but this time it didn't happen. We prevailed, and old luck smiled on us for a change. Justly so for the heartbreaking loss by us last year at the rock. This victory was one of the sweetest in a long time. The excitement on the sidelines was overwhelming. Gore, Richard, and others were in a state of euphoria as the offense excelled for a change.

I believe this victory may have turned the tide for our team by establishing the all-important winning attituded. It also may have instilled confidence in some of our fans in Coach Hall. He and his staff did a great job in preparing for this game.

Several games ago, many of us thought we would not win another game. However, a victory next week will go a long way in propelling a positive manner for our team for next year. The excitement for football may be on its way back.

Even #70 only jumped offsides once.

Couldn t see much of what was happening at other end of field, but would love to see a replay of this game. SMTTT

.....to move up to the next level, our record is 68 - 94. In the 14 years since, we've been through 5 head coaches. In the 14 seasons since, we've won 3 games or less 5 times. In the 70 previous years we've had 3 such seasons. Wow!

Twins: Matt Wallner, OF (No. 14), Scottsdale Scorpions
Wallner capped a three-hit day for Scottsdale in resounding fashion, socking a two-run blast to his pull side in the ninth off the AFL’s tallest pitcher, 6-foot-10 Spencer Mraz (Rangers). Eight of the 19 hits for the 2019 first-round pick (who is 6-foot-5) this autumn have gone for extra bases, leading to a team-high .619 slugging percentage. After homering 15 times across 66 regular-season games with High-A Cedar Rapids this year, the Forest Lake, Minn., native has lifted off six times during 17 Fall League outings.

The coyote got hit by his own piano!

The Golden Eagles have faced a rude awakening on the hardwood since securing their season opener.

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Way to go Eagles!

Well, can the Eagles pull put a win? It should be interesting to watch.....

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The interview is JMU orientated as it is from a Virginia TV station.

He has previously announced his commitment to play baseball at Southern Miss. Accounted for 50 TDs this year (30 passing, 20 rushing). Has there been any change I his commitment?

Two games remain in another edition of the Long Season for Southern Miss football.

The Golden Eagles are 15.5 point underdogs to Louisiana Tech ahead of the second-to-last opportunity to notch a conference win in 2021 for Will Hall.

That number is worth mentioning, but does it really matter? Well, no. The predicted spread was 30+ in favor of UTSA last weekend in a game that Southern Miss was in position to win in the last half of the fourth quarter.

Against one of the best G5 teams in the country, I saw one of the more creative and innovative game plans I've ever seen in college football. It'll be more of the same tonight.

The Calvary, as Hall aptly dubbed it earlier this week, will run in and out at "quarterback". The best athletes available will touch the ball on offense and aim to put the ball in the air in one on one situations on the outside.

It worked at times last week and was certainly better than the other option of using what Hall has in the cupboard for a traditional offensive look. That hasn't worked, and it won't in these final two games - so why not elect for pure chaos in hopes of giving yourself a chance.

Can Southern Miss win this game? Sure. But there a few things that must happen.

The Bulldogs are a bit of an enigma in 2021. The record of 3-7 is indicative of a team that's been bad throughout the schedule, but they lost heartbreakers to 3 high-quality opponents in Mississippi State, SMU, and NC State. Plus, 2 conference wins vs. North Texas and Charlotte sandwiched around a 5-game losing streak.

The defense is bad - ranking 240th in scoring defense, 234th in total defense, and 252nd in passing defense. The offense is a good bit better, showing the ability to score efficiently at times - particularly in the passing game.

However, when Tech and Southern Miss meet, you can usually throw statistics and box scores and expect a competitive game (see: 2020 w/ Scotty Walden on the sideline).

On top of such a wacky offensive attack (that La Tech will have film on), the defense has to come big again. Coach Armstrong's group was just as big of a factor in Southern Miss having a chance to win late as the offense was. It'll take another big effort from that side of the ball. The Louisiana Tech offense is significantly less talented than UTSA.

Lastly, as is always the case and has so often prevented USM from winning in 2021, turnovers matter. With a chance to expand the lead, tie, or put pressure on the Roadrunners late in the game last Saturday, Southern Miss turned the ball over. In fact, 4 of the last 5 possessions for the Golden Eagles ended in some sort of a turnover in that game.

Even keeping the turnover margin at -2 or lower would be a big win tonight and should give Southern Miss a chance to get conference win No. 1.

To be sure, it'll be a strange game. But a strange, messy, infuriating contest that Hall & Co. has an opportunity to win late is the best that can be hoped for at this point. I expect that to be the case in Ruston under the lights at Joe Aillet Stadium.

The question remains, can the battered and broken Eagles limit the game-breaking mistakes enough to walk off the field a winner for the first time since September 11th? They haven't yet, but the beauty of competition allows them another shot tonight.

Is Eagle Hotline not on tonight? I can’t find it

Before I ask when does baseball start could someone tell me? If we ever take a look at the recruit before we give him a scholarship? Are we really trying to recruit players that can shoot FGs and three-pointers? If we are then someone, has to be smoking the devil's lettuce. Going 3-16 from the 3 pt line and 33% from the field. I thought the team had practiced thousands of shots this Summer. Just imagine what it would be like if they didn't practice. Are we trying to set an NCAA record for turnovers?

I believe we are going to compete with MTSU for the bottom in the conf. again this year. I think they won last year's battle. But, at least we found a good big man. Now, I will ask when does baseball begin?

The interview is JMU orientated as it is from a Virginia TV station.

Seven quarterbacks later, head coach Will Hall has turned to his top playmaker and an archaic offense to recharge Southern Miss down the stretch.

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If USM can hold on to this young man, he could be a special player in Hattiesburg. Brayson Hubbard is Mr Football for 6A in Mississippi and committed to play USM Baseball for 2023.

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Snap counts are communicated by sounds, prescribed timing patterns and other signals. All of these start with the coach and move through the signal caller (QB.). For offense, it is more complex than seeing the ball move at snap.

I have been rough on the o-line.

I have wondered how difficult matching the snap count from 9 different signal callers must be.

Out-of-synch is BAD.

Move too fast, penalty

Move too slow tackle for loss (sacks)

Uncertainty leads to major advantage for the D-line and blitzing players.

Are we vastly underestimating how difficult the o-line has had it this year?

Why would we not play players that are and have been all of their time. Getting a player one week of practice at QB is not smart. The cadence is off and of course the line will move having to work with so many QB. Is this will hall's way of getting the real QB's to transfer out. The team is an embarrassment already so why make us the laughing stock of all college playing non QB's.