Hindsight is 20/15, but last years team should have won 9 games in the regular season, even though I was not disappointed with 8-4
Arnett's Job Performance So Far
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Yep....the only thing I look at. He is currently 1-0 at MSU. Nothing more and nothing less.
No, they shouldn’t have. All 4 losses were by multiple scores. Just because we got up on LSU does not mean we ‘should’ have beaten them.
We had two wins with closer scores. You can’t have it both ways.
I can have it my way according to Burger King. LSU was not a really good team when State pissed that game away early in the season, and UK was mediocre at best from start to finish. State was PUTRID against Kentucky. Ole Miss was in a free fall at seasons end. AU was a dumpster fire. Arkansas is our beotch. TAMU sucked. Nevertheless, winning the golden egg and the bowl game resulted in a very nice season. I was pleased
I like Keenum, but I doubt his promoting Zach as HC had anything to do with "extending grace". I think he realized we did not have near enough time to conduct a search and secure a better candidate in time to save recruiting. He also knew Arnett is a hot commodity who would no doubt have received other offers and with the guy who hired him gone, would have even less reason to stay.
Keeping Arnett was important. Getting an HC in place rapidly was important, in particular with a potential NIL bloodbath and signing day looming. Promoting ZA was the only way we were gonna be able to do both.
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I agree about slowing down, but let's not forget that 8 and 4 team was the most talented defense MSU has ever had and should have won double digits.
Hey pal, that wasn’t 2 measly field goals against Bama…that was a damn touchdown.
You responded to my / a post that I didn't write. I musta made an error as it was written by someone else.
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If you were satisfied and not disappointed (underwhelmed) about all of the things I listed then you have extremely low expectations. If you want to sit there season after season marking AL, GA, usually LSU, usually FL, usually TN, as losses before the season and being happy w/ the performances I discussed, knock yourself out then if that makes you happy. Then that leaves AU, KY, AR, as toss ups you may be happy about one year and disappointed the next. That leaves you w/ being overwhelmed w/ glee about beating AZ, Memphis, E TN St, and Bowling Green, congratulations.
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I’m looking at the schedule in 2023, if you apply your same high standards to arnett , you are going to be screaming for the guy to be fired after one season. You think last years 9-4 was awful under Leach Right ?
Well we start out with LSU, Alabama, at South Carolina,at Auburn, at Arkansas, at Texas a&m, So you may want to lower your high standards or get good at making excuses.
I haven't said one word about them being awful or anyone being fired, not one, your words not mine. The word I used was underwhelmed. If you need a further explanation for 9-4 and underwhelmed I will say I was bored with the so called "Air Raid" for 3 seasons, disappointed in their up and down performance from week to week and even half to half. I was underwhelmed w/ receivers (as was Leach, see chairs being folded on sideline and him talking about little hands and arms) I was bored w/ dump passes to receivers out of the backfield and getting 4 when we needed 8. It's been painful to watch week after week, season after season. Its better than getting beaten but its far from fun or entertaining to watch. I'm done, you're obviously a 'glass half full so lets celebrate because we have something to drink' guy and I'm disappointed because half the glass is gone but it should have been fuller than it is.
According to USA today we had the number 5 SOS for 2022.
LSU finished 10-4 and with the #3 SOS
Kentucky finished 7-6 with the #16 SOS
According to https://www.teamrankings.com/college-football/ranking/schedule-strength-by-other
We had # 11
LSU had # 5
Kentucky had #32
Were Kentucky and LSU dissapointing? Yes, but if 9-4 is "underwhelming" to you, i'd hate to know how you feel about most other seasons.
I mean was 2014 underwhelming b/c of Ole Miss and Georgia Tech?
Mississippi State fans can't get out of their own way.
Agree with you and @Maroon Eagle here
We are the living embodiment of "managing chaos" right now -- which is impressive given the fact that the MSU culture thrives on stability and the "knowns." There are things happening - both seen and unseen - that make this a difficult for me to say "I expect a record of ______" or some other potentially subjective metric.
I'm watching for other intangibles that demonstrate the architecture of a sustainable program for the long haul. So far, I like what I see from all sides - coaching, players, and the administration.
We have been playing football for 118 years. We have won nine or more games in 10 of those years. I’m not going to be underwhelmed when we do something for only the 10th time in 118 years.