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[aTotal360]

he got out of Sirmon's way and let Brian Johnson call the game. Thanks, Cohen.

 

[engie]

But he would nevAr evolve in such a way!1!

 

[StillTbonewannabe]

Great if that is the case. Dan is still growing as a head coach so hopefully this is a positive thing.

 

[muddawgs]

he got out of Sirmon's way and let Brian Johnson call the game. Thanks, Cohen.

Well it was obvious we were more aggressive on defense. We played a lot tighter man to man today and yeah they got us on a couple of plays but overall thats what helped us keep A&M from getting their offense going. We also had some good run blitzs today as well. Great game plan from everybody today.

 

[DamnitDog]

Well its about damn 17ing time our damn yankee has *MAYBE* or possibly given up some of his I think I'm a genius at football/paranoid/Bill Belichick control. Too bad it took his *** 9 games in to realize, he sucks at micro-managing and trying to do everyone's job for them. Hell, if there is one damn coach Mullen needs to control, its his fat contryclub-homeboy Hevesy who is **** coaching/recruiting the OL.

 

[CoastDawg18]

he got out of Sirmon's way and let Brian Johnson call the game. Thanks, Cohen.

I hope this is true. That would be big progress.

 

[Dawgfan61]

Say whatevr you want about Hevesy but there is no doubt the O-line won the game today.

 

[IBleedMaroonDawg]

he got out of Sirmon's way and let Brian Johnson call the game. Thanks, Cohen.

If this is true then Christmas came early. I think he will find it easier to run the ship if he does things this way.

 

[Dawgzilla]

If this is true then Christmas came early. I think he will find it easier to run the ship if he does things this way.

They still only scored 7 points in the second half. That's got to change.

 

[engie]

He definitely said in the postgame that Brian Johnson called at least half the game from up top and that he had thought about letting him call the whole game. Said Sirmon was in a playcalling groove and he got out of his way too. Even told Sirmon to make the calls when he was asking for Mullen's help.

 

[Dawg1976]

That is interesting. I like it.

 

[engie]

How many did you think we needed -- against the #4 team in the country?

We dominated the hell out of that game. The score doesn't reflect the reality.

 

[IBleedMaroonDawg]

They still only scored 7 points in the second half. That's got to change.

We left 7 on the field with the interception and 3 on the 17ing kicker's foot.

1st downs - 29
Rushing - 365 yds
Passing - 209 yds

574 total offense

Fitz - 180 rushing
Wiliams - 140 rushing (when was the last time we had a RB over 100?)


Biggie of the second half: Time of possession

MSU - 19:47
aTm - 10:13

 

[CoastDawg18]

He definitely said in the postgame that Brian Johnson called at least half the game from up top and that he had thought about letting him call the whole game. Said Sirmon was in a playcalling groove and he got out of his way too. Even told Sirmon to make the calls when he was asking for Mullen's help.

This is encouraging for sure!

 

[Dawgzilla]

How many did you think we needed -- against the #4 team in the country?

We dominated the hell out of that game. The score doesn't reflect the reality.

I agree, but that was the story in 3 of their losses also; good stats but not enough points. Just one more score and we wouldon't have to sweat the onside kick.

In today's game - and with our defense - you've got to take advantage of scoring opportunities.

 

[engie]

I agree, but that was the story in 3 of their losses also; good stats but not enough points. Just one more score and we wouldon't have to sweat the onside kick.

In today's game - and with our defense - you've got to take advantage of scoring opportunities.

Brilliant observation. If we scored more -- we would never lose**

 

[DudyDog]

He's just setting them up to be thrown under the bus next week. I kid, I kid.

 

[coach66]

Excellent news.

Nm

 

[Ace-Leroy]

agreed

How many did you think we needed -- against the #4 team in the country?

We dominated the hell out of that game. The score doesn't reflect the reality.

We gave them a whipping that the final score does not indicate.

 

[Dawgzilla]

It's failing to take advantage of scoring opportunities, and particularly in the second half. It has plagued this team all season, except against Samford and UK. You don't just ignore that problem when you win. If A&M had managed to take the game to OT you would certainly be lamenting those blown opportunities.

 

[engie]

It's failing to take advantage of scoring opportunities, and particularly in the second half. It has plagued this team all season, except against Samford and UK. You don't just ignore that problem when you win. If A&M had managed to take the game to OT you would certainly be lamenting those blown opportunities.

So -- if we had beaten #4 by 40 as we easily could have -- you would have maybe been satisfied -- in other words? If we never failed to capitalize on opportunities -- we would never lose a football game. That's a brilliant revelation -- the secret to football, really.

 

[Msubulldogfan1]

Fitz is gonna get better at taking care of the ball and improving as a QB.

We just beat the number 4 team in the country, can we not be satisfied? Holy hell.

 

[Msubulldogfan1]

I dunno about FGs tho, that **** is aweful. We're gonna have to pony up a scholly to a kicker or something.

 

[Dawgzilla]

Yes, I would have been happier with a double digit win, and not having the game ride on the result of an onside kick.

We wouldn't win every game if we capitalized on scoring opportunities...Auburn still would have killed us. But with only slight improvement in converting scoring opportunities this team could be 7-2 right now. It's a bad trend even with the win.

 

[engie]

Good -- I'm glad you would have been happier with a double digit win over a top 5 team. I would have been happier had Jackie beaten Bama by 20 instead of 1 in 2006 also. Holy ****.

You can take execution on a dozen plays -- and make half the teams in the country a playoff contender. That's what football is. It's ridiculous to think it happens unilaterally -- and to be bitching about it after a top 5 win. You are cheering for the wrong team.

 

[boatsandhoes]

I'm not hating, I'm pumped we won

he got out of Sirmon's way and let Brian Johnson call the game. Thanks, Cohen.

the secondary is still bad, it's possible it could be confusion.

the oline had a good game today, but hevesey will go back to being hevesey...and I don't mean that as a positive thing.

I love Aries running the FOOTball

 

[rem101]

How many did you think we needed -- against the #4 team in the country?

We dominated the hell out of that game. The score doesn't reflect the reality.

We wanted to keep it close to help their final ranking stay in the top 20.

 

[Dawgzilla]

I'm not bitching about it, and you obviously have no idea what I'm talking about. I'm not trying to change one play here and there. This team has had a problem all season in that they havent taken advantage of scoring opportunities in the second half, even though they generally move the ball pretty well. If you don't think that's been a problem, then we just disagree.

I was merely observing that the trend continued today, and I really didn't think it was that big a deal. I don't know why you've decided to make an issue out of it.