Quote Originally Posted by dawgs View Post
you're wrong if you think guys in the NFL approach all 16 weeks with super bowl-like intensity.
This. We can all "wish" our team would play with intensity every week, but it's simply not possible.

Every team only has so much in the gas tank & when it's spent, it's spent.

It's why coaches preach consistency, doing your job, & creating good habits on daily basis. So that when you don't play with intensity, you still win.

I don't have a problem with our intensity last night, because you can't fool players, they knew they were playing against USM (who they beat 49-0 last year), & they knew they had LSU next week. My biggest problem with last night was the lack of fundamentals on things that don't require intensity. Fred Ross' dropped passes and punt had nothing to do with intensity, not being ready for an on-side kick had nothing to do with intensity, Shump fumbling had nothing to do with intensity, being off side on two 3rd downs has nothing to do with intensity. All this has to do with focus & should have been better.

With all this being said, LSU is an "intensity" game & I expect us to play much much better next Saturday night. You don't want your team wasting intensity on USM. Alabama gave up 12 points USM last year at home. If Ross doesn't drop the punt, we do the same.