I just want to defend SPS for second

[thatsbaseball]

There was a lot of anger on this board Saturday night no doubt and some posters attempted to treat said anger as being endemic to SPS posters. I was at lunch today with a guy who is not currently a cigar boy but probably was at one time. He spoke of the state people he had talked to Sunday and this morning. I recognized every name and most of you would too. There was NO and I repeat NO mention of anything as ridiculous as firing Moorhead but this loss really really pissed some BIG people off BIG time. It wasn't just us peons that got mad as hell.

 

[57stratdawg]

It’s how we lost that’s the problem. If it was 24-21, we fumbled twice with a wet ball, outgained them by 200 yards, we could live with that.

But soft, undisciplined and unfocused is bad. Can’t lay another one of those eggs.

 

[TrueMaroonGrind]

If you weren't pissed off after that game, you were dead and in the ground.

 

[WutheringDawg]

I don’t think there’s a single member of the fan base that wasn’t extremely disappointed and angry after that game. But some of our dear sweet posters were apoplectic to the point that they were ready to burn the whole thing down and start over. Fire cohen, fire Moorhead, I miss Dan, the only good hire that we have on staff was a Stricklin guy, etc. it was some next level melt.

 

[BossDawg78]

The thing that sandpapers my *** more than anything is the way we lost, as Strat said. Kentucky is good, no doubt about that, but THEY didn't beat us. We beat ourselves.

 

[smurphdawg]

Yeah at least in Egypt we had food. Moorses brought us out here to die.

 

[karlchilders.sixpack]

I rarely(almost never) jump on the team, etc.

what I saw Saturday, sent us back in time 10 years.

I expect us to be competitive, and be IN the game.

We were immature and had no clue what was going on Offense.

Ky was moving pre-snap, and we had no plan how to deal with it.

I'm obligated to speak up on this.

 

[anon1756333655]

Yeah at least in Egypt we had food. Moorses brought us out here to die.

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[Shmuley]

^^^ Korah.

 

[anon1756333655]

^^^ Korah.

The earth opens and swallows everyone up?

 

[Shamoan]

Who here has actually called for Moorhead to be fired? I haven't seen one that I can think of.

 

[anon1756333655]

Who here has actually called for Moorhead to be fired? I haven't seen one that I can think of.

People are calling for Moorhead to be fired? Wow

 

[Xenomorph]

I'm going to hold off patting us on the back until Saturday night, say around 8pm.

 

[Shmuley]

Just smurph for challenging Moorses' authority. Oh, and his household. And his possessions.

 

[Dawg1976]

And we all know if we lose to FL, Moorhead still won't be fired. But you can bet there won't be much enthusiasm for the program for the remainder of the season.

 

[thatsbaseball]

No one. I didn't mean for it to sound like that. Sorry

 

[Shamoan]

No worries.

 

[smurphdawg]

I like Moorhead and I think he can be successful here, but to be fair we could’ve put a headset on a golden calf Saturday and wound up with similar results. If we lose Saturday I’ll be driving the “turn his house into a dung heap” train.

 

[HuskyBDawg]

I like Moorhead and I think he can be successful here, but to be fair we could’ve put a headset on a golden calf Saturday and wound up with similar results. If we lose Saturday I’ll be driving the “turn his house into a dung heap” train.

Somebody was thinking about the Bulldogs at church on Sunday.

Couldn't hurt.

 

[Bulldogg31]

No one. I didn't mean for it to sound like that. Sorry

Uh, that’s incorrect. Pretty sure one or two of our resident Ole Miss lurkers who only show up when things are suboptimal said pretty directly he’s seen enough and we should shitcan them all.

Granted, he (in all his various anonymous online forms) won’t be back until next time things are a bit sideways, but yes there was an attempt to rile the base.

 

[MeridianDog]

Oh no! 40 Years in the wilderness, following smoke in the day and fire at night. Will Joe Moses die without seeing the promised land?

 

[HumpDawgy]

The thing that sandpapers my *** more than anything is the way we lost, as Strat said. Kentucky is good, no doubt about that, but THEY didn't beat us. We beat ourselves.

We obviously didn't watch the same game. They did beat us......on both lines. They had help from the refs with some garbage call/non-calls, but they controlled the LOS. We had ONE good drive that is it. They could run the ball and we couldn't.

 

[TrueMaroonGrind]

Uh, that’s incorrect. Pretty sure one or two of our resident Ole Miss lurkers who only show up when things are suboptimal said pretty directly he’s seen enough and we should shitcan them all.

Granted, he (in all his various anonymous online forms) won’t be back until next time things are a bit sideways, but yes there was an attempt to rile the base.

