The pre-game tailgate
Mom Setting up
The McDades
Mike and Francie
Mary Love feeding Harlan
The 2007 Egg Bowl
From the Sky Deck looking northwest towards Edgewood Drive
Davis-Wade Stadium at Scott Field
Cowbell Up!
North End Zone with Evil Empire Band Massing near Halftime
Leo Seal M-Club in 2nd Quarter
The Junction with views to the southwest
"WRAP IT IN MAROON AND WHITE. DAWGS WIN!"
Sylvester Gets Overexcited!
Addenda 11:20 am
BTW, Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in the classic Follow the Fleet (1936) provide my blog entry "song" title.
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CROOM'S 3 POST-GAME POLITE DISSES OF
ORGERON'S COACHING -PRICLESS!
What went through your mind when (Ole Miss head coach Orgeron) went for the first down on that fourth down in the fourth quarter?
"I was happy."
Were you surprised?
"I was happy."
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(This is a similar question as one asked before but with a slighly different angle and answered differently.-Gene) When they went for it on 4th and 1 and you had three first downs at that point in the game, did you think they were giving you a chance?
"Well, I thought that our Christmas had come early. (Laugh by the media.)"transcribed by Gene Swindoll
(http://mississippistate.scout.com/2/704800.html
Coach O's take on the same:
Obviously we all know the turning point was the fourth down call to go for it. All year long, we have said that when we have a chance to go for it, we would. It was 14-0. I thought we could get the first down and perhaps go up 17-0, 21-0 and put the game away. We didn’t get it done, and it seemed to turn the tide. We didn’t make the plays when we were supposed to. We woke them up. Basically we had them beat for most of the day, but with 7 minutes left, that was a critical decision on my part. But again, if we make it and go up 17-0. The game is out of hand. We didn’t finish, and I am disappointed in the punt that gave them the touchdown. We had them beat, and we need to learn how to finish.
On the actual fourth-down play:
We put it in BenJarvus’ hands, and they overloaded the box. There was some penetration, and we didn’t get the first down.
On being an aggressive playcaller and how much of a decision it was:
I just thought that we needed to do something to win the football game. It was fourth down and one, and I thought we could get it. At that point in the game, I thought we could put them away. We were going for the knockout punch.
On doing it all over again:
I probably would not. Hindsight is 20/20. We were aggressive and wanted to put them out of the game. BenJarvus is a good back, and I thought we could get it.
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On this being a tough loss:
It is a tough loss because maybe the fourth down call took it away from my team. I don’t know that. I make those calls to win the game for my team. We missed a field goal. There are a lot of plays you can look at. We need to learn how to make those plays.
On any deflation after the fourth down:
We sensed it a little before that. We were trying to get the sideline fired up. There was a little lull there, and we tried to make things happen. John Thompson and I were screaming to finish the ballgame. We didn’t want to let them back in it.
On possibly changing his aggressive style:
I will think about it next time. That is the truth. I made a mistake. You don't make it, it is a mistake. You make it, you score and you win the game.transcribed by Chase Parham
(http://mississippi.scout.com/2/704740.html)
"Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye," Steam (1969)
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