Link: Mississippi State Eyes Playoff and Another Shot at Alabama

After reading that comment, I went back and watched the tape again. They did not manage the game well in the 4th quarter. As soon they got the ball, they should've went no huddle and get the ball down there quick as possible. They would've had 4 minutes left when they had the ball... potentially getting the ball back again with 1 minute left. They are full of it. I honestly think, no matter what happened, If we had caught the ball like we should've in third quarter, the game would've been by 3 touchdowns anyway, so their argument and view is a moot point. I don't care if we play them again, we know what to do this time.

oh boy, here we go again. some teams just can't man up and move on. all this " ifs and buts," is so pathetic.

RTR91 said:

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Well Mr. Brown, you would have had five more more minutes if your coach knew how to use timeouts or get the offense moving fast.

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Agree that there was some terrible time management at the end of the game, but that was far from being "only 5 points shy" too. Put more time on the clock and Bama scores again and it ends as it should have with a 12 point difference.

JustNeedMe81 said:

After reading that comment, I went back and watched the tape again. They did not manage the game well in the 4th quarter. As soon they got the ball, they should've went no huddle and get the ball down there quick as possible. They would've had 4 minutes left when they had the ball... potentially getting the ball back again with 1 minute left. They are full of it. I honestly think, no matter what happened, If we had caught the ball like we should've in third quarter, the game would've been by 3 touchdowns anyway, so their argument and view is a moot point. I don't care if we play them again, we know what to do this time.

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I am now officially rooting for Ole Miss to beat them. it will end all discussion!

dear mr brown, you already faced, and lost, to Alabama after they had only a week to prepare and that coming off a road win at LSU.

Do you really want a rematch after Saban has even more time to prepare for you?

I would make a friendly wager just for giggles and squirts that the top four will change by the final listing; and in the doing, not only might MSU not be in the final four, they may in fact have to play someone else first.
Can you imagine MSU vs Bama for the National Championship? I don't think I could stand the whining.....

See the way the playoffs work, if you lose you go home. Why are the ms state players calling this an early playoff game???

twofbyc said:

I would make a friendly wager just for giggles and squirts that the top four will change by the final listing; and in the doing, not only might MSU not be in the final four, they may in fact have to play someone else first.
Can you imagine MSU vs Bama for the National Championship? I don't think I could stand the whining.....

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As slim as odds may be for two SEC teams in the 4-team playoff, the odds of them not playing each other in the semifinal are even slimmer (as in zero)

LOL, we had our chance for a rematch not too long ago (LSU 2011), so I am just going to withhold comments. Though it is tempting...

We make our field goal, then we don't have to go for 2, so it's 29-20. They'd be asking for 10 more minutes...

cbi1972 said:

As slim as odds may be for two SEC teams in the 4-team playoff, the odds of them not playing each other in the semifinal are even slimmer (as in zero)

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Slim - indeed. Zero? Absloutely not. Bama could get bumped from the top spot with a lackluster performance in either of two game, and maybe end up third. If Oregon and FSU win out, and MSU barley beats OM (remember the injury criteria?), they still couldn't put MSU ahead of Bama. Too much football left to be played to say "zero".
In certain scenarios, the "book-cooking" would be evident for having Bama and MSU play each other in the 1st round. I just see the possibility (slim) that it won't happen - any given Saturday...

Does Mississippi State not realize that they were playing a gassed football team in the second half? Gives us 3 to 4 weeks to rest up and prepare for a 1st round playoff match up and that half time score of 19-0 might be 28-0 with plenty of second half energy.

With that said, I still do not think that the SEC gets 2 teams in the playoff. That is why this whole committee was made up for in the first place.

MSU Football Player - Post-Game Interview:
"Well, you know, ain't nobody told us before we come over here that the game would end at 60 minutes exact. We figured it was first one to 30 points, but then that feller in the striped shirt started runnin' off the field sayin' the game was over and all. And don't forget, didn't nobody tell them Texas boys that if their QB got whacked that they had to keep playin' either. Colt went down and Alabammer just kept on a wailin' on 'em anyways. And then there's them po' ol' cajun folks down 'er at LSU. Shoot, ain't nobody even told 'em that a pushin' the other team 'round after the whistle done blowed is a penalty or nothin' - who woulda knowed THAT!?. Dang Alabammer, they is jus' not fair I tell ya!!!! Next thing you know, they'll prolly give 'em 2 points if they wuz to tackle us in the end zone or somethin'. It's prolly the fault of that dadgum REC erbody is talkin' 'bout, they's a sneaky bunch you know. I know one thing - next time Coach M makes us a come over here, I'm a brangin' me a dern tar tool up in under my shoulder pads, for shore."

If Miss State doesn't get that last TD with 15 seconds left on 4th down and the final score is 25-13. Are we even having this discussion????

I am pretty sure the top four will be different by the final poll.

The reality - they got the ball down by 12 with 6:12 to go in the game. They had 2 full possessions and only scored once - with 15 seconds remaining in the game. Why? Because in their first possession down by 12 Prescott got picked off for the third time in the game.

JMO, but if MSU got the ball again with time to score, they wouldn't have scored. Alabama's defense was absolutely dominant in the red zone on Saturday night until it didn't matter anymore.

Ran out of time? That is the kind of thinking that gets you beat again if you get lucky enough to face Alabama in the playoff. Because if those two teams play at that level 10 times, Alabama wins all 10.

B1GTide said:

The reality - they got the ball down by 12 with 6:12 to go in the game. They had 2 full possessions and only scored once - with 15 seconds remaining in the game. Why? Because in their first possession down by 12 Prescott got picked off for the third time in the game.

JMO, but if MSU got the ball again with time to score, they wouldn't have scored. Alabama's defense was absolutely dominant in the red zone on Saturday night until it didn't matter anymore.

Ran out of time? That is the kind of thinking that gets you beat again if you get lucky enough to face Alabama in the playoff. Because if those two teams play at that level 10 times, Alabama wins all 10.

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You are the most Likeable Ohio State fan ever.

To me it was pick your poison. You had a lot of risks either way.

there are some other bulldogs around here talking almost the same nonsense for two years now.