Always stick with your "gut"--old betting-tip from an old (somewhat reformed) bettor.
Anyway, you came in with a better , more realistic grasp of this team's chances than I did. In my own defense, I hadn't yet realized the extent to which Meyer & the Nameless One had screwed-the-pooch recruiting-wise the last couple of years, or the degree of selfishness, gutlessness and lack 0f self-discipline that characterized even the talented players on this squad. Make no mistake, had either of these realities NOT been at work, we win 2 or 3 of those post-'Bama/LSU games, and this season at least LOOKS a lot better. Ah well--woulda shoulda coulda, and all that. No use cryin' about it now (guess I've done enough of it the past month or more).
You're right about another thing though, too, SP. the Moles HAVE shown their soft under-bellies again with last week's performance. They'd already booted their "Big Come-Back Season" earlier in the year, recovered some balance and reeled off a string of timely-if-unimpressive wins, but that last game should tell everyone (including our guys) that they are eminently BEATABLE.
As I've said before: I don't trust MY "gut" anymore, not THIS season. My head and heart don't dare to hope; too much pain and disappointment already. Call it what you like, though, I just can't completely deny this feeling: even beat-up, short-handed, under-sized and depth-challenged, I can't quite shake the idea that we might just have a "puncher's chance" against a team that is looking inward, questioning itself, instead of worrying about "that cross-state team having a down year", like it ought to.
