MSU vs MSU: Don't Beat Ourselves Game Thread

[ShotgunDawg]

Great call

[preachermatt83]

First time we send pressure at the right time

[Lord McBuckethead]

Big Time play actually making a tackle there.

[ShotgunDawg]

A&M's offense has appeared to be rolling, but, if we only give up 13 in the 1st half, that's pretty good

[BayouDawg]

Great job by bookie

[Lord McBuckethead]

Nice. Jumbo had to stop the clock for us.

[ShotgunDawg]

Boy, they're kicker is way better than ours. Damn Ruiz, Damn

[ShotgunDawg]

Ok offense, let's do it here

[Lord McBuckethead]

It?s Tulu time. I don?t care if it?s 8 yards deep. Run it out.

[maroonmania]

Would someone get the freakin' bird off the field!

[ShotgunDawg]

Nice. Jumbo had to stop the clock for us.

There would've been plenty of time anyway.

Almost wish there was less time so they couldn't get the ball back

[maroonmania]

Nice moves by Calvin!

[magrooder]

Calvin with a great catch and run

[ShotgunDawg]

Damn Calvin. That was legit

[ShotgunDawg]

Good arm strength by Rogers there

[preachermatt83]

That’s how you run with the ball in your hands as a receiver

[ShotgunDawg]

Tulu bitches!!!!

[ShotgunDawg]

WOW!!!!!

[maroonmania]

I almost feel as the offense is improving the defense is regressing. Its like some universal equilibrium we have to uphold.

[Maverick91]

Griffen breaks tackles and we get a td

[Lord McBuckethead]

What a 17n series. Finally.

[magrooder]

If we get this stop and force them to take 3. We will go down the field and score and then come out with the ball at half.

Good call.

[BayouDawg]

That drive was a thing of beauty

[HoopsDawg]

Good tempo, no passes to the backs on that drive.

[Statecoachingblows**]

Beautiful drive, play, throw and catch there

[maroonmania]

Great throw and catch there for the TD! Much better when we can avoid 1st and goal inside the 10.

[ShotgunDawg]

I almost feel as the offense is improving the defense is regressing. Its like some universal equilibrium we have to uphold.

Gonna be tough to beat us with this type of offense

Leach has the system implented. Holy hell

[Mjoelner34]

What a throw! Dammit boy!

[Lord McBuckethead]

Damn Calvin. That was legit
Bet we don?t see man coverage again.

[BuckyIsAB****]

Number 2 is carving their asses up

[ShotgunDawg]

Bet we don?t see man coverage again.

Nope. We burn it every time

we should have 20 or 24 points this half

[Dawgology]

That is how you ****ing attack a defense with the air raid. ****ing finally!

[preachermatt83]

Again, the air raid offense when ran properly is a thing of beauty

[Maverick91]

Tempo is what we have been missing… with passes longer than 5 yards

[ShotgunDawg]

Again, the air raid offense when ran properly is a thing of beauty

It's unstoppable because there is no pass rush

[maroonmania]

Again, the air raid offense when ran properly is a thing of beauty

Just sad though that it will never work in the SEC.***

[ShotgunDawg]

Our defense is poo

[magrooder]

Thank you center

[ShotgunDawg]

Great tackle there by Emerson

[maroonmania]

Please 6 lb baby Jesus let us stop this 3rd and 18.

[HoopsDawg]

Tempo is what we have been missing… with passes longer than 5 yards

glad we didn't wait until the 4th Q to run some tempo.

[ShotgunDawg]

Jimbo is calling timeouts because he knows he can't stop our offense

[Lord McBuckethead]

What a throw! Dammit boy!

Attacking looks good.

[Lord McBuckethead]

Please 6 lb baby Jesus let us stop this 3rd and 18.

I want a pick 6 right here.

[magrooder]

need another bad snap on this punt

[ShotgunDawg]

Awesome job defense

[Hambone]

But Roger’s has a noodle arm and can’t make deep throws

[magrooder]

What the hell is walley doing???

[Lord McBuckethead]

Alright. Put Tulu back there and let?s push the ball down field. We have 2 timeouts.

[preachermatt83]

Dumb timeout by aTm

[ShotgunDawg]

Dumbass Walley

[ShotgunDawg]

Let's get a FG

[somebodyshotmypaw]

Walley?

