Mullen is about to start dominating

[jethreauxdawg]

He is starting to get the credit he deserves for developing talent, and the recruits are taking notice. He is still a relatively young head coach, basically the equivalent of a freshman, and everyone can clearly see him improving.
He's got AD that understands coaching and paying assistant coaches.
We just went toe to toe with "The Man" and we didn't use any gimmicks. I can't remember anyone beating Bama without some trickeration or fluke plays, but we were so close.
I'm looking forward to watching Mullen start reaping the rewards of what he has been working on. It's about to get real fun in Starkville.

 

[BlueRidgeMtns]

If this team comes back next year with a little more help at WR, state will be in the playoff hunt.

 

[BossDawg78]

If this is an indication of things to come next year, then I need some serious shearing.

....however, I'm now worried about a hangover game at Arky next week. I hope the team can brush Bama off.

 

[missouridawg]

He really has put us in a position to be in the upper tier of the West for a long long time.

 

[Dawgtini]

He is starting to get the credit he deserves for developing talent, and the recruits are taking notice. He is still a relatively young head coach, basically the equivalent of a freshman, and everyone can clearly see him improving.
He's got AD that understands coaching and paying assistant coaches.
We just went toe to toe with "The Man" and we didn't use any gimmicks. I can't remember anyone beating Bama without some trickeration or fluke plays, but we were so close.
I'm looking forward to watching Mullen start reaping the rewards of what he has been working on. It's about to get real fun in Starkville.

^^^^This! Mullen has been and continues to build. We aren’t there yet, but we are oh so close. That team went out and gave as well as they took. A few more playmakers on the d-line and back end and this could’ve been an *** kicking by the bulldogs.

 

[missouridawg]

His three recruiting deficiencies are WR, OL, and CB. The CB one is confusing considering that we had Slay and Banks, but both WR and OL are trending way, way, way up in this next class. Need him to clean house in that 2019 class.

 

[Dawgtini]

I don’t disagree MO, but I think 2 Simmonsezes on the line and a slay/banks bean/smoot tandem is really all it would have taken last night. I was impressed with the way Mullen schemed the personnel we have on O to move the ball. We had some grown *** man drives against that Bama D. When the O side of the ball upgrades as well, we will be set up for a long run of domination.

 

[bulldognation]

Cautious optimism boys. I’d like to hope we are approaching upper tier status. But look at what had to happen for us to be competitive against Bama:

Bama depleted by injuries
MSU playing at 135%
Dominate time of possession
Overwhelming crowd noise

All this and it was still tied at the half. They found a way to match every score. In the end I think we simply ran out of gas at the most critical of times.

If we don’t go 3 and out following the missed FG then we are going into overtime at worst and then who knows.

But I’m done with this. They impressed me in the loss. Just still stings to lose a close one... especially against Alabama.

 

[missouridawg]

I don’t disagree MO, but I think 2 Simmonsezes on the line and a slay/banks bean/smoot tandem is really all it would have taken last night. I was impressed with the way Mullen schemed the personnel we have on O to move the ball. We had some grown *** man drives against that Bama D. When the O side of the ball upgrades as well, we will be set up for a long run of domination.

No doubt. Simmons next to Raekwon Davis.... imagine if Bama didn’t buy out his family right from under us. Add in Nigel Knott in our secondary, while we are at it.

We still need help in the WR Corp though. And Heath and Guidry and major steps forward. If we add Whop, holy cow.

 

[jethreauxdawg]

And did we only play one senior last night?

If this team comes back next year with a little more help at WR, state will be in the playoff hunt.

Rankin?

 

[tired]

I think Whop is coming

 

[RutherfordBHayes]

Yes. Bama had injuries. But so did we. Our weakest position on the field had 3 starters and our only playmaker (Gray) out. But Bama has 4 and 5 Star redshirt juniors to replace their injuries.

So let’s pump the brakes on Bama was weak stuff. They might be the best team in football.

 

[Mjoelner]

Yes. Bama had injuries. But so did we. Our weakest position on the field had 3 starters and our only playmaker (Gray) out. But Bama has 4 and 5 Star redshirt juniors to replace their injuries.

So let’s pump the brakes on Bama was weak stuff. They might be the best team in football.

^^^THIS^^^

I dvr'd the game and watched part of the replay this morning. The announcers were talking about Bama's injuries then one of them said they still had 8 1st team Under Armor All Americans on the field on D. If MSU were down 4 LB's, we'd be asking for a 12th man out of the stands. Not Bama.

 

[KurtRambis4]

We weren't exactly starting our best WRs, either*

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[RutherfordBHayes]

^^^THIS^^^

I dvr'd the game and watched part of the replay this morning. The announcers were talking about Bama's injuries then one of them said they still had 8 1st team Under Armor All Americans on the field on D. If MSU were down 4 LB's, we'd be asking for a 12th man out of the stands. Not Bama.

If we were down 4 LBs, we’d have to go dime to be able to compete.

Much like we had 2 and 3 tight ends in throughout the game playing our receiver spots.

 

[KurtRambis4]

We are on pace to win

9 or more game for 3/4 seasons.

Our recruiting is starting to take the next step.

Saban aint getting younger.

How you cannot be excited about the next 5 years, is beyond me.

 

[Bulldogg31]

Never underestimate an Ole Miss troll's ability to come to a Mississippi State message board and say miserable things no matter how well things are going for State.

 

[Dawgs'n'Grizz]

Hopefully all the juniors stay and don't bounce to the NFL. The main ones that worry me are Sweat, Aeris, Peters, and Abram.

 

[IBleedMaroonDawg]

I wish we at least had Donald Gray last night. I'm not saying he would have caught a load of TDs, but he would have been important inside the 30 and in the 4th qtr.

Todd played okay but he left 6 points on the field on one play that Gray would have taken to the house.

 

[MeridianDog]

He really has put us in a position to be in the upper tier of the West for a long long time.

I could see us an "Ify" Preseason pick for 6th place in SECW next year (insert **** here). Because everyone else has another year of experience.

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[patdog]

Yes. Bama had injuries. But so did we.

Right. It's football in November. EVERYONE has injuries. Bama still had 8 UA All Americans on defense after their injuries.