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Pat Dye Field => War Damn Eagle => Topic started by: JR4AU on September 09, 2010, 07:23:03 PM
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Fuck the dawgs, WAR DAMN!
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I love it no respect from Vegas, State's a 1 point favorite at kick-off. Fuck the dogs War Cam Eagle!
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I love our road whites.
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War Eagle fellas...I will be off and on through out to give my expert analysis... :thumsup:
War Eagle!!!
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damn that jumbotron is massive
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score!
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In Cam we trust, Fuck da' dogs in da' mouth!!!!! Touchdowwwwwwwwwn Auburnnnnnnnnn!
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Just as I thought JR, MSU went straight to blitzing, and shooting the gaps....and Cam burned em.....WDE
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Relf looks good on the 1st drive.....
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Defense! Puleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeez!
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Curious...I've already seen Eddins and Sullen in on the O Line. WTF?
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Curious...I've already seen Eddins and Sullen in on the O Line. WTF?
Ziemba got whooped on the 3rd down run by Smith. Totally got beat.
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Ziemba got whooped on the 3rd down run by Smith. Totally got beat.
saw that
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Surely those weren't options that Cam read that fucking bad. Horrible offensive set there...
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Ziemba got whooped on the 3rd down run by Smith. Totally got beat.
Yes he did...that tackle shot the gap hard...
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FUCKIN DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEFEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEENSE.....AND WE FUCK IT UP WITH SPECIAL TEAMS.
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yep...agree JR....D looks decent and we fuck it up......2nd and goal...DAMNIT
Gonna go shoot some puppies and kittens now....
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I think the game outcome will hinge on the Auburn offense versus the MSU defense.
Gus has to come up with some shit to beat them. It may have to be through the air this game.
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Lucky fuckers...
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I think the game outcome will hinge on the Auburn offense versus the MSU defense.
Gus has to come up with some shit to beat them. It may have to be through the air this game.
agree titz....their front 7 is acting like hormone filled pitbulls tonight....fannin needs to just stop it
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Fuck, We can't turn the football over.......fuck.
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FUCK! FUCK! FUCK!
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Obviously, Miss. St is not going to give us anything deep. Keep with the short passes...
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Cam overthrew it bad...i knew it was a matter of time....reports were he had been doing it in practice like a mofo.
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Obviously, Miss. St is not going to give us anything deep. Keep with the short passes...
That was a great play they ran off the option bubble...suck that DB up, and throw under the corner. That was beautiful, but Malzahn often wants it all in one play.
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Obviously, Miss. St is not going to give us anything deep. Keep with the short passes...
The previous play worked great. The home run, not so well.
It's early. Lots of jockeying to be done yet.
MSU's run defense looks badass so far. Need to keep them honest with the quick routes and make then back off the line a bit.
Not bad strategy so far on Auburn's part. Got to do some exploration before you do the exploitation.
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By the way...I wouldn't mind if we just played Dyer from here on out...
Not that he looked great, but the others look bad...
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God damn...Fairly is a fucking BEAST!
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Oh. Fuck.
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During the rest before the INT, do anyone else see Chiz using 4 letter words towards Bynes and Roof? Must have worked.
Sit Fannin and McCalebb. MSU has their number apparently.....just my .02, but MSU looks like a damn good team, especially on D front 7.
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Ziemba out....oh no
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Newton won't last running it up the gut against SEC defenses. Get that out of his head the first game.
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Fannin needs to not play.
And Cam is so fucking bad ass...
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Newton won't last running it up the gut against SEC defenses. Get that out of his head the first game.
Fuck you.
Signed,
Tim Tebow
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Fannin needs to not play.
And Cam is so fucking bad ass...
Yeah....Fannin needs to sit this one out....can't even wrap up a handoff.....dont know what the fuck is with his ass.
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10 yd crossing pass will work. This time for 6. That's the way to hit then until they back off. Then use the running back U method. Yall ain't gonna just smashmouth this team straight up. Maybe no one does this year.
As much as I like yall's offense, I'm impressed with MSU's defense. Against the run, mostly.
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Cam has a Laser.
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10 yd crossing pass will work. This time for 6. That's the way to hit then until they back off. Then use the running back U method. Yall ain't gonna just smashmouth this team straight up. Maybe no one does this year.
As much as I like yall's offense, I'm impressed with MSU's defense. Against the run, mostly.
You are correct actually. MSU looks great up front. Playing like they have a coach now.
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Is it me or does McCalleb look for a place to fall when he get's into the open field?
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Is it me or does McCalleb look for a place to fall when he get's into the open field?
Not you.
Fannin and McCaleb are both not playing good. Let's get Dyer used to playing in the SEC tonight...because the other 2 don't cut it...
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I will drink to that....although McCalebb picked it up some before halftime....
D gave up 125 total yards in the 1st half....lets keep it up. Outstanding gameplan by Roof thus far.
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...although McCalebb picked it up some before halftime....
um. no.
McCaleb falls without anyone touching him. If we had a running back worth a shit, we would be bad ass...
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My thoughts on the first half:
1. I should have bought more beer.
2. McCaleb is a half-bubble off being awesome. I think he needs some new shoes or something, keeps tripping over his own feet. I was a big fan when I saw him early last year, then he kind of hit the freshman wall.
3. Hope you guys have a good back up QB, Malzahn seems determined to get Cam a concussion.
4. Mostly I thought your offense looked good, didn't understand why Malzahn didn't attack with more than two minutes left before the half. Also didn't understand the play calling when you got the ball on the 4.
5. Couple questionable calls, do they not call inelligable (too many beers) receiver down field when the whole team takes off before the punter kicks the ball anymore? Was that a rule change or a bad call? Also, when they fumbled the ball over the goal line, is that only a touchback in the NFL and not colllege? To lazy to look up the rules.
6. I hate cowbells.
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A few halftime observations....
1. The second series near the goal line? WTF was that? 3 straight QB reads to McCalebb? Didn't understand that series.
2. Although I'm certain you fuckers won't agree, Cam needs to quit taking so many hits. He's a force in the open field and has made great decisions every time he's decided to run, but fuck. He's getting up slower and slower after every hit.
3. Nick Fairly is having a hell of a game. The interception was a thing of beauty.
4. Defense looks better. I still haven't seen any great blitz calls, but the front 4 is getting such a deep push, there really isn't a need to send LBs or DBs. I've still noticed a few bad pursuits and more than a few arm tackles.
5. Kodi Burns doesn't need to throw the ball.
6. Kodi Burns needs to learn how to block down field.
7. Kick coverage has been perfect. I mean perfect.
8. So much for MSU fans not ringing those dumb ass bells while the opposing team is on the LOS. As if ANYONE thought that shit would really happen. :rolleyes:
Overall, it's going how I expected. Offense doesn't look as explosive, defense doesn't look as inept. Unless Auburn completely fucks itself with turnovers, they'll win this game handily.
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um. no.
McCaleb falls without anyone touching him. If we had a running back worth a shit, we would be bad ass...
Picked up 3 1st downs.....falling or not. He looked better towards the half than he did in the 1st quarter.
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Bynes is still a slow son of a bitch...
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Dyer needs to be the man.
Seriously.
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Cam has a Laser.
Mallett has a laser, Newton has a carbide lamp.
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Apparently our offense has become very predictable, or they have stolen our offensive signals, because they seem to sure know what the heck we are about to run.
