AaronR

8-4 is not the goal, but it is improvement from last season. Remember we lost to Memphis last year. We did win the Egg bowl. Be Happy with a good ending and hope that Arnett stays! Bigger and better days will come.

Great win over a good Ole Miss team. Both teams fought hard, but in the end State's D was the deciding factor. State's O needs to be buying the D steak dinners. I believe State has multiple NFL caliber players on D such as Forbes, Johnson, Watson, Green, and Charlton.

It’s a mystery isn’t it? Maybe it’s the holder or snapper…haha

This isn’t going to be popular, but it’s how I see it. Leach was aggressive going for it and I was happy to see it. Why not? The O had been playing well the first two games. Also the D has been great. The loss is on poor execution by the players: multiple dropped passes, poor special teams play, inability to block LSU D line, and untimely penalties. Having said all this it was a tough road game and it’s still early.

You like the word they.

Coach Howland can recruit players and coach them up, but he can’t shoot the ball for them. The high profile transfers had a bad year.

Don’t know a lot about him except he had a good game against State. 8 receptions/ 107 yards and TD. Bet he will be missed at least by the QB.

Obviously I’m not in the know with this situation, but I feel this is a big insult to the available players. Third string players are still part of the Team. Didn’t they sweat and bleed like the 5 stars? The game should be played with available non-scholarship players.

Birmingham has a brand new stadium with a lot of nice restaurants around it. Much different situation than the previous stadium.

Good point. Guess I’m one of the “what if” fans as well. As a player you have to move on…

The loss to Memphis was tough and has haunted the Team all year. However, beating four ranked Teams (two away) should get some degree of recognition. Really the question is: Why does Danny care so much?

I have to agree with you on this. Mainly because Will was clearly in pain.

Like State doesn’t have it’s own revenge to play for. Everyone is forgetting State just beat aTm at Kyle Field. It wasn’t luck.

Yes, ultimately the coaches are responsible for the execution. It’s not going to happen overnight.

I believe a coaching change would be very bad for the program. We’ve already tried that too many times. Hurts recruiting and provides no consistency to build on. Patience is needed here, but that is an unknown word.

Overreacting, yes. Leach’s offense is not responsible for poor execution. The receivers have to keep running or the QB is not going to be successful. The D could easily figure out which receiver was supposed to get the ball. He was the only one running with a purpose. If you’re not the primary receiver you are still supposed to act like it. Receivers should never be watching the play!

Yes, that penalty where State player went airborne on the punt absolutely killed the Dogs.

Congrats, I don’t think anyone is disagreeing with you.

Congratulations LSU. Solid D that shut State down in red zone most of the game. Same theme all year for the Bulldogs. Mistake after mistake then try and pull it out at the end. On a positive note I do feel State has talent. They have got learn how to win.

Bulldogs will definitely lean on the D until the O can get going. I’m still adjusting to the fact that they don’t have a star RB or QB that can tear off 8-10 yards. Totally different O mindset. I mean State is averaging just over 45 yards rushing a game!

If I’m not mistaken both of State’s RB’s were banged up against Memphis. So I’m pretty sure the rushing ypg will go down from 45 ….

Probably both embarrassed and mad. Definitely missed opportunities to put Memphis away in first half.

Expect a very physical game from both Teams. MSU is mad from game against Memphis and LSU is wanting revenge from last year. Should be a tough game.

Not much you can take from this except a serious dose of humble pie. One positive is that it was not an SEC loss. This kind of game will either break the Team or gel them. Hopefully they’ll come out angry the rest of the season. What do they have to lose?

MSU O is getting used to Leach’s style and it is finally showing. I feel Memphis is playing a Team that is starting to figure it out on O and D.

LA Tech is better than you think…and so is State.

LA Tech has good players and has competed well in the past. Not sure why this was so surprising. State needs to clean up the penalties and turnovers and they'll be fine. Now Coach Leach mentioned a few players quitting. That's not OK. Need to coach that out of them or replace them.

Believe this will be a good game. LA Tech brings a lot of transfers that have SEC experience. However, State should win the battle at the line.

Obviously not focused on the season. Hopefully it’s not across the team.

In the end, you have to win games. If you win everyone will know you.