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Comments
It seemed that on fumbled punt, McConkey must have been told that he had been taking too many fair catches. There really was no reason for him to try and run that one back. But after that play, he looked to be shying away from contact. He certainly short-armed that attempt in the end zone.
I'm not sure what McConkey's best game so far was, but I'd expect without those miscues, this could've topped his best previous game. Looked like a lack of focus, and he seemed to be hearing footsteps on the TD drop in the endzone.
He and the rest of the team likely needed this kind of game. Anti Rat-Poison.
There's no way around it, the Dawgs were most definitely off their game, but the big question is why? Noon game, listening to all the rat poison, etcetera, etcetera, or could it actually be that Kent State has a pretty good team? I'm not sure whether the Dawgs just had an off game because of another ridiculous noon start, perhaps being a little too overconfident and played that way, nevertheless, I am absolutely positive Kent State has a good team. In fact, as some have already alluded to, I believe Kent State would have beaten Samford and the SC gamechickens.
Still, I had no doubt about the outcome of the game, even after all the **** mistakes, missed opportunities and blown defensive plays, the Dawgs responded, and to my mind never looked like they were in jeopardy of losing the game at all. Just the same, I think the Dawgs needed a adverse game like Saturday's to remind them to play every game like it's the Natty.
However, despite all the problems during the game, I'm still convinced the Dawgs can beat anyone this year and will definitely be a CFP contender. I also believe the Dawgs will run the board, win the SEC Championship and will win back-to-back National Championships. I'm betting Saturday's game will be exactly the medicine the Dawgs needed to light a fire under them. In fact, if I were the Misery kitties, I certainly wouldn't be looking forward to Dawgs neutering them, and then burying them in their own litter box.
GO DAWGS!!!
Yes, it was a sloppy game, but this was the 1st time the D faced the spread and an uptempo offense. This actually was a good thing. They got a chance to play against it and learn what to do to stop it in future games (Tennessee especially). Kent St. is a good team., picked to win their conference. This is precisely what Kirby wants: a chance to show the team the importance of playing to the standard. Believe it or not, this game will really help them down the road.