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Mallett has a laser, Newton has a carbide lamp.
Whatever
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1 step forward, 2 steps back in every phase of the game. We look great one play and suck ass for 2 more.
Have they updated Ziemba's condition?
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gut check time for the defense.
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Mullen has out corched Chiz so far in the second half.
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Mullen has out corched Chiz so far in the second half.
..and Malzhan. Their DC seems to know what Gus is going to call.
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It's not been a pretty game...but there's some positives...including that double pass. Pugh laid some wood! Fr. Dyer, taking the game over courtesy of the OL, and nice play calling.
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100% I would go for it right here and put the game in Cam's hands...
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up til that 3rd and 1 call, and another special teams breakdown.
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ugly, ugly W
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Completely opposite game for our offense and defense this week...offense was questionable and defense played tough for the most part.
I do have a problem with the way our defensive backs are covering the WRs. It seems like they don't know how to look for the ball once they see the receiver look up for it. I saw it a lot in both games. Are our coaches coaching them to do that? On that PI call, if our man looks back, there is no PI call because he could have went for the ball.
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Completely opposite game for our offense and defense this week...offense was questionable and defense played tough for the most part.
I do have a problem with the way our defensive backs are covering the WRs. It seems like they don't know how to look for the ball once they see the receiver look up for it. I saw it a lot in both games. Are our coaches coaching them to do that? On that PI call, if our man looks back, there is no PI call because he could have went for the ball.
That was a bullshit cal. He did look back. It's hard to run with your back to the sideline like that and look back any better than Thorpe did right there.
However, Thorpe got bailed the fuck out when that dude missed the ball.
And....great fucking defensive call on the last 4th down. They had been playing a press coverage the entire series and then dropped back into a zone. It confused the shit out of the offense and they had no chance...
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I accept a certain degree of responsibility for this mess - I forgot to shave my legs today (shaved them yesterday) but I ran and did it between the third and fourth Qs. My bad.
Oh, and also - Pell City made some stupid fucking comment about "one more touchdown and we win" and he pissed off the FKG... so it is his fault too.
Cam Newton wears Mike Dyer underoos.
Mike Dyer wears Nick Fairley underoos.
Nick Fairly don't need no muthafuckin underoos.
War Damn Eagle - but my stomach is one big churning pit of acid.
Fuck.
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Wow. That game didn't play out at all like I thought it would. Hard to believe Auburn was held scoreless in the second half. I still saw a lot on offense that I didn't really understand. Did they keep Cam from going deep by design? I know he had an interception early, but is the deep ball a problem for him?
Also, I would give 80% of the carries to Dyer for the rest of the year. And I still say, after watching every snap of the game, that Auburn's defense is as vanilla as it gets. No one in the back 7 brings any pressure at all. If Auburn's front 4 doesn't get a decent push, the qb will have all day to pass. With that said, Fairly is a beast.
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Also, I would give 80% of the carries to Dyer for the rest of the year. And I still say, after watching every snap of the game, that Auburn's defense is as vanilla as it gets. No one in the back 7 brings any pressure at all. If Auburn's front 4 doesn't get a decent push, the qb will have all day to pass. With that said, Fairly is a beast.
Me too.
And I disagree. Auburn came with some pretty good blitzes in this game. I am good with the defense...especially the front 4. Fairley played out of his mind.
I am really surprised Auburn didn't score in the second half...we almost looked like we went into a Tubs "no lose" philosophy.
Dyer should start. No doubt.
Bynes still sucks. If any offense runs another reverse or shuffle pass against Bynes and Freeman it's their own god damn fault when they lose 8 yards...because those 2 will be in the middle of the field no matter what.
HB...I now agree about Thorpe. Although it was a piss poor PI call.
Ted Roof didn't call a bad game. IMHO
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That was a bullshit cal. He did look back. It's hard to run with your back to the sideline like that and look back any better than Thorpe did right there.
However, Thorpe got bailed the fuck out when that dude missed the ball.
And....great fucking defensive call on the last 4th down. They had been playing a press coverage the entire series and then dropped back into a zone. It confused the shit out of the offense and they had no chance...
It was a chicken shit call. They helped our D out at times, but I saw some decent play from the DL. Our DBs can cover, but they're chicken shits at the line in bump and run for the most part giving free relase, and not looking back when in man.
Cam got us some crucial first downs, and the D held when it had to. First time in a while we've been able to hold on to a game when the offense we mostly misfiring. That's really about the only positive I can take from that. Also saw Ziemba with a smile and no crutches after the game, so maybe that's a good sign...I never heard an update.
This just in, Dyer is good. Hope Fannin is ok so he's not in a sling while watching the rest of the season from the bench.
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Me too.
And I disagree. Auburn came with some pretty good blitzes in this game. I am good with the defense...especially the front 4. Fairley played out of his mind.
I am really surprised Auburn didn't score in the second half...we almost looked like we went into a Tubs "no lose" philosophy.
Dyer should start. No doubt.
Bynes still sucks. If any offense runs another reverse or shuffle pass against Bynes and Freeman it's their own god damn fault when they lose 8 yards...because those 2 will be in the middle of the field no matter what.
HB...I now agree about Thorpe. Although it was a piss poor PI call.
Ted Roof didn't call a bad game. IMHO
The blitzes were timely and mostly effective. Fairly is 100% better this year over last. Our tackling was solid for the most part too. Overall the defense is improved, but to date, not near where they need to be.
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Me too.
And I disagree. Auburn came with some pretty good blitzes in this game. I am good with the defense...especially the front 4. Fairley played out of his mind.
I am really surprised Auburn didn't score in the second half...we almost looked like we went into a Tubs "no lose" philosophy.
Dyer should start. No doubt.
Bynes still sucks. If any offense runs another reverse or shuffle pass against Bynes and Freeman it's their own god damn fault when they lose 8 yards...because those 2 will be in the middle of the field no matter what.
HB...I now agree about Thorpe. Although it was a piss poor PI call.
Ted Roof didn't call a bad game. IMHO
Maybe I'm dissecting the defense a little too harshly. I just saw a shit ton of maroon jerseys wide fucking open on nearly every play, and 2 quarterbacks who couldn't find them.
And while I'm being critical, Mullen is a great coach, but he wasted an important series in the second half putting the freshman in the game. And also, being only 10 yards from fieldgoal range, why in the hell did they go for the 15-20 yard routes 4 times?
I don't believe they would have won in overtime, but Haysoos, at least give the kicker a chance.
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Yeah....Fannin needs to sit this one out....can't even wrap up a handoff.....dont know what the phuk is with his ass.
The same thing that has always been up with his ass. He hasn't lived up to the hype at RB and I don't think he will. Line him up and let him catch the ball, to me, he is a lot better receiver than he is a RB. I lost a little for him last year against UGA.....but I digress.
Fairly is a beast. Please let Dyer start toting the rock. Please don't let Kodi throw the ball ever again. Ever. Where was Reed tonight or did I miss it? D looked decent at times, not a bad game, but not a great game. Yes, great call on the last 4th down. If Bynes was faster, he would be hell. Pure hell. Squirrel needs to work with Yox on coordination. Thorpe is not what he is all cracked up to be. There was some questionable play calling imo, but hell, we won and that is all that matters. Time to start looking at Clemson.
I saw some questionable calls. I thought we got screwed on the PI and there was one that was obvious on Blake (I think) that was not called. Fucking refs. Oh, I thought we would get the touchback, someone tell me how that wound up being a TD?
