Trying to find some hope

[StarkContrast]

Yesterday we lost to South Alabama, and yes it stunk. But it is not time to throw the whole season out as a loss:

-In the loss we were playing with out two of our top DL (Simmons and James) which would put more pressure on the QB and take pressure off our secondary. Which I think deserves the most blame for the loss.
-We were playing without Malik Dear who is perhaps our most versatile RB and will help open up the offense and keep us from sending Holloway up the middle.
-You can talk bad about Damian, but he honestly did about everyone we asked him (20/28 passing, 100yds rushing). I think a week getting all the team 1 snaps would help build confidence and chemistry.
-The 2016 SEC championship MSU baseball team lost 2 of its first 3 games of the season to a Conference USA FAU team and this message board was in shambles.
-The 1996 MSU Final Four basketball team lost at home to a Sun Belt Arkansas-Little Rock team.
-The 1980 MSU Football team lost at home to USM before upsetting #1 Alabama and Bear Bryant.

Like I said, this is me trying to convince myself not to give up hope. I know it is a huge stretch, but its all we have. Dan has pissed us off before, and then surprised us with slightly better than expected results later on.

 

[57stratdawg]

The first half tape isn't too bad. We really moved the ball pretty well, there was running lanes, and the D got some pressure.

 

[Bulldogg31]

I'm as positive as anyone on the board but I don't think we can win with Williams. He cannot throw the ball downfield with any accuracy. He threw five yards behind receivers several times. Bounced a pass to an open receiver. Waited way too long to throw a deep ball to a receiver who had his man beaten, then underthrew the pass.

I got used to Dak putting the ball on the money every time. This looked like every other MSU QB I grew up watching.

 

[121Josey]

State blew Shump's redshirt.

 

[SHTRSFUL]

Maybe South Alabama will go 11-0 this season. Then this loss won't look so bad. That is all the positive I can muster at this time. I agree, we will not be successful with Williams at QB.

 

[Joe Schmedlap]

Maybe South Alabama will go 11-0 this season. Then this loss won't look so bad. That is all the positive I can muster at this time. I agree, we will not be successful with Williams at QB.

We might possibly be successful with Dam Williams "if" we had a decent run game to go with him. Yesterday it looked as if we attempted to run the same offense that Dak ran last year due to the lack of a legit rushing attack. Damien is no Dak. Mullen must change the offense. That offense I saw yesterday was a Dakless wonder.

 

[Uncle Ruckus]

Thank God. I couldn't take it if he were a rJunior with a year left.

 

[EngDawg]

This thread probably belongs on genes page

 

[Shmuley]

SOUTH. ALABAMA. Lulz.

 

[Uncle Ruckus]

Why do I keep seeing people say Simmons is one of our best DL? According to who?
Recruiting rankings? Those same rankings that said Jamal Peters was the best safety in he country? El. Oh. El.
MSU reporters? The same reporters who pumped sunshine up our buttholes all summer and said the OL was better, Sirmon was running a Ditka level defense, Shump was much improved, we would be good running the ball, etc. El. Oh. El.
Simmons is a freshman in Dan 17ing Mullen's system. Don't kid yourself into think he'll make an impact on the D. And if he were to play significant snaps, there's nothing at all out there to say that he is one of our best.

 

[karlchilders.sixpack]

Generally speaking

Probably the same crowd that pronounced Quay Evans as the end all be all...

Having never seen him on the field.