6 points away from being undefeated

[mstateglfr]

Yes the competition hasnt been incredible so far, but we have already played 2 SEC games and 4 games overall, and 6 points separates the team from being undefeated.
Its nice to look back at the mid2000s and know what that the floor now is above the ceiling then.

 

[57stratdawg]

Just make that FG against South Alabama.

 

[thekimmer]

True, but little consolation when you realize....

Yes the competition hasn't been incredible so far, but we have already played 2 SEC games and 4 games overall, and 6 points separates the team from being undefeated.
Its nice to look back at the mid2000s and know what that the floor now is above the ceiling then.

That one of those losses was to a 20+ dog, lower tier sunbelt team and the other to a team with talent but in such utter disarray they canned their coach scarcely more than a week later.

We also struggled to beat another 20+ underdog, which combined with the above performance does not exactly fill one with optimism for the future.

 

[JungRebel]

Everything that happens in football happens of necessity. Ole Miss is two three score blown leads from being the unanimous number one team.

Moral victories suck.

 

[SwampDawg]

YES THIS!!!! When we can't dominate teams like South Alabama and UMass and send them whimpering back to the dressing room we are in deep yogurt. That responsibility lies directly on the head coach.

 

[EngDawg]

Yes the competition hasnt been incredible so far, but we have already played 2 SEC games and 4 games overall, and 6 points separates the team from being undefeated.
Its nice to look back at the mid2000s and know what that the floor now is above the ceiling then.

Hand Grenades

 

[Bulldogg31]

Yes the competition hasnt been incredible so far, but we have already played 2 SEC games and 4 games overall, and 6 points separates the team from being undefeated.
Its nice to look back at the mid2000s and know what that the floor now is above the ceiling then.

Uh oh. A positive post. You've done it now.

RIP this thread.

 

[Salty Sands Dawg]

Yep, rationalize more losing! We could evaluate any number of seasons and find similar results. The reality is when Mississippi State and our people decide to hold the right people accountable and quit make excuses then some of these rediculous losses will go to the W column!

 

[UpTheMiddlex3Punt]

We were 10 points away from going 6-5 back in 2001. 14 points from 7-4.

 

[mstateglfr]

Yep, rationalize more losing! We could evaluate any number of seasons and find similar results. The reality is when Mississippi State and our people decide to hold the right people accountable and quit make excuses then some of these rediculous losses will go to the W column!

That one of those losses was to a 20+ dog, lower tier sunbelt team and the other to a team with talent but in such utter disarray they canned their coach scarcely more than a week later.

We also struggled to beat another 20+ underdog, which combined with the above performance does not exactly fill one with optimism for the future.

I am not rationalizing the losses. We lost to USA at home...thats plain and simply terrible.
it was
The team's record should be better than it is, and the post was not a comment on how great things are compared to what we all think they should be, it was simply observing that our current floor is higher than our previous ceiling. Back 10-12 years ago we could very well be 1-3 with the lone win against USA, a 30pt blowout loss to LSU, a standard 14pt loss to USCe, and a loss to UMASS.

 

[Salty Sands Dawg]

With all due respect, we are 2-2 against four mediocre to bad teams. I'm not sure I see any difference at this point in this season to any other awful past season floor or ceiling!

 

[aTotal360]

And I'm 3 inches away from being a pornstar.

 

[DocHolliday.sixpack]

Yeah and if my Aunt had a .........ohhh never mind. Stellar. Moral victories huh.

 

[Digging dog]

Beating USA pretty much eliminates 90% of the bitching and whining.