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Cam Newton 206 Total Yards
MSU 246 Total Yards
All y'all Roof Haters...Shut yo FACES!!!...Until next weekend, lol.
If we just had an Offense Coordinator...BTW, Auburn had over 320 Total Yards, about 400 if you take 2 of those penalties away.
Kudos to:
Nick Fairley fuckin' Man-Beast
Cam Newton for make those tough yards
Mike Dyer for being a fuckin' Stud Kat
Craig Sanders the Special Teams "Animal"
Emory Blake another Go-To WR and Special Teams Demon
Coach Roof for preserving the win, when the offense couldn't get out of their own way
GameGrill goes to....Nick Fairley 1 Int., 1 Fumble Recovery, 5+ Tackles, 1.5 Sacks, numerous hits on the QBs and scaring the fuck outta the MSU QBs even when he didn't hit 'em...MSU's QBs will be VERY VERY sore tomorrow, believe dat.
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Wow I feel like I'm listening to a bunch of fucking bammers on Finebaum. That was a shitty game. Yes Fairly played a hell of a game. All you Cam lovers with the T-shirts went broke tonight. We were playing fucking MISSISSIPPI STATE, we should have beat the shit out of them. If we play the rest of the season like this it will be a 9 and 4 season. Defense played better, but our schemes still suck. For a veteran seondary they sure did get beat a lot, fortunately their receivers cant catch. I can only come up with Roof is making up for our shitty line backers by playin a soft ass secondary. Cam was shut down in the second half and made 0 long passes. GET REAL, Im not a tiger fan that is happy with surviving, maybe I was spoiled by the 04 season but good god, mediocrity is for the Vanderbilts and Kentuckys.
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Wow I feel like I'm listening to a bunch of fucking bammers on Finebaum. That was a shitty game. Yes Fairly played a hell of a game. All you Cam lovers with the T-shirts went broke tonight. We were playing fucking MISSISSIPPI STATE, we should have beat the shit out of them. If we play the rest of the season like this it will be a 9 and 4 season. Defense played better, but our schemes still suck. For a veteran seondary they sure did get beat a lot, fortunately their receivers cant catch. I can only come up with Roof is making up for our shitty line backers by playin a soft ass secondary. Cam was shut down in the second half and made 0 long passes. GET REAL, Im not a tiger fan that is happy with surviving, maybe I was spoiled by the 04 season but good god, mediocrity is for the Vanderbilts and Kentuckys.
Dont fall off the ledge as I type, we will lose at least 4 games this year maybe more. We play sloppy football, turn the ball over, commit way too many penalties. I would love to think all the issues can be corrected.....but I thought the same thing last year. Enjoy the win, Clemson and USc have a lot more talent than Miss. St.
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Auburn will beat Clemson, USCe, Arkansas, UGA, Kentucky AND LSU, we'll be 11-0 going into the Iron Bowl, provided Cam doesn't get hurt...laugh and scoff all y'all want, but make sure to write that shit down, stick that quote somewhere where you won't lose it.
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Auburn will beat Clemson, USCe, Arkansas, UGA, Kentucky AND LSU, we'll be 11-0 going into the Iron Bowl, provided Cam doesn't get hurt...laugh and scoff all y'all want, but make sure to write that shit down, stick that quote somewhere where you won't lose it.
Bud Light let's you know.
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Auburn will beat Clemson, USCe, Arkansas, UGA, Kentucky AND LSU, we'll be 11-0 going into the Iron Bowl, provided Cam doesn't get hurt...laugh and scoff all y'all want, but make sure to write that shit down, stick that quote somewhere where you won't lose it.
Right now Cam is a one trick pony. He has no clue how to check out of a blitz and he struggles with the intermediate ball. MSU backed up the secondary to keep the long ball from happening, but we did not hit enough across the middle. When Cam scrambles, he does not see the field well. Hopefully he will get better at this, because he is a beast on the ground. Hopefully MSU being a step up in talent was enough to get good experience on.
If Clemson can throw the ball, we are dead. Thorpe did not show up this season. Or maybe it takes him 8 games to get game ready. Bell has no ass. What does he weigh, a buck 50? And every DB was getting blocked by EVERY WR that MSU had. Hell at one time I even saw Bates dancing with a WR. If you can't get off the WR blocks, you will get eaten alive on the bubble screens. Defense will get bitch-slapped soon if they play like they did tonight. The defensive line is the only thing that kept us in it. Along with absolutely crappy passes and catching by MSU.
Mike Dyer is the real deal. Fannin should not be allowed to run the ball again. He has no vision. He had a hole over the right side, but since a Mack truck couldn't fit, he decided to break it out and lose 4 yds. This offense was not designed to have big holes. Dyer understands that, Fannin does not. I like OM's effort, but like Bell, he has no ass.
I can see why UF thought Cam would take over for Tebow, he is a faster stronger version on the ground. If his decision making skills and intermediate passing improve, I can see a great offensive year. We can only ride his legs for so long.
This was a good SEC win. Ugly, but good. The coaches have plenty to fix this long week. I'm glad we played tonight.
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--I hope Cam Newton is one durable bastard. He took some pretty good shots tonight.
--If AU plays a team with some WRs that can actually catch the ball, you guys are fucked.
--I think the cat is out of the bag; Cam Newton is going to run the ball. Not at all impressed with his passing skills. Looks like his throws just kind of hang in the air, and they're not horribly accurate either.
--Game ball for AU goes to the DL, and to MSU's WRs. DL seemed to be in the MSU backfield all night long.
--McCalebb and Fannin need to ride the pine. Let Dyer carry. I saw a few times where McCalebb just tucks and rolls when he sees a defender coming. I know some had mentioned this before, but I never thought it was so obvious until now. I remember one play there was a defender like 7 yards away and McCalebb simply dove to the ground. The DB didn't even have to touch him. Fannin is well, Fannin. Like I said in pre-season when a few here were predicting this would be his breakout year: When are you guys just going to break down and admit the guy just isn't that good?
--Looked like AU used a rotation of like 10 plays all through the 1st half. Same plays over and over. I thought that was a little weird.
--What's up with the huge cushion MSU WRs were being given by AU DBs to start the second half?
--Chad Bumphis is going to do big things at MSU, relative to them being MSU.
--Outside of Bumphis, for the most part, I think the MSU WR corps needs some work on the jugs machine this week. When they go over the film from this game, they are going to kick the shit out of themselves. If their receivers could actually catch, they win this game.
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If we are playing a team that can catch the ball last night we get a mudhole stomped in our ass and have it walked dry.
An ugly win still beats a pretty loss though.
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An ugly win still beats a pretty loss though.
In the grand scheme, that's all that matters.
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In the grand scheme, that's all that matters.
Well that and getting laid.
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I feel like I have a bad hangover from this game. I'm not sure what to think honestly. I do think the D played a lot better but like already mentioned 100 times, the DB's still playing too soft. On the bright side, Fairley could have played all by himself and stopped MSU, he was lights out fo sho. Something just didn't look right with the offense. Newton got us out of a jam several times but besides a couple passes, one being an absolute freakin laser, he looked off his game especially in the second half. I am all for Fannin being moved to WR right next to Burns, he just looks like he is constantly second guessing himself. Dyer should be the starter with McCaleb and "Sugar Bear" coming him for relief. Both the OL and DL looked pretty good I though. I don't think Zeimba will be out for long but I will say Mosely is fully capable; he played great. We have no issues at WR either, Zachary and Blake along with Adams all are very capable at any given time to break for the big one.
