That's because CHF is a pretty good football coach but not a very good leader. Amassing talent he's done (with some peripheral support, it seems) but he's yet to develop that talent into a quality finished product. And he won't. Not at Ole Miss.Honestly, I think that's been part of the problem with the SEC over the past nearly 10 years. There has been a focus on beating one team instead of each team attempting to become the best possible team.
It's like in golf, you're not playing the other golfers on the course, you're playing the course. Ole Miss has had the talent the past 2-3 years to really make some noise on the national level, but they've focused so much on one game that it's ultimately cost them bigger goals.
Absolutely -Hey OM, you can't count on poor play from Bama and fluke plays to eek out victories forever, just ask Auburn.
Worth noting that while OM has squeaked out victories over Bama the last two years, we've walked away with a National Championship and two more SEC Championships...
And since you're running your mouth:
Overconfidence = we got 'em right where we want 'em"It's almost expected," Speaks said. "It's like how Bama fans think they should beat Auburn every year, it's kinda like we're supposed to beat [Mississippi] State every year, we're supposed to beat Bama, we're supposed to beat LSU. We got to get over that Arkansas hump, but ... we're supposed to win now and nothing less is going to be taken."
http://www.al.com/alabamafootball/i...defensive_tackle_were.html#incart_river_index
This shows what beating Bama means. Ole Miss thinks they are going to win the NC because they beat Bama twice. Note that Ole Miss has not won even the SEC as yet.
TUSK, while I know why you might say that, I`m not sure I agree with " expects " , if they were to be absolutely honest. I`ve lived among them and while they can be insanely and irrationally optimistic and obnoxiously overconfident, deep down inside I would question if they expect to beat us every year. CNS is deep in their psyche, and I`m not sure if they`ll ever recover.I guess when you have great talent it's hard to be humble. I know LSU expects to beat Alabama every season. After 5 Bama wins it may start to sound a little like hope, but at their talent level, we know we have to play our best. Mississippi is starting to recruit like LSU. And with their coaching, it is going to take a much tougher mindset and different approach from here on.
TUSK, while I know why you might say that, I`m not sure I agree with " expects " , if they were to be absolutely honest. I`ve lived among them and while they can be insanely and irrationally optimistic and obnoxiously overconfident, deep down inside I would question if they expect to beat us every year. CNS is deep in their psyche, and I`m not sure if they`ll ever recover.
I agree totally!!! Let's get to it in September!Only 1 way to shut up this kind of talk and that's on the field. We'll see come September...
This would be the equivalent of a player from a middling B1G team saying they expect to beat OSU every year. There's nothing really wrong with saying it but what's the point? Also, does anyone know the context of these comments? Was this a random player interview or??I noticed that he doesn't say that Ole Miss is better, just that they expect to win this game.
Yeah, I get it. If a player from Northwestern said something like this I would probably have the same reaction. But a part of me would still think something like, "I am glad that you expect to win because that is what it takes to win."This would be the equivalent of a player from a middling B1G team saying they expect to beat OSU every year. There's nothing really wrong with saying it but what's the point? Also, does anyone know the context of these comments? Was this a random player interview or??
The way I look at it is that Ole Miss has gotten too big for its britches and needs to be reminded of its place in the SEC pecking order. That is why September 17th can't get here quickly enough!Not to take his side but would you really want a guy who expected to LOSE to speak up??
To be fair, we said that last offseason as well.The way I look at it is that Ole Miss has gotten too big for its britches and needs to be reminded of its place in the SEC pecking order. That is why September 17th can't get here quickly enough!
The difference is that Bama wins championships, OM doesn't.To be fair, we said that last offseason as well.