Chandler Pittman supposedly has a knee injury and could be out for a while.

teams moving from the AAC and teams moving to AAC?

Confirmed by Trevor Per Southern Miss

On this week's episode of To The Top Talk:
-Southern Miss To The Sun Belt?
-UAB game recap
-Outlook for the rest of the season
#SMTTT #AIE

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Did anyone see the report from the Athletic about Ed Orgeron hitting on the pregnant wife of a high-ranking LSU official while he was a gas station? I don’t have a subscription to the Athletic so I only saw a bit of it that was picked up Golf Digest of all outlets (but their description of the Athletic’s account of the incident is … interesting)

C-USA is about to get picked over. After this happens, I think CUSA dissolves and there is the Sunbelt, AAC, Mountain West, and MAC left.

There isn't much to be said at this point. Southern Miss football is in a deep, dark hole and it's going to take some kind of coaching effort to rebuild the program.

My initial impression from yesterday echoes the sentiment of some posts already made: the team is mentally beaten. I wouldn't go all the way and say they have "given up", but there was a visible change in energy after the first quarter when it was abundantly clear that this game was not going to be winnable. To extend that, there aren't any games left on the schedule that you feel you should win. There are "winnable" games left on the schedule, to be sure. Those games are important in building a semblance of momentum moving into the offseason. But, all of the "fixable" issues don't appear to be fixable in 2021.

Specifically, horrid offensive line play, razor-thin depth at the most important positions (student coach Smithhart is a bad step away from being the starting QB), and an overall lack of competitive talent.

To me, many of the mental mistakes we saw yesterday (and watched against UTEP) are a result of the larger issues. The defense knows full well that the offense is incapable, resulting in a loss of confidence in your only capable unit. The D is on the field far too long. Plus, big stops to get off the field can't even really be celebrated because they'll more than likely be out there again in four snaps. It's a slippery slope that seems impossible to climb.

The largest concern at this point is that the coaching staff will phone it in for this year. Now, I don't believe Hall or his staff will actually consciously do this. Hall is working with his back against the wall in many respects and is doing everything in his power to be competitive with what he has presently. But the temptation becomes to double down on recruiting and look ahead to the offseason to build towards 2022. A good thing in and of itself. But when you overemphasize the future, your current roster gives up. The confidence continues to spiral. More guys transfer or quit focusing on the next game because, well, if the coaches are looking ahead because this year is a wash, why shouldn't I?

It's a fine line to walk in a season like this. I'm sure glad I'm not tasked with turning this thing around - because it's going to take a heck of an effort to continue to build the culture and get buy-in from the guys you have right now. Hall has done that well to this point, I believe. The attitude of his guys in post-game/practice interviews and other comments in public continue to be positive - but what we saw yesterday was another step in the wrong direction. If Southern Miss football continues as it has the past two ballgames, the difficulty in turning the program around only compounds every week.

The bye week can either be an opportunity to recover and set your feet for a push in the final five games, or another step in the wrong direction.

We shoulda just waited a year and hired their entire staff!

MSU - 53,796
JSU - 53,578
USM - 21,514
MVSU - 9,200

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Arvin Fletcher was not at practice and no update was given by Coach Hall when asked. He was not listed on the 2 deep depth chart Monday and he has been injured. I am being told he is not on the team anymore (he decided to step away), but that is not official nor has Southern Miss said anything yet. He has played in only 3 games this season so he would have the option of transferring and being eligible next season.

Four members of the coaching staff are former Golden Eagle Coaches
Kasey Dunn, OC/AHC
John Wozniak, RB
Todd Bradford, RC
Bill Clay, Defense Analyst

Come out today! D1 baseball is in town covering the scrimmage. Players will put on a show!

Come and join members of BGN as we discuss the game. Does USM have what it takes to upset UAB? We shall see......

Looks like Jeremy did a pretty nice job considering covid.

Well, UAB is what USM used to be (more about that later) and what USM wants to become again. That being said, gonna be tough for the Eagles....UAB wins 31-17

Southern Miss will host rival UAB Saturday at M.M. Roberts Stadium. This represents the midpoint of the 2021 season where Southern Miss is 1-5 with the lone win at home over FCS Grambling State.

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I have heard of a player/coach, but I have never heard of a coach/player. Jake Smithhart from Pearl has moved from student coach to 3rd string QB. There are no words I can add to describe this..

Smithhart was a member of Pearl’s 2017 state championship team. He threw for 2,766 yds, 29 TDs, 5 INTs while completing close to 70% of his passes.