Mississippi State Bulldogs v. Auburn Tigers: The Morning After
by The Bruce Dickinson on Sep 13, 2009 10:48 AM EDT
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PrintI watched this game via the ESPN Scorecenter App on my iPhone from my brother's wedding reception last night. I have it on DVR back in Birmingham, and I am currently contemplating whether or not I will actually sit down and watch it.
It seems like our defense really screwed the pooch on this one, allowing Auburn to drive down the field in 5 drives of 70 yards on their way to 300 yards rushing against the Bulldog defense. Coach Mullen even acknowledged that that is not Mississippi State defense:
"They had a couple of big ones (mistakes). We missed a couple of big plays and Auburn threw a couple balls up for grabs. Our guys were just inches away. As that went, we lost a bit of momentum and our offense had a couple of herky‐jerky drives. We weren’t able to keep our defense off the field and that’s a big, big contributing factor to that as well."
So, with that said, here is what everyone else is saying about last night's game - The Morning After:
Rusty Hampton chimes in from the Clarion-Ledger with a look at the game last night.
If the Bulldogs don't improve defensively on what happened here Saturday at Jordan-Hare Stadium, it could be a rough first season for the 37-year-old coach and MSU fans who bought tickets in record numbers.
Also, from the Clarion-Ledger:
- Veazey has his Talking Points from last night's game, continuing the thread that the defense was the weak link.
- Veazey also says that Anthony Dixon's performace was a silver lining.
Track 'Em Tigers has a good recap of the game from the Auburn perspective.
There are plenty more post-game articles out there, but we are about to get on the road back home. I will have more later tonight.
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I am honestly not sure what to take from the game
I am an Auburn fan and would like to say that the future looks good for both teams. Mullen got some great talent in last year and will bring in more this year. With that said, Auburn’s offense looks great so far on the ground and solid in the air. But is this due to bad defenses that we have played or is it due to just good playcalling and execution?
Miss State will hang some points on some people before the season is out, Dixon finally came back and already looked pretty good, your quarterbacks will get better with Mullen there to help them along.
Personally, I am happy that gone are the days of no offense in this series. While I don’t want to see 80 points scored between us, yesterday was much more fun to watch than the 3-2 bore fest last year.
Good luck to you guys for the rest of the season, I think you will be pleasantly surprised as to how good you guys will be before the season is done.
i enjoyed the 3-2 game
i was there and felt privileged to watch the defense
but yeah, a little more would be nice lol
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