Now that we are back to playing "MEANINGFUL games" (as in, "meaningful to US"), I'm thinking these "postgame..." soul-barings (blood-lettings?) will become of necessity a regular, constructive new routine.
So: Main question after this one (and with our general thinness across-the-board, rest of this season at the very least) will be about our general health coming OUT of it, and looking ahead. We lost a couple of our best defenders in the course of that brutal and BRAVE 2ND HALF...Who will we still be missing come Sat. against Vandy? Gardner was back in by the end of the LSU game, making key tackles in the final series--a mad SUPERhero! "Step in and step UP" will be the mantra rest of the season for our D.
You can't fix everything overnight...BUT: This next recruiting cycle will be the most crucial in our modern history. Mullen knows that--lives and BREATHES it! He and his busy, detail-oriented staff/TEAM will get it DONE. Look for "straight A"s--and perhaps a coupla surprises.
One more thing ( @Escambia94, ):
With my heightening focus and awareness of roster details, last coupla weeks I have become aware of "repeating numbers" all over the place; we have a whole BUNCH of guys playing with "duplicate jersey numbers"--and NOT just obscure guys sitting on the bench, either...Often ONE of the "dupes" is a major starter (eg. Franks', and others). What GIVES, E--? Have I just been blind to a common, long standing policy? Is it a matter of, "long as they are split 'tween O and D", so that they aren't ever onfield at same time?
So: Main question after this one (and with our general thinness across-the-board, rest of this season at the very least) will be about our general health coming OUT of it, and looking ahead. We lost a couple of our best defenders in the course of that brutal and BRAVE 2ND HALF...Who will we still be missing come Sat. against Vandy? Gardner was back in by the end of the LSU game, making key tackles in the final series--a mad SUPERhero! "Step in and step UP" will be the mantra rest of the season for our D.
You can't fix everything overnight...BUT: This next recruiting cycle will be the most crucial in our modern history. Mullen knows that--lives and BREATHES it! He and his busy, detail-oriented staff/TEAM will get it DONE. Look for "straight A"s--and perhaps a coupla surprises.
One more thing ( @Escambia94, ):
With my heightening focus and awareness of roster details, last coupla weeks I have become aware of "repeating numbers" all over the place; we have a whole BUNCH of guys playing with "duplicate jersey numbers"--and NOT just obscure guys sitting on the bench, either...Often ONE of the "dupes" is a major starter (eg. Franks', and others). What GIVES, E--? Have I just been blind to a common, long standing policy? Is it a matter of, "long as they are split 'tween O and D", so that they aren't ever onfield at same time?