Simply Put...

It may not be rational, I admit, and I blame that on my anger. But I still think it was a pathetic showing in so many ways I don't even know where to start pointing the blame.
It will be a long year if the team shows up for the remaining games like they did Saturday.

gillette wrote:

It may not be rational, I admit, and I blame that on my anger. But I still think it was a pathetic showing in so many ways I don't even know where to start pointing the blame.
It will be a long year if the team shows up for the remaining games like they did Saturday.

That was the toughest runner we will face all year (unless we get to Atlanta). I saw plenty of good news on Saturday. There was a pass rush consistently. By my count there were 5 sacks of Garcia by three different players. That is great progress from last year. The transition to 3-4 was not going to be without some bumps, but to hold that team to 17 points was not a bad effort.

I see all this whining as counterproductive and borderline dysfunctional. How can we level these charges against the entire team when clearly there were plenty of kids out there working their asses off. Admittedly, some weren't, but they weren't the only reason we lost. SCU showed up a better team.

Look, if you want something to think about, do this. The next time your wife screws up dinner, treat her, talk to her, address her the way you blast this team. You love the Dawgs. you love your wife. This sort of behavior should be appropriate in both cases, right?

I have to agree with kentdaddy here. Disappointing to lose and see the wind taken out of our sails after the WE fumble, but there were good things such as the sacks, pressure, no mistakes by AM. This game demonstrated opportunities, but there were sucesses as well. I agree that Lattimore will be a hell of a back to stop and contend with for everyone, not just us. And my God he's only a Freshman!

I see where the coaches are already implementing changes in game strategy and play calling. I can almsot guarantee that CTG will work the living poop out of our D on tackling and wrapping up. He has already expressed his displeasure with making SC's RB and Receivers look better than what they really were.

I must say that I learned several years ago to not react, talk to my kids, wife or folks that work for me on emotion when anger is involved. Usually leaves holes in your rationale and regretting some things said. Feelings get hurt or someone calls you out on acting like a horses rear. (at least in my case)

Time to get after that razorback a$$!

LimeyDawg wrote:

Look, if you want something to think about, do this. The next time your wife screws up dinner, treat her, talk to her, address her the way you blast this team. You love the Dawgs. you love your wife. This sort of behavior should be appropriate in both cases, right?

This really is a silly comparison. I don't pay to watch my wife cook dinner. I don't spend money on t-shirts and hats with my wife's name on them. My wife doesn't get a free education to make dinner, nor the chance to make millions making my dinner. She doesn't make 6 figures (as many of the coaches do) to make dinner. So treating her and the team you support the same way isn't even a legitimate comparison.
A more fair comparison would be going to your favorite restaurant, which you love, and your order not being cooked right. Some people would tell the waittress it wasn't right, but they ate it anyway, but the fries and salad were delicious. Some would say nothing at all. And some would complain to the manager and want if fixed or their money back. I think we know by everyone's posts on here which camp they fall in. No particular way is wrong, just shows that people have different attitudes and deal with adversity differently.
I for one am done complaining about Saturday's game, and am ready to move on to talking about kicking some Razorback @$$. However, for a day or two after a loss I vent, and I think that's healthy for me and helps me get past it, and it gets kind of old every loss hearing people say I shouldn't do that and that it's whining or crying. If you really don't like reading it, skip my posts for a day or two after a loss. Just my opinion, back to the discussion at hand.

Good post sadlerdawg.. In my day that was called Heinz 57, good to vent clear the system and move on. There will be improvement each week. Look for a chnage in effort on both sides of the ball.

Go Dawgs