2nd Scrimmage

Apparently MState's offense was better in the second scrimmage held this past Saturday, not that it's saying a whole lot. Still, one shouldn't argue over any improvement at this point no matter how minute. Henig was 12-20 for 168 yards and 2 TDs, much better than his first scrimmage performance. Dixon ran 31 times for 145 yards. Now I don't know what OL he was running behind and what defense that came against, but that is a world better than the first scrimmage. I like the fact that Dixon can handle 30 carries.

Perhaps this team is getting a little better on offense. Could we be improving from horrible to just plain bad? It's possible. They better be improving because last year they sucked and sucked bad. When your running back goes for 257 yards against Houston and you score just one TD, a long run by said running back, it pretty much sums up your offensive ineptness. This offense has to move the ball and allow the defense to rest. Last year the D was hung out to dry again and again throughout the season. Despite this, the defense played hard most of the time and held their own. They cannot do it alone, they need help. They need rest. They need field position. They need the offense to score. They don't need 3 and outs or turnovers. I am, however, sticking with my prediction of 4 wins. I refuse to truly buy into any more pre-season optimism after the last 5 years. I'll believe it when I see it.

In other news, I beat Mario 3 over the weekend. I forgot just how fun that game was.