I am going to be honest though, we probably should have lost that game, or it should have only been a 1 point win either way. Both teams left 10 to 14 points on the field.
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Everyone needs to come down from the ledge....it was a WIN. An SEC win on the road against a decent team in a hostile environment. MSU was very motivated and played like it. They were tough and played determined, but they ran out of gas and are short on talent. MSU will win some ball games this year because of their D alone. We gave up 250 total yards on D. 250!!!! Against a team that put up over 600 the week before, even if they did play the Memphis School for the Blind.
Add in the fact that they were given a TD - TWICE via a muffed punt and MSU recovering their own fumble at the goal line AND the onside kick, I think we came out pretty good.
We have tons of things to work on. Dyer is a stud. Fannin needs to take a seat on the bench. McCalebb at this point simply needs to be a change of pace back. That was a great front 7 we played against. Ziemba was missed in the 2nd half. He will be a high NFL Draft Pick and you don't really get BETTER losing an NFL caliber lineman in the 1st quarter. Stevens is being missed more than most realize, because of the aforementioned comments on Bynes and Freeman (slow and out of position constantly).
Not making excuses and most know I don't drink Chizik kool aid, but all of these conditions combined with the short week had the makings of a sloppy game. Kudos to Roof for getting his shit together even though he is handicapped by the perpetual slowness of Bynes and low FB IQ of Freeman.
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Everyone needs to come down from the ledge....it was a WIN. An SEC win on the road against a decent team in a hostile environment. MSU was very motivated and played like it. They were tough and played determined, but they ran out of gas and are short on talent. MSU will win some ball games this year because of their D alone. We gave up 250 total yards on D. 250!!!! Against a team that put up over 600 the week before, even if they did play the Memphis School for the Blind.
Add in the fact that they were given a TD - TWICE via a muffed punt and MSU recovering their own fumble at the goal line AND the onside kick, I think we came out pretty good.
We have tons of things to work on. Dyer is a stud. Fannin needs to take a seat on the bench. McCalebb at this point simply needs to be a change of pace back. That was a great front 7 we played against. Ziemba was missed in the 2nd half. He will be a high NFL Draft Pick and you don't really get BETTER losing an NFL caliber lineman in the 1st quarter. Stevens is being missed more than most realize, because of the aforementioned comments on Bynes and Freeman (slow and out of position constantly).
Not making excuses and most know I don't drink Chizik kool aid, but all of these conditions combined with the short week had the makings of a sloppy game. Kudos to Roof for getting his shit together even though he is handicapped by the perpetual slowness of Bynes and low FB IQ of Freeman.
Listen to him...he's pre-law
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14 points and giving up about 250 yards on the road is something I can live with every time. If anyone had told me that's what the D would make happen, I'd have been grinning ear to ear and become a bettin' man. I've been the anti-Roof for a long time and I'm still not sold because MSU is not a good team. However, kudos to Roof and the D. Loved, loved, loved the way they manned up on that last drive and dared MSU to beat em'. Good stuff.
Now, I haven't read through the 6 pages of this thread and I'm sure this has been discussed in one form or another. BUT...I'm just thinkin' here Corch Malzahn...when there's just over 2 minutes to go and the other team has 1 time out remaining and you're on the other team's 22 with a 3rd and 1.....you just may not want to play action there big guy. Again, maybe it's just me....but I was kind of thinkin' 2 downs to make 1 yard and put the game away might be.....Naaaa....you're makin' the big bucks so you're right. Faking a handoff to the 215 pound running back or ignoring 240 pound Eric Smith so you can get cute and lose 4 yards is the much better option. But then again, that's just me.
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Everyone needs to come down from the ledge....it was a WIN. An SEC win on the road against a decent team in a hostile environment. MSU was very motivated and played like it.
I do agree with what you're saying, all your points are valid. Lets not forget that MSU had this game circled, for whatever reason. I will still say though, we were not playing to win last night, more like playing not to lose. If this were last year, we would have lost the game so in that perspective we have improved from last year. There were many good things to take from this game but there are many things that def needs some oiling. I think we'll be fine and MSU is gonna hit some folks in da mouf this year.
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Listen to him...he's pre-law
I'm a division mgr. People are scared of me. I drive a Dodge Stratus. I can do 18 push ups in 3 minutes.
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I didn't think Auburn looked any where near as bad as you guys did.
I thought the first half Auburn played great. Not sure what happened in the second half...but that shit happens and is correctable.
It looked like Auburn could have run away with it at half time. Mississippi State came out and played a good half of football. They kept our offense off the field for 8 minutes to start the half, and I think that screwed us up for some reason.
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While everyone was bitching and moaning about the defense last week, I was ringing alarms about the stupid fucking turnovers and penalties by our offense and special teams.
My fears were magnified this game.
I'm not nearly as worried about the defense as everyone else seems to be. Again, I think it's a perception thing, and people are expecting/half-wanting Roof to fail. They went to work last night. and saved the game. All we could come up with with Cam running Malzahn's offense was 17 points against MSU? Doesn't bode well for the rest of the season. AND FOR THE LOVE OF GOD CUT OUT THE STUPID PENALTIES AND HOLD ON TO THE GOD DAMNED BALL!!!
Cam looked human last night, which is disappointing. Don't get me wrong, there were a couple of scrambles converted into 10+ yard gains that ended with him plowing over a DB. Just not enough. And worse, too many overthrown passes, the INT, a couple of sacks, and getting zero yard gains up the middle were disheartening.
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And another thing. Auburn was never in jeopardy of losing that game. We were in control on both sides of the ball from start to finish.
Although, there is no way in hell I would have kicked a field goal at the end. I put the game in Cam's hands and call it a day...
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Everyone needs to come down from the ledge....it was a WIN. An SEC win on the road against a decent team in a hostile environment. MSU was very motivated and played like it. They were tough and played determined, but they ran out of gas and are short on talent. MSU will win some ball games this year because of their D alone. We gave up 250 total yards on D. 250!!!! Against a team that put up over 600 the week before, even if they did play the Memphis School for the Blind.
Add in the fact that they were given a TD - TWICE via a muffed punt and MSU recovering their own fumble at the goal line AND the onside kick, I think we came out pretty good.
We have tons of things to work on. Dyer is a stud. Fannin needs to take a seat on the bench. McCalebb at this point simply needs to be a change of pace back. That was a great front 7 we played against. Ziemba was missed in the 2nd half. He will be a high NFL Draft Pick and you don't really get BETTER losing an NFL caliber lineman in the 1st quarter. Stevens is being missed more than most realize, because of the aforementioned comments on Bynes and Freeman (slow and out of position constantly).
Not making excuses and most know I don't drink Chizik kool aid, but all of these conditions combined with the short week had the makings of a sloppy game. Kudos to Roof for getting his shit together even though he is handicapped by the perpetual slowness of Bynes and low FB IQ of Freeman.
I don't want to go way overboard with any juggernaut breakdown skills here, so I'll say ditto. I'll add some things too. :)
Cam got crucial 1st downs. He's pretty good. He did throw a pick, and also a TD that was a BB. He's not great on the whole as a passer but nowhere near inept either.
