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State ends game on a 55-24 run to start the Jans debut successfully 63-44. Texas A&M CC was actually a decent team. They were in the NCAA’s last year and predicted to win the Southland this year. Obviously, just one game but as we said Saturday night in football, a win is a good win regardless of who you are playing. Alcorn State hanging tough with Ole Miss early 18-15 but a long way to go.

weal definition “a red, swollen mark left on flesh by a blow or pressure.” No he does not have a mental illness. Not sure if our receivers have red , swollen marks on their hands. Our offensive line was a huge question mark coming into the season. The group has been inconsistent at best. Terrible @ Kentucky and in the 4th quarter @ LSU. Struggled against Bama though they were not terrible. In other games , Arky, A&M they have been good. Last night they were good for about half the game which as it turned out was enough. Most likely they will struggle to block Georgia’s defense which is really good. But if we are to have any chance to win, they will have to win the LOS. On second thought, he may have a mental illness. He is a football coach and most of them have to have some mental issues to withstand the pressure of being a coach. His way to cope is to have a dry sense of humor. Fortunately we are the beneficiary of it. Oh and he is a pretty good coach too. 6-3 with three games to play is not a bad season to date.

Just goes to show you that football games are played on the field. Particularly this year with the transfer portal and the extra COVID year coming in to play. It has created opportunities for more upsets and more competitive games. Even with Georgia being the best team to this point in the season they are not invincible.

Just kind of curious where Cohen watched the game from last night? And if he traveled back to Auburn with the team or if he stayed in Starkvegas to continue moving his personal effects? Still seems a bit surreal how all that unfolded. Regardless, no hard feelings toward him. I appreciate the job he did at State which I think for the most was good. In general, may be this week everyone can get back to talking football.

Georgia is clearly better than anyone else. We have not played a full four quarter game to date. If the State team of the 1st quarter and half and last 3 minutes and OT shows up Saturday, we may have ourselves a game. If the team that played from midway the second quarter to four minutes left shows up, it will be ugly and bad. Bama & Ole Miss is intriguing. Wonder what the O/U will be? Not sure either defense will be able hold the other’s offense at bay much.

No doubt that was a bad loss but to their credit they have played well since that game albeit against much weaker competition. But still like Ole Miss, they have beat the teams on their schedule. And that is all you can do.

Liberty beating Arky not a total shock but still surprising. Arky is a weird team. Just not very good this year. Bizarre play helps Kentucky win but I guess it was the correct call by rule but it is hard to fault the Missouri player for tacking the punter. Notre Dame whips Clemson so the orange bubble has burst. And don’t look now, Oregon is quietly playing its way into contention for a playoff spot. If they win out, they will be in (IMO). Kind of pulling for Bo Nix. He was much maligned at Auburn but transferring was great decision for him.

I will never complain after a win but we sure made life difficult on ourselves tonight. First, I think we were moving on to the Georgia game in the second quarter. And it almost bit us in the ****. Second, credit to Cadillac and Auburn for the enthusiasm and playing hard. But Cadillac did show some inexperience with a couple of bad decisions. First, going for 2 when it was 24-12 was a bad decision. Then not taking the FG later that would have cut the lead to 24-15. The two late Time Outs were bit childish and they backfired when the kicker made three straight FG’s. The problem there is it killed all the momentum that Auburn from that point on. And karma bit them when they missed the FG in OT. Again glad for the win. I called LSU winning and was close on the score. Georgia looked really good and they beat UT way worse than the score indicated. No idea what happens at State next week. UGA should win big but this season has had some weird twists and turns. We will see what happens. On a down note, USM blew all the momentum they had earned from last week by getting blown out at home by a mediocre Georgia State team.

Liberty killing Arky I called that wrong completely. UGA dominating Tennessee. Not completely surprised but I thought UT would hang in there a bit better. Not to this point though.

I think Auburn is going to come out and play with a lot emotion but at the same time I believe State coming off the open week will play well. Auburn has had spurts of playing well but it has been sporadic. State’s run defense has been inconsistent too. Some games it has been excellent and then others very poor. I do think State wins but not necessarily cover. 35-24. LSU wins over Bama. Simply put this Bama is not the same Bama team from the recent years. Young is tremendous but LSU has been trending up and I think they get the win. 40-34. UGA wins over a hot Tennessee team. Tennessee is really good but Georgia is going to have just enough defense and offense to edge the Vols. 35-31. Florida-A&M play an ugly game that A&M wins 22-20. A&M leads 20-14 and UF scores a TD on the last play of the game. A&M blocks the XP and returns it for a two point score to win the game. UK beats Missouri in another fugly game. 16-13. Liberty hangs with Arkansas for a while but Hogs are too good and pull away for a comfortable 47-23 win.

