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The only coaching that Favre has done is a volunteer gig at OG for a year or two. Don’t really see that happening. USM is in a tough spot but not impossible either. They still have a solid fan base that will continue to support the team especially if they can get back to winning again. And there is a lot of tradition there as well. Again, not impossible but this hire needs to be the right one to win.

There is little to none SEC talent on State’s defense. I know the new DC is getting a lot of heat but I don’t think Buddy Ryan would be doing any better quite frankly. You have to have the horses to compete.

Well I said there was something not right about this LSU team and they got absolutely skull dragged in the second half by A&M. KY has completely fallen apart. Vandy hung tough with TX but could not get the win. Ole Miss got some help today with Missouri and LSU losing.

State has had 3 TD’s that were almost TD’s. But when you give up 50+ points it still does not matter. But way too many missed opportunities today. Ole Miss took care of business. May not be pretty but ugly wins are always good in my book. And right now any kind of win for State would look good.

Well maybe Kansas was feeling charitable then… trying to give Cal a “feel good” win…LOL

Well Meridian is playing at Petal Friday. Neither team is very good. So I have no idea what may happen. Meridian had been playing better football but then in the second half of the NWR game we completely collapsed. The loser is this game is toast for the playoffs while the winner will stay a chance. Give Petal the edge since they are home. Not sure what effect Boyles leaving Meridian will have since he was only here one year. We will see.

Vandy has picked those games as the ones to struggle in and saving their inner Vandy for the big games…LOL. I have no idea what will happen but they are solid, they are frustrating to play and have a QB that is a playmaker. They are confident as well. They will be America’s team Saturday…

I am kind of like you 83, we are playing hard but our defense just gives up way too many yards. We have created some turnovers and if we are going to win Saturday that will have to be a big part of it. So though I think we will score I am not sure it will be enough. Arkansas 40, State 38 Ole Miss pummels OK 27-6. Will not even be close at all. I know LSU has been playing better but there is something about them that I am not sure about. I like A&M at home in a close game 24-20. Texas is just not that good and Vandy continues their destruction of play off potential teams. Vandy 28, Texas 24. And it will not be an upset. Missouri has been winning close games and Bama is just not that good this season. But the Tide will be high enough to drown the Tigers. AL 30, Mizzou 21. Kentucky rebounds and defeats Auburn in an ugly game. KY 16, Auburn 14.

I don’t like firing Coaches in the middle of the season. But it seems to be the in vogue thing to do these days. Hall is a good coach but he was in an impossible situation. USM is in a tough position and I am not sure they are ever going to get back to 1976-2011. They hit the peak in 2011 and the last thirteen years have been a struggle. We will see how things go going forward.

Would be really funny if 4-5 teams all end up 6-2. Good luck on figuring out that tie breaker….

Quite possible that no team finishes league play with less than two league losses. A&M & LSU are both good teams and one will have a loss after next week. But neither is invincible either.

And Illinois put nail in Michigan’s coffin. Any day they lose is a good day. Altmeyer’s dad is one of State’s orthopedic doctors. It was a bit ironic that ended up at Ole Miss. He did make a wise decision to head N and the Illini are playing good football this year. Definitely good for him. Even though Washington is not having a great year, Rogers is playing well and they do have a win over Michigan as well.

Not surprised that Georgia beat Texas. TX is not as good as they think they should be. I called it 27-10 and I was pretty close. Missed badly on LSU and FL, pegged UT though and I did get State’s score correct though A&M was much less than predicted. SC blowing out OK was a surprise. State now needs to win of these games after knocking on the door the last three games….

Auburn finds another way to lose a game.

Oh I am not excusing those games. This year’s Toledo game mirrors the Maine game. And yes the 2008 season was ugly. He was not a hero but he did walk into a complete dumpster fire. As much as I like Coach Sherrill and greatly appreciate what he did for State throughout the 1990’s, the last three years were awful especially 2002-2003. Croom then had to purge about 20 talented but malcontents off the team. I do think his recruiting (sans QB) was good and he improved the team greatly over 5 years. All that to say, a change was appropriate after 2008. I do agree about painting him as a victim. I think the overwhelming majority of State fans did not have an issue with him being black but there are always going to be a few knuckleheads. With any coach, regardless of skin color, wins and losses ultimately will tell the tale. Though in his case the 21-38 record has to be looked at in context. At least from a historical perspective.

I don’t have PTSD about Coach Croom but the uniforms during that era were worst and worster (and yes I know worster is not a word). He did a lot of good things to set the program up for success. While he had his weaknesses, he is the last coach to lead us to a victory over Alabama (two in fact). Since 2014 team is being recognized why not wear one of their uniform combos if they are insisting on a throw back uniform.

Don’t have a good feeling about State. A&M appears to be legit this year. I think we will play hard but they are possibly better than TX & GA. I hate and absolutely abhor the maroon jersey and maroon pants combo. It is horrible. Last Saturday’s uniform’s were terrible. I like basic M/W for H and W/W for A uniforms. One special uniform a season is fine but that should be it. A&M 45, State 24 Georgia 27, TX 10. TX not really battle tested but GA is. Arkansas eeks out a win over LSU. 30-28 Tennessee wins an ugly game over Bama 35-31. SC 26, OK 17 Missouri 42, Auburn 23 KY 17, FL 12. It is shame that there is no weekend with all 16 SEC teams playing each other. 8 games all SEC. This weekend has 7 Conference games which is the most this year. Ole Miss is off and Vandy is playing Ball State. Next weekend is 6 games. Would be really cool to have that happen at least one Saturday. Oh well…Still should be a fun Saturday…

Would agree that State upsetting Ole Miss is a very long shot. A very long shot. Even with it being a rivalry game. Ole Miss is still much the better team and at home.

And I guess the protected status of Kirby Smart allows him to bludgeon another team’s QB right in front of the referee with no penalty or consequence. And then he conveniently claims to have forgotten it. The play happened right in front of him as well. He knew Van Buren had just gone out of bounds. Pathetic but normal for the SEC Officiating crews as well.

Well for us State fans, we can just ride with other football team. The girls are 11-1 overall and 5-0 in the SEC. Host Missouri tonight. Ranked #4 in the nation.

Too many missed opportunities in the first half. Ole Miss was up 4 but should have been up by 17. Those will bite you especially on the road. Ole Miss is now in a “must win every game “ mode the rest of the season.” There is no more margin for error. And Vandy is for real.

I don’t think he was saying that was the reason Meridian lost but that was the reason you had 100+ yards in penalties.

34 point underdogs and it was a game in the 4th quarter. Lebby is definitely building something even though we are short on talent especially defensive side of the ball. Hopefully we can continue to improve. A&M will obviously be big favorites but at least our players are competing. Certainly have to recruit and hit the portal. But I like what I see nowadays. I do believe Toledo was the valley and we are headed upwards now. Let’s Go Dawgs!!!

Interesting development in TCL. Bama has a comfortable 14-0 lead late in the second quarter. Then completely implodes. Now 14-12 at the half and the spoiled Bama fans are booing their own team.

Arizona State is a solidly good team and that Skatteboo dude reminds me a bigger version of Josh Robinson. Guy is built like a tank. But unlike Robinson he will be on a NFL roster next year. To the Big 12’s credit they have remade themselves into a decent conference.