re: Serious question from an Ole Miss fan....

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I just don't see how you could say yes to either of these. You were significantly outgained, lost TOP by a wide margin, had no running game, and threw for 90+ yards of your passing yardage at the end of the game, including the hail mary.

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Because our coaching is terrible.

We have as much talent as anyone in the SEC.

I don't see how you can say the 15 seconds wouldn't make a difference. We would have ball on your 6 with 16 seconds left. Plenty of time to run the clock to 3 spike the ball and kick the FG.

1) No.
2) Maybe. The FG would not have been a sure thing, but I'd sure have liked to have a shot to win even though we were outplayed.

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1)Do you guys truly believe you were the better team on the field last night?

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No and that's kind of the point, and that's also why everyone wants Miles gone.

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2) Do you truly believe that had Miles called the timeout when 24 seconds were still on the clock, that the outcome would have been different?

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I'm going to need an explanation here.

#1 no...our time mgmt was pathetic...But our PLAYERS put us in a position to win...coaches screwed it up..
#2 Yes...statistics are for losers...the final score is all that matters
Let's talk about McCluster's short arming the On Sides..Ole'...Mangina!

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IMO, you should have run the ball twice from the 30, and taken your chances with your FG unit from there.

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No shite!

I was at the game and while Ole Miss dominated statistically and deserved to win the game, the blunder by Miles regarding clock management cost LSU the game. Hell, I could kick a 23 yr. field goal! I suppose there is always bad snaps and blocked kicks, but in all probability, the Tigers snatched defeat from the jaws of victory due to coaching (or lack thereof). With that said, coaching is a big part of the game and Ole Miss definitely wins that battle.

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Hands down McCluster was the best football player on the field for either team. And just think, he was seconds away from being the biggest goat for letting the onsides kick go right by him allowing LSU to recover. That would have been the dumb*uck play of the game.

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Actually, no. He did what he was supposed to do. The ball was too hot for a frontline guy to make a play on it. It was a terrific kick that took the perfect bounce for you. Do you really think Dex could have made that play being that close to it?

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Do you guys truly believe you were the better team on the field last night?

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Your offense is better than ours this year, but our defense is better than your defense.

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2) Do you truly believe that had Miles called the timeout when 24 seconds were still on the clock, that the outcome would have been different?

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Changing the game by calling a time out earlier, we probably don't complete the hailmary--your right.

While we weren't the better team last night, we are the better program and will continue to challange for SEC Championships, while your Rebels have no chance at an SEC championship--no flame intended.

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Do you guys truly believe you were the better team on the field last night?




Your offense is better than ours this year, but our defense is better than your defense.


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2) Do you truly believe that had Miles called the timeout when 24 seconds were still on the clock, that the outcome would have been different?




Changing the game by calling a time out earlier, we probably don't complete the hailmary--your right.

While we weren't the better team last night, we are the better program and will continue to challange for SEC Championships, while your Rebels have no chance at an SEC championship--no flame intended.

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It would be difficult to argue any of your points, except the one about your defense being better. You are without question the better program. You will, in most years, challenge for SEC and National titles. I just don't believe either will happen with Miles at the helm. It is his players now, and IMO, there is a noticeable difference in your talent level from just 2 years ago.

As for your defense being better, numbers simply don't support that. You can say stats don't matter, but I disagree when taken over 10 games. We are allowing 310 yds/game. You are allowing 322. We are allowing 16.5 ppg. You are allowing 14.7. Those numbers seem to me to show two defenses that are very similar. In fact, I believe our front seven are much better than yours, with you having an astronomical advantage in the secondary.