Bo Bounds: Would Hud Be 5-0 Right Now?

[BrunswickDawg]

I just went back and looked at all the final scores in the the Mullen era. There was only one two-game stretch where we scored as few points as we have the last two weeks, it was last year against Georgia (31-3) & Auburn (49-10). His next lowest two-game total was in 2012 when we played Alabama & A&M, we scored 20.

So, are you saying Kentucky & Florida are two of the four best defenses we have seen in 10 years?

Quit giving excuses for this man, his offense is a damn train wreck right now and I don?t think he can admit it.

Why is that so impossible to think that UF - who had an elite defense 2 years ago (#6 scoring D in country in '16) that quit on a dead shark coach in '17 - couldn't get back to a very high level with arguably a top 5 DC?
Grantham did the same thing for us last year. He took us from #93 to #26. UF has moved (so far) from #69 to #9.

And Kentucky - brought back 8 starters on defense from last year - two of whom (Allen and Mike Edwards) could have gone pro last year. It is a Senior laden defense that has improved every year under Stoops. Are they elite? Time will tell - but they have played at that level through 3 SEC games.

And again - I recognize that our offense is bad right now. I'm not claiming it isn't. But, we have played 2 teams that should be getting more credit then many are giving them.

[msstate7]

Why is that so impossible to think that UF - who had an elite defense 2 years ago (#6 scoring D in country in '16) that quit on a dead shark coach in '17 - couldn't get back to a very high level with arguably a top 5 DC?
Grantham did the same thing for us last year. He took us from #93 to #26. UF has moved (so far) from #69 to #9.

And Kentucky - brought back 8 starters on defense from last year - two of whom (Allen and Mike Edwards) could have gone pro last year. It is a Senior laden defense that has improved every year under Stoops. Are they elite? Time will tell - but they have played at that level through 3 SEC games.

And again - I recognize that our offense is bad right now. I'm not claiming it isn't. But, we have played 2 teams that should be getting more credit then many are giving them.

They both held us to 200 yards of offense. 2011 LSU is the 2nd best defense I've ever seen, and they gave up 260 a game. Florida and Kentucky both had their best defensive games this season vs us, and both have played an FCS team. You're really gonna throw your shoulder out if you keep reaching to help Moorhead. This offense is an abomination before God, so far... hopefully it changes Saturday

[the_real_MSU_is_us]

I'll be the first to stick my hand in the air and say I was flat wrong about UK before we played them. They're legit good and are going to make a bowl easily, imo. They should beat Vandy and TN and they'll have a chance against Mizzou. Plus they still have MTSU and Louisville. They'll probably win 8 or 9 before it's all said and done.

That said, UF is exactly who I thought they were. A team that's decent on defense and bad on offense. They had no business coming into our house and winning, much less making us look like a clown show on offense. That's why people are so upset. I think we'd be in a much different frame of mind this week had Moorhead shown any growth and beaten FL. Instead, we look like we're going to struggle winning 6 in a year we should've won a minimum of 9.

I don't know where the loses for Uk would be... the best teams they play are 1) UGA, 2) A&M/Mizzou, 3)A&M/Mizzou, 4) Florida, 5) State/SC, 6)State/SC.

They've beaten 4 5 and 6 all by double digits, I think they win one of A&M or Mizzou to get to 10 wins. I definitely don't see 4 loses from here on out

[StateDawg44]

They both held us to 200 yards of offense. 2011 LSU is the 2nd best defense I've ever seen, and they gave up 260 a game. Florida and Kentucky both had their best defensive games this season vs us, and both have played an FCS team. You're really gonna throw your shoulder out if you keep reaching to help Moorhead. This offense is an abomination before God, so far... hopefully it changes Saturday

Guess you didn't see where he acknowledged the offense is bad right now and wasn't defending that.

Kinda hard to deny the stats of UF's and KY's defensive numbers this year. They aren't just crazy unbelievable or anything. No one is claiming that. It's not like he is making any of the numbers up. They may be a tad bit padded by how shotty we played them but they still had an answer for everything they've faced. That padding isn't helping them out that much.

Both those teams are currently put together as a whole better than we are right now. If you disagree you are in denial.

[msstate7]

Both those teams are currently put together as a whole better than we are right now. If you disagree you are in denial.

So wait, you think Florida and Kentucky are more talented than us? Good God

[bluelightstar]

So wait, you think Florida and Kentucky are more talented than us? Good God

Incredible how this has gone from "10-win season" to "what do you expect Moorhead to do with this crappy group of players".

[msstate7]

Incredible how this has gone from "10-win season" to "what do you expect Moorhead to do with this crappy group of players".

Pretty pathetic

[msstate7]

Kentucky is a poor man's 2017 state team. They wanna run and play defense. They beat our ass by being what we used to be

[smootness]

Both those teams are currently playing better than we are right now. If you disagree you are in denial.

FIFY

And that should embarrass us all.

[StateDawg44]

So wait, you think Florida and Kentucky are more talented than us? Good God

Talent is not a word I used once in my post. But I did say, they are put together better than we are. Meaning, when it comes to the product on the field, they are clicking and playing better than us. They are clearly better than us at our current state. You're playing shoulda, coulda. Who cares about what we could've been? In 2 years no one is gonna be saying, "Yeah but what about the amount of talent that 2018 team had and squandered?" except you still probably. If anything that just sounds dumb. An AR-15 is a better gun in a long range gun fight than a pistol, but if it's jammed and operator can't unjam it then it might as well be a banana. We are said banana and not the working AR-15 you are pretending to be.

