Kick coverage was poor, but SMU did a great job on kick returns. They were continuously out at least to the 40.

I do think that SMU's defense is much improved over past years. They were flying around a lot more. However, the stat's from the game tonight were pretty lopsided.

First Downs: 18-9 TCU
Rushing: 18/-16 SMU / 53 for 229 TCU
Passing: 17-38/240 SMU / 12-20/189 TCU
Penalties and turnovers were ...

The moral of the story is you should not lead with your head. It is dangerous for everyone involved. I saw three hits this weekend (was at 4 games) that left both guys