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Post by Hayes on Oct 29, 2015 14:33:20 GMT -5
As a student who had ZERO expectations their first year and I saw them go 10-2 I was absolutely amazed. Then their first year in the SoCOn I predicted their record on the nose because I understood that 10-2 was not possible with the step up in competition. This year if they can win one more game then for two years in a row I will have nailed their record on the nose because I understood that this season that VMI had gotten better, Samford had gotten better and heck I am used to losing a couple close games. The Wofford game shocked me because I didn't think we had a shot, the WCU game shocked me because I didn't think we had a shot. I guess what I am trying to say is that the 10-2 record in the PFL is great and wonderful but it has made people expect that year in and year out but does not factor in the level of competition has changed. I promise you that any other guy could not do the job Bobby Lamb has done. I am friends with a good portion of the football team and I've never heard an ill word about Lamb. What I do know is that this staff got Zach Jackson a TCU transfer and a good friend of mine to come here instead of Chattanooga or Furman because he really believe that something special was building here at Mercer. Lamb has those boys believing that they building something special. Unfortunately, you can't build a powerhouse over night. GSU is a special program but programs like APP state and Furman have a rich history in FCS football. The SoCOn is not a one-trick pony. You have great teams from top to bottom and Lamb pointed that out at the beginning of the season when he said their was parity throughout the league. Any team can beat the other on any given Saturday just plain and simple. Let's not hit the panic button just yet. I think this is the best I can do in a comment, so I think this may be a topic of discussion for the podcast next week as I feel this is something that I would really like to discuss further and get Hayes take on it. I think we could take that on... ? I guess the board doesn't recognize emojis... That should be " "
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Post by BearDownMU on Oct 29, 2015 14:34:28 GMT -5
Also, never start a land war in Asia.
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Post by clustersports on Oct 29, 2015 15:21:22 GMT -5
I think we could take that on... ? I guess the board doesn't recognize emojis... That should be " " Haha we will take this topic on. I can see it now. "Our next topic is 'Does Mercer need a new head coach?' Justin gives us 1,000 reasons why that is not the case. Up next on inside the den"
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Post by chez23 on Nov 1, 2015 15:06:22 GMT -5
Well what are the thoughts now on this coaching staff after another hear break loss......how can this be happening game after game? Are moral victories good enough still at MU?
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Post by BearDownMU on Nov 1, 2015 15:12:57 GMT -5
Well what are the thoughts now on this coaching staff after another hear break loss......how can this be happening game after game? Are moral victories good enough still at MU? You think everyone's opinion in this 5 page thread have changed because we just lost by 2 points to the #26 team in the country?
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Post by jackal on Nov 1, 2015 15:31:25 GMT -5
Citadel's a good team. I've seen Furman teams with national title aspirations struggle to win in Charleston.
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Post by chez23 on Nov 1, 2015 21:12:13 GMT -5
Well what are the thoughts now on this coaching staff after another hear break loss......how can this be happening game after game? Are moral victories good enough still at MU? You think everyone's opinion in this 5 page thread have changed because we just lost by 2 points to the #26 team in the country? No not at all.. but then again this was another winnable game , which is awesome against a top tier SOCON team , and same mistakes for this staff is costing this group wins.....
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Post by chez23 on Nov 1, 2015 21:15:00 GMT -5
Citadel's a good team. I've seen Furman teams with national title aspirations struggle to win in Charleston. Your right Citadel is a very good team which is more a concern. MU is playing great and hard yet is this staff letting them down with all the issue they seem to have each and every game? reality is MU could be undefeated.....yes undefeated this year and probably even ranked by now. Not that far fetched when you look at the way they are losing.
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Post by jackal on Nov 1, 2015 21:30:23 GMT -5
Citadel's a good team. I've seen Furman teams with national title aspirations struggle to win in Charleston. Your right Citadel is a very good team which is more a concern. MU is playing great and hard yet is this staff letting them down with all the issue they seem to have each and every game? reality is MU could be undefeated.....yes undefeated this year and probably even ranked by now. Not that far fetched when you look at the way they are losing. I think you are screaming into the wind. Everybody can be undefeated if different things happen.
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Post by chez23 on Nov 2, 2015 23:28:42 GMT -5
How many teams that "could" be undefeated have 4 losses by a TOTAL of 20 points. How many teams that "could" be undefeated have had last plays to win or tie but failed. MU is by far the best 3-5 team in the FCS.
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Post by mumd on Nov 7, 2015 20:16:18 GMT -5
So will y'all shut the hell up now that we beat the #3 team in the country? This team has played their hearts out all season long. Finally some breaks went their way. Coaching is the reason this team with less than a full compliment of scholarships and many guys that started non-scholarship are as competitive as they are. Y'all need to go pick on Richt or Johnson.
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Post by Clueless Fan on Nov 7, 2015 20:49:56 GMT -5
So will y'all shut the hell up now that we beat the #3 team in the country? This team has played their hearts out all season long. Finally some breaks went their way. Coaching is the reason this team with less than a full compliment of scholarships and many guys that started non-scholarship are as competitive as they are. Y'all need to go pick on Richt or Johnson. I thought we all agreed that Lamb was doing a good job and that to question him at this point was stupid.
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