Dyer and McCaleb are a good one two punch. Both are averaging @6 yards a carry for the first 2 games. Bitch all you want about the way McCaleb looks doing it (I agree on how it looks), but he carried the ball 12 times for 68 yards last night. People have bitched and moaned about the play calling, and some of the crazy shit Malzahn has done, and last night they played very consevative, and folks don't like that either. Fucking choose! You can't have it both ways.
The defense...what I thought would be a weakness this year, so far has been the stregnth...the DL. The two units that returned solid, experienced players, the DBs and LBs, have taken step back. Yet, last night, when they had to, they stepped up. They weren't smothering, and there were a lot of "if MSU had hit this, or done this"...but there were also some stops, and a couple of dropped INTs that could have swung it our way. That's football. The DBs are suspect, and the LBs are too. There's some issuses with the DBs...they don't turn and look for the ball...they cover great in man...meaning they can keep up with WRs, then they go all tard and start waiving their hands, or hand fighting with the WR instead of looking for the ball. That's coaching...not Roof, that's Lolley. Ultimately that falls to Chiz to fix, and I don't think you can fix that during the season. Like GH said, I think Stevens may be missed more than we know. Some things that folks haven't noticed or commented on. Mullen pulled out the true old Veer Option last night. Leaving our DE unblocked, and reading him. Their FB had a few good carries. Then they pitched off our DE, and the QB kept a time or two, and they even ran the "nasty" (I think that's what Mullen/Meyer call it)...the underneath pitch to the FB/TE. This triple option drives defenses crazy today because it takes very specialized coaching to coach defending that, and if you don't prepare for it, you can get burned with it before you can adjust. Yet, we adjusted and shut it down later in the game, and never got completely burned by it. That's very good. Often teams never adjust to this. We didn't blitz all night, but when we did, it was timely and effective. Just a side note: Fairley is a beast. So there were positives to take from this game.
In the end, we went on the road in the SEC, and won a close game. We played poorly at times, and still managed a win. Today, as expected, "that was just MSU and y'all struggled" is what I heard from the bammers on the radio. Some Auburn folks sound that way too. Y'all know that game went off with us as a 1pt dog in Vegas. Not that it really matters, but that's the fact, or at least that's what I heard late yesterday evening on the radio.
I'm not on the ledge. We have lots of improving to do. It was a short week by the way. Some things I think can and will improve, IE offense will get more consistent, and Malzahn will learn exactly what the "tools in his belt" can do, and use them properly. I don't think the DBs will imrove much. If Stevens comes back, maybe the LBs will. Overall, because it was a road win, and won largely on the stregnth of running the ball and defense, I'll give it a C+.
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While everyone was bitching and moaning about the defense last week, I was ringing alarms about the stupid fucking turnovers and penalties by our offense and special teams.
My fears were magnified this game.
I'm not nearly as worried about the defense as everyone else seems to be. Again, I think it's a perception thing, and people are expecting/half-wanting Roof to fail. They went to work last night. and saved the game. All we could come up with with Cam running Malzahn's offense was 17 points against MSU? Doesn't bode well for the rest of the season. AND FOR THE LOVE OF GOD CUT OUT THE STUPID PENALTIES AND HOLD ON TO THE GOD DAMNED BALL!!!
Cam looked human last night, which is disappointing. Don't get me wrong, there were a couple of scrambles converted into 10+ yard gains that ended with him plowing over a DB. Just not enough. And worse, too many overthrown passes, the INT, a couple of sacks, and getting zero yard gains up the middle were disheartening.
Cam SHOULD get better. First SEC start, on the road, against a team who wanted us badly. It was some good early exp in a hostile environment against a physical defense. This should help us down the road. He is gonna have some growing pains and "oh shit" moments, no doubt.
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And another thing. Auburn was never in jeopardy of losing that game. We were in control on both sides of the ball from start to finish.
Although, there is no way in hell I would have kicked a field goal at the end. I put the game in Cam's hands and call it a day...
True dat. We actually had a huge point swing with the fumbled punt, and the INT we threw in the endzone. That was a 14-21 point swing depending on how you "woulda coulda shoulda" it. The muffed punt was huge psycologically...the Defense had just gotten their first meaningful stop since 2007, and we fucking muffed the punt.
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True dat. We actually had a huge point swing with the fumbled punt, and the INT we threw in the endzone. That was a 14-21 point swing depending on how you "woulda coulda shoulda" it. The muffed punt was huge psycologically...the Defense had just gotten their first meaningful stop since 2007, and we fucking muffed the punt.
I agree.
I was never really worried. But I was drinking pretty heavily.
Also, I am not sure what you guys watched...but I thought Cam look excellent last night. Fucking EXCELLENT. He is not going to be able to run through every defense like Arkansas State. It's just not going to happen. I thought he stood in the pocket well and threw some damn good balls. He avoids the rush and looks to pass first and then run. And he threw well on the run.
I am not sure why you guys think he played poorly. He is not going to complete every pass he throws and he will get sacked occasionally. Dude managed the game well and played like an elite QB IMO.
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I agree.
I was never really worried. But I was drinking pretty heavily.
Also, I am not sure what you guys watched...but I thought Cam look excellent last night. Fucking EXCELLENT. He is not going to be able to run through every defense like Arkansas State. It's just not going to happen. I thought he stood in the pocket well and threw some damn good balls. He avoids the rush and looks to pass first and then run. And he threw well on the run.
I am not sure why you guys think he played poorly. He is not going to complete every pass he throws and he will get sacked occasionally. Dude managed the game well and played like an elite QB IMO.
I agree. I feel like our team played a well rounded game last night on both sides of the ball. Minus the fumble and punt return blunder by Carr. If I had to rate them, I would give them a solid B. That's compared to my solid C I gave them last week against Arkansas State.
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I agree.
I was never really worried. But I was drinking pretty heavily.
Also, I am not sure what you guys watched...but I thought Cam look excellent last night. Fucking EXCELLENT. He is not going to be able to run through every defense like Arkansas State. It's just not going to happen. I thought he stood in the pocket well and threw some damn good balls. He avoids the rush and looks to pass first and then run. And he threw well on the run.
I am not sure why you guys think he played poorly. He is not going to complete every pass he throws and he will get sacked occasionally. Dude managed the game well and played like an elite QB IMO.
Everyone listen to THIS ^^^
Last week spoiled a LOT of Auburn fans with Cam. He set the bar high. I thought he did well too considering how much pressure was coming from MSU's front 7 all night.
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I agree.
I was never really worried. But I was drinking pretty heavily.
Also, I am not sure what you guys watched...but I thought Cam look excellent last night. Fucking EXCELLENT. He is not going to be able to run through every defense like Arkansas State. It's just not going to happen. I thought he stood in the pocket well and threw some damn good balls. He avoids the rush and looks to pass first and then run. And he threw well on the run.
I am not sure why you guys think he played poorly. He is not going to complete every pass he throws and he will get sacked occasionally. Dude managed the game well and played like an elite QB IMO.
Yep...not perfect, but damn good game from Cam. He kept drives alive with his feet, yet he had good pocket presence. Again with stats...11 for 19 Passing (57%) 136 yds/2 TDs/1Int; 18 Rushes for 70, 3.9 avg even with 2 sacks for -20 yards (I'm betting he had at least 4 first down runs), and 1 catch for 22 yards. 228 yards of total offense aint shabby.
