It's normal to have a letdown after a game like Georgia. I didn't see Idaho, but the effort against South Carolina was there. I think we'll come out ready for FSU.
vandy and usc took huge late comebacks. we played like garbage for half the game. do that this weekend and we lose in epic fashion. we have to play well from start to finish.
Context mainly. We're in an awkward transition year. I think this could have gone a lot worse. Mullen deserves a lot of credit for turning around the lockerroom attitude as well as the scheme. He's done a remarkable job with Franks, who has 20 TD passes and only six picks.
ok, so basically you're just choosing to look at things in a different light. im not disputing the facts of franks numbers or anything else, but the future could go either way right now. its not a forgone conclusion by any stretch. most of us said we wanted to see steady and consistent improvement from week to week; doesnt have to be a bunch of wins, but be competitive and play well regardless of outcome. I dont feel weve seen that. I think weve seen a few games where the team played really hard and really well for 4 qtrs, a few games where they played like azz basically the whole game, and a few games where they played a qtr to a full half like crap and the other half very well. It just screams inconsistency to me. I also feel that, aside from the kentucky debacle, the team looked and played better the first half of the season which is why i made reference to the late season fade. Whether its injuries or whatever is pretty irrelevant to me b/c every team deals with that. The 2 complete games we played (against real teams, not an fcs cupcake) where UT and LSU. The miss st game was a win on the road but it was basically defensive. Offense did almost nothing but didnt have to b/c ms st offense was non existent. LSU was middle of the season, and we havent looked or played as well since.
Think about what Mullen has had to deal with. He inherited a flawed roster in terms of talent and commitment. We know that to be the truth. That's a bit of a hurdle to overcome.
I am too, trust me. We all are. I'm just not a hope kinda guy. And I hate comparing current coaches to coaches like meyer, spurrier, etc. but there's a significant difference between what ive seen with mullen vs those guys. In their first years at whatever school they were at, and regardless of talent and depth levels, their teams played hard and consistent week in and week out. Sure they lost some, but from the get go there was something special about those teams with those coaches at the helm. You just knew you had a good chance. I might be the odd man out but i havent felt that way a whole lot this year, and its because the team and staff havent given me much of a reason to. If we're gonna be a real contender under mullen its gonna take something close to meyer/spurrier level results, because there are guys in our conference and in the southeast that are up at, above, or just below that level and we have to play most of them during the season, and any of them if we get into the top 4. I'd probably be more optimistic if our recruiting was better, but its middling as well.
i like agressive defense, but not at the complete expense of fundamentals or sound assignment football. we got a bunch of dbacks and linebackers that have gotten pretty good at taking off straight at the qb when given the sign from choke boy, but when the linebackers actually have to cover a tight end or back or the safeties need to play coverage and defend the field it often looks like the group has never practiced or seen a passing offense before. We have linebackers run completely the wrong way or just stand flatfooted and watch tight ends run right past them, and dont get me started on the safety play.
Apparently you haven't. There are few secondaries in college football worse than theirs.
