Look how unprofessional Chuck Rounsaville was tonight

[blacklistedbully]

Until we take our 2 and 3* into Oxford and whip the wonder boys yet again and they are left wondering what happened while the rest of college football already knows what happened: The best team won. Again.

Here's the thing, though. The "rest of the world" seems to have bought into the Ole Miss hype as well. They routinely get picked over us as the "better team", the "dark horse", etc, even though we have beaten them 4 of the last 5, finished higher in the SEC standings 4 years in-a-row, and finished with a better overall record all but this year, when it's been a 1-game difference.

When other SEC teams predict their team's record, they project us as an auto-win and Ole Miss as a game that "worries them". IMO, these guys are taking the shallowest of looks, seeing only the "7-turnover-aided close game versus TAMU last year", the win at Texas, that we all know was an anomaly, etc.

[BeastMan]

Is that an unpopular stance? Because I would totally agree with it.

Chuck Rounsaville, Gene Swindoll, etc. are not actual journalists or members of the media- they are glorified fans.

Oh I agree 100%. I just meant agreeing with Neal on an MSU message board not being popular.

[Coach34]

Yeah right after saddawg said the same thing about ole miss recruits.

So what? Saddawg is just a random State fan

[engie]

Here's the thing, though. The "rest of the world" seems to have bought into the Ole Miss hype as well. They routinely get picked over us as the "better team", the "dark horse", etc, even though we have beaten them 4 of the last 5, finished higher in the SEC standings 4 years in-a-row, and finished with a better overall record all but this year, when it's been a 1-game difference.

When other SEC teams predict their team's record, they project us as an auto-win and Ole Miss as a game that "worries them". IMO, these guys are taking the shallowest of looks, seeing only the "7-turnover-aided close game versus TAMU last year", the win at Texas, that we all know was an anomaly, etc.

This is just the natural hype cycle that comes with a new coach that surpasses expectations on the front end. How quickly our fans forget all the hype that we had in 2010 and 2011 -- when Mullen was the darling of Bristol, Connecticut. It's not some magic Ole Miss pill that they are feeding people. It's unbiased observations of their first year overachievement -- followed by the best recruiting class since such things were ranked by a non-traditional power. Now that they've had the first mild underachievement to close out this year -- the hype cycle will start to die off -- unless they finish just as strong in recruiting again this year.

[Political Hack]

we own that hotty toddy ass.

GTHOM.

[FlabLoser]

Engie is right. Freeze has been on his honeymoon. It's over now though. His offense has been found.

His honeymoon with Wallace is damn sure over. No trust or respect there.

I see a meltdown coming next year. They'll win 5 to 7 games. Maybe a LOT less if he and Bo stay pissed at each other.

I also see his fake love one another bullshit wearing off. Freeze is phony and his players see it, starting with the QB.

Then you've got a group of players more special than the others, blowing coke with Henderson. And players getting caught with a pot grinder.

They are not losing any parties, but I see them losing more on the field.

They got a little disgruntled with Freeze this year. Just wait till next. He is going to underwhelm even more. But they're gonna win February, again, in a couple months and that buy him some time.

[blacklistedbully]

Engie is right. Freeze has been on his honeymoon. It's over now though. His offense has been found.

His honeymoon with Wallace is damn sure over. No trust or respect there.

I see a meltdown coming next year. They'll win 5 to 7 games. Maybe a LOT less if he and Bo stay pissed at each other.

I also see his fake love one another bullshit wearing off. Freeze is phony and his players see it, starting with the QB.

Then you've got a group of players more special than the others, blowing coke with Henderson. And players getting caught with a pot grinder.

They are not losing any parties, but I see them losing more on the field.

They got a little disgruntled with Freeze this year. Just wait till next. He is going to underwhelm even more. But they're gonna buy February, again, in a couple months and that will win him some time.

FIFY

[messageboardsuperhero]

I see them winning 6-8 games next year, at least unless their team totally blows up. UM will beat the teams that they can disguise their OL deficiencies against- all in all, I expect them to be about the same as they were this year.