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Yep...not perfect, but damn good game from Cam. He kept drives alive with his feet, yet he had good pocket presence. Again with stats...11 for 19 Passing (57%) 136 yds/2 TDs/1Int; 18 Rushes for 70, 3.9 avg even with 2 sacks for -20 yards (I'm betting he had at least 4 first down runs), and 1 catch for 22 yards. 228 yards of total offense aint shabby.
228 total yards of Offense by OUR QB.
Our D gave up 250 yards and 7 true points to their entire team.
But somehow people are all over Cam and our D on this one. I don't get it Big Dan. The sky - its still up there.
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Yep...not perfect, but damn good game from Cam. He kept drives alive with his feet, yet he had good pocket presence. Again with stats...11 for 19 Passing (57%) 136 yds/2 TDs/1Int; 18 Rushes for 70, 3.9 avg even with 2 sacks for -20 yards (I'm betting he had at least 4 first down runs), and 1 catch for 22 yards. 228 yards of total offense aint shabby.
Yep. And you hit Cam at the line of scrimmage and, for the most part, dude falls down for a 4 yard gain. You can't teach that shit...
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I agree.
I was never really worried. But I was drinking pretty heavily.
Also, I am not sure what you guys watched...but I thought Cam look excellent last night. Fucking EXCELLENT. He is not going to be able to run through every defense like Arkansas State. It's just not going to happen. I thought he stood in the pocket well and threw some damn good balls. He avoids the rush and looks to pass first and then run. And he threw well on the run.
I am not sure why you guys think he played poorly. He is not going to complete every pass he throws and he will get sacked occasionally. Dude managed the game well and played like an elite QB IMO.
I certainly don't think he played poorly, just not like the God I had made him out to be in my head.
Like I said, he played like a human, which is disappointing because I'm expecting him to be a Terminator.
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I certainly don't think he played poorly, just not like the God I had made him out to be in my head.
Like I said, he played like a human, which is disappointing because I'm expecting him to be a Terminator.
He lowered his play so Dyer could get some spotlight.
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Yep. And you hit Cam at the line of scrimmage and, for the most part, dude falls down for a 4 yard gain. You can't teach that shit...
Bullshit, I taught him that shit!
I also notice that when he runs, he either lays the wood to whoever is brave enough to take him on, or manages to take a glancing blow if he's the one taking the hit. There are some guys that just have an instinct for not taking huge hits. He seems to be that type of runner.
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Bullshit, I taught him that shit!
I also notice that when he runs, he either lays the wood to whoever is brave enough to take him on, or manages to take a glancing blow if he's the one taking the hit. There are some guys that just have an instinct for not taking huge hits. He seems to be that type of runner.
Cam lowered the boom on one pour guy. I could have sworn he was on his way to the sideline after that.
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This
Cam SHOULD get better. First SEC start, on the road, against a team who wanted us badly. It was some good early exp in a hostile environment against a physical defense. This should help us down the road. He is gonna have some growing pains and "oh shit" moments, no doubt.
+ this
I agree.
I was never really worried. But I was drinking pretty heavily.
Also, I am not sure what you guys watched...but I thought Cam look excellent last night. Fucking EXCELLENT. He is not going to be able to run through every defense like Arkansas State. It's just not going to happen. I thought he stood in the pocket well and threw some damn good balls. He avoids the rush and looks to pass first and then run. And he threw well on the run.
I am not sure why you guys think he played poorly. He is not going to complete every pass he throws and he will get sacked occasionally. Dude managed the game well and played like an elite QB IMO.
Is where I am at. Plus I will add that I would rather see the errors we have to fix then play 2 cupcakes and blow them out. At least the coaches know what we have to work on and what are weaknesses are. We all thought that this was going to be a tighter game, so why are we so surprised when it actually was. A win is a win on the road in the SEC.
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I still have that one TD pass that Cam threw to Blake playing in my mind. That shit was an f'n laser, even on the slow-mo replay.
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I still have that one TD pass that Cam threw to Blake playing in my mind. That shit was an f'n laser, even on the slow-mo replay.
Not that it matters, but I think the laser was thrown to Adams.
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Not that it matters, but I think the laser was thrown to Adams.
Yes, Adams.
And that was after he stood in the pocket while the pocket was collapsing around him. He has the ability to stand their and look over the line. He is a cool dude in the pocket...
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Yes, Adams.
And that was after he stood in the pocket while the pocket was collapsing around him. He has the ability to stand their and look over the line. He is a cool dude in the pocket...
phuc him.
I'm a cool dude with some pockets.
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I kept watching to see where Steve Ensminger was hiding on the sidelines all night. I don't know that I have ever seen Malzahn go that conservative before in any of his stops. Then, when he really needed to stay that way at the end of the game, he gets the itch to go all fancified again. Fake reverse double pivot play-action stumble 10 guys in the backfield and one man downfield on 3rd and 1 deep in MSU territory with 3:00 on the clock? That made me scratch my head just as much as the 3 OMac carries at Left Guard from their 4 in the first quarter. Yeah, coarch...take that 150lb bruiser and run him up the gut all night.
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I kept watching to see where Steve Ensminger was hiding on the sidelines all night. I don't know that I have ever seen Malzahn go that conservative before in any of his stops. Then, when he really needed to stay that way at the end of the game, he gets the itch to go all fancified again. Fake reverse double pivot play-action stumble 10 guys in the backfield and one man downfield on 3rd and 1 deep in MSU territory with 3:00 on the clock? That made me scratch my head just as much as the 3 OMac carries at Left Guard from their 4 in the first quarter. Yeah, coarch...take that 150lb bruiser and run him up the gut all night.
Good take!
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I kept watching to see where Steve Ensminger was hiding on the sidelines all night. I don't know that I have ever seen Malzahn go that conservative before in any of his stops. Then, when he really needed to stay that way at the end of the game, he gets the itch to go all fancified again. Fake reverse double pivot play-action stumble 10 guys in the backfield and one man downfield on 3rd and 1 deep in MSU territory with 3:00 on the clock? That made me scratch my head just as much as the 3 OMac carries at Left Guard from their 4 in the first quarter. Yeah, coarch...take that 150lb bruiser and run him up the gut all night.
To be honest, I'm thinking Malzahn MAY be trying to establish a lower gear for this team when it is needed. (see Kentucky, Bama and UGA in 2009 for when this gear was needed). We can't run wide open ALL the time. Like Titz said, explore to exploit.
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Right now Cam is a one trick pony. He has no clue how to check out of a blitz and he struggles with the intermediate ball. MSU backed up the secondary to keep the long ball from happening, but we did not hit enough across the middle. When Cam scrambles, he does not see the field well. Hopefully he will get better at this, because he is a beast on the ground. Hopefully MSU being a step up in talent was enough to get good experience on.
If Clemson can throw the ball, we are dead. Thorpe did not show up this season. Or maybe it takes him 8 games to get game ready. Bell has no ass. What does he weigh, a buck 50? And every DB was getting blocked by EVERY WR that MSU had. Hell at one time I even saw Bates dancing with a WR. If you can't get off the WR blocks, you will get eaten alive on the bubble screens. Defense will get bitch-slapped soon if they play like they did tonight. The defensive line is the only thing that kept us in it. Along with absolutely crappy passes and catching by MSU.
Mike Dyer is the real deal. Fannin should not be allowed to run the ball again. He has no vision. He had a hole over the right side, but since a Mack truck couldn't fit, he decided to break it out and lose 4 yds. This offense was not designed to have big holes. Dyer understands that, Fannin does not. I like OM's effort, but like Bell, he has no ass.
