Confession time - I turned off the game towards the end of the 3rd quarter. That is the first time I can remember doing that in such a long time. Normally, I would continue to watch as the players would continue to fight. This wasn't the case on Saturday night. Not only did the players quit, but the coaches completely gave up as well. On most days after a loss, I would think about what went wrong, what went right, and if the problems can be addressed. 

Offense:
Longo was a ridiculous hire and should be fired. Frick you Freeze for hiring him in the first place! When Longo was first hired, I remember reading him bragging about only having 28 plays, but then after looking up game results, I saw where his offense got completely shut down when facing teams of equal or better talent. And that is what we're gonna be facing for the entire year with him. Also, did I read right that he said that he may simplify the offense? 

Offensive line play continued to be a dumpster fire. Shea ran for his life the entire game (once again) behind a line that has managed to have gotten even worse than what we've seen previously. 

Speaking of Shea, in the last two games, he's been sacked 10 times and thrown Pick 6's in each of those games. The kid has a ton of talent and potential, but he doesn't have a team around him. He has a bunch of individuals that simply don't care. Look no further than Lodge not giving a damn about that INT and just totally giving up.

I want to say kudos to Jordan Wilkins for rushing 101 against Alabama until I remember it wasn't all against their 1st string. But, I have always thought Wilkins has tried to run hard each time - he just can't ever find a hole 99% of the time with that sh*tty OL. 

Defense:
I just don't know what to think. McGriff is working with considerably less talent on this side of the ball than what Longo has on offense. It's glaringly obvious that we do not have SEC talent on defense. Maybe we can now forget about the hype around Marquis Haynes, who didn't record a single stat against Alabama. We gave up 365 yards on the ground, 248 in the air, and 66 total points. And this wasn't all against Alabama's 1st string. Did I read correctly that the 66 points was the most Ole Miss has ever given up in program history? 

Special Teams:
I hate the rugby punting crap. 

Coaching:
Every single one of them should be fired. If Luke's fat ass had a backbone, Longo would be fired already. Luke should be fired as well, but who is gonna fire themselves, right? I saw a team come out and play scared (especially starting the 2nd half). I've witnessed players completely giving up in a game before - these are typically 18-22 year old kids we're talking about. But, watching coaches themselves quit halfway through a game is a first for me in my 41 years. 

The game plan against Alabama was.......non existent. It looked like the plan might have been to just play fast on offense with tempo (which is what I wanted to see), but that was abandoned quickly. I'm not sure what the plan of attack was on either side of the ball. The OL never gave the receivers time to "find the open space" and Shea was getting hit constantly. The defense continues to be unable to pressure the QB or disrupt the LOS.

Say what you want, but Freeze's teams never sh*t the bed like this - and I bet if he was still HC and banging his prostitutes on the side, that the score how have been more respectable, and we sure as hell wouldn't have lost that Cal game. 

Officiating:
Look, officiating didn't have any outcome on this game. Let's get that out of the way right now. But, I couldn't help but think that there was some sort of side bet or incentive for them to try to get a targeting call in against us. The two times they called targeting on the field, it wasn't even close. There had to be some sort of side bet/wager on Ole Miss getting called for targeting for those calls to be made.

Those are just my thoughts. We might win one more game this season if we're lucky. 

Last edited by MeridianOMRebel (10/02/2017 7:48 am)