Thread title pretty well says it all:
We were everything but DONE.
Our headcoach appeared to have waited too long--the worst had come to pass and now not only were we FORCED to make that change, but everyone involved, in fact the whole damn TEAM looked, well, "shattered" was the term I used intuitively at the time--and it seemed particularly accurate and appropriate.
In what turned out to be further MISjudgment on my part I also was SURE that he was calling upon the WRONG "backup QB" to come in and take over. I thought it was time for Emory, that our future fortunes were riding now on HIM--and that we needed he and everyone ELSE to accept and start getting USED to that idea asap.
Boy, was I wrong--about that and many things!
You all saw what ensued. I do NOT have to recount the play-by-play. Young Kyle proceeded to do everything that needed to be done: Coach M called a perfect, unpanicked game from there that rallied us from behind--and Kyle Trask EXECUTED. EVERYONE in Orange and Blue snapped into "listen and obey efficiently"-mode, and we steadily brought ourselves back in this one.
It really WAS something to see.
I don't know if we can manage that for the rest of this season. I'm not even sure THAT is the rigid frame-of-mind you want from a team in this set of circumstances. I suspect that there are as many different theoretical "winning approaches" from here to VICTORY as there are different kinds of people that might be involved!
If "we" do it, it'll be done "OUR WAY"--HOWEVER that turns out to be.
For now, I will just say this: Lets ALL take a deep breath, shake ourselves thoroughly, look around, laugh--and then design a modified, flexible plan for our eventual SEC Championship and beyond!
I don't KNOW if we have all the necessary pieces, but we sure as HELL have our share! Lets go see if it'll be enough after all!
We got a new angle, a new "lease on life" here for the moment! Take it from me--I KNOW about such things from recent experience! Whatever actually HAPPENS, this is all A GIFT! Ride it for all it's WORTH...and ENJOY that ride.
I certainly intend to.
We were everything but DONE.
Our headcoach appeared to have waited too long--the worst had come to pass and now not only were we FORCED to make that change, but everyone involved, in fact the whole damn TEAM looked, well, "shattered" was the term I used intuitively at the time--and it seemed particularly accurate and appropriate.
In what turned out to be further MISjudgment on my part I also was SURE that he was calling upon the WRONG "backup QB" to come in and take over. I thought it was time for Emory, that our future fortunes were riding now on HIM--and that we needed he and everyone ELSE to accept and start getting USED to that idea asap.
Boy, was I wrong--about that and many things!
You all saw what ensued. I do NOT have to recount the play-by-play. Young Kyle proceeded to do everything that needed to be done: Coach M called a perfect, unpanicked game from there that rallied us from behind--and Kyle Trask EXECUTED. EVERYONE in Orange and Blue snapped into "listen and obey efficiently"-mode, and we steadily brought ourselves back in this one.
It really WAS something to see.
I don't know if we can manage that for the rest of this season. I'm not even sure THAT is the rigid frame-of-mind you want from a team in this set of circumstances. I suspect that there are as many different theoretical "winning approaches" from here to VICTORY as there are different kinds of people that might be involved!
If "we" do it, it'll be done "OUR WAY"--HOWEVER that turns out to be.
For now, I will just say this: Lets ALL take a deep breath, shake ourselves thoroughly, look around, laugh--and then design a modified, flexible plan for our eventual SEC Championship and beyond!
I don't KNOW if we have all the necessary pieces, but we sure as HELL have our share! Lets go see if it'll be enough after all!
We got a new angle, a new "lease on life" here for the moment! Take it from me--I KNOW about such things from recent experience! Whatever actually HAPPENS, this is all A GIFT! Ride it for all it's WORTH...and ENJOY that ride.
I certainly intend to.