Official game thread

[ckDOG]

We have outgained USCe today in total yards.

This is why you can't look at stats the same in football like you can in baseball.

Quick scores on short fields for the opponent equals lots of plays for us. They are averaging 6 a touch we are averaging 4.7. 4.7 can win you a game, if you don't turn it over 50 times.

[CadaverDawg]

Ah yes, nice refs let them get away with a late hit....nice one...

Dude, you complain about the oddest things

[MarketingBully01]

LOL, whatever...

[HereComesTheSpiral]

[Scared_Hitless]

Let's see what Hud can do.

[Scared_Hitless]

+1

[PMDawg]

2-19.

[99dawg]

Well, if nothing else was accomplished today ... I got a few more posts toward getting into the IMPP forum. Silver linings, right?

[Cash]

Fine performance by the dogs. Anybody see us winning another one?

The only shot we have at another W is Arkansas, but mark my words, if we play the way we played today, Kentucky will be the last W of the year for us.

[TopconDog]

our last 5 wins are alcorn,troy,bowl green,kentuck and upig

[BrunswickDawg]

I'll just leave this here....
http://youtu.be/6w0Q_ydlPc0

[cheewgumm]

Don't worry dude. Next year our schedule gets easier. We're gonna win 7 minimum...maybe 8.

our last 5 wins are alcorn,troy,bowl green,kentuck and upig

[blacklistedbully]

Mullen did not cause 5 t/o's! For Pete's sake, without the t/o's we probably beat their asses today in Columbia. Yes, we made some big mistakes, but Mullen put our guys in position to be successful today. Our players lost today, not our coaches. SCar needed at least 3 of those t/o's to beat us today.

[Dawgfan77]

Mullen did not cause 5 t/o's! For Pete's sake, without the t/o's we probably beat their asses today in Columbia. Yes, we made some big mistakes, but Mullen put our guys in position to be successful today. Our players lost today, not our coaches. SCar needed at least 3 of those t/o's to beat us today.

Mullen is the HC and this is his team so he is responsible. Sorry mullen lobers its time for HUD. If 4-8 is good for you jump on it.

[preachermatt83]

dan is awesome!!! Lets extend that contract asap before someone else grabs him up!!!! **

[cheewgumm]

It's always "IF". We played good and "should have" won. We would have won "IF" we had done X.

Mullen did not cause 5 t/o's! For Pete's sake, without the t/o's we probably beat their asses today in Columbia. Yes, we made some big mistakes, but Mullen put our guys in position to be successful today. Our players lost today, not our coaches. SCar needed at least 3 of those t/o's to beat us today.

[MarketingBully01]

I complain about the weirdest shit? The refs sucked it up that game. How is it different then you guys complaining about Dan Mullen? This whole message board is based off complaining.

Look, for those of you who complained about the play calling. You can't play call for 5 turn overs. Personally, I thought the play calling was decent. If Dak doesn't fumble the ball to start the second half, this is a different game. I still think we beat Arkansas and Ole Miss to get to 6-6 and go to a bowl. The difference in this game was 5 TO and 20 points to USC. If we don't turn it over, we win by a couple of touch downs period. We didn't give up and that is a positive. We just need Dak to continue to improve. We drove on them all day long. Clausell was awesome against Clowney. We neutralized him for the most part.

[blacklistedbully]

It's always "IF". We played good and "should have" won. We would have won "IF" we had done X.

First, I didn't say, "If, then". I responded to the folks who want to pin this on Mullen & the coaching staff. I'm as upset as anybody else about the loss, but let's be smart about this and put the blame where it belongs. It's essential for deciding how to go forward.

While the way we lost has nothing to do with standings or overall record, it absolutely does and should matter in evaluating where we are and where we need to go. We need to properly identify what needs fixing in order to be successful in the future.

I place the Auburn loss on Mullen. Hell I place a ton of fault on Mullen for previous game performances the past 2 years. But today's game was not a Mullen screw-up IMO.

[CadaverDawg]

First, I didn't say, "If, then". I responded to the folks who want to pin this on Mullen & the coaching staff. I'm as upset as anybody else about the loss, but let's be smart about this and put the blame where it belongs. It's essential for deciding how to go forward.

While the way we lost has nothing to do with standings or overall record, it absolutely does and should matter in evaluating where we are and where we need to go. We need to properly identify what needs fixing in order to be successful in the future.

I place the Auburn loss on Mullen. Hell I place a ton of fault on Mullen for previous game performances the past 2 years. But today's game was not a Mullen screw-up IMO.

I disagree. Dak threw 43 passes today. Let that sink in. We have a sophomore QB that we all know runs better than he throws, and we send him on the road against the best pass rushing team in the ****ing country and make him throw 43 passes?!

We averaged over 4 yards per carry on the ground today and we made our QB throw 43 passes. Thank God he was able to complete 28 of them, or it would have been even worse.

I agree Dak had a shitty game, but when you ask him to throw 43 passes on the road against SC, you are setting him up to fail. So no, Mullen doesn't get to skate on this one IMO.

No excuse for the turnovers, but no excuse for not running the damn football either.

And at the end of the day, the buck stops with Dan. Accomplish something before this game and it is easily overlooked. Shit the bed against anybody with a pulse all season, and this type of performance will draw more criticism. Nature of being a head coach in the SEC making millions.