At this point, we need to do 3 things...

[Clarence Boddicker]

1) Beat Arkansas and Ole Miss, go 8-4 and go play in a decent bowl. Obvious.
2) Keep all our coaches, mainly for recruiting purposes.
3) Finish strong in recruiting.

Morehead isn't going anywhere, and none of us really know how he will fare in 3-4 years. I have my skepticisms, but I can't say he's Croomtastic either. But one thing is certain, IB isn't firing him until at least 2020, no matter how we play. As fans, we may as well get behind him and hope he signs a great class, that will be essentially 2.5 pretty solid classes in a row after Mullen's horrific 2016 and short-term JUCO haul in 2017.

Most pundits/coaches thought we overachieved, so they might not come after our coaching staff (though most people realize offensive gameplan was the issue). Biggest need is keeping Shoop, although I think our talent is what caused our D to be great, not the coach. Trivializes it a bit.

 

[patdog]

These next 2 games are make or break for this season. Win both and it’s a pretty good season, despite the what ifs. Lose both, it’s a disaster.

 

[Clarence Boddicker]

These next 2 games are make or break for this season. Win both and it’s a pretty good season, despite the what ifs. Lose both, it’s a disaster.

Agree. We will handily beat Arkansas. It's the other guys I'm concerned about, which may be an indictment of JoMo without me even knowing it.

Theoretically, we SHOULD NOT be worried about this game. We've solidly beaten 2 teams that solidly beat them and played 2 others tough that totally destroyed them. Half their team is injured, and Taamu is beat up. Their Thursday night home crowd won't be AS effective as a typical Saturday crowd. And no matter what anyone says, WE actually have the revenge angle going.

If our coaches and players can't get fired up enough to go up there and wax their *** like we should, we should immediately fire them.

 

[Go Budaw]

These next 2 games are make or break for this season. Win both and it’s a pretty good season, despite the what ifs. Lose both, it’s a disaster.

Correct. A lot of the hand wringing will cease with 2 SEC wins (including one over our rival) with a few points scored in each. The other thing is that, at 8-4, Moorhead would be most successful first year MSU coach since the 40’s when McKeen went 8-2 in his first year. It may not have fully met expectations, but it would hardly be a failure. Finishing strong in recruiting is the biggest thing.

 

[aTotal360]

I think keeping Shoop is going to be very, very difficult.

 

[BossDawg78]

2) Keep all our coaches, mainly for recruiting purposes.

Am I the only guy who is uneasy about Marcus Johnson being on staff? And is it justified? I feel like I'm kinda being GenesPage-ish over it, but I still can't shake it. I can definitely see the guy getting some calls from a few OM coaches during EB week. You know since they can't get a bowl this year, they'll be eager to throw some cold water on us.

 

[Go Budaw]

I think keeping Shoop is going to be very, very difficult.

Just gotta put $2 million on the table and make somebody else pay more. We have the money. Mullen and Grantham combined were making over $6 million a year ago, and we are only paying Moorhead $2.7 million. Cohen just has to nut up and do it.

 

[Leeshouldveflanked]

I don’t think any of the 3 will happen..... Ole Miss will beat us....Mullen and Stricklin will offer Shoop $1.5 Million in two weeks (Cohen won’t pay him).....we will finish last in SEC West in recruiting....
Thanks LT2

 

[thatsbaseball]

Saying IB will fire Morehead (at some point) implies that IB will hire the next coach. I'm not so sure that's a good thing any more.

 

[Xenomorph]

Lose EITHER and it’s a disaster.

 

[WutheringDawg]

Just out of curiosity, do you believe that Kermit Davis is an inside man deployed to oxford to destroy the Rebel basket ball program from within?

 

[512taylor]

Just out of curiosity, do you believe that Kermit Davis is an inside man deployed to oxford to destroy the Rebel basket ball program from within?

Nice point

 

[Go Budaw]

Just out of curiosity, do you believe that Kermit Davis is an inside man deployed to oxford to destroy the Rebel basket ball program from within?

Van Chancellor was the ultimate sleeper agent behind enemy lines. He even led OM to 4 Elite Eight appearances and 11 NCAA tournaments to throw off the scent before he left them in shambles. The ultimate long con.

 

[Chesusdog]

Getting a QB that can grasp the offense and make good reads will make it work a lot better than it has this year. I appreciate Nick for what he's done, but he clearly doesn't make the right reads enough to beat a good defense.

 

[Arthur2478]

Am I the only guy who is uneasy about Marcus Johnson being on staff?

I have been uncomfortable with that hire ever since it was made. His recruiting and the oline's performance haven't shown to be anything special. I hope he moves on in the near future.

 

[Dawg1976]

Lose 1 of the next 2 and the season is a complete failure.

 

[Dubs.sixpack]

These next 2 games are make or break for this season. Win both and it’s a pretty good season, despite the what ifs. Lose both, it’s a disaster.

I can't fathom a possibility that we lose to Arkansas. They are horrendous. Ole Miss could beat us but I don't think their offense can keep up with what their defense will allow.

What if we are 7-5 with a loss to Ole Miss?

 

[Wizard.sixpack]

1) Beat Arkansas and Ole Miss, go 8-4 and go play in a decent bowl. Obvious.
2) Keep all our coaches, mainly for recruiting purposes.
3) Finish strong in recruiting.

Wow that is some profound observations there.....smh

 

[maroonmania]

Certainly don't think he is any kind of double agent, but of all of the good OL coaches out there that could have been hired I'm not sure why we felt the need to hire a relatively unproven OM guy? There was really just no need to go there. Not even sure how JoMo got onto hiring MJ.

 

[mount lefroy]

I don’t think any of the 3 will happen..... Ole Miss will beat us....Mullen and Stricklin will offer Shoop $1.5 Million in two weeks (Cohen won’t pay him).....we will finish last in SEC West in recruiting....
Thanks LT2

You need a heavier flow pad.