[preachermatt83]

Just sad though that it will never work in the SEC.***

Exactly!!

[Hambone]

Was it really a dumbass move? With the penalty we have better field position.

[ShotgunDawg]

I bet we don't do anything

[Maverick91]

glad we didn't wait until the 4th Q to run some tempo.

Lol

[ShotgunDawg]

Ok. Time to kneel it

[magrooder]

Was it really a dumbass move? With the penalty we have better field position.

We would have been on the 40 if he let it go into the end zone

[Hambone]

We would have been on the 40 if he let it go into the end zone

There must be some new touchback rules I didn’t realize take place on downed punts

[ShotgunDawg]

One of the best halves of football I've seen us play in 3 years

[BayouDawg]

Good first half. If the defense can just slow down the run we will be in good shape

[Dawgology]

Is Lashly a bust?

[somebodyshotmypaw]

Was it really a dumbass move? With the penalty we have better field position.

Do we really have a poster that thinks catching a punt on the one yard line is smart?

[Commercecomet24]

Pretty good first half. Now finish

[ShotgunDawg]

248 yards in the 1st half vs a legit defense.

[BuckyIsAB****]

Is Lashly a bust?

Uh yeah

[maroonmania]

One of the best halves of football I've seen us play in 3 years

Yep, and yet STILL sitting with just a precarious 4 point lead.

[ShotgunDawg]

Is Lashly a bust?

He's played well all night.

[BuckyIsAB****]

He is a freshman experience wise bc he chose to go to Bama and never played comes back gets hurt and he is just now learning. This is the most he has played since West Point

[CaptainObvious]

Please pray tell what Alabama saw in Scott Lashley to sign him.

[ShotgunDawg]

Yep, and yet STILL sitting with just a precarious 4 point lead.

I mean we're playing a top 20 team, top 10 recruiter, & on the road

[ShotgunDawg]

He is a freshman experience wise bc he chose to go to Bama and never played comes back gets hurt and he is just now learning. This is the most he has played since West Point

He's at least adequate because I don't see A&M getting much of a pass rush

[ShotgunDawg]

https://twitter.com/afkostka/status/1444460701498712067?s=20

[Commercecomet24]

I mean we're playing a top 20 team, top 10 recruiter, & on the road

For some folks the little lights are never twinkling, Gun

[OLJWales]

Do we really have a poster that thinks catching a punt on the one yard line is smart?

Laughed hard. Good medicine.

[Matt3467]

Please pray tell what Alabama saw in Scott Lashley to sign him.

Hoarding talent is all. Even if they don't use him no one else gets to as well.

[ShotgunDawg]

For some folks the little lights are never twinkling, Gun

And we missed a FG. We should have scored 20 or 24 points this half. Against a top 10 defense. On the road

[ShotgunDawg]

Hoarding talent is all. Even if that don't use him no one else gets to as well.

This is the biggest thing with the transfer portal. It should lead to some parity

[Commercecomet24]

And we missed a FG. We should have scored 20 or 24 points this half. Against a top 10 defense. On the road

Right and no matter what anyone says we are showing glimpses of what this offense can do. And this team plays hard.

[OLJWales]

For some folks the little lights are never twinkling, Gun

True Dat. Lots of 'em.

[ShotgunDawg]

Right and no matter what anyone says we are showing glimpses of what this offense can do. And this team plays hard.

This offense is incredible.

This offense manages to make teams that recruit 5 stars look like Memphis defensively

[Dawgology]

Kentucky about to beat Florida. Wow.

[Matt3467]

Dan Mullen down two scores to KY in the 4th qt. 20-10

[PGHBulldogBG]

Mark Stoops is actually a great coach. He does more with less than almost any coach besides Clawson. I?m really surprised a blue blood hasn?t poached him yet. This could be the year it happens

[BayouDawg]

Dan Mullen down two scores to KY in the 4th qt. 20-10

And I am not impressed at all with KY. Bad loss for Dan if the lead holds

[ShotgunDawg]

Dan Mullen down two scores to KY in the 4th qt. 20-10

Merlin going to Merlin

[Dawgology]

He's played well all night.

Sorry I just saw the false start followed by giving up a sack where the DE blew right past him

[Maverick91]

Watching Dan eat his play card like a dumb butt on someone else’s sidelines is so nice to watch!

