SoMs Eagle
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Ito Smith. Geeeesh. This place is dead. Was everybody here a NG personality?
BTW. Kickoff is this Saturday.....
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08-28-2017 06:57 PM |
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stinkfist
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(08-28-2017 06:57 PM)SoMs Eagle Wrote: Ito Smith. Geeeesh. This place is dead. Was everybody here a NG personality?
BTW. Kickoff is this Saturday.....
not really sure what's left to be said other than the weather may play an important factor if the rain continues to hang around....
fwiw, (IMO, nothing) there was more 'hop-a-long' speak in today's sun herald....
http://www.sunherald.com/sports/college/...93502.html
Quote:The battle to be the new starting quarterback at Southern Miss likely won’t be settled until late this week.
USM head coach Jay Hopson said Monday that he has yet to settle on a starter between redshirt junior Kwadra Griggs and sophomore Keon Howard, but suggested that both players will likely take the field on Saturday.
“I think both will play,” Hopson said. “If you’re hot, you’re hot. We’ll see how it goes.”
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08-28-2017 07:48 PM |
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EagNBran
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The excitement is honestly pretty dead around USM. I don't know anyone who's just super pumped about this year, mostly because there's no real expectations. We've got Ito and...that's basically all that's sure.
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08-28-2017 08:11 PM |
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stinkfist
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(08-28-2017 08:11 PM)EagNBran Wrote: The excitement is honestly pretty dead around USM. I don't know anyone who's just super pumped about this year, mostly because there's no real expectations. We've got Ito and...that's basically all that's sure.
dunno about all that.....we still have a few good receivers, a solid TE that never drops the ball, and a couple of other pretty decent backs at the skill positions....
we'll find two things out on offense saturday.....do we have a qb that can make the right decision a majority of the time, and can our OL provide the protection/blocking to be successful within the plays being called???
as for the defense, I'll believe the hop-a-long speakelese when I see it...
I'll admit, I'm not holding my breath on any being successful saturday....
I think KY hands our arse to us.....
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08-28-2017 08:18 PM |
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imajeep
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Glad I bought some dry ducks a few seasons ago. Too bad they're blue
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08-28-2017 08:45 PM |
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EagleFWB
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I find myself extremely ho-hum for the season.....Hate to say that, but it's pretty true.
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08-29-2017 07:50 AM |
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nastybunch
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It is in these situations that USM usually does its best...
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08-29-2017 08:55 AM |
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theheadeagle
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(08-29-2017 08:55 AM)nastybunch Wrote: It is in these situations that USM usually does its best...
Aint that the truth. No expectations usually means good things ahead. But yeah, I'm not excited either.
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08-29-2017 09:46 AM |
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goldeneagle21
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So about Griggs finger...could it be worse than made out to be? Is it the throwing hand?
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08-29-2017 10:16 AM |
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eagle04
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(08-29-2017 10:16 AM)goldeneagle21 Wrote: So about Griggs finger...could it be worse than made out to be? Is it the throwing hand?
Hard to say. Half of me thinks that it's a ploy by the coaches to keep UK game planning for two guys but he did miss practice time. The other half of me thinks it could be worse than they projected.
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08-29-2017 10:45 AM |
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SouthernMissSNu
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To be honest last season took the wind out of my sails. I was excited with Nick at the helm, Ito in the backfield, and our receiving corps. I thought we'd et another conference title. But after losing to Troy and UNCC and UNT and ODU last year after nick got hurt, having to scrap our way into the post season and our inability to smash it down ULL's throat in the bowl game when we clearly dominated most of the game have all left me cautious about this season. I think not having a proven QB or an experienced O-Line is going to hurt us worse than a lot of people think. And if our defense keeps giving up so many points and big plays, we're in for a long season.
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