over the ball willingly. Go down swinging.

our coach does not know how to throw a punch,how can we go down swinging

[Op4isabitch]

Well my eyes aren' as good as they used to be, but I thought I saw 5. Nikoe changed numbers, he's 1. Could be wrong.

sandawg, it was Whitley. he is number 1. He is just to slow after the injuries.

[Tbonewannabe]

In the second half:
--No punting
--Only do onside kicks on the kickoffs

Can't hand over the ball willingly. Go down swinging.

You realize this is the coach that gave up at SC when he didn't onside kick with like 5 minutes left. Oregon nearly won this week by trying to win but we basically kneeled on the ball.

[CadaverDawg]

Well my eyes aren' as good as they used to be, but I thought I saw 5. Nikoe changed numbers, he's 1. Could be wrong.

You're wrong. I rewinded it. It was Nickoe.

[smootness]

We do so many things well.

We run the ball, we have a hell of a d-line, our secondary makes some good plays, but MY GOODNESS, we just don't play winning football. Wasting 3 drives with Tyler at QB, safety, allowing a big play before halftime, when everyone would concede a FG.

We just don't play winning football. Its amazing how often it rears its' head.

This is the best description I can think of for where we are. It is incredibly frustrating. The easy answer is to change coaches, but the coach/scheme is also part of the positive things. That may be the answer, but I can't say that for sure. It would be easier if there was nothing that seemed positive about what we're doing.

[Dawgface]

Well at least we have the moral victory of being able to say, "if we hadn't had to start Tyler", or "if you take away the last minute of the half it's a 2 point game".

Coach and company will be all over those moral victories after this one.

LOL, good one and true.

[maroonmania]

And can anyone explain why when you get first and goal at the 3 you don't let the clock run down some before snapping the freaking ball! We could have scored and left A&M with essentially no time. Instead we snap it with 20+ seconds on the play clock. Was hoping it wouldn't come back to bite us but of course it did. Little things kill us.

[MarketingBully01]

All you can do is moral victory the shit out of this one Cadaver. The only thing we can't accept is a blowout. We are a 20 point dog for goodness sakes!

Ole Miss and Arkansas don't have Johnny Manziel. We will win those two games if we play like this.

[Red Sox Dawg]

Love got beat on the long pass before the TD. It was definitely Whitley on the TD.

I could be wrong. Replay will show who it was. Defense really hasn't looked too bad overall, that last drive was terrible though.

[CadaverDawg]

If Dak had started odds are good we have one more touch down and are only down 2 at halftime. Having Russell out there those first two drives killed us...

Hahahaha I called is one^

[Tbonewannabe]

We do so many things well.

We run the ball, we have a hell of a d-line, our secondary makes some good plays, but MY GOODNESS, we just don't play winning football. Wasting 3 drives with Tyler at QB, safety, allowing a big play before halftime, when everyone would concede a FG.

We just don't play winning football. Its amazing how often it rears its' head.

No difference between MSU and OM, except OM makes the little plays that winning teams do to win.

Everything you said is Dan Mullen's responsibility.

[smootness]

I could be wrong. Replay will show who it was. Defense really hasn't looked too bad overall, that last drive was terrible though.

You are wrong. The replay did show who it was, it was Whitley.

[Red Sox Dawg]

You're wrong. I rewinded it. It was Nickoe.

Fair enough, like I said, eyes aren't what they used to be.

[Cash]

All you can do is moral victory the shit out of this one Cadaver. The only thing we can't except is a blowout. We are a 20 point dog for goodness sakes!

Ole Miss and Arkansas don't have Johnny Manziel. We will win those two games if we play like this.

We def beat Arky if we play like this. I'm still not willing to chalk the OM game up as a sure W.

[Op4isabitch]

I hate to bring this up...well no I really don't.

Hud would be winning this game!

[Dannyripms]

**** you dan Mullen. You are the worse. Well croom is the worse but your not far behind. Let's get HUD in here in the second half and win this game

[MarketingBully01]

Russell did hurt us those first two drives. That is fact. Our defense was playing well. Every stop you get against A&M you have to score to beat them. If not, you lose. They just have too good an offense.

[EnterpriseDawg]

Nickoe needs to plant his ass on the bench. I'd rather see Market. He has looked real good at times the few times he has been in.

[Cash]

I hate to bring this up...well no I really don't.

Hud would be winning this game!

Lots of coaches would be winning this game right now. It's just a damn shame that one of them isn't roaming our sideline.

[Tbonewannabe]

All you can do is moral victory the shit out of this one Cadaver. The only thing we can't accept is a blowout. We are a 20 point dog for goodness sakes!

Ole Miss and Arkansas don't have Johnny Manziel. We will win those two games if we play like this.

You mean like the blowouts Bama 2012, A&M 2012, UM 2012, Northwestern 2012, Ok St. 2013, LSU 2013, SC 2013? At least we were competitive with Auburn before they improved with a DB as a QB and a new coach. We play Auburn now and we would lose by 3 TDs.