I can see why UF thought Cam would take over for Tebow, he is a faster stronger version on the ground. If his decision making skills and intermediate passing improve, I can see a great offensive year. We can only ride his legs for so long.
This was a good SEC win. Ugly, but good. The coaches have plenty to fix this long week. I'm glad we played tonight.
Chris Todd is gone...you need to let that shit go man!
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To be honest, I'm thinking Malzahn MAY be trying to establish a lower gear for this team when it is needed. (see Kentucky, Bama and UGA in 2009 for when this gear was needed). We can't run wide open ALL the time. Like Titz said, explore to exploit.
We still have not seen the breakneck pace out of the offense. Is that because they CAN'T or just haven't yet? Don't know.
Right now Cam is a one trick pony. He has no clue how to check out of a blitz and he struggles with the intermediate ball. MSU backed up the secondary to keep the long ball from happening, but we did not hit enough across the middle. When Cam scrambles, he does not see the field well. Hopefully he will get better at this, because he is a beast on the ground. Hopefully MSU being a step up in talent was enough to get good experience on.
You're seeing a different Cam than the rest of the world is seeing.
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Oh yeah, I forgot to mention it last night. WTF was darvin thinking on the INT that Cam threw. He didn't make an effort on it and should have gotten a hand on it imv. Unless my eyes were buzzing as hard as my head, anyone else notice that.
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Oh yeah, I forgot to mention it last night. WTF was darvin thinking on the INT that Cam threw. He didn't make an effort on it and should have gotten a hand on it imv. Unless my eyes were buzzing as hard as my head, anyone else notice that.
I did. I bet he didn't realize that safety was over the top and thought that the ball was just over thrown. It looked like he kind of gave up on it...
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We still have not seen the breakneck pace out of the offense. Is that because they CAN'T or just haven't yet? Don't know.
You're seeing a different Cam than the rest of the world is seeing.
Ole CCT just gets emotional with young QB's.....like his love fest with Garrett Gilbert after the BCSCG.
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I still think Farve threw a nice ball, although he got slammed on that interception. Drew Brees can move around in the pocket and throw a nice ball...what....wait...Aren't we talking about last nights big Vikings vs Saints game? Thats the game I was watching, was there another game on?
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Helmet stickers go to:
On Defense, none other than Nick Fairley. This guy was a one man wrecking machine on the D line; a hungry monster if you will. He has the size of two men and can snatch footballs from the heavens.
On Offense, a hard choice but I am going with Micheal Dyer. The little man has stepped into some mighty big shoes to play at Running Back U and while he has not put up gaudy numbers, he has taken it by the reigns.
Honorable mention goes to Cam Newton. While his TD to called plays were not as impressive as last week, the man delivers and is like "Cool Hand" Luke under pressure. Somebody check his pulse, is that ice in his veins?
What do you say we give Cam a new name. How about Cam "Cool Hand Newton" or The "Iceman"Newton?
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I kept watching to see where Steve Ensminger was hiding on the sidelines all night. I don't know that I have ever seen Malzahn go that conservative before in any of his stops. Then, when he really needed to stay that way at the end of the game, he gets the itch to go all fancified again. Fake reverse double pivot play-action stumble 10 guys in the backfield and one man downfield on 3rd and 1 deep in MSU territory with 3:00 on the clock? That made me scratch my head just as much as the 3 OMac carries at Left Guard from their 4 in the first quarter. Yeah, coarch...take that 150lb bruiser and run him up the gut all night.
No offense, but you guys need to study a little football 101. When your offense is inside your own 10 you never, ever, throw the football. 97.8% of the time teams will run the football to gain field position. The last thing you want to do is throw a pick and give them an automatic touchdown. Now, the choice of RB is questionable, but the play calling was just right.
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No offense, but you guys need to study a little football 101. When your offense is inside your own 10 you never, ever, throw the football. 97.8% of the time teams will run the football to gain field position. The last thing you want to do is throw a pick and give them an automatic touchdown. Now, the choice of RB is questionable, but the play calling was just right.
I just hope that the play call was the hand off and not an option. Because if it was an option, than Cam read that very wrong. Cam looked like he could have run free if he would have kept the ball...
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Cam looked like he could have run free if he would have kept the ball...
It's like you know what I'm thinking WE.
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I just hope that the play call was the hand off and not an option. Because if it was an option, than Cam read that very wrong. Cam looked like he could have run free if he would have kept the ball...
It's like you know what I'm thinking WE.
He did, but you don't know what play they called. Did they call the Belly, or Belly Option. They're run exactly the same, but on one he's not given the option to pull the ball. It would be my hope that they went conservative and didn't give him the option to pull the ball and risk a fumble on the pitch, but we'll never know. Then too, a savvy defense that is guessing right can make you choose the option they want to stop with how they react to it. Agree though, he looked like he could have pulled it and run, but we can't see what Cam sees while the play is developing, from the perspective he sees it. Easy to Monday Morning QB it after you've looked at it in slow motion a few times.
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No offense, but you guys need to study a little football 101. When your offense is inside your own 10 you never, ever, throw the football. 97.8% of the time teams will run the football to gain field position. The last thing you want to do is throw a pick and give them an automatic touchdown. Now, the choice of RB is questionable, but the play calling was just right.
Let me rephrase...I understand the runs. I don't understand running McCalebb off Guard once, much less 3 straight times.
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Question..since my suck ass loser self only watched the last quarter...did Sugar Bear play or is he still sidelined?
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Question..since my suck ass loser self only watched the last quarter...did Sugar Bear play or is he still sidelined?
He went for 158 on 3 carries.
Or he didn't.
Plus...McCalebb filled in for him nicely.
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He still has a boot on his foot. Reed was still being held out as well but she be good for Clemson.
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Let me rephrase...I understand the runs. I don't understand running McCalebb off Guard once, much less 3 straight times.
Maybe you'd have been more happy running Fumblin' Fannin, or the Fresham Dyer? Ok, Dyer I get...now...but he's still a Fr., and I know that the coaches were thinking "don't turn the ball over" not "let's score". And, Since McCaleb IS an SEC RB, he'll have to carry the ball up the middle a time or 2. Do I want to see it 25 times a game? Hell no! But, put things in perspective. You can't have a guy who ONLY carries the ball on sweeps and reverses.
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Maybe you'd have been more happy running Fumblin' Fannin, or the Fresham Dyer? Ok, Dyer I get...now...but he's still a Fr., and I know that the coaches were thinking "don't turn the ball over" not "let's score". And, Since McCaleb IS an SEC RB, he'll have to carry the ball up the middle a time or 2. Do I want to see it 25 times a game? Hell no! But, put things in perspective. You can't have a guy who ONLY carries the ball on sweeps and reverses.
I think I would have spread the field a little with 3 or 4 WRs and run Newton on 1st down at least.
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That situation calls for a lateral to Kodi and a throwback to Cam with a crushing block made by Pugh.
Wait..
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Maybe you'd have been more happy running Fumblin' Fannin, or the Fresham Dyer? Ok, Dyer I get...now...but he's still a Fr., and I know that the coaches were thinking "don't turn the ball over" not "let's score". And, Since McCaleb IS an SEC RB, he'll have to carry the ball up the middle a time or 2. Do I want to see it 25 times a game? Hell no! But, put things in perspective. You can't have a guy who ONLY carries the ball on sweeps and reverses.