The thing with their offense is they can put up HUGE numbers against teams with less talent than they do- so they'll continue to win their non-conference games and the SEC games against teams who can't stop their running game with six people. Their problem is, their OL isn't physical or deep enough to push around really good D-Lines, which is something we have, along with Bama and Mizzou.

One thing is for sure- if I was on that team, I'd be royally pissed off if my coach came into the locker room after a loss to our in-state rival and started running his mouth about how he needed to recruit better players. Really, who in the hell even brings up recruiting to his team in a locker room speech?

[engie]

I see them being about the same as well -- which really makes 3 years of being about the same and will have a large portion of their fanbase jumping ship(if history is any indication). They better win 8 in the regular season including winning the Egg. That's their base expectations next year.

Per Sagarin -- as of today, they are worse than they were last year. #24 in year 1 and #34 in year 2. For reference, Mullen was #45 in year 1 and #15 in year 2. We were #31 in year 3, #42 in year 4, and are currently #41.

[Big4Dawg]

Boise State - W
@ Vandy - Toss-up
ULL - W
Memphis - W
Bama - L
@ Texas A&M - L
UT - W
@ LSU - L
Auburn - L
Presbyterian - W
@ Arkansas - Toss-up
State - L

[messageboardsuperhero]

I see them being about the same as well -- which really makes 3 years of being about the same and will have a large portion of their fanbase jumping ship(if history is any indication). They better win 8 in the regular season including winning the Egg. That's their base expectations next year.

Per Sagarin -- as of today, they are worse than they were last year. #24 in year 1 and #34 in year 2. For reference, Mullen was #45 in year 1 and #15 in year 2. We were #31 in year 3, #42 in year 4, and are currently #41.

This is one of their biggest problems in recent history. The UM fanbase has very unrealistic expectations- I read here a couple of days ago that a UM fan said on the radio that anything less than nine regular season wins will put Hugh Freeze on the hotseat. I'm not sure if that's indicative of their entire fanbase, but that is just a ****ing crazy thing to say.

I mean, Cutcliffe went 40-22 (22-18) in his first five seasons and they fired him as soon as he had one down year after losing an All-American QB.

ETA: And if they win less than seven regular season games and lose the Egg Bowl, Freeze will probably be on the hotseat- whether he deserves it or not.

[engie]

Yep...I agree.

[mic]

we own that hotty toddy ass.

GTHOM.

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[Todd4State]

Engie is right. Freeze has been on his honeymoon. It's over now though. His offense has been found.

His honeymoon with Wallace is damn sure over. No trust or respect there.

I see a meltdown coming next year. They'll win 5 to 7 games. Maybe a LOT less if he and Bo stay pissed at each other.

I also see his fake love one another bullshit wearing off. Freeze is phony and his players see it, starting with the QB.

Then you've got a group of players more special than the others, blowing coke with Henderson. And players getting caught with a pot grinder.

They are not losing any parties, but I see them losing more on the field.

They got a little disgruntled with Freeze this year. Just wait till next. He is going to underwhelm even more. But they're gonna win February, again, in a couple months and that buy him some time.

It will be interesting to see if they go out and get another JUCO or hot shot transfer who gets homesick and wants to be closer to his grandma, because behind Bo they have two freshmen with zero experience. More than likely, they'll play Bo no matter what if I had to guess. And if that happens and the tension is still there- things could get interesting.

Their bowl is really important for them this year- they have to win to salvage any sliver of momentum that they have left. The Boise State game is critical as well. If they lose that one, they could be in for a bumpy ride.

[TexasDawg]

Personally I enjoy them bitching and moaning, it means we own their ass and all they can do is whine and complain

[engie]

I suspect that they will beat Georgia Tech and Petersen-less Boise...Expect them to try to get Kincade a bunch of experience early next year...

[Coach34]

I suspect that they will beat Georgia Tech and Petersen-less Boise...Expect them to try to get Kincade a bunch of experience early next year...

Should be a good game with Ga Tech...Boise returns almost their whole D- but loses their entire OL and QB on offense. No wonder Petersen left

[bgdog]

**** that. That's a guy that runs a recruiting website talking shit about a kid he use to cover.

[Coach34]

**** that. That's a guy that runs a recruiting website talking shit about a kid he use to cover.

Well said