Hello HOB. I'll be following along with the CMS Show again tonight and sharing all the major talking points here with those of you who may not be able to listen in live. Show starts at 6 ET. Stay tuned...
* Win or lose, Monday is a day for addressing issues. But told the team if they prepare than hard and practice that hard, they're usually going to win. Keep those two things in place, clean up the issues, and they're going to be in good shape. Whenever a team plays this hard, you have faith that they can bounce back from a loss like this.
* Team is definitely banged up right now. You always feel it this time of year. Two SEC road games against ranked opponents taxes you for how hard you have to go at it.
* C-Rod makes such a big difference. He is one of those guys who can turn a play where it should be 2nd & 10 into 2nd & 5. Everyone is excited to have him back.
* South Carolina has been tested by a couple of really good SEC teams (ARK and UGA) and has improved. Rattler is a guy who can make all the throws, and Lloyd, the RB, is a very good player.
* Road fans really gave them a spark. Stoops continues to rave about the way UK fans traveled to support the team in Oxford.
* Stoops says he's fine with taking tough questions, knows he's not going to be perfect in all his answers, but sometimes the question and the answer don't have to match up. People can have a difference of opinion and be OK.
* Caller asks about having three NFL prospect type of guys on the same team... Stoops says that is really nice, and quickly adds that he thinks Crowdus and Lewis may be future pros as well.
* Jordan Dingle may have played his best game to date. "Just scratching the surface," Stoops said. "He's doing a really good job."
* On declining the penalty before the long FG... Fair question, Stoops said. Deserves to be asked. He thought the distance and the wind made sense to challenge the kicker. The wind was really strong. Ole Miss is No. 1 for explosive plays in the SEC. And he pointed out that there was another game Saturday where that penalty was accepted, and the offense got a PI against the defense on the next play and wound up scoring a touchdown. "Sometimes you go with your instincts, your gut."
* On Jacquez Jones' injury... Caller wants clarification, is he out for the year or just banged up? Stoops said "Thanks for putting me on the spot." LOL Says he had to lecture the team about talking about injuries today. They need further tests to determine his status. He's doubtful for this week. Just being vague about it right now.
* On the bad extra-point snaps... A fire drill is in place for when that happens. The TE was rolling out but decently covered. The other guy didn't get open, so there weren't any options. The actual snap wasn't bad. A bit low. More of a poor hold. The XP that got blocked was a bad kick, too low, Stoops said.
* Win or lose, Monday is a day for addressing issues. But told the team if they prepare than hard and practice that hard, they're usually going to win. Keep those two things in place, clean up the issues, and they're going to be in good shape. Whenever a team plays this hard, you have faith that they can bounce back from a loss like this.
* Team is definitely banged up right now. You always feel it this time of year. Two SEC road games against ranked opponents taxes you for how hard you have to go at it.
* C-Rod makes such a big difference. He is one of those guys who can turn a play where it should be 2nd & 10 into 2nd & 5. Everyone is excited to have him back.
* South Carolina has been tested by a couple of really good SEC teams (ARK and UGA) and has improved. Rattler is a guy who can make all the throws, and Lloyd, the RB, is a very good player.
* Road fans really gave them a spark. Stoops continues to rave about the way UK fans traveled to support the team in Oxford.
* Stoops says he's fine with taking tough questions, knows he's not going to be perfect in all his answers, but sometimes the question and the answer don't have to match up. People can have a difference of opinion and be OK.
* Caller asks about having three NFL prospect type of guys on the same team... Stoops says that is really nice, and quickly adds that he thinks Crowdus and Lewis may be future pros as well.
* Jordan Dingle may have played his best game to date. "Just scratching the surface," Stoops said. "He's doing a really good job."
* On declining the penalty before the long FG... Fair question, Stoops said. Deserves to be asked. He thought the distance and the wind made sense to challenge the kicker. The wind was really strong. Ole Miss is No. 1 for explosive plays in the SEC. And he pointed out that there was another game Saturday where that penalty was accepted, and the offense got a PI against the defense on the next play and wound up scoring a touchdown. "Sometimes you go with your instincts, your gut."
* On Jacquez Jones' injury... Caller wants clarification, is he out for the year or just banged up? Stoops said "Thanks for putting me on the spot." LOL Says he had to lecture the team about talking about injuries today. They need further tests to determine his status. He's doubtful for this week. Just being vague about it right now.
* On the bad extra-point snaps... A fire drill is in place for when that happens. The TE was rolling out but decently covered. The other guy didn't get open, so there weren't any options. The actual snap wasn't bad. A bit low. More of a poor hold. The XP that got blocked was a bad kick, too low, Stoops said.
