re: Looking back at 2012 results - how did we play bad teams so close

Auburn still had a shot to have some sort of season. We hadn't figured out the OL problem at the time. They played tough. They were different after that game.


It's difficult to get "up" to play teams like Towson, Idaho, North Texas..... Not trying to make excuses but that's the facts. I expected us to walk over all 3. Towson was a scrappy little team.

Arkansas always plays us tough.

We followed the trend of us "playing down" to our opponents, that I wish would stop. I don't care who we play, come out and blow them out of the stadium. Be nice after the game. I'm not saying run up the score like Urban Meyer tended to do at UF or try to get it into the 50-3 score, but get up by a good bit, then start getting vanilla.

Given the chance, the other team would do it to us. Be it Towson, North Texas, Furman, whoever.

That's exactly what happened with Clemson. We played down to them because "they're Clemson." And look what happened. It came back to bite us.

I'm not pointing fingers or anything of the sort, it happens. That said, it's a trend that I personally wish would cease. Get up big early, then be nice. If the other coach had our talent, they'd do it to us.

Here's to seeing a powerful offense this season. I can't wait to see it.