[War Machine Dawg]

Good first half. Offense actually put up some points and the D did a good job of playing bend but don't break.I'd be ecstatic if we can keep it up in the second half

[maroonmania]

I mean we're playing a top 20 team, top 10 recruiter, & on the road

Yea, I don't know that I believe this A&M team with a JAG at QB is Top 20, but they are a good team.

[Dawgology]

Merlin going to Merlin

Yep. If he loses to Kentucky and ends up going 9-3 or less he’s going to get a warm seat. Nature of the beast there.

[schddog72]

This is the biggest thing with the transfer portal. It should lead to some parity

No, exactly the opposite will happen. The Alabama's, Georgia's, etc. of the world will get richer because they will cherry pick the best available players from all over the country. Hell, Nick, Kirby, etc. won't even have to recruit high school talent that hard anymore, not that they won't do so, but what they don't pick up every year from HS, they'll get from the transfer portal. Makes total sense to me . . . . .

[Saltydog]

Ky is a gritty team that?s extremely well coached??.they?re not a bad team at all??

[HoopsDawg]

Do we really have a poster that thinks catching a punt on the one yard line is smart?

LOL

[ShotgunDawg]

No, exactly the opposite will happen. The Alabama's, Georgia's, etc. of the world will get richer because they will cherry pick the best available players from all over the country. Hell, Nick, Kirby, etc. won't even have to recruit high school talent that hard anymore, not that they won't do so, but what they don't pick up every year from HS, they'll get from the transfer portal. Makes total sense to me . . . . .

I don't see players successful at an SEC school leaving

Plus, how much better can UGA & Bama actually get?

[War Machine Dawg]

No, exactly the opposite will happen. The Alabama's, Georgia's, etc. of the world will get richer because they will cherry pick the best available players from all over the country. Hell, Nick, Kirby, etc. won't even have to recruit high school talent that hard anymore, not that they won't do so, but what they don't pick up every year from HS, they'll get from the transfer portal. Makes total sense to me . . . . .

Yep. Need a QB? Go tap up the best QB you can find from the portal. Problem solved. The only way to increase parity is to reduce the scholarship limit to 65.

[BeardoMSU]

Yep. If he loses to Kentucky and ends up going 9-3 or less he’s going to get a warm seat. Nature of the beast there.

He'll probably take the Jet's coaching job next season, lol.

[PGHBulldogBG]

Mullen was a great coach for State but not sure he is the best fit for UF. If he didn?t have the ego he had Mullen could?ve been our Bill Snyder. I just don?t see this lasting at UF because they won?t like 8-4 seasons much longer

[ShotgunDawg]

Big drive here. Can really put pressure on them with a score

[War Machine Dawg]

He'll probably take the Jet's coaching job next season, lol.

I can't emphasize how much I hate the Cowboys, but they should reunite Mullen and Dak. McCarthy was not an upgrade on their previous coach.

[ShotgunDawg]

I can't emphasize how much I hate the Cowboys, but they should reunite Mullen and Dak. McCarthy was not an upgrade on their previous coach.

Kellen Moore is really good though

[ShotgunDawg]

Good 1st play

[ShotgunDawg]

Bam

[ShotgunDawg]

Hell yeah Haha

[ShotgunDawg]

About to pump fake that shit & throw to a wide open WR

[ShotgunDawg]

Dang. good throw. Almost

[BayouDawg]

Dammit heath

[ShotgunDawg]

Two drops. Damn

[BayouDawg]

2 big drops killed it

[Matt3467]

Both of those last two passes should've been caught.

[magrooder]

Would have been a great catch by Heath, but Rogers put it where he could/should have caught it.

[ShotgunDawg]

Dammit heath

Their defender didn't even touch it. Heath has to get that.

Polk dropped one as well

MSU stopped MSU there

[Maverick91]

I like the play calls though. Just have to execute.

[BayouDawg]

Defense time to nut up

[BeardoMSU]

I can't emphasize how much I hate the Cowboys, but they should reunite Mullen and Dak. McCarthy was not an upgrade on their previous coach.

I always hated the Cowboys too, but I love Dak more. I hope they win 10 SB's as long as he's their QB.

