Posted this in C2's thread but it bears repeating here:
Speaking of which...
NOOOOOORD!!!!!
This game was lost on special teams. Our typically stellar punting was bad. Our typically bad return game was bad. Eddie sending a KO out of bounds, MacArthur Burnett getting 20 penalty yards on a KO return, repeatedly failing to catch the punt resulting in long rolls (honestly, I think he’s scared of muffing the catch), bad decisions on taking KOs out of the end zone (are we ALL hoping we just take a knee every time?), and giving up the big return leading to their go-ahead FG.
There was a ton of “hidden” lost yardage. Special teams is where we lost this game. Every time they needed a score, we gifted them with great field position. When we needed a score, unforced special teams errors had us starting out in the hole.
Yes, I know we have 17 players out on suspension or injury and those numbers show up in the kicking game but that’s not an excuse for dumb penalties, poor execution by our All-SEC kickers, or failing to simply catch a freaking punt instead of letting it roll.
NOOOOOOOOORD!!!!!!!
Alex.