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Overreaction. . .
Posted on 11/23/08 at 10:35 am
Posted on 11/23/08 at 10:35 am
Thy name is "The Rant".
I expected 4 losses this year. When Les kicked RP off the team, there was a thread asking how many losses we should expect this year, to which I replied "4"
This is not me wanting a pat on the back, it is more of a call to realistic expectations.
Anyone who saw us winning the west with a true freshman QB and a few others that should be career back-ups were deluded.
Outrageous expectations with no basis in reality lead to meltdowns like we are experiencing now.
LSU will beat Arky, then we will prepare to pwn our bowl opponent.
Things are going to get better as JJ gets more reps, and a new DC is brought in to right the ship.
I expected 4 losses this year. When Les kicked RP off the team, there was a thread asking how many losses we should expect this year, to which I replied "4"
This is not me wanting a pat on the back, it is more of a call to realistic expectations.
Anyone who saw us winning the west with a true freshman QB and a few others that should be career back-ups were deluded.
Outrageous expectations with no basis in reality lead to meltdowns like we are experiencing now.
LSU will beat Arky, then we will prepare to pwn our bowl opponent.
Things are going to get better as JJ gets more reps, and a new DC is brought in to right the ship.
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Posted on 11/23/08 at 10:37 am to Roaad
"Things are going to get better as JJ gets more reps"
A little overdue, eh?
A little overdue, eh?
Posted on 11/23/08 at 10:37 am to Roaad
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I expected 4 losses this year.
i expected 1 or 2
and i did not expect to get blown out twice (UF, OM), handled once (UGA), and struggle to beat crappy teams (AU, Troy, MSU, USC)
did you?
Posted on 11/23/08 at 10:38 am to Roaad
quote:
I expected 4 losses this year. When Les kicked RP off the team, there was a thread asking how many losses we should expect this year, to which I replied "4"
We may very well get loss #5 on Friday
Posted on 11/23/08 at 10:39 am to Roaad
quote:
Outrageous expectations with no basis in reality lead to meltdowns like we are experiencing now.
I don't think beating Ole Miss, and improving as the year moves on is Outrageous.
I do think you ARE trying to pat yourself on the back, and not very successfully.
Posted on 11/23/08 at 10:39 am to TigerOnTheProwl
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We may very well get loss #5 on Friday
arky is a team who is in more of a rebuilding mode than LSU is, and i believe they'll have a true frosh QB
no excuse to lose that game, but i think we will
Posted on 11/23/08 at 10:40 am to TigerOnTheProwl
Wow, even Les Miles thinks we lose at Arkansas.
Posted on 11/23/08 at 10:40 am to SlowFlowPro
quote:I expected a couple blow-outs. . .although I figured it would be UF and UGA.
and i did not expect to get blown out twice (UF, OM),
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handled once (UGA),
no biggie.
quote:I actually DID expect us to struggle with every team on our schedule.
and struggle to beat crappy teams (AU, Troy, MSU, USC)
Posted on 11/23/08 at 10:41 am to TigerOnTheProwl
quote:care to wager on that, anyone?
We may very well get loss #5 on Friday
Posted on 11/23/08 at 10:42 am to Jrv2damac
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Wow, even Les Miles thinks we lose at Arkansas.
We can certainly win the game, but having a true freshman at QB with very little game experience kind of evens things out at Arky- not to mention our defense is just not good and our OL couldn't block at defense full of midgets.
I really don't feel all that good about this game. I hope I am wrong and I do think JJ will play well...
