Texas
The decision Jeff Lebby regrets most from Mississippi State’s blown 17-point lead vs Texas
STARKVILLE — Two days after Mississippi State football’s blown 17-point lead against Texas, coach Jeff Lebby has one decision he’d like to redo.
The Bulldogs had a third-and-6 at the Texas 42-yard line with 50 seconds remaining and the game tied. Lebby, MSU’s second-year coach, wishes he would’ve called one of his two timeouts before the third down after quarterback Blake Shapen rushed up the middle for a 4-yard gain.
The Bulldogs (4-4, 0-4 SEC) lost 45-38 in overtime to the Longhorns (6-2, 3-1) on Oct. 25 after leading by 17 points in the fourth quarter.
“It was incredibly conservative not wanting to give the football back to them,” Lebby said at his Oct. 27 news conference. “It’s not who I am, and that’s the one I’m going to hang on to and learn from more than anything. I probably should’ve taken a timeout, bring them over and talk about it.”
The third-down play ended in a loss of 8 yards after Shapen fumbled. Mississippi State was forced to punt, before ultimately losing.
It resulted in MSU’s fourth straight loss and 16th consecutive SEC loss before its Week 10 game at Arkansas (2-6, 0-4) on Nov. 1 (3 p.m., SEC Network).
“I loved our third-down call,” Lebby said. “You go back and you watch the tape, it’s frustrating. Blake’s going to throw a check down in the flat to Davon (Booth) and the tip of the ball hits his thigh pad and the ball comes out. He’s going to complete a ball from me to you, and we were going to gain 20-25 yards, call a timeout and go kick a field goal. That’s this game. Those moments are crushing, but I want that back in a big way.”
How Jeff Lebby assessed his timeout strategies
Despite the regret from the Texas game, Lebby said he thinks he’s overall done a good job with decision-making regarding timeouts.
It’s a fair question for the first-time head coach who was an offensive coordinator for five seasons before being hired by MSU. The Texas loss was the second straight game where Mississippi State failed to take the lead while possessing the ball in opponent territory with under two minutes to play.
“I think where people see things a little differently is guys who have been coordinators and calling plays, you’ve always had to deal with the situations because you have the ball and you’re in control,” Lebby said.
“Whether you’re calling a timeout, trying to gain 6-8 yards from a field-position standpoint going back now two weeks ago, whatever it is, you’ve been in control of the football. You’ve had to deal with the situation.
“So from a situational standpoint, I think we’ve been really clean. I hate that I didn’t take the timeout after second down because it was way too conservative.”
Sam Sklar is the Mississippi State beat reporter for The Clarion Ledger. Email him at ssklar@gannett.com and follow him on X @sklarsam_.
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A man in Texas, suspicious about his newly acquired truck, decided to take a look inside. To his surprise, he found a GPS tracker that was monitoring his every move. As expected, people online reacted as they normally do: a collective meltdown.
The man in question is none other than David Allen, also known as ToTouchAnEmu. He is a very popular content creator who has over 9.8 million followers on TikTok alone.
And while he shares a wide variety of content, one of his latest videos addresses this apparent breach of privacy. He detailed how he was surprised and overwhelmed as he went through the terms and conditions after purchasing his new truck.
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His dealer had signed him up and paid for a one-year subscription to CarRx, a platform and mobile app that monitors vehicles’ data. David, however, was not too thrilled to find out exactly what that meant.
Tracking Everything
For starters, he showed that, under the terms and conditions, CarRx would sell all collected information to third parties. David was not too worried about that.
Instead, he showed all the data that the platform collects from vehicles. Understandably, he was shocked.
Monitored information includes the car’s VIN, mileage, oil and battery status, fuel, and charging history. The platform can also track a vehicle’s location, speed, crash detection alerts, braking events, and even camera image and sensor data.
Finding the Tracker
David, still astounded by the revelation, knew that something was fishy. He asked, “I start thinking, how do they know all that information about my car if they don’t have some sort of GPS tracker on it?”
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And to no one’s surprise, and thanks to a Google search, it turns out that there was, in fact, a tracker installed in David’s truck. And not willing to let it slide, the man got to work immediately.
The Texas man searched for the tracker near the OBD port. He noticed a Y-cable right below it and found the tracker connected to it. The tracker had an IMEI, meaning that it had a SIM card in it, so tracking is pretty much a guarantee.
Viewers React Accordingly
Of course, David’s video caused a multitude of reactions. Some took issue with how he labeled his SUV a truck, but most viewers were worried about their privacy.
“We need data privacy laws stat!” one said. Another one commented, “This isn’t new, unfortunately. I used to work for GM; they track everything. In real time.”
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The latter comment seemed to echo the majority of reactions. Other users, former car dealership employees themselves, said the exact same thing.
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