(11-23-2019 08:09 PM)Feral Eagle Wrote: Another TTT moment in Southern Miss history. 0-3 against Western Kentucky. And on a day when Louisiana Tech wanted to hand us the division championship on a silver platter. But Hopson and crew said, "No thank you...we prefer mediocrity." If in the early 2000s you had been told that a team named the Hilltoppers who wouldn't attain FBS status until the year 2009 would have a 3-0 record against us prior to 2020, would you have believed it? Last season WKU finished with a 3-9 record with losses to Old Dominion, Charlotte, and FCS Maine. They started the 2019 season losing to FCS Central Arkansas. Yet, on our home field the once legendary Southern Miss football program loses to WKU again handing the division championship back to Louisiana Tech.
USM didnt only lose to Western they got beat by a avg score of 40-18 in the 3 games and that's with a coach that played conservative as hell...eating clock. As for last years record its meaningless when you have a idiot as a coach. A young one at that. Sometimes rookie head coaches lose games they wouldnt in that first game. Conservative Play calling in the Marshall and FAU games cost Western a 3rd CUSA championship
On the bright side USM can still win the West if it goes to a 3 way tie. Beat FAU and UAB beats UNT...
USM holds the tiebreaker, since Tech, USM and UAB all beat each other and all 3 have the same amount of wins in the west. It will come down to USM having a win over FAU and UAB and Tech each won against a lower rated east school.
But if we are being honest I dont think there's much chance in beating FAU. A school that did not have a FB program before 2004. Unlike Western FAU will run up the score if they get a chance and not let a team hang around. FAU probably has the best all around QB in CUSA. And the best offense.
As for Reggie Favre , USM cant afford to buyout coaches or pay a good one...
its cheap ass fans like you that make that possible. The next USM ticket you pay for. Will most likely be your first. You sir are like a lot of Western fans that love to complain but never support the program with their money.
Speaking of those fans...looked to be about 12k at the game today and not close to 20k listed in the box score. For 5 years now I've heard about the USM fan support for home games. For my first visit ( been twice for BB) for a USM football game. Huge letdown on seeing a stadium 1/3 full. USM students (numbers showing up) are pathetic
Still love the old school look of a real stadium and not one of these hole in the ground metal erector sets. But for a football school...fan support was really lacking. Especially one fighting for a spot in the CUSA championship game. On Sr day.
Good luck vs FAU but I think it's going to be a long shot to win that game.