I agree with Buzz, though. OMac is not built for run it up the middle three times. Cam or Dyer, perhaps. Sugar Bear would be perfect for those types of situations, so he needs to get better, stat.
I heard somewhere that they were planning on red-shirting him. Is that true?
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That situation calls for a lateral to Kodi and a throwback to Cam with a crushing block made by Pugh.
Wait..
That is exactly what happened. Are you sure your didn't watch the game?
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That situation calls for a lateral to Kodi and a throwback to Cam with a crushing block made by Pugh.
Wait..
Bubble screen to Caudle.....Championship.
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Bubble screen to Caudle.....Championship.
This man knows.
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Question..since my suck ass loser self only watched the last quarter...did Sugar Bear play or is he still sidelined?
http://espn.go.com/espn3/player?id=35394&league=NCAAF
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Question..since my suck ass loser self only watched the last quarter...did Sugar Bear play or is he still sidelined?
Nada Da-Da
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I think I would have spread the field a little with 3 or 4 WRs and run Newton on 1st down at least.
Hindsight is 50/50
Signed,
Patrick Fain Dye
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Chris Todd is gone...you need to let that shit go man!
Yeah. I'm hanging on. God forbid somebody use another player who has succeeded in the same system as an example. And that is the only AU QB that we have seen run this system.
We still have not seen the breakneck pace out of the offense. Is that because they CAN'T or just haven't yet? Don't know.
You're seeing a different Cam than the rest of the world is seeing.
I am seeing Cam from a coaching perspective. As he was scrambling left one time, Burns was very open ten yards down the field and a little to the right. He did not see him. He did NOT EVER check out of a play when blitz was showing. He does not throw the intermediate pass well at this time. He has some very basic QB things to work on.
Am I saying he sucked? NO. He is one helluva athlete. I would hate to have to tackle him. But if he doesn't fix some of these things, it won't matter how hard he runs. Defenses will load up on him. He is damn fun to watch, but I guarantee you that Malzahn is going over these same things I mentioned with him today. I'm sure he will get better. I am just analyzing this game. I let you guys know what you should have seen in future games. Don't panic. I'm here for you.
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I miss Dan Cobb
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Yeah. I'm hanging on. God forbid somebody use another player who has succeeded in the same system as an example. And that is the only AU QB that we have seen run this system.
I am seeing Cam from a coaching perspective. As he was scrambling left one time, Burns was very open ten yards down the field and a little to the right. He did not see him. He did NOT EVER check out of a play when blitz was showing. He does not throw the intermediate pass well at this time. He has some very basic QB things to work on.
Am I saying he sucked? NO. He is one helluva athlete. I would hate to have to tackle him. But if he doesn't fix some of these things, it won't matter how hard he runs. Defenses will load up on him. He is damn fun to watch, but I guarantee you that Malzahn is going over these same things I mentioned with him today. I'm sure he will get better. I am just analyzing this game. I let you guys know what you should have seen in future games. Don't panic. I'm here for you.
I think Cam is adequate in the QB skillz dept. I may be looking at it from the standpoint of my initial trepidation that he would suck in that area. He brings enough QB skillz to the table to keep folks from loading up on stopping him running. I have no doubt he could improve some things, but he isn't the typical athletic QB that can't make a read, and looks to run first. Kodi at QB, and they load the box and dare him to throw it...Cam will kill them if they do that. Or at least make them pay enough to win. I hope he improves like you do, but I think he's been a bright spot.
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I miss Dan Cobb
This brings back such bad memories. I hate you.
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I think Cam is adequate in the QB skillz dept. I may be looking at it from the standpoint of my initial trepidation that he would suck in that area. He brings enough QB skillz to the table to keep folks from loading up on stopping him running. I have no doubt he could improve some things, but he isn't the typical athletic QB that can't make a read, and looks to run first. Kodi at QB, and they load the box and dare him to throw it...Cam will kill them if they do that. Or at least make them pay enough to win. I hope he improves like you do, but I think he's been a bright spot.
Oh I totally agree. I am excited about his upside. I am only pointing out the things that I saw. I want him to be a monster. I want people to forget about any other QB. I would love to win all games he plays in, ugly or pretty. Just win.
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AJ Greene was getting owned all night.
Moseley performed well in Ziemba's stead.
The TD to Adams was fucking perfect.
Nick Fairley. That is all.
The defense gave up 7 (Carr owns 7) and 250 yards...on the road...in a conference game...with those goddamned cowbells ringing constantly. Nice effort, if you ask me.
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AJ Greene was getting owned all night.
Moseley performed well in Ziemba's stead.
The TD to Adams was fucking perfect.
Nick Fairley. That is all.
The defense gave up 7 (Carr owns 7) and 250 yards...on the road...in a conference game...with those goddamned cowbells ringing constantly. Nice effort, if you ask me.
AJ Greene loves teh Bulldogs.
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AJ Greene was getting owned all night.
Moseley performed well in Ziemba's stead.
The TD to Adams was fucking perfect.
Nick Fairley. That is all.
The defense gave up 7 (Carr owns 7) and 250 yards...on the road...in a conference game...with those goddamned cowbells ringing constantly. Nice effort, if you ask me.
Tried to call myself watching him at times, and I didn't see that, but not saying it's not true. Generally the OL performed well all night from what I saw.
Ditto the rest.
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A.J. definitely had a few missed blocks. One lead directly to a loss for Newton, and another that certainly contributed to Mario's less than stellar outside the tackles performance. Otherwise I believe the O-line played well. Especially Mosely
coming in to replace Ziemba. Pretty good for one of those fucking junior college fuckers.
Get Stephens back and I start to feel better about our defense.
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A.J. definitely had a few missed blocks. One lead directly to a loss for Newton, and another that certainly contributed to Mario's less than stellar outside the tackles performance. Otherwise I believe the O-line played well. Especially Mosely
coming in to replace Ziemba. Pretty good for one of those fucking junior college fuckers.
Get Stephens back and I start to feel better about our defense.
Word is Ziemba will be ready for Clemson. He had his post check-up and everything is fine.
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He posted from Starkville @10:30 or so via his cell phone on facebook: "We're alright ya'll...thanks for the prayers...war eagle"
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Word is Ziemba will be ready for Clemson. He had his post check-up and everything is fine.
Skreets?!?
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A.J. definitely had a few missed blocks. One lead directly to a loss for Newton, and another that certainly contributed to Mario's less than stellar outside the tackles performance. Otherwise I believe the O-line played well. Especially Mosely
coming in to replace Ziemba. Pretty good for one of those fucking junior college fuckers.
Get Stephens back and I start to feel better about our defense.
You misquoted me...fucker...
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Skreets?!?
Apparently Ziemba has Twitter and FB.
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Apparently Ziemba has Twitter and FB.
The skreets strike again, or they don't.
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The skreets strike again, or they don't.
Maybe they do, but based on those that supposedly know more than I, Zeimba is ret 2 go.
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Tried to call myself watching him at times, and I didn't see that, but not saying it's not true. Generally the OL performed well all night from what I saw.
Ditto the rest.
But do they know what we know? :)
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This brings back such bad memories. I hate you.
Oh yeah...I'll raise it.
I miss Gabe Gross
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Oh yeah...I'll raise it.
I miss Gabe Gross
I'll take Mr Gross over MR Cobb any day. At least we can say Gabes tenure produced a Major league player.