This weekend is important for lots of reasons, this being one.
100% at risk. And if we don't make a bowl with this experienced roster - we definitely aren't making one next year as well.
Oh hell yeah and it would look TERRIBLE for Arnett given the talent cycle he inherited. Slow mo joe did at least manage to win 8 games with what he inherited from Mullins and his offense looks 20 times better than this one.
Here's a hint for you younger ones. The Felker and Croom years were exactly like the last 3 weeks have been. Except without the good 1st quarter vs Arizona. And they lasted for 5 years each.
A good basketball team is definitely new territory for me, I can only remember as far back as the awful Rick Ray years... As far as football goes, I've heard plenty of horror stories (i.e. "The Maine"), and South Alabama was probably the equivalent to the Maine game to me. Other than that, I have been pretty spoiled with football luck, although I cannot remember any time in my life when we have beaten Bama... and it's not looking very promising this year either.
I lived through Charlie Shira in the 1960’s. If I remember correctly we had a couple of ties but went 3 years without winning a game. We finally kicked a late field goal to beat the Richmond Spiders 17 - 14 at Scott Field. I was a kid but literally saw adult’s crying after the game. We also had some years where we won 1 or 2 games. Finally Bob Tyler came along and eventually made us competitive. While everyone is frustrated I assure you that used to be much worse. When I was in the 4th grade, we beat UM in Oxford ended an 18 year losing streak to them. That was in 63 I think. Played in and won the Liberty Bowl that year. It was our first bowl since the 1940’s. Stuff like that helps us older fans gain perspective these days. We don’t like it any more than anyone else, but life goes on and you can’t let sub par football make you miserable. You only get one life, don’t waste part of it agonizing over football, which you can’t personally fix anyway. Just food for thought from an older fan.
I gotta think 2 wins can be found in the remaining SEC games to go along with the 2 more out of conference games.
Right... I think as it stands right now, we pick up WMU and USM, then hope to get two out of UK, Arky, USCe, TAMU, Aub, and OM.
I know it's not a popular opinion here, but I would rather the team make the Sam's American Choice Old Roy Dog Food Bowl or whatever than not make a bowl at all.
I used to be the same way, I'd watch any of them if it was football, but, I've found as I've gotten older there are better past times I enjoy than watching Minnesota St. play Western Northern Utah in the Pin Stripe Bowl on a baseball field in Yankee Stadium in snow in late December
Hayden Fox is going to have that team ready to play.***
Him, Dauber and Luther would have us rolling right now!
I just think the streak is cool. It shows a level of consistency over 14 years that less than 10 other teams have enjoyed.
I agree. I'd certainly rather have it than not have it, even if we've had to beg, borrow, steal, and graduate players to keep it.
This is a take I completely disagree with. If you don't think making bowl games matters, then let me know how you feel if we go 6 or 7 years without making one, or only have one winning season in 10 years (2001-2009).
I’ve seen no evidence so far that practice has resulted in anything resembling competent play. What makes anyone think that extra practice will produce improved results with the current coaching staff?
Agreed - i will take any bowl game over no bowl game.
What if I told you a story about a team where the defense only allowed 3 points all 17ing game and the defense scored 2 points? I would bet that there would be nothing I could say that would convince you that that team lost the game.
