The Current Status of MSU Football As I See It

[War Machine Dawg]

Agree. We ain't accomplished anything yet. We play a decent team close (we still lost) and all of a sudden we are an offensive juggernaut??

And we didn't even score 30 points. To win consistently in modern college football you've got to average at least 28 PPG. Now granted, that average means you'll score a few less against a team like UGA, but you should put up 35+ against Vandy. We all know how that game went. I'm still skeptical this offense is going to work in the SEC without adjustments.

[BigSlawDawg]

And we didn't even score 30 points. To win consistently in modern college football you've got to average at least 28 PPG. Now granted, that average means you'll score a few less against a team like UGA, but you should put up 35+ against Vandy. We all know how that game went. I'm still skeptical this offense is going to work in the SEC without adjustments.

Hear ye hear ye.... 30 pts is the almighty number.... joke ass post

[ShotgunDawg]

And we didn't even score 30 points. To win consistently in modern college football you've got to average at least 28 PPG. Now granted, that average means you'll score a few less against a team like UGA, but you should put up 35+ against Vandy. We all know how that game went. I'm still skeptical this offense is going to work in the SEC without adjustments.

We'll average more than 30 next year.

What stands out to me about this offense & why it's going to help take us to the next level is that we don't have to match up bicep bicep with a blue blood to win & we force them into very predictable schemes since no one wants to run man defense vs us.

We're getting there. I'm excited about this weekend & will very disappointed if we don't score at least 35 vs Ole Miss. We're still very young, so I'm not positive we can execute well enough to score 40+

Now, you'll say "well South Carolina scored 40 on Ole Miss" and that's true, but ground and pound won't work against top level, super recruiters. You've got to able to throw the ball around to score points on them and that's what we'll be elite at soon

[Todd4State]

We'll average more than 30 next year.

What stands out to me about this offense & why it's going to help take us to the next level is that we don't have to match up bicep bicep with a blue blood to win & we force them into very predictable schemes since no one wants to run man defense vs us.

We're getting there. I'm excited about this weekend & will very disappointed if we don't score at least 35 vs Ole Miss. We're still very young, so I'm not positive we can execute well enough to score 40+

Now, you'll say "well South Carolina scored 40 on Ole Miss" and that's true, but ground and pound won't work against top level, super recruiters. You've got to able to throw the ball around to score points on them and that's what we'll be elite at soon

Yes- that's the thing...we're going to force people to have to play us a certain way. And for some teams that isn't how they want to play. The thing is that strategy only works against us if we're really bad at executing that day or you have an elite defensive line that can get pressure with three.

It levels the playing field because teams are basically hoping that we have a bad day or that they can just outscore us.

[ShotgunDawg]

Yes- that's the thing...we're going to force people to have to play us a certain way. And for some teams that isn't how they want to play. The thing is that strategy only works against us if we're really bad at executing that day or you have an elite defensive line that can get pressure with three.

It levels the playing field because teams are basically hoping that we have a bad day or that they can just outscore us.

Was listening to Bo Bounds this morning & he was interviewing former Ole Miss DL Jesse Mitchell.

Bo asked Jesse about defending Leach's air raid when Ole Miss played Texas Tech in the Cotton Bowl & Mitchell talked about how hard the air raid is against DL.

- Said you watch film and see the wide splits & believe you're going to have field day, but once the game starts, you realize they're getting the ball out so fast that you can't get there.

- Secondly, he said facing the air raid is the most tired he's ever been because as a DL, you rush the passer, they get it out quick on a dump off, & you have to turn around & chase the pass catcher. Said he's never had to run so much in a game. Rush, turn, & chase the pass catcher. Over and over & over.

[Todd4State]

Was listening to Bo Bounds this morning & he was interviewing former Ole Miss DL Jesse Mitchell.

Bo asked Jesse about defending Leach's air raid when Ole Miss played Texas Tech in the Cotton Bowl & Mitchell talked about how hard the air raid is against DL.

- Said you watch film and see the wide splits & believe you're going to have field day, but once the game starts, you realize they're getting the ball out so fast that you can't get there.

- Secondly, he said facing the air raid is the most tired he's ever been because as a DL, you rush the passer, they get it out quick on a dump off, & you have to turn around & chase the pass catcher. Said he's never had to run so much in a game. Rush, turn, & chase the pass catcher. Over and over & over.

I can totally see that. For us as MSU fans we just have to be a little patient unfortunately and get a few more pieces in place and just allow Leach to do his thing.

The other thing is I think Leach will be able to attract DC's like Arnett here and that will give him something that he didn't consistently have at Texas Tech or Wazzu.