Is OM an example
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They’ll likely end up 9-3. It’s a disappointment but they are still a good team.
This is another example of the idiocy and emotion of college fans. I hope they are dumb enough to fire him or put pressure on him.
Not saying you. Just saying in general.
This year there is a lot of parity. Tons. Yes they shat the bed but they are still good.
Literally no one except you has ever mentioned the idea of firing Kiffin. It’s pretty obvious you routinely make shlt up in your own mind.
First question - yes. I think this would have happened to a few others if not for easier schedules (like SMU).
As far as programs like us - of course. You just have to get the basics right, and have a plan.
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They didn't have a 9-3 payroll and 9-3 damn sure ain't what their supporters thought they were buying.
Especially when they were big favorites in all three of those losses.
That Georgia win made the Florida loss an even bigger kick to the balls.
You really do hate to see it.
One would hope there is a better way, but it will still take a good amount of $$$ to compete. The blue bloods have made it that way, and will continue to do so. The programs that demand titles will put more effort and $$$ into their programs.
Those blue blood programs have one thing in common. At one time, they found the right coach, held onto him for a long period of time, which created a recruiting pipeline, won a lot of games and maybe a title or 2 along the way. Similar to how we evolved with baseball and Polk. Now they just maintain that program and standard of winning.
I would love for us to find that coach and create a winning program that can compete for titles. It's so much harder to do now. There are so many blue bloods in our own conference now to even compete for a conference title.
Those blue blood programs have one thing in common. At one time, they found the right coach, held onto him for a long period of time, which created a recruiting pipeline, won a lot of games and maybe a title or 2 along the way. Similar to how we evolved with baseball and Polk. Now they just maintain that program and standard of winning.
I would love for us to find that coach and create a winning program that can compete for titles. It's so much harder to do now. There are so many blue bloods in our own conference now to even compete for a conference title.
Without long term contracts of some sort we'll never compete for the playoffs. We have to be able to find value and lock them in or the big boys will come every year and pick off our top talent, not all of it but enough to keep us down. Expanding the roster limit just makes things worse for teams like ours and even worse for g5.
Even ole miss with all their nil got Judkins snatched away.
oh and first we need real coaches who can develop players. Our current strategy of having all our players look lost is one way to keep teams from poaching them I guess.
Even ole miss with all their nil got Judkins snatched away.
oh and first we need real coaches who can develop players. Our current strategy of having all our players look lost is one way to keep teams from poaching them I guess.
I think we will need a decade's worth of playoffs to see if it is possible for a non-blue blood to break through and actually win the dang thing. The parity shown this year may be a start. BUT, for a non-blue blood to break through it is going to take everything to go right.
All you have to do is look at the defending national champs. They don't have a QB and have flirted with .500 all season. Now they have pledged to throw record money at the QB position and NIL overall to make sure it doesn't happen again. Will it work? Winning a natty is hard regardless, is throwing $50mm at year at it worth the gamble?
Mississippi's fate was sealed, and nobody wanted to admit it then, when they failed to retain Judkins and told everybody that Bentley and running it back with Parrish was going to be the answer. Now, those 2 guys didn't even combine for 1000 yards. It's hard to be a contender when you don't have a workhorse in the backfield that you can depend on to get the tough yards.
All you have to do is look at the defending national champs. They don't have a QB and have flirted with .500 all season. Now they have pledged to throw record money at the QB position and NIL overall to make sure it doesn't happen again. Will it work? Winning a natty is hard regardless, is throwing $50mm at year at it worth the gamble?
Mississippi's fate was sealed, and nobody wanted to admit it then, when they failed to retain Judkins and told everybody that Bentley and running it back with Parrish was going to be the answer. Now, those 2 guys didn't even combine for 1000 yards. It's hard to be a contender when you don't have a workhorse in the backfield that you can depend on to get the tough yards.
Nah. They have their own version of EMSTATE and started long before pay for play.
for all the talk of parity, the top 8 is all long time blue blood programs with lots of money.
As I often say, Ole Miss's biggest rival is Karma, and it's a lopsided rivalry.
I mean, we are talking about pretty thin margins here.
If UK doesn't get that 4th and 7 with like 2 minutes left, OM is in the playoff.
LSU converted two 4th downs on their final drive to tie it up in regulation.
Muffed punt, missed FG etc vs UF
Of course these games shouldn't have been that close. But we say that because of the "pay for play" talent they acquired.
Regardless, they were 2-3 plays away from 11-1 or undefeated.
If UK doesn't get that 4th and 7 with like 2 minutes left, OM is in the playoff.
LSU converted two 4th downs on their final drive to tie it up in regulation.
Muffed punt, missed FG etc vs UF
Of course these games shouldn't have been that close. But we say that because of the "pay for play" talent they acquired.
Regardless, they were 2-3 plays away from 11-1 or undefeated.
1. Good teams don’t get in 3 down to the wire games vs mediocre teams.
2. Good teams make the important plays more often than not.
they’re a talented team for sure. But there’s something missing.
Yeah, and if Lane's aunt had balls, she'd be his uncle. We could run this same scenario for every team (well... nearly every team), and it goes both ways. Yeah they won 1 big game at home, and then at mighty South Carolina, whoopity doo. They missed Texas, Tennessee, Bama, A&M, etc.
They've lost 3 games to unranked opponents. End of story, and I'm sick of hearing how great they "almost" are this year.
*My ire is not directed at you, just Ole Miss in general. 17 em.
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