[maroonmania]

As I said if we had chewed the clock down after getting first and goal before snapping the ball they wouldn't have had a chance to score!

[Op4isabitch]

We could win this game if Mullen would just commit to running the ball with 15,32 and 34 this half.....pass it to bear every now and then to keep atm"s D honest.

[Dawgface]

Russell did hurt us those first two drives. That is fact. Our defense was playing well. Every stop you get against A&M you have to score to beat them. If not, you lose. They just have too good an offense.

But we are handicapped with a dumb coach. Mullen is the one who started him.

[Jdawg]

We had this game basically dead even at halftime and then let them score not just a FG but a 17ng TD before halftime. WTH? We need a stop to start the 2nd half and a score on our first drive.

I know we suck in the 2nd half this season but that trend has to stop sometime. Why not now?

[civildawg]

Why can't the coaches see that nickoe sucks? I seriously don't understand

[smootness]

Did somebody mention these AFLAC commercials earlier? They suck so hard. At least before, they had Gilbert Gottfried doing the voice, so it was at least somewhat entertaining. Now it just sounds like some 40-year-old dude saying 'AFLAC AFLAC AFLAC' for no reason. If you lose the voice, quit doing the stupid duck.

It reminds me of watching Star Wars clips with David Prowse doing Darth Vader's voice. Every time I see one, my likelihood of ever buying AFLAC goes down by another 20%.

[Saltydog]

nt

[maroonmania]

Apparently we need the AFLAC duck in our lockerroom at halftime to get us fired up to play the second half of a game.

[Jdawg]

nt

Come on Saltydog, don't give up yet. We've played a great 1st half minus that bs last defensive effort.

[ShotgunDawg]

Please interpret:

Mullen on halftime radio interview: "We have a defensive coaching issue that's about to be addressed"

[maroonmania]

delete

[civildawg]

Did he really say that?

[Will James]

Please interpret:

Mullen on halftime radio interview: "We have a defensive coaching issue that's about to be addressed"

"I am deflecting from my decision to start TR, run Perk up the middle a lot, and have a huge special teams mistake." The D has done all they can be asked to do (other than Whitley)

[stxdawg]

I hope we stick with Dak the rest of the way. I hate the play calling when Tyler is in.

[ShotgunDawg]

Did he really say that?

I think so

[Statecoachingblows**]

How is it conceivable that we play one of our better stretches overall not just O or D but completely and still can't close out a half? D plays like the first 29:00 minutes we got a small glimpse of hope! Need to put JFF on his ass. Amazing when he can't get out of the pocket how much he comes back to earth. Come on D damn

[Tbonewannabe]

nt

This is just what Dan Mullen teams look like now. It is 2 years looking like this. We can't keep saying but his 2010 year looked so good. Looking back now, would you get rid of Jackie before 2001 or 2002 or do you wait till 2003 when the program is officially in the dumpster and on fire? We eliminated some of the damage in basketball by cutting Stans earlier. Oddly enough Coach34 was in favor of this long before the program went completely flame on.

[TopconDog]

Ifs never my fault,i am perfect its always someone else to blame

[msumudcat]

Go Dawgs! We have a chance. Suck it up...nobody including me thought we had a shot. We do. HailState!

[Tbonewannabe]

Well the offense could have helped if they would have chewed the play clock down a little before snapping it after we got to first and goal. Both on first and goal AND second and goal we snapped it with over 20+ seconds on the play clock.

It is called coaching. That is what we are lacking. If we could have someone else come in and gameday coach we might could keep Mullen and be successful.

[CadaverDawg]

Please interpret:

Mullen on halftime radio interview: "We have a defensive coaching issue that's about to be addressed"

Unbelievable. That bastard better address his offensive and ST coaches too

[HereComesTheSpiral]

But we are handicapped with a dumb coach. Mullen is the one who started him.

I'm starting to think Dan gives Tyler zero options to even try to be successful. Trying to get him around the end on 3rd and 4? Why? Not on team Tyler or team Dak, but laying the blame at Russell's feet for the first two drives is just becoming asinine. I believe Dak gives us the best chance to win, but the reasoning is because he is able to cover up some of the stupid shit with his' running ability. Dan never calls plays to the players on the field, it's almost like his' calls are just a long checklist and he will stick to it no matter what. I am fully blaming the idiot in charge for all failures from here on out. The jump pass was the first pulse of creativity we have seen in two years.

[Op4isabitch]

i don't know how you understood what he said while he had his mouth full of his own dick.

[Will James]

The jump pass was the first pulse of creativity we have seen in two years.

We had it against Auburn but abandoned it, because our coach is a scared ***** as noted by many.

[Saltydog]

nt

[HereComesTheSpiral]

Please interpret:

Mullen on halftime radio interview: "We have a defensive coaching issue that's about to be addressed"

That says everything you need to know about Mullen. Time to do a USC-Kiffin deal as soon as the plane touches down in Starkville tonight.

[civildawg]

I agree. Everyone's fault but his