In Mullen's mind

[Rogershep]

Is the Oregon offense what he thinks our offense is supposed to look like?
What's stopping that from happening?

 

[thatsbaseball]

About 2 stars difference at every position

 

[Hanmudog]

Now is not the time to gripe about the offense. We shattered every offensive record at MSU this year and just put up 600 yards on a ranked team.

Our defense, or lack thereof, is the major issue going forward.

 

[seb304]

Interestingly enough...

Their last four recruiting classes ranked 11th, 13th, 19th, and 21st according to the 247 composite.

(For reference, ours are 34th, 22nd, 25th, and 35th.)

I actually thought they'd recruited better than that.

 

[KurtRambis4]

Wasn't Mariota, Oregon's best player,

very lightly recruited?

 

[Old Fart Dawg]

Is the Oregon offense what he thinks our offense is supposed to look like?
What's stopping that from happening?

A set of tires 12 or 13 years ago. Their program was on par with ours.
They've done nothing but refine and improve their program.
We on the other had, went through Jackie's decline, and the crxxm bottoming.
Since 2009, we have been, and continue to be a program on the rise.
It takes time, money, leadership, x&o's, and Jimmy-Joe's.
And in Mississippi State's case, it also has taken a change of mindset of Bulldog nation.

Mullen has grown as a coach, and is still improving. We have more money than we've ever had.
Our offense put up over 600 yds against Tech. Our QB set numerous records, and had a career game last night. We had some red-zone
shortcomings that were the difference in the game.

So, "what's stopping that from happening?"
Nothing. It IS happening.

 

[Indndawg]

Oregon's players are very strong that's a testament of their dedication in the wt. room and strength coach.

 

[Old Fart Dawg]

a better comparison might be ohio state. their offense looks like ours except for personnel. Across the board, with obvious exceptions, Meyer has better players that we do. they might well beat bama tonight

 

[dannyripms]

Oregon offensive line is dominate and their defense played lights out. That's the difference. Fix the defense and a little improvement on the line we will be just fine. We have the players to do it, got to have the right scheme on defense and good play calling on offense

 

[JacksonDevilDog]

They have also embraced the persona of being that flashy cool team that wears weird uniforms and throws the ball around a lot. They have Phil Knight that donates endless amounts of money for facilities and equipment. Our fans bash our uniforms because we don't have only two sets and use leather helmets without chin straps. We are just now getting to the point where we can pay assistant coaches comparable to what major programs do and our facilities finally got a facelift. Templeton saw tv as the future and didn't think that money needed to be put into facility upgrades. They are also recruiting nationally for skill guys. We have yet to make that transition.

 

[Rogershep]

Maybe I phrased that question wrong. We are either great on defense or great on offense. It just seems like we can't do both.

 

[fishwater99]

Dak was the big difference this year on offense, but our defense had regressed under Collins.

 

[DawgatAuburn]

a better comparison might be ohio state. their offense looks like ours except for personnel. Across the board, with obvious exceptions, Meyer has better players that we do. they might well beat bama tonight

lol

 

[57stratdawg]

Oregon's offense is built on speed while ours is built on power. I cannot see the Urban/Mullen PowerQB system beating these Saban teams. Oregon is a much better match up against Bama than Ohio State.

 

[Old Fart Dawg]

Oregon's offense is built on speed while ours is built on power. I cannot see the Urban/Mullen PowerQB system beating these Saban teams. Oregon is a much better match up against Bama than Ohio State.

oops

 

[kired]

lol

Lol... 450 yards and 22 first downs thru 3 quarters with their Damian Williams.

 

[Palos verdes]

The west coast is absolutely loaded with players and athletes that no one ever finds to do profiles on. I guess it's because some don't play traditional sports, but even the white kids can run and jump very well. The place is loaded with kids that surf with Great White sharks, ride mountain bikes at 30 mph, climb rocks, fight in MMA circuits and other extreme sports. It's a fearless youth culture that translates well to sports like football. Oregon benefits from this, combined with the fact that they care about football. These guys already have the mentality to be relentless taskmasters once they get coached up on the football field. You don't see lardass d-linemen trying to square dance their way into the backfield when the ball is already 20 feet behind them. It's about having the ability to think and react accordingly, while using that aggressiveness that always made you a competitor. That's Oregon football.

 

[121Josey]

Dont both looking at the stats. That sounds good so I buy it.**

Eta: We won't mention that the offense put up numbers in the loses but couldn't get it done when it mattered.

 

[121Josey]

Offense puts up yards and can't score. Defense gives up yards and teams can't score.

Whats the difference?

 

[jakldawg]

Posted for comparison of the playoff teams:
View attachment 1759

 

[codeDawg]

Lol... 450 yards and 22 first downs thru 3 quarters with their Chris Relf.

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