Yea I thought I saw the same. It wasn't a poster I remembered, so I just ignored them.

 

[OnlyDawgInMinn]

Uh, that’s incorrect. Pretty sure one or two of our resident Ole Miss lurkers who only show up when things are suboptimal said pretty directly he’s seen enough and we should shitcan them all.

Granted, he (in all his various anonymous online forms) won’t be back until next time things are a bit sideways, but yes there was an attempt to rile the base.

Think you may be referring to “tired”. His posts only come around when we have something to be pissed about, so yeah... you’re correct on every part. There were even a couple of posters that seemed to fall into his BS.

 

[kired]

I've worried about people getting my username confused with his... hopefully not.

 

[Wizard.sixpack]

There was a lot of anger on this board Saturday night no doubt and some posters attempted to treat said anger as being endemic to SPS posters. I was at lunch today with a guy who is not currently a cigar boy but probably was at one time. He spoke of the state people he had talked to Sunday and this morning. I recognized every name and most of you would too. There was NO and I repeat NO mention of anything as ridiculous as firing Moorhead but this loss really really pissed some BIG people off BIG time. It wasn't just us peons that got mad as hell.

Ok so you are basically told us that everyone (even outside of SPS) was upset we lost to UK. How profound.

 

[thatsbaseball]

Nope I was pointing out to the posters that tried to frame the SPS meltdown as being unique to SPS that that wasn't the case. Sorry if I didn't make my point more clearly.

 

[CookieMonster.sixpack]

It's not an overreaction to say this team HAS to win nine games. The same exact team won 8 before the bowl. This schedule is similar if not easier (not playing UGA is certainly easier). The roster is improved. If he doesn't win nine games this year he might not be fired but he'll be a dead man walking. Some posters on here act as if we have this talented of a roster every year. This is the best roster we've had possibly ever. To whom much is given, much is required.

 

[wasabaka]

We obviously didn't watch the same game. They did beat us......on both lines. They had help from the refs with some garbage call/non-calls, but they controlled the LOS. We had ONE good drive that is it. They could run the ball and we didn't even try to.

Fixed it for you

 

[Bulldogg31]

Think you may be referring to “tired”. His posts only come around when we have something to be pissed about, so yeah... you’re correct on every part. There were even a couple of posters that seemed to fall into his BS.

I think they’re probably all the same person. Seems like as soon as he/she/it posts there are immediately three or four “likes” and the same three of four “posters” write similar responses agreeing with him/her/itself.

Pretty obvious if you look for it.

 

[Jdog.sixpack]

It’s how we lost that’s the problem. If it was 24-21, we fumbled twice with a wet ball, outgained them by 200 yards, we could live with that.

But soft, undisciplined and unfocused is bad. Can’t lay another one of those eggs.

This in spades!!!

 

[Jdog.sixpack]

I think we all thought that we had hired an elite coach and our so called elite coach was out coached big time by Mark Stoop!!!

 

[Dawgg]

what I saw Saturday, sent us back in time 10 years.

I was Jackie’s discipline...
Mullen’s playcalling...
Croom’s execution...

A recipe for disaster...

 

[campshelbydog842003]

It's not an overreaction to say this team HAS to win nine games. The same exact team won 8 before the bowl. This schedule is similar if not easier (not playing UGA is certainly easier). The roster is improved. If he doesn't win nine games this year he might not be fired but he'll be a dead man walking. Some posters on here act as if we have this talented of a roster every year. This is the best roster we've had possibly ever. To whom much is given, much is required.

The only problem i had with moorhead’s presser the other day was when he said something like he takes responsibility for elevating the expectations and won’t back down from those, even though in reality he knew it was going to take a while to reach a championship standard. What? Beating Kentucky is the norm. That’s not a championship standard. Bragging about beating K State on the road for our first P5 road win in 35 years after the loss was also very Houston Nuttish.

 

[HuskyBDawg]

...Bragging about beating K State on the road for our first P5 road win in 35 years after the loss was also very Houston Nuttish.

It's also inaccurate. Mississippi State defeated Texas 28-10 on the road in 1992 and defeated Baylor 30-21 in 1995. State has played very few P5 teams on the road over the last 35 years (he actually said 30 years). And even if we did, so what? Relatively speaking, he isn't working with the resources of MSU teams from bygone eras.

I really like Coach Moorhead, but it irks me when people frame statistics in a manner to suit their own purposes instead of giving a true picture of a situation.

True statement: None of the teams coached by HuskyBDawg has EVER lost a football game to Alabama on the road.