Bringing back that dumb bastard Arnett

[lazlow]

was a huge, massive, enormous mistake. A complete lack of originality on the AD's. part. Just completely unprepared for today. All those halftime adjustments during the USC and Mizzou games? Fools gold.

 

[dog99walker]

Offense gives to ball up in first series. Short field score.

Kamario throws a pick six in the second series.

Bama 14-0. Arnett is the bad guy? I hope you enjoyed your post. I hope it warmed your little Bulldog heart, but your set yourself up as whining a**hole. We lost. We will lose again, this year. We play with who we have this year, and we will get better with Arnett as the coordinator.

 

[Bulldawg77]

He’s about the best we could get at the time so this whole convo is pretty pointless

But it does illustrate that Lenny doesn’t have a plan

One damn loss and your back calling Lebby names. We are ranked 17th, we are 4-1 with winnable games left. WTF does this staff have to do to get you and others on board. It’s pretty stupid how some of you act. We have two …2 sec wins including a win on the road at Minn… a team you said was going to …push out shite in..
We get it. We played bad against maybe the best team in the country… that loss doesn’t define our season. It’s just damn pathetic how you act. Most people on here including you, would have loved to be 4-1 right now based on preseason predictions. It goes back to my theory. No matter what Lebby does for some reason we have a segment of our fans who just won’t support him.
**** goat you lied about attending the egg bowl last year. Not sure why you have made it your message board goal to be negative towards Lebby, nor give, yet act like your some expert. What a 17 losser you are

 

[Zarbok]

was a huge, massive, enormous mistake. A complete lack of originality on the AD's. part. Just completely unprepared for today. All those halftime adjustments during the USC and Mizzou games? Fools gold.

You simply don't know ball. We just don't have the players yet. Give it another year to recruit better.

 

[OG Goat Holder]

You simply don't know ball. We just don't have the players yet. Give it another year to recruit better.

We on the Croom plan again??

 

[olblue]

True. State needs someone who can mold average defensive players into 5 star players to overcome the screwups on offense.

 

[Bulldawg77]

We on the Croom plan again??

Your ignorance shouldn’t surprise me yet it does
Why don’t you get off your wallet and help the cause and then Shut up.

 

[The Peeper]

Jakldawg is just a troll. Last time he sent a message was Nov '25. Before that is was Nov '22, before that Nov '21 (you know Egg Bowl month). Just a troll looking for a fish

 

[THE Bruce Dickinson]

Arnett is becoming one of the weirdest phenomenon we have ever had regarding this fanbase. It's like you either have to love him or hate him, and there is no in between. Personally I didn't love the news of him coming back, but I am able to look through all that not just blindly love him or hate him.

Overall I have seen some improvement in the defense. Some of this was going to happen no matter what just with having better personnel this year than in years prior. Whitson, Smith, Jones ... there is some talent on the roster. I also think Arnett has done a pretty good job from an eye test standpoint. Guys aren't completely out of position like in past years.

However, anyone that blindly defends him is wrong too. We are 14th in the SEC in total defense with over a third of the season completed. This number could be a little skewed by the level of competition we have played. We may be able to to get better when we play some teams that aren't as good on offense such as Auburn, Vandy and Ole Miss. But as for right now we are 2 spots from the bottom. It's a long season and things can turn around but at this moment I would give him a C or C- grade.

 

[CochiseCowbell]

Jakldawg is just a troll. Last time he sent a message was Nov '25. Before that is was Nov '22, before that Nov '21 (you know Egg Bowl month). Just a troll looking for a fish

Good catch.

 

[OG Goat Holder]

Arnett is becoming one of the weirdest phenomenon we have ever had regarding this fanbase. It's like you either have to love him or hate him, and there is no in between. Personally I didn't love the news of him coming back, but I am able to look through all that not just blindly love him or hate him.

Overall I have seen some improvement in the defense. Some of this was going to happen no matter what just with having better personnel this year than in years prior. Whitson, Smith, Jones ... there is some talent on the roster. I also think Arnett has done a pretty good job from an eye test standpoint. Guys aren't completely out of position like in past years.

However, anyone that blindly defends him is wrong too. We are 14th in the SEC in total defense with over a third of the season completed. This number could be a little skewed by the level of competition we have played. We may be able to to get better when we play some teams that aren't as good on offense such as Auburn, Vandy and Ole Miss. But as for right now we are 2 spots from the bottom. It's a long season and things can turn around but at this moment I would give him a C or C- grade.

Here are the facts:

- He's a good DC, he's proven that;
- He's not exactly best suited for a quick strike offense, and that's what we have;
- He showed some questionable decision making in 2023, for certain.

I give him a pass for #3, he was young and impressionable, and our nimrod fanbase was so happy to be rid of the Air Raid he almost had no choice but to oblige them. After that, eh, he'll likely move on this year.