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I normally do this every Monday morning, but, someone jumped the gun on me. After watching Houston absolutely dismantle USF by halftime yesterday, and rest their starters most of the 2nd half, I have a bad feeling, on what will happen on our senior day. This team has appeared to enter their normal November nosedive. Out coached and outplayed in a game against Tulsa, with everything on the line. Total and massive collapse, with no leadership on the field or sidelines, to stop the free fall that began early in the 2nd quarter. This team is mentally and physically weak, that cannot be denied. Tulsa has an enrollment of 4,000, how is it their players are bigger, stronger, mentally and physically tougher than ours, in year 3 of this regime. Three years ago in this staffs 1st season, we lost to an abysmal Tulsa team, with a bowl game on the line....somehow, this latest gutpunch in the city of pain, seems much more concerning for the future of this program.

ALEX LIFESON wrote:I normally do this every Monday morning, but, someone jumped the gun on me. After watching Houston absolutely dismantle USF by halftime yesterday, and rest their starters most of the 2nd half, I have a bad feeling, on what will happen on our senior day. This team has appeared to enter their normal November nosedive. Out coached and outplayed in a game against Tulsa, with everything on the line. Total and massive collapse, with no leadership on the field or sidelines, to stop the free fall that began early in the 2nd quarter. This team is mentally and physically weak, that cannot be denied. Tulsa has an enrollment of 4,000, how is it their players are bigger, stronger, mentally and physically tougher than ours, in year 3 of this regime. Three years ago in this staffs 1st season, we lost to an abysmal Tulsa team, with a bowl game on the line....somehow, this latest gutpunch in the city of pain, seems much more concerning for the future of this program.

Well said, Alex. I too am concerned about the future. Does anyone remember how great we looked at TX ST, Tulane, 1st half of Temple,...
I don't know if its the staff, the players or both but at some point we can no longer blame Covid for our lack of intensity, burning desire, a true leader (leadership), etc. We must have had as much time in pads between actual games and full session practices as any team in America (probably much more).

I'm usually a positive guy, but after last night I am starting to feel like we not only
have the Tulsa jinx, but also the late season falling apart jinx, most teams get better
as the season goes, but we tend to get worse.

78pony, I was getting the itch to go, thank goodness I came to my senses. We cannot win in the city of pain. That would have been another long, miserable, regretful drive back from the city of doom.

BIGHORSE wrote:I'm usually a positive guy, but after last night I am starting to feel like we not only
have the Tulsa jinx, but also the late season falling apart jinx, most teams get better
as the season goes, but we tend to get worse.

Injuries have something to do with that. Losing your deep threat WR and starting LT is not a good combination. Tulsa had 11 defensive players in position to stop those 3rd and long plays and had no fear of Buechele throwing over the top of their D.

BIGHORSE wrote:I'm usually a positive guy, but after last night I am starting to feel like we not only
have the Tulsa jinx, but also the late season falling apart jinx, most teams get better
as the season goes, but we tend to get worse.

Who can blame you for that feeling, it's based on history of falling apart.

It's good the team had to bus back after that debacle, gave them plenty of time for soul searching. Or, more than likely, thinking about going fishing.

Just announced, our game against Houston will be on ESPNU instead of ESPN2. Consequences of performance.

At this point with how garbage our offense, if we want to predict a win then say 35 and Houston 28. However realistically, I saw no one out there other than a few defensive players giving max effort, I say we lose this 42-21. That was an embarrassment of a game yesterday.

Our team is living up to our school's nickname: Spoiled Millennials University.

SMU_Alum11 wrote:At this point with how garbage our offense, if we want to predict a win then say 35 and Houston 28. However realistically, I saw no one out there other than a few defensive players giving max effort, I say we lose this 42-21. That was an embarrassment of a game yesterday.

Houston looked very explosive yesterday, I hope this doesn't get embarrassing in our Triple D uniforms.

ALEX LIFESON wrote:

SMU_Alum11 wrote:At this point with how garbage our offense, if we want to predict a win then say 35 and Houston 28. However realistically, I saw no one out there other than a few defensive players giving max effort, I say we lose this 42-21. That was an embarrassment of a game yesterday.

Houston looked very explosive yesterday, I hope this doesn't get embarrassing in our Triple D uniforms.

Well a silver lining, at least they aren't a position to return the favor of knocking us out of the Top 25 like we did to then a few years back!


Message to all: We recruited Thad Johnson (WR). I'm guessing we red shirted him but why did we not consider burning that when Reggie got knocked out?

SMU_Alum11 wrote:

ALEX LIFESON wrote:

SMU_Alum11 wrote:At this point with how garbage our offense, if we want to predict a win then say 35 and Houston 28. However realistically, I saw no one out there other than a few defensive players giving max effort, I say we lose this 42-21. That was an embarrassment of a game yesterday.

Houston looked very explosive yesterday, I hope this doesn't get embarrassing in our Triple D uniforms.

Well a silver lining, at least they aren't a position to return the favor of knocking us out of the Top 25 like we did to then a few years back!


Message to all: We recruited Thad Johnson (WR). I'm guessing we red shirted him but why did we not consider burning that when Reggie got knocked out?

With Reggie out and Danny always hurt, where is Thad Johnson, TQ Jackson, Calvin Wiggins and Keke Burns?

There is no redshirting this year under the Covid guidelines. If players are not playing they either are sick, hurt, or not ready for prime time.