Good - Bryce Young - his accuracy while running for his life, and deciding to take off finally and seeing big time success. Treshon Holden - watching him burn down the sideline and then seeing him catch and score. He looked fast and it was just great seeing him get an opportunity after I made a comment about it this past week. John Metchie - this is the talent and player we need to make a run. He looked interested, caught the ball, and was the player tonight I had hoped to see this entire season. William Anderson - made his presence felt, motor never stopped, and it was great to see him have some success. Brian Robinson Jr. - not a ton of yards or a great average, but ran hard, got the tough yards, and was a great asset for his team.
Bad - 3rd and Long for our defense. We bent snd never broke, but it's still so depressing seeing us give up third and long conversions. We won't benefit from inferior opponents later in the year and if we're giving it up now I just don't see it getting fixed. We gave up three field goals, I love that, but better teams than this won't make the mistakes Rogers made tonight to bail us out.
Ugly - the pressure Bryce Young was under most of the game. Not taking anything away from Mississippi State's defensive line, but our line had trouble yet again. Luckily Bryce is very mobile and highly accurate when he's not standing still. Just hoping we work to get better.
Extra Good - overall I felt we responded well. Took advantage of their mistakes, flashed in some areas we struggled previously, and did not allow a touchdown. It appears we'll get a beat up Tennessee team with a hurt starter at quarterback, so it appears we have another chance to get better against an opponent we should manhandle. Not ready to say we've turned a corner, but that'll come with time and a continuous showing. Feel much better at 1AM this weekend than I did at the same time a week ago! Roll Tide.