[ShotgunDawg]

Good job defense

[somebodyshotmypaw]

Good punt

[maroonmania]

Stop em here and we are starting around midfield.

[ShotgunDawg]

Great job defense.

[maroonmania]

Yep, A&M is just an average team with this QB. Terrible throw to a wide open receiver. there.

[ShotgunDawg]

Stop em here and we are starting around midfield.

Offense did a great job of flipping field

[ShotgunDawg]

Yep, A&M is just an average team with this QB. Terrible throw to a wide open receiver. there.

Maybe, but us getting to better than average is a huge step forward

[BayouDawg]

We stop the the run and make this qb have to make throws consistently and I like our chances.

[ShotgunDawg]

Damn, they always bomb punts vs us

[maroonmania]

Amazing how other schools can find good kickers but we can't.

[ShotgunDawg]

Glad we didn't give them the ball back but that hurts out field position

[maroonmania]

So they punt inside their 10 and we end up starting 70 yards downfield???? We are MState.

[ShotgunDawg]

Amazing how other schools can find good kickers but we can't.

We've got an NFL kicker that's hurt. I bet A&M doesn't have two

[Bdawg]

15 yarder negates great field position. Special teams is a total cluster

[BayouDawg]

Amazing how other schools can find good kickers but we can't.

I like this archer dude that took tucker days spot. Our coverage has all of a sudden gone to shit though

[PGHBulldogBG]

I?ve learned that we will never have field position advantage because of our ?special? teams, but I will say the NC State game was the first game in many years I felt our special teams actually really helped us win

[ShotgunDawg]

I like this archer dude that took tucker days spot. Our coverage has all of a sudden gone to shit though

I'm much more concerned about how many stupid errors we make on special teams

[Travelingdawg]

We invent ways to shoot ourself in the foot. Unbelievable!!!!!!

[BayouDawg]

I'm much more concerned about how many stupid errors we make on special teams

That is quite concerning

[ShotgunDawg]

Will.... come on

He really struggles to throw on the run

[Bdawg]

Ouch Rogers! Dang it

[BayouDawg]

Good job navigating the pocket. Just a little off target

[ShotgunDawg]

Tulu is figuring this shit out

[magrooder]

Griffin catches everything

[CaptainObvious]

Speaking of face masks, when are they going to make clear shield mandatory so that no one can grab a face mask? Seems obvious to the Captain that they should be required.

[ShotgunDawg]

Good check down

[ShotgunDawg]

Good job

[ShotgunDawg]

our margin for error on offense is improving.

[ShotgunDawg]

McKinley Jackson back from cocaine?

Damn Jimbo

[Bdawg]

Walley loves to run backwards

[ShotgunDawg]

Walley loves to run backwards

I'm learning to not like him

[BeardoMSU]

Polk is having a night.

[magrooder]

Polk making plays

[maroonmania]

If we had gotten this where we should have after the punt we would already be in the red zone.

[ShotgunDawg]

hell yeah

[ShotgunDawg]

Ford is good

[magrooder]

Ford running hard after the catch

[Bdawg]

Ford looks kinda shifty and quick

[ShotgunDawg]

Ford looks kinda shifty and quick

He's strong. Can run through an arm tackle

[magrooder]

POLK with the TD!!!!!!!

[BeardoMSU]

Polk is having a night.

Ahem, lol.

Wow.

[Bdawg]

You get it Polk!!!!!!!

[ShotgunDawg]

We're bad ass MFers

[mparkerfd20]

Hell yeah!

[maroonmania]

OK, for all the bitching about refs, our 67 was holding the crap out of the TA&M DE on that one. Glad they didn't call it and we got the TD.

[Maverick91]

Dope!

[magrooder]

Another excellent drive for points.

[Bdawg]

He's strong. Can run through an arm tackle

I see. He fell forward!

[parabrave]

Dam glad Bo pelini is coaching at A@M now

[Commercecomet24]

Looking good!

[mparkerfd20]

It's finally starting to click.

[BuckyIsAB****]

This is target practice for Will

[Maverick91]

OK, for all the bitching about refs, our 67 was holding the crap out of the TA&M DE on that one. Glad they didn't call it and we got the TD.

BRO! I was praying hard they didn’t see it!

[CaptainObvious]

Will Rogers is the best QB in the history of Brandon High School! That dude is firing tonight!

