If an individual states any concern at all about the Auburn game, he/she is overreacting because we are the better team and will certainly win on Saturday night.
(Which we may well do, but Vegas is at least counting on half the people to believe Auburn will win, and they have a lot more skin in the game than we do.)
If an individual states any concern about Dan Mullen's ability as a head coach (game plan, personnel, recruiting, coaching staff), he/she is overreacting because Mullen is the best coach (or one of the best) we have ever had, we've been to five straight bowls, we were #1 last season, and Mullen is still relatively new to the job.
(Which he may be our best, but that's honestly not saying a lot. Bowls are a dime a dozen for SEC teams, so much so that we almost all dread ending up in the Birmingham Bowl. #1 was awesome and unforgettable and he gets full credit for that magical three game run last year that got us there. And he's now a young head coach into his seventh season.)
If an individual states any concern about our in-state rival's performance so far this season, he/she is overreacting because we don't measure ourselves against them.
(Except when we do. Usually after we beat them, i.e. TSUN and billboards and spring game attendance numbers, but even last year when it was pointed out endlessly that Mullen has finished ahead of Freezus in the West four years running. Whether either side wants to admit it, what one does is important to the other. It's pure foolishness for either side to try and act like they don't care about what the other does. I get that some people take it too far. Does an Ole Miss win impact how OUR season will turn out? No, unless the win is over us.)
The amount of groupthink this week is stunning to me. It's like a visit to Swan Lake back in the day, where any dissenting opinion is shot down. All we need is Gene and Steve over here to delete posts. And ban drt. (Which is not happening, unless we do the unthinkable and lose Saturday night and he becomes an overbearing obnoxious *******, because there's no room for that here.**)
(Which we may well do, but Vegas is at least counting on half the people to believe Auburn will win, and they have a lot more skin in the game than we do.)
If an individual states any concern about Dan Mullen's ability as a head coach (game plan, personnel, recruiting, coaching staff), he/she is overreacting because Mullen is the best coach (or one of the best) we have ever had, we've been to five straight bowls, we were #1 last season, and Mullen is still relatively new to the job.
(Which he may be our best, but that's honestly not saying a lot. Bowls are a dime a dozen for SEC teams, so much so that we almost all dread ending up in the Birmingham Bowl. #1 was awesome and unforgettable and he gets full credit for that magical three game run last year that got us there. And he's now a young head coach into his seventh season.)
If an individual states any concern about our in-state rival's performance so far this season, he/she is overreacting because we don't measure ourselves against them.
(Except when we do. Usually after we beat them, i.e. TSUN and billboards and spring game attendance numbers, but even last year when it was pointed out endlessly that Mullen has finished ahead of Freezus in the West four years running. Whether either side wants to admit it, what one does is important to the other. It's pure foolishness for either side to try and act like they don't care about what the other does. I get that some people take it too far. Does an Ole Miss win impact how OUR season will turn out? No, unless the win is over us.)
The amount of groupthink this week is stunning to me. It's like a visit to Swan Lake back in the day, where any dissenting opinion is shot down. All we need is Gene and Steve over here to delete posts. And ban drt. (Which is not happening, unless we do the unthinkable and lose Saturday night and he becomes an overbearing obnoxious *******, because there's no room for that here.**)