If TCU wins out, they will be in. I would love to see Ole Miss beat Bama & Arky Bama beat LSU and Auburn but lose to OM UGA beat Tennessee but lose to State State beat Aub and the aforementioned UGA State and Ole Miss game would have a lot riding on it. Obviously, it is very doubtful that the above will happen but it would be kind of cool if it did. Lots of chaos if it did, though

I wonder if this is like when you leave your job at a bank. They lock your office up, disable your computer and you are gone from the premises as soon as you give the hierarchy the word you are leaving. Understandably since there is money involved at a bank, that is the case. But is Cohen already on the job in Auburn? Just a really odd set of circumstances around this whole charade. Hard to feel sorry for Harsin since he is about pocket $15 million. Auburn is beyond stupid.

Ironically it may be the opposite of what happened to the Saints years ago when they were 13-3 but had to travel to SEA who went 7-9 but because they win their division, got to host the first round of the playoffs. Biggest joke I have ever seen. Another reason I seldom watch the nfl these days (unless Dak is playing and even then that is sporadic). I do hear enough to know what is happening but just don’t watch a game these days. I do know all the NFCS teams are pathetic and the winner of the division will probably be 7-9 or maybe 8-8 at best. And get to host a playoff game to boot.

If somehow his deal with Auburn crashes and burns, then no doubt he needs to still resign at State. His credibility is completely gone.

Agree 100% there about WBB. Do think the new hire is going to be a good one. But the damage has been done.Although, I will give Doug Novak a lot of credit for keeping the program from going into a complete dumpster fire last year. What he did was amazing considering the circumstances. I know Schaefer stated reason was to be closer his aging parents (who live in Austin) and COVID was rampant at the time. That certainly masked any other darker reasons.

I would agree that Byrne is an excellent AD. He was not afraid to think outside the box. I am not sure if it what was him or Stricklin that changed the seating in the Hump. That was horrible and killed what used to be a very difficult arena to play in you were the visiting team. Why Auburn went after Cohen is a head scratcher though I think he has done a better job than some other State people. Our secondary sports are doing well these days and I think he does deserve some credit there. I have read that he and his wife were the reason that Schaefer left. I had never heard anything related to that over the last 2 1/2 years.

Ha Good one Reb. Wonder what his buyout at A&M is? The SEC AD circle jerk is a bit comical seeing these guys jump from one school to another. Ironically, it seems each AD had been progressively worse at their new school while bringing home more dough. I hesitate to say that they are actually doing anything to earn it.

I blew the UK-UT score but other wise, I was pretty close on my picks. 83, for Ole Miss hard to argue with an 8-1 record. Very impressive regardless of the perceived schedule. South Carolina losing was not surprising as they have been playing over heads this year.

Color me surprised. I did not realize there was so much angst towards Cohen among the State faithful. If this is the case, then I wish him well. The only saving grace here is Dr. Mark Keenum. I trust him to make a good hire for the AD position. At least all the sports are in stable, good shape right now. The new AD, IMO will be coming in to a good situation with the athletic department.

Just read about this. Some State people seem to be cheering this on. I would say be careful of what you wish for. Understand that he missed on a couple of hires but in fairness to him, at the time Cannizzaro , McCray-Penson-Moorhead were hired, they seemed to be good solid hires. Hard to predict the future. Leach, Purcell, Lemonis, Jans seem to be good fits although it is still early on two of them obviously. I personally like Cohen and hope he stays. Not sure why he would want to walk in to the dumpster fire that is Auburn these days. Strickland jumping ship to Florida has been a disaster for him. I am sure he may wish he was still at State. The grass may not always be greener some where else even if there is more green in your wallet. In any case we will see what happens.

Other than getting a great NIL deal, this decision is puzzling at best. Unless, UT is a good fit for whatever academic pursuit he is going into. If that is the case, more power to him. That seems to be completely forgotten these days. Only about 1/10 of one percent of college football players major in the NFL. So I digress and think possibly this might be his angle rather than just football.

Definitely agree that he has more work to do at USM but so far so good. He has got something good going and I think it will continue. Plus the move to the Sunbelt was absolutely the right decision. Much better fit for them overall.

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Going back to when he was at UWA, that he was a terrific coach and that it was only matter of time before he made his mark. USM is going to have to give him a nice raise after this year and if he continues the upward trend, he will be gone in the next few years. In fact if Kiffin jumps ship in the next few years (right now I don’t think he will) Hall would be an ideal candidate for the Ole Miss job. And a good fit IMO. Back to tonight, great win for Southern. Probably the biggest win in over 10 years. Very happy for Coach Hall and the USM program. A year ago nobody would have thought USM could stay on the field with ULL much less beat them.

Agree there but at that the same , it needs to be approached as one game. Just focus on each play and let’s win that game. Need the defense that played against alabama to show up again and the offense that played against Arkansas. Stay solid on special teams and we should be in good shape to win.