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Amen. None of us are experts. We offer opinions on what we think should or shouldn't happen - but someone with the exact amount of experience or knowledge could offer a completely different take.
Well, I just got here for the afternoon and I'm kinda scratching my head at anybody complaining at all...???? We went on the road and beat an SEC team soundly. If Jackson had not have fumbled inside the 5 on that pass catch we would have went up 38-6. Then if they hadn't have tried to hit Pickens 3 or 4 times and just pounded it in, it would have been 45-6 and nobody would be complaining about anything. They wouldn't have done that with Pickens if the game would have been close.
The OL was in control of this game. The D was fast and dominating. Zeus White is monster...that run where he ran 10 yards, then carried their entire D another 10 yards shows you how much depth we have when your 4th string RB can do that. Fromm was in control and not rattled at all. All of the talk about having no WRs was ridiculous when you have Robinson and Cook that have blinding speed.
We had some first game penalties and some mistakes, but Bama was 0-0 against Duke deep into the second Quarter. We scored TDs on our first three possessions. This game was never in doubt. That's my take...
Good take
Are you sure you're practicing what your preaching. You've read about a few things that some think may need to be worked on, and you assume those folks think we are doomed because of it.
I'm sureKirby some flaws
@TMDawg7 First thing - I'm a former coach not a current coach. I'm just a dad in the stands.
I know much of what you and others were saying last night was reacting to your frustrations.
And I agree that I could have been less of a smart ass. And for that I sincerely apologize.
After last night I realized that a game time thread is not a place where I belong. I shouldn't be reacting to every over reaction. So I'll avoid that in the future.
That being said - is your thread suggesting that no one should be able to react to another posters complaints about the game?
Our emperor may have no clothes but I'll bet his mama taught him to never leave home without underwear on. Flaws, indeed. /s
Don I got a reverse mohawk on this one. Im mon need a redo on this one
People tend to over react in a live type thread. Keep that in mind and you will be fine. You did well in that thread and wish you would consider to continue offering your insight.
Well. I think next day may be best. I have a hard time reading how we thought our defense would be better this year on the third series of the season.
Or some of the other points that were made.
I got a little smart a$$ last night which didn't benefit anyone.
Benefitted me
We all get the smart a$$ especially in a thread like that, it makes the board what it is meant to be....passionate fans discussing thier team. Hope you reconsider......
No it’s just several saying that we shouldn’t be complaining or we have nothing to complain about. I’m sure Kirby complained about a few things. As he said he’s never satisfied. I think most of us are being critical not so much complaining. Just a fan based that’s several starved and being so close. And the message that the team has had all summer wasn’t shown last night at least in my opinion.
It's also helpful to realize where people are coming from--most of us played HS ball, or have been fans a long time. Tex is talking from a different perspective, and it is helpful to consider it. Fans want perfection, and coaches are probably more pragmatic and realistic.
There was so much to be happy with last night (noted on the other thread), and there were some things to work on, too. We couldn't get the ball in for a TD after the first score in the second qtr. We settled for a bunch of FGs. We had that problem last year. We need to fix that. We also had trouble imposing our will in short yardage situations, just like last year, and also needs fixing. Ball security and penalties cost us, perhaps, two TDs. I also didn't like the play calling after the middle of the second qtr through the half way point in the 4th qtr. It perked up late in the game, I thought. It looked like Chaney was making the calls there to me (so it must be Kirby pushing the predictable approach when we get 14+ points ahead, rather than staying balanced and unpredictable). I think Kirby is trying to demoralize opponents and wear them down with a relentless, but predictable, run game. What has happened a good bit is that they load the box and eventually get us in a third and long. They got the stops and we settled for FGs. This gives the appearance to fans of pulling the foot off the gas. We had a lot of success running it, and we racked up a lot of yards. The only things we ended up missing out on were TDs. Overall, it was a good game with some very strong points. But, we have tons of work to do if we want to beat ND, AU, TAMU, and Bama.
OK.
But I can't imagine how a 24 pt in conference victory - dominant victory - some how didn't show the message that was intended.
Are your expectations realistic?
I agree I shouldn't have made the smart a$$ comments. And again, I apologize for that.
But you are going to get comments from a lot of people when you continue to make comments like you did. You certainly have every right to make those comments - and they were certainly the comments of a real Bulldog fan - not a troll. But others have every right to call you out on those comments just as much as you have in making them.
I'll continue to respond to comments that I believe miss the mark. But I will certainly try to do so in a more professional manner in the future.
keep it coming texdawg, let it fly. I did not read the thread but we like to hear from you