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Ivan Maisel's piece is on Dan Mullen. |
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 uscreb |
When you say that trite fourth-grade shit in front of women, are they charmed by your wit? | #21 | ||
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Posts: 381 01/15/09 01:24 PM |
Or, are most of your species too distracted by the recent appearance of opposable thumbs.
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hullabaloodog |
Mullen also had a great quote in an article on Gene's page. | #22 | ||
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Posts: 152 01/15/09 01:27 PM |
He was talking about the difference that players make. Something like "If there was such thing as 'the best offense' everyone would be running
it, and if there was such thing as 'the best defense' everyone would run it...In the end, it's the players and their commitment that make the
difference."
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uscreb |
Please convince me that had MSU upset Florida and Tebow gave a tearful, histrionic speech | #23 | ||
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Posts: 382 01/15/09 01:34 PM |
that you and the entire fanbase of the Dawg Nation would not forever after refer to it as "The Crybaby Speech."
You guys are the one's who originated the term "Croomed" on the demise of a Florida coach. We have organized sports to vicariously live through the achievements of others and marginalize our own failures by deriding the slight missteps of others. Do I think that Tebow is a crybaby? Not usually, but that day he was. Do I respect Tebow despite my attempts to make fun of him? Of course I do... seems like a decent young man. Do I come here to irritate everyone? Not usually, I generally mind my manners, but I takes my shot when I gets them. Do I really give a rat's ass what you think? Nope and you are more than welcome not to give a rat's ass about me. |
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Posts: 2890 01/15/09 02:14 PM Literally a Cocksucker
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thunderclap wrote: That much is true. When you are going to play 3 should win OOC games per season, 12 games per season total, and all it takes is 6 to get to a bowl, then it's possible to "win" or at least get to a bowl immediately in most cases. You just may need to be prepared to tweak your system to try to get that 6 win mark early on. I always think poorly of coaches who come in expecting to run a system even if it sacrifices wins up front. If you're willing to adjust and do what it takes to win what you can with what you've got, then you'll do fine. For all he's saying, it sounds like that's what Mullen plans to do. Now we'll just see if he can do it. It's easy to say those types of things, but it's much harder to really tweak your system to fit your players. Like I said though, he's passed Step 1 in showing that he at least understands the idea of changing your system to fit your personnel. Croom never even got to Step 1 with his West Coast business. |
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MSUCostanza |
Shocking! | #25 | ||
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Posts: 7137 01/15/09 02:21 PM Post Count + 10000 |
It's almost like they spent a lot of time together or something.
Greg Byrne is the Stan Jones of athletic directors.
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MaxwellSmart |
Not like Croom | #26 | ||
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Posts: 1414 01/15/09 03:20 PM |
MSUCostanza wrote:who said he knew Maine was better on paper or whatever dumb shat he spouted after the loss. Mullen is a breath of fresh air. |
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Posts: 140 01/15/09 03:59 PM |
Maine was absolutely ridiculous. I'm glad we have a coach who will expect to find ways to win or at least tell us that he will find ways to win
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ArrowDawg |
Damn quick fixes. Seriously though, it's nice to finally have a coach....... | #28 | ||
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Posts: 3973 01/15/09 04:36 PM |
......who expects to win and won't make excuses for the next few years. The fans have to do their part too. I'm already seeing people willing to give
him 4+ years to "turn things around." Wha?????
"Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for,
protected, and handed on for them to do the same, or one day we will spend our sunset years telling our children and our children's children what it was
once like in the United States where men were free." - Ronald Reagan
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Todd4State |
I agree with Mullen | #29 | ||
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Posts: 3641 01/15/09 04:44 PM |
I think it will take two seasons max to "turn us around". I think is we get the recruits that we expect, I think that we will be a lot better than
people think next year. As I've said before, we were a kicker away from a rematch with La Tech in the Indy Bowl. It's not like we were getting blown
out every game like in 2003. And when I say that we were a kicker away, that's not even including the La Tech game which we should have won as well.
Next year I think we are going to blow Jackson State out and then we go to Auburn, and if we can pull off a win there- and I think we have a chance to do that- hold onto your hat. |
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ArrowDawg |
Whatever we do next year, I guess it'll be overshadowed by Ole Miss' BCS championship........ | #30 | ||
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Posts: 3974 01/15/09 09:34 PM |
......run. Of course that means they'll be SEC champs too. What a turnaround to go from 4 straight losing seasons to the best team in the SEC and the
country in just two years under a new coach.
"Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for,
protected, and handed on for them to do the same, or one day we will spend our sunset years telling our children and our children's children what it was
once like in the United States where men were free." - Ronald Reagan
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gdogg |
priceless quote | #31 | ||
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Posts: 158 01/15/09 10:07 PM |
"You can imagine the culture clash for a New Hampshire product who moves to Mississippi. Mullen can rattle off a paragraph in the time it takes a Bulldogs
alum to clear his throat. "
<17>n' hilarious! |
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