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I am kind of feeling is that we let Bama beat us three times. When we can get over that Bama bump in the road it will be Katy bar the door. That damned game against Bama has taken the wind out of our sails twice in the last three years. The first time (2012) we just didn't have the horses to compete. But this year it was a few mental lapses that let it get away. That is the final obstacle for us breaking on through to the top.
For some reason, I don't think that was the problem myself... Obviously, beating Alabama would be preferable.
The most positive thing I saw tonight was the fairly aggressive offensive play calling. I don't think we were afraid of anything tonight. We're in disarray on defense right now more than anything.
I do agree that if we beat them, we will be over the hump.
Dans teams have found two common ways to lose:
1) we run the tecmo bowl offense that involves running our qb or rb into a stone wall up the middle 20 times
2) We look lost and disinterested on d, make a ton of coverage/tackling mistakes and don't adjust to a set that is killing us
Tonight was clearly an example of #2 even though our offense had trouble inside the 30. We couldn't stop a basic high school play with our vaunted front 7 and then on the edge we missed a ton of tackles
Oh man, I have no idea how Dan Mullen didn't flip his shit on the defense on Georgia Tech's first TD of the second half. I think Saban would have throat kicked somebody.Quote:
Originally Posted by Irondawg
It's easy to aggressive play call when you are getting your ***** handed to you. We got our labias pounded in tonite. Shit let it fly and wing the **** out of it. We sucked ass tonite.Quote:
Originally Posted by Todd4State
Saban would have had an aneurysm if his defense couldn't stop the fullback dive.Quote:
Originally Posted by bluelightstar
We got strap on ****ed and did nothing to stop it. Thanks DanQuote:
Originally Posted by Todd4State
We didn't have a ****ing defensive coordinator. Call it a night man.Quote:
Originally Posted by I seen it dawg
To his defense, you Don't need a D coordinator to stop that junior high bullshit.Quote:
Originally Posted by thf24
Tell that to the 10 other teams this year who lost to them even with benefit of a defensive coordinator.Quote:
Originally Posted by RougeDawg
I'm not content with the loss, I'm just not assuming the sky is falling because we couldn't stop an "exotic" offense when our DC had quit on us even before the regular season ended.
Very few of them gave up 49 points and 400+ rushing yards though. Hell, they lost to Larry Fedora who a few days ago was being laughed at as the village idiot. Oh, and they had to score a last second TD to beat Georgia Southern at home.Quote:
Originally Posted by thf24
No f'n excuse not to stop that defense with a month to prepare. NONE. We gave up 400 f'n yards RUSHING. IDGAF if Megan Mullen was calling defensive plays -- it was still unacceptable.Quote:
Originally Posted by thf24
Again, all those teams had the guy with them who designed their defense and had called it all year.Quote:
Originally Posted by bluelightstar
All those teams also had to prepare for the option in a week. We had a month.Quote:
Originally Posted by thf24
There's a reason we're the first team to let Georgia Tech run wild like that in a bowl game, and it's not just Collins left.
Yeah -- and they did it in 5 ****ing days.Quote:
Originally Posted by thf24
We had 5 ****ing weeks. And we didn't stop shit.
***** bullshit about not having a Dc. It a microcosm of the last 2 months. Dogshit.
Pshh. It isn't hard to stop a f*cking fullback dive. I could have gotten it done. Shit, I don't understand how our players didn't get it done themselves. What a f*cking joke.Quote:
Originally Posted by thf24
Paul Johnson probably thinks we are the most idiotic team of the SEC, and I don't blame him.
I was the only one that got defended....Quote:
Originally Posted by RougeDawg
Hey guess what.... If it's 3rd and short it's a dive!!!!!!!! ****ing seriously
It seems tonight in a lot of ways really illustrates the point we have been trying to make. Just because someone has been a defensive coach for a long time or even learned under some great coaches doesn't mean they can game plan or make in game adjustments. Your DC better know how to scheme and adjust. Because talent is only part of the equation in this league. You have to have it, but you also have damn better be able to scheme against great coaches as well when you are trying to compete against the top teams. Because they have talent as well.Quote:
Originally Posted by engie
Excuses are for pussies.Quote:
Originally Posted by thf24
Paul Johnson was laughing at us on the damn sideline. To stop the triple option, the FIRST thing you have to take away from them is the dive. It is literally unbelievable. Hell, it got to the point where he just started calling straight dives without the option aspect on a few of their TD drives. Broke those for 9 yards a pop too.Quote:
Originally Posted by mstatefan91
My goodness that was pathetic and it gets worse every time I think about it.
You have to adjust too. We made one adjustment after Tech was killing outside, but once Tech adjusted after halftime, it was a bloodbath.Quote:
Originally Posted by Really Clark?
The good thing about tonight is it has to force change. You don't give up a 50 spot with 5 weeks to prepare for that and screw it up as bad as we did. Especially not with a true blue triple option HS QB running scout team. Fitz is everything GT had tonight and more. 5 weeks. Congrats on that.
You hire a name DC here. It's the only way to truly savage it. In hiring a name vs a "one year up-and-comer", you probably get someone that has some balls and will only come here under the supposition of having full control of the defensive playcalling. You get that -- and we can move forward.
As is, we're 2012 all over again -- just with a better QB in a worse SEC.
Oh shit!! You mean we was out coached??Quote:
Originally Posted by bluelightstar
It makes me sick. I swear I could have coached our defense better than what we displayed tonight, and I have no football coaching experience.Quote:
Originally Posted by bluelightstar
Yeah but will a name DC ever be allowed to coach? I don't believe he will. Clean Mullen office.Quote:
Originally Posted by engie
No f*cking way!!!!!!!???Quote:
Originally Posted by I seen it dawg
Didn't I say adjust a couple of times? That's why I want the best x & o coach we can get for our DC.Quote:
Originally Posted by bluelightstar
This shit has pissed me off more than any of our other losses this season. We had a f*cking month to prepare for the triple option, and we get beat by a f*cking dive play?!
Are you f*cking kidding me!?
Just damn. I can't understand it.
I wasn't saying that to disagree with you -- it just sparked my memory of how the 2nd half was the worst coached half of defensive football I've ever seen from us.Quote:
Originally Posted by Really Clark?
You are incorrect...Quote:
Originally Posted by bluelightstar
That entire defensive game was the worst coached piece of sh*t that I've ever seen. That includes the f*cking head scratcher that occurred in Oxford this year.
You force that. We're past the point of playing ****ing games.Quote:
Originally Posted by I seen it dawg
- aTm has John Chavis. He's had like 9 top 10 defenses in the past decade.
- Bama has Saban/Smart. I don't remember last time they fell out of the top 5.
- OM has Joe Lee Wommack. They were elite on a level we haven't seen under Mullen. And they basically only lose a safety.
- Arky. Do I really need to define how good they've been lately?
- Auburn. F'n Muschamp. When was the last time he wasn't an elite DC. And Auburn has stockpiled good talent on that side.
- LSU will spend $1-1.5 mil/yr for their next guy. Whole defense just about was freshmen this year. It's a golden opportunity. They will cherrypick someone.
We're at a ****ing crossroads. Either we want to hang with the Joneses -- or we need to get the **** off the porch.
Thank God you have absolutely no influence to our program and if you did no one would listen to a thing you say. Quit talking out of your ass. You fire Mullen right now, you would have to beg to hire someone as good as like a Rick Ray. Maybe we would get lucky and someone like Terry Bowden would interview.Quote:
Originally Posted by I seen it dawg
GotchaQuote:
Originally Posted by bluelightstar
Did I just see I seem it dawg say clean Mullen's office? WTF are you talking about. The man just led us to a 10 win season. Yeah, we lost the f*cking bowl game but put it in perspective...
We ain't firing his ass. Even though it's as good as it's ever gonna be under him. He better learn ****ing fast and let his coaches coach or 10 wins is an anomaly. Wake up.Quote:
Originally Posted by Really Clark?
10 is the cap. Best it's gonna be. An anomaly.Quote:
Originally Posted by mstatefan91
You're gonna make some pussies madQuote:
Originally Posted by engie