The Book: 2007 Football

[IHateLaState]

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The one thing that I don't see is apathy in this thread.

And whether there is disagreement on the best way to get there, the sense I get from this thread is that we all want our boys to be successful.

And that we'll all be there, rain or shine Saturday.
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Amen.....

I've enjoyed the conversation to date and I too am glad others are as passionate about the debate as I....

even tho my thoughts are universally accepted as being CORRECT the others are welcomed for consideration... however brief


J/K!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Guys we need to WIN Saturday.... our players deserve some happiness walking off the field

[CharlieK]

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Guys we need to WIN Saturday.... our players deserve some happiness walking off the field _

Truer words have never been spo....er typed....

However, as William Munny said, "Deserves got nothing to do with it....."

I'll be there either way.....

[srevere51]

_ Do you think FSU doesn't hand out helmet stickers if the team loses? If that were the
case, the team would have hardly stickers on their helmets these past few years.

Well, I am sure they still give out helmet stickers regardless of the outcome, however, I wonder if they give out individual honors in the event of a loss, Dan McDonald writes about it in the paper who has received the award. Again, my opinion, I have played football and I know that when we lost, no one wanted any award... I am extremly competitive I hate to lose when it comes to sports. If I were on the team and received an award during a loss, I would refuse it. Next weeks practice would more intense and I would try to better myself to help the team win. Again like i said before, its my opinion

If you want a player to hang around for 5 years, you redshirt them. You can redshirt any year, Freshman, Sophmore, Junior, and Senior. There aren't A Lot of Redshirts listed on the Roster.

[Corndog308]

What if the players had a 'you need to improve' sticker? wouldn't that motivate one to strive to get that off and work their arse off? I have one on the headboard.

[Cajunsmike]

_ Truer words have never been spo....er typed....

However, as William Munny said, "Deserves got nothing to do with it....."

I'll be there either way..... _

Deserving something and earning it are two different things. By all reports, our guys are doing enough during the week to deserve being rewarded but they are not earning it on Saturday. Earning it on Saturday means being emotional enough to play hard while being disciplined enough to avoid mistakes. We have not done that yet and won't win until we do. At this point, it's not a physical thing which practice improves, but a mental thing which can't be overcome easily.

[Corndog308]

_ being emotional enough to play hard while being disciplined

EMOTIONAL and DISCIPLINED should be the two words they should focus on for the rest of the season.

[RaginFan2]

Wow, I want some of whatever they are smoking.
I know we're not even quite halfway through the season yet and yes miracles do happen, but I can honestly see us going 0-12 this season.

You apparently haven't paid much attention to UNT this season. They are doing WORSE than us! Yes, I know it's hard to believe, but ... However, that doesn't mean it'll be an easy game. They'll likely view this as one of their few opportunities to pick up a win this year (as will we) and step it up a notch. I think if we can get off to a great start, a la Troy, we should be able to put this game in the win column.

[CajunNation]

_ I don't worry over stuff I cannot control but the O better start scoring points, especially in the second half. Six points per second half of football just ain't getting it done.

I'm sure Troy is happy with the win over us even though their defense gave up a huge amount of yardage. _

Option offenses are notoriously bad at finishing off drives and coming from behind.


Option offenses need STRONG defenses.

[DestinCajun]

Option offenses need STRONG defenses.

Hoss, everybody needs a strong defense but we don't have one. If we don't have an dominating offensive performance against Denton, we'll get killed like last year. It's that plain and simple - no mystery, no rocket science, no brain surgery.

[Turbine]

_ EMOTIONAL and DISCIPLINED should be the two words they should focus on for the rest of the season. _

Just like the posts on RP