[Bdawg]

OK, for all the bitching about refs, our 67 was holding the crap out of the TA&M DE on that one. Glad they didn't call it and we got the TD.

I would say we probably deserved that one. How bout you?? Ha

[Dawgology]

Several really good drives tonight. We just can’t let up.

[ShotgunDawg]

This is target practice for Will

I was wrong Bucky. I had no idea what this offense looked like when it got right

[vindastra]

Is this the dawn of the Leach era?

[StarkVegasSteve]

Elko should be fired for ever trying to go man on us, but hell keep it up. You're approaching Bo territory

[Maverick91]

I really hope we can keep this up. I would love to do a 2017 game to them. The fall out would be really nice and us walking into an off week. Man that would be nice!

[War Machine Dawg]

Will actually looks like a good QB tonight. Pushing the ball downfield instead always throwing the checkdown for a change. Also, TAMU's DC is a moron. There's literally no reason to ever play man against us, but I'm glad he keeps trying it.

[ShotgunDawg]

Is this the dawn of the Leach era?

He's got the offense implemented & the players to run it now

[ShotgunDawg]

Big series here. If defense gets off field, we can finish them

[Bdawg]

They went to man coverage with a free safety too far away from the endzone. Can only do that inside the 15 when the field is small.

[BeardoMSU]

He's got the offense implemented & the players to run it now

that's the opposite of what you said last week, lol.

[Vandownbytheriver]

That kid from Tupelo came to play tonight.

[ShotgunDawg]

Tackle defense

[ShotgunDawg]

that's the opposite of what you said last week, lol.

Who cares... LOL

I've constantly said this will work though

[maroonmania]

I would say we probably deserved that one. How bout you?? Ha

I'll definitely take it. I don't really recognize this crew. Maybe that is why it hasn't been called all that bad.

[War Machine Dawg]

Elko should be fired for ever trying to go man on us, but hell keep it up. You're approaching Bo territory

Yep. Complete incompetence on their part to try playing man. Rush 3, drop 8 has completely befuddled us for a year and a half, then they randomly abandon it. Not that I'm complaining.

[memsu06]

LaTech gave NC State a good game tonight from the looks of it.

[ShotgunDawg]

Dang. Come on defense

[magrooder]

Gotta make that tackle

[ShotgunDawg]

Dang. Come on D

[maroonmania]

Yep, defense will breakdown now.

[ShotgunDawg]

Jump an in route. come on defense. Pick it the 17 up

[Maverick91]

Seriously why can we not tackle today?

[RocketDawg]

Florida just lost 20-13 to Kentucky.

[ShotgunDawg]

Spiller is an awesome RB. We need one of those

[maroonmania]

I guess they are going to all block one way and run the other way all the way down the field.

[mparkerfd20]

Our run d is horrid

[ShotgunDawg]

A&M has to screw up soon. drive has gone too long for them to be consistent

[BayouDawg]

Our tackling is bad tonight. Its like spiller is coated with crisco

[magrooder]

Good play Forbes

[Bdawg]

We got to be careful blitzing on run plays. Spiller could house it.

[magrooder]

You have got to be shitting me.

[ShotgunDawg]

Just horrendous defense. 17 Arnett. That's terrible

[BuckyIsAB****]

Arnett goes 0 against trips again and it kills us

[Maverick91]

BREAK THE FRICK DOWN!

[Dawgology]

Tackling is baaaaaaaaaaad tonight. Defense overall playing sub-par

[ShotgunDawg]

BREAK THE FRICK DOWN!

Our blitzers are terrible.

[BayouDawg]

Defense is a big disappointment tonight. No excuse to let this qb run wild like that

[maroonmania]

Way to go D.

[BeardoMSU]

Who cares... LOL

I've constantly said this will work though

Well, tis true I usually prefer to give folks a good bit of latitude re: their emotional game thread posts...but you were literally lecturing/talking down to others as to your football knowledge all ****ing week, lol, quite indignantly, in fact.

So maybe just own the fact that you're full of shit (sometimes?).

[memsu06]

Pretty solid hold on that that wasn't called.

[ShotgunDawg]

Who completely whiffed?

