Here's the bottom line

[Todd4State]

We need better players. We only have about 4-5 in the lineup that belong in the SEC and about three pitchers that are healthy that belong in the SEC.

I think Cann will get better ones in.

[Dawgface]

You sound like Freeze.

[msstate7]

Same players that were 17-7 in the sec Friday night. This was just an old fashioned choke job

[Todd4State]

You sound like Freeze.

And like Freeze I'd be willing to pay top dollar to get some better ones in. Using our boosters money of course.

[Todd4State]

Same players that were 17-7 in the sec Friday night. This was just an old fashioned choke job

Good players don't choke as much as Sun Belt players.

[CadaverDawg]

Same players that were 17-7 in the sec Friday night. This was just an old fashioned choke job

Yep. Very disappointed in the older guys and veterans the last 2 days.....Rooker, Gridley, Brown, Mangum, Billingsley. You gotta be focused and have good at bats with the SEC on the line. You gotta throw strikes as a pitcher.

These guys need to rise up this coming week, or a special season will come crashing to a quick painful end.

[I seen it dawg]

Lol yeah Hugh

[Todd4State]

Yep. Very disappointed in the older guys and veterans the last 2 days.....Rooker, Gridley, Brown, Mangum, Billingsley. You gotta be focused and have good at bats with the SEC on the line. You gotta throw strikes as a pitcher.

These guys need to rise up this coming week, or a special season will come crashing to a quick painful end.

I couldn't agree more.

[I seen it dawg]

Honestly this is natural regression. We are pretty good. Not great. We've been on a "great" run. We are bound to regress. Now that being said I made a late night post last night about great coaches being able to pull teams out of nose dives faster than just good coaches. So far Cann has been able to keep our nose dives at innings instead of weeks. I think we snap out of it this coming wkd and make a good show if not win 2/3.

[Todd4State]

Lol yeah Hugh

If I get caught I'll just say mistakes were made. They'll buy it.

[West Tn Dawg]

I saw several solid hits that were just right at someone or players making some exceptional plays. I don't think it was as bad as some would like to beleive.

[I seen it dawg]

Yep. Very disappointed in the older guys and veterans the last 2 days.....Rooker, Gridley, Brown, Mangum, Billingsley. You gotta be focused and have good at bats with the SEC on the line. You gotta throw strikes as a pitcher.

These guys need to rise up this coming week, or a special season will come crashing to a quick painful end.

And I agree with this as well. Should be some soul searching on the trip home.

[Todd4State]

I saw several solid hits that were just right at someone or players making some exceptional plays. I don't think it was as bad as some would like to beleive.

We're not a dumpster fire. But we're also not championship caliber. I'm talking about what we need to do to get to championship caliber level.

[I seen it dawg]

I saw several solid hits that were just right at someone or players making some exceptional plays. I don't think it was as bad as some would like to beleive.

Agree. Our 3 pitchers that wouldn't compete and throw strikes melted our team this weekend. They were the primary reason we lost. Crushed our tempo and allowed an inferior team life. Not throwing strikes decimates a team in all facets of the game which is what happened to us. This series loss is at the feet of Mcquarry, Plumlee, and Billingsley. Not that hitters don't have some of it but the pitching or lack thereof crushed this team.

Hard to drop names and lay blame but when it's that glaring it is what it is. I'd like to think they were already thinking that way and will use it to get better. If not they don't need to be here.

[I seen it dawg]

If I get caught I'll just say mistakes were made. They'll buy it.

I'd have to say yeah

[CadaverDawg]

Agree. Our 3 pitchers that wouldn't compete and throw strikes melted our team this weekend. They were the primary reason we lost. Crushed our tempo and allowed an inferior team life. Not throwing strikes decimates a team in all facets of the game which is what happened to us. This series loss is at the feet of Mcquarry, Plumlee, and Billingsley. Not that hitters don't have some of it but the pitching or lack thereof crushed this team.

Hard to drop names and lay blame but when it's that glaring it is what it is. I'd like to think they were already thinking that way and will use it to get better. If not they don't need to be here.

Yep. I'd have to think there will be some attrition happening between this season and next. There's some guys that don't have the intestinal fortitude, aka "stones", to be a key cog in a SEC power going forward.

[Intramural All-American]

We're not a dumpster fire. But we're also not championship caliber. I'm talking about what we need to do to get to championship caliber level.

The thing is, no one expected championship caliber this year, and even as we continued to win, everyone said " How are we doing this?" Now this weekend was absolutely frustrating and disappointing, but overall this year has far, far exceeded expectations. And we still have a shot at winning the West and hosting after next weekend. All is definitely not lost after this disappointing weekend by any means, but yes, the future is extremely bright and we are very much on the right track.

[ShotgunDawg]

Same players that were 17-7 in the sec Friday night. This was just an old fashioned choke job

Small sample size. They played above their heads for most of the season and that affected your expectations.

The more games, the more talent or the lack there of is exposed.

[Ifyouonlyknew]

I'm not ready to say the magic is gone. Every time this team has faced adversity this year they've responded. I want to see how they bounce back next weekend before throwing in the towel.

[msstate7]

Small sample size. They played above their heads for most of the season and that affected your expectations.

The more games, the more talent or the lack there of is exposed.

You say me listing our sec record going into Saturday's game is a SSS, but say the last 2 losses to one of the worst sec teams are a more accurate representation? Have we played above our heads? Yeah, but we're better than Georgia... does Georgia have better talent?