Posted on 11/23/08 at 10:42 am to Roaad
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I expected a couple blow-outs
why? there was nothing in the preseason to indicate any blowout possibilities outside of UF
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I actually DID expect us to struggle with every team on our schedule
how? we're, at worst, top 10 in talent
AU has no talent
MSU has no talent
USC has severe flaws
Troy is rebuilding and a non-BCS team
no excuse. we have more talent than any team not named UGA or UF on our schedule
Posted on 11/23/08 at 10:43 am to Roaad
Les Miles called a timeout on a play that stopped the clock a year or so ago...that was all I needed to see
Posted on 11/23/08 at 10:44 am to TigerOnTheProwl
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We can certainly win the game, but having a true freshman at QB with very little game experience kind of evens things out at Arky
isn't arky likely to start a true freshman QB?
arky also has offensive talent built for a run-run-run offense, which isn't petrino's offense
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not to mention our defense is just not good
arky's isn't anything special
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and our OL couldn't block at defense full of midgets.
they've had 2 bad games (ole miss, UF) and most of the others were great games
Posted on 11/23/08 at 10:44 am to Roaad
Only objection I have is the note that Jarrett Lee would be a career backup. I don't think that's the case at all -- yes, he's had a mediocre redshirt freshman year, but I bet Brett Favre or Tom Brady struggles in this situation: You're expecting to be the second-team quarterback and the guy in front of you gets all the reps he needs to start; then, out of nowhere, he gets himself kicked off the team, and now, you've got to hurry up and learn the offense two years quicker than you were expecting.
Just watch.
...If nothing else, the pick-six streak was shattered. Maybe next week the interception streak will break, and by the bowl game, the touchdown drought rain out.
Just watch.
...If nothing else, the pick-six streak was shattered. Maybe next week the interception streak will break, and by the bowl game, the touchdown drought rain out.
Posted on 11/23/08 at 10:45 am to Roaad
I expected 4 losses too, but I also expected this team to be lead by the defense while the offense tried to get it together. What has really happened is that our mediocre offense has been forced to try to outscore teams, which is never going to work.
Posted on 11/23/08 at 10:45 am to SlowFlowPro
quote:I never had any faith in the prospects of Co-DC's.
why? there was nothing in the preseason to indicate any blowout possibilities outside of UF
I figured we were gonna get lit up a few times.
quote:Brand new corners, a true freshman QB that is a season away from being ready.
how? we're, at worst, top 10 in talent
What I did not expect was our O-Line to get handled like it has.
Posted on 11/23/08 at 10:45 am to SlowFlowPro
quote:
how? we're, at worst, top 10 in talent
Talent, Talent, Talent- Geeeeez, if I here that crap one more time.
Talent does NOT necessarily win games. If the "talent" does not have any team chemistry- you will lose games. Yes, we do have a ton of talent at some positions, and at others we do not.
Bottom line is our "talent" was pretty much blown up on both sides of the ball yesterday. All the talent in the world would not have mattered yesterday. This has to do with playing good fundamental football on both sides of the ball- and "talent" alone cannot make that happen.
Posted on 11/23/08 at 10:46 am to Roaad
quote:
a new DC is brought in to right the ship.
do you know for sure this will happen?
quote:
LSU will beat Arky
lock of the week, huh? i should bet big bucks.
Posted on 11/23/08 at 10:47 am to Roaad
quote:
Brand new corners,
RS Soph
RS Junior
quote:
a true freshman QB that is a season away from being ready.
i think arky is starting a true frosh QB
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What I did not expect was our O-Line to get handled like it has.
2 games only really
but our offensive playcalling has been conservative as hell lately and it's easy for teams to just load up the LOS. they know what's coming. you can stop the run by using more guys than the O can block
Posted on 11/23/08 at 10:49 am to Roaad
Dude we got handled by Ole Miss at home.
I've never been one to fly off the handle, but this is what does it for me. It's not just the losses. It's the combination of things that have happened this year, from the defensive scheme to the lack of team unity. It's concerning, and it's not overreacting at this point.
fricking Ole Miss.
I've never been one to fly off the handle, but this is what does it for me. It's not just the losses. It's the combination of things that have happened this year, from the defensive scheme to the lack of team unity. It's concerning, and it's not overreacting at this point.
fricking Ole Miss.
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