Once again I returned to work this week with a little hitch in my giddy-up after our fellas had an impressive offensive showing during their roll in the mud with Petrino's Pigs. For two weeks in a row now I've successfully forecast the games (not the scores), right down to the suspense at the end, and I'm beginning to think I might not be so bad at this stuff.
So, what did we learn this week? We learned that Richard Samuel might be the speediest back we've had since Robert Edwards and that he's a legitimate 25 touch per game guy. We also learned that he still can't hold on to the ball. We found out that Caleb might finally provide part two of our one-two punch on the ground, as he looked very impressive during his limited game time Saturday and showed the decisiveness that made him successful in high school. We learned Big Red is a bona fide QB and leader. For his efforts he was just awarded the Walter Camp Offensive Player of the Week honors after his 375 yard, 5 touchdown performance. We learned (or were at least reminded) that we could possibly have the best receiving corps in the nation, led by the best individual undergraduate receiver in college football, and that Orson Charles will continue to be a DC's nightmare.
We learned that Mallett might possibly be the best QB in the SEC when the Christ Child leaves for seminary (or when he's drafted in the 6th round). We learned that we still turn the ball over too many times. We were somewhat reminded of why MB was handed over the offensive reigns, though it doesn't take much to look impressive against that defensive unit. We learned the Porkers have a worse defense than we do, after being reminded of just how bad ours is for the better part of three hours. We learned DC WM still can't make in game adjustments, nor can he make halftime adjustments anymore. Sadly, we learned that until drastic changes are made, 40 points will no longer be enough to win games.
All in all, it was a thoroughly exciting game to watch, but it just went to further prove we HAVE to make some changes. I will never complain about a victory, especially one against a conference foe, but what has taken place over the last two weeks is bordering on insanity. As impressive as our offense has been (though we can't expect 40 points each week), if we only had a defense that was partially inept we could honestly be a legit top 10 team. At 10pm on Saturday night, poor Erk, God rest his soul, literally rolled over in his grave thrice and shat himself. I'm sure he is wondering what has happened to our "Junkyard Dawg" defensive days as the rest of us are. There is no pride, no glory, and certainly no sense of "we are flat out better than you" that our defensive units used to carry. What we have seen is a deplorable insult to our team and our school. If I can see it, everyone else, including our oblivious DC, should be able to see it as well. There should be no more sympathy, no more excuses, and no more Willie.
AMEN!
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