That became guaranteed when Mississippi State beat my beloved Alabama Crimson Tide 24-16 this past weekend.
Look, the NCAA slammed the hell out of us, and it hurts. Consequently I can stomach losing tight ones to high-quality teams right now. But there is no excuse for what happened Saturday. Sheesh, I’ve got 6-7 staring me in the face now. What is that about?
I have been Mike Shula’s advocate, and I still think it’s absurd to talk about getting rid of him any sooner than the end of next year, and maybe even ’08. But he must respond to what’s going on, and the most serious problems are on offense. There is no course to stay here.
I predict he’ll fire Dave Rader, and probably Bob Connelly (offensive line coach). I’d also really like him to stop calling plays himself, because frankly, he sucks at it.
I don’t wish to take anything away from Sylvester Croom. He is clearly a fine man, and I’m pleased that Mississippi State is giving him time to rebuild that program. I fully expect them to regularly compete in the SEC. But folks, they’re not there yet. They should have been beaten pretty badly on Saturday. Instead, they lined up, hit us in the mouth, and whipped us (worse than the score indicates, in many respects) in our house. We were never in it.
Change is necessary, Coach Shula. Recognize and act on it.
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Go Dawgs!!
Just wanted to send my condolences to the “Crimson Tide”. I have had the priviledge to marry into a family of “Crimson Tide” fans; however, if Alabama must lose a football game, I couldn’t think of a better team for them to lose to. Losing to a team that sucked and should be playing mumbly pegs would really be embarrassing! But, losing to a powerhouse, such as Mississippi State, now that is nothing to be ashamed of. So for all of my “family” of “Crimson Tide” fans, keep your heads up and be glad we didn’t lose to some loser such as Florida or Auburn.
PS…I did attend Mississippi State, so please forgive any gramaticle errors or spelling miscues.
RollTide……………………………………………………..
PPS…If you can’t run with the BIG DOGS, stay off the porch!!!