Holy hell

[BuckyIsAB****]

If we dont sack them they score. Thats Arnett vs trips. Same coverage just different blitzes Memphis screened us LSU picked on the safety and Jimbo is doing it too

[magrooder]

There was LITERALLY no one within 15 yards of him the whole run

[maroonmania]

Our pass rushers overrun the QB regularly. Its cost us TDs 2 weeks in a row.

[Bdawg]

How many dead to right sacks have missed on blitzes this season.

[Lord McBuckethead]

Pretty solid hold on that that wasn't called.

What the 17 was number 38 doing on that play?

[Dawgology]

Yeah we don’t have to worry about Arnett leaving in the off-season. He still needs some experience haha

[somebodyshotmypaw]

Just horrendous defense. 17 Arnett. That's terrible

We had a blitzer with a free run on the QB. He just missed. Arnett can’t play the game for them.

[CaptainObvious]

What a stupid out of control blitz that was. You cannot miss that. Tackle with no defender behind you on your side.

State sure is good at finding new ways to screw up.

[Mjoelner34]

2nd week in a row where we are unblocked, miss a sack and give up a TD.

[BuckyIsAB****]

There was LITERALLY no one within 15 yards of him the whole run

Bc its 0 coverage vs trips again the guy who has the QB came clean and missed him

[Bdawg]

Who completely whiffed?

Holy hell

Brule

[preachermatt83]

Arnett sux

[Lord McBuckethead]

Our pass rushers overrun the QB regularly. Its cost us TDs 2 weeks in a row.

3 out of 4 weeks.

[BuckyIsAB****]

We had a blitzer with a free run on the QB. He just missed. Arnett can’t play the game for them.
But he can play a different coverage/alignment vs trips

[Lord McBuckethead]

Brule

Brule must have an ugly girlfriend that is a freak in the sack. Cause dude hasn?t shown up in the past 5 games. How many TFLs does he have through 4.75 games, 3?

[Lord McBuckethead]

But he can play a different coverage/alignment vs trips

Has he ever heard of a zone blitz?

[preachermatt83]

Infuriating

[BuckyIsAB****]

Has he ever heard of a zone blitz?

Yeah but the DL cant cover. Theyre not supposed to

[maroonmania]

Brule

When Maxx Johnson and this guy can skirt your pass rushers you are doing something wrong.

[War Machine Dawg]

Arnett sux

I didn't realize Arnett is responsible for players completely over running the QB on a blitz. That's execution, not coaching. I've never been a huge 3-3-5 fan, but Arnett can't tackle for them.

[ShotgunDawg]

Arnett sux

He did get an untouched rusher

[Lord McBuckethead]

Damn. Too too too much time left.

[ShotgunDawg]

I like how Marks runs

[ShotgunDawg]

Damn. Too too too much time left.

We're going to score again. Doesn't matter

[State82]

Arnett should be making $12.50 per hour, at most.

[PGHBulldogBG]

We need another TD here if we want to win

[Really Clark?]

Brule must have an ugly girlfriend that is a freak in the sack. Cause dude hasn?t shown up in the past 5 games. How many TFLs does he have through 4.75 games, 3?

2.5 TFL for him, which is tied for first on our team

[Travelingdawg]

Just my opinion but defense has cost us in every game.

[ShotgunDawg]

Looks like Marks may be out for the night. He can't get right

[preachermatt83]

Marks is made of glass

[Maverick91]

I love how quickly we turned or arnett

[Apoplectic]

Just my opinion but defense has cost us in every game.

Wrong that would be special teams - difference in being 4-0 and 2-2

[preachermatt83]

Just my opinion but defense has cost us in every game.

You sir are correct

[StarkVegasSteve]

Arnett had the call right, but yet again Brule doesn't break down and just make the tackle. He did it multiple times last week.

[Bdawg]

Brule must have an ugly girlfriend that is a freak in the sack. Cause dude hasn?t shown up in the past 5 games. How many TFLs does he have through 4.75 games, 3?

Not shining like I expected this year.

[ShotgunDawg]

Another TD does I think. A&M can score on us, but it takes a lot of time

[BuckyIsAB****]

Ill just use yalls logic. If I am a coach and I keep sending the same guy out of the same coverage over and over and he fails over and over I would do something else

[ShotgunDawg]

Damn. The SEC has been waiting to call holding all night when needed