Give me your silver lining football takes that get trotted out every year

[horshack.sixpack]

and give me the reality. Example:

Silver lining: Our QB really throws well on the run.

Reality: We need an offensive line.

 

[MSUDC11]

Silver lining: Other than a couple of big plays our defense played really well

Reality: a couple of big plays is plenty to beat you and often a sign of recurring assignment busts on your defense.

This was said a lot about our 2017 defense with Grantham, which was generally a good defense but you know, the whole third and Grantham thing.

 

[Smoked Toag]

Silver lining: Josh Morgan is making so many tackles a game!

Reality: DL line sucked so that's why a safety was HAVING to make so many tackles a game.

 

[PirateDawg]

Silver lining: Our defensive front stops the run well

Reality: Our secondary allows teams to throw on us at will

 

[Xenomorph]

Silver lining: "That punter is a weapon."

Reality: Our offense just sucked balls.

 

[jethreauxdawg]

Silver lining: our play calling was vanilla to not tip out hand for bigger games

Reality: we’re not capable of much

 

[CookieMonster.sixpack]

Tell me you've watched Iowa without telling me you've watched Iowa

Reality: Our offense just sucked balls.

nm

 

[Drebin]

Silver lining: Our defense is bend-but-don't break
Reality: Our defense is on the field too long, and they're eventually going to wilt in the 4th quarter.

 

[Maroon Eagle]

That's a good one.

 

[horshack.sixpack]

I remember a few years of this. Just hoping that we were not incompetent and just holding back. I can't recall a time that was the case.

ETA: This also nearly always came after hearing stories about how "good" our defense was in the pre-season practices.

 

[Dawgg]

Silver lining: Our QB set the Orange Bowl passing record.
Reality: We were playing from behind the entire game and had to throw an inordinate amount of times to catch up.

 

[Tractorman]

Silver lining: Our offense moves the ball well between the 20's.

Reality: Our offense sucks when it matters.

 

[Mr. Cook]

Silver lining: Statistically, the Bulldogs won the game

Reality: ....but on the scoreboard, it was a different story

 

[horshack.sixpack]

My dad always said “Statistics are for losers.” and it was for the reason you just described.

 

[Mr. Cook]

"There are 'lies,' 'damned lies,' and then there are 'statistics.'"

 

[thatsbaseball]

MSU old standby Silver Lining: Well OM is gonna suck worse than us

Reality: I really don't see a silver lining to this CF