Whatever the reason you want to come up with, they both beat us fair and square and that is why we have a L next to those games. You can't argue with that.

Also I'm not saying our players have gone from world changers to garbage. The whole thing is we aren't playing smart football. Has nothing to do with the talent whether it's there or not. I definitely believe it is there.

[TrapGame]

Incredible how this has gone from "10-win season" to "what do you expect Moorhead to do with this crappy group of players".

From 9-3 to possibly 3-9. But it's the players. You just gotta shake your head.

[MetEdDawg]

The question shouldn't be would Hud be 5-0. The question is would Hud ever get us past where Mullen did.

We are all asking the wrong question and thinking short term. Yes it sucks this season hasn't turned out like we wanted. But the question we are supposed to be asking is will we surpass what Mullen did under Moorhead. The change was made with the long term in mind even though we had a talented team this year.

The question is can Moorhead take us to being a consistent contender which is something Mullen couldn't do. Ask yourself this. Would you sacrifice your expectations for this year if you knew from 2019 to 2023 we would never win fewer than 9 games?

[msstate7]

The question shouldn't be would Hud be 5-0. The question is would Hud ever get us past where Mullen did.

We are all asking the wrong question and thinking short term. Yes it sucks this season hasn't turned out like we wanted. But the question we are supposed to be asking is will we surpass what Mullen did under Moorhead. The change was made with the long term in mind even though we had a talented team this year.

The question is can Moorhead take us to being a consistent contender which is something Mullen couldn't do. Ask yourself this. Would you sacrifice your expectations for this year if you knew from 2019 to 2023 we would never win fewer than 9 games?

We will not be a consistent contender in the sec west for the foreseeable future.

[Tbonewannabe]

We will not be a consistent contender in the sec west for the foreseeable future.

So I am assuming you are on the wagon of JoMo's offense doesn't work in the SEC no matter the players or execution? I am not going to go through the film but a lot of times it seems like one player is screwing up the play and it is a different player almost on every play. So it seems like we just can't get every player to execute at the same time whether it is one guy on the Oline missing a block or a WR not catching the ball or a QB not recognizing a safety blitz.

So is it JoMo's offense won't work or is it these coaches can't get the players to execute the plays correctly?

[TrapGame]

The question is can Moorhead take us to being a consistent contender which is something Mullen couldn't do. Ask yourself this. Would you sacrifice your expectations for this year if you knew from 2019 to 2023 we would never win fewer than 9 games?

Let me pose this question: If we still can't pour piss out of a boot with this offense by the Egg Bowl what makes you think we never win fewer than 9 games starting next year?

[msstate7]

So I am assuming you are on the wagon of JoMo's offense doesn't work in the SEC no matter the players or execution? I am not going to go through the film but a lot of times it seems like one player is screwing up the play and it is a different player almost on every play. So it seems like we just can't get every player to execute at the same time whether it is one guy on the Oline missing a block or a WR not catching the ball or a QB not recognizing a safety blitz.

So is it JoMo's offense won't work or is it these coaches can't get the players to execute the plays correctly?

Unless we hire urban Meyer or Nick Saban, we won't be a year-in, year-our sec contender. If we hire the next saban/Meyer, they'll leave for a blue blood. We are the poorest program in the west, and we aren't gonna consistently compete with programs that have untold more advantages. We should shoot for contending every 4-5 years by continuing the RSing

[testuser]

No state coach has ever taken over a team this talented. Joe fed the expectations.... know your ring size, fitz Heisman talk, no one has ever picked this offense up so quick, etc. He deserves every bit of the criticism

The 'talent' on the team was overblown from the beginning.

[msstate7]

The 'talent' on the team was overblown from the beginning.

It was overblown by all state fans, media, nfl scouts, and even our current staff then. Now this could be true, or more likely, our staff just can't use the talent in a way that fits them. There's another explanation too... Mullen was just that damn good to win an "untalented" team

[Dawg61]

I know the season looks bad and may be bad the rest of the year but I've never seen a Coach get as much heat at Msu in year one as Moorhead. I have said several times I don't like what I have seen but it's year one.

I sure hope we beat Auburn to silent the crowd a little. I'm thinking it will be a close game because Auburn has issues as well.

I think Moorhead's personality and demeanor make him more susceptible to the keyboard warriors.

[Tbonewannabe]

Unless we hire urban Meyer or Nick Saban, we won't be a year-in, year-our sec contender. If we hire the next saban/Meyer, they'll leave for a blue blood. We are the poorest program in the west, and we aren't gonna consistently compete with programs that have untold more advantages. We should shoot for contending every 4-5 years by continuing the RSing

When have we competed for the West since 2000? Mullen shit the bed in 2014 with a once in a generation QB. Mullen himself said he took us as far as he could, he admitted he would never beat Bama. Cohen hired a guy that he hoped would be able to compete with Bama by having explosive plays. It isn't like his offense only worked at lower levels and the Big12. The Big10 is more of a defense league so doing what he did there is impressive. Maybe trying to run the offense and being CEO is biting JoMo in the ass. Not many head coaches can call all the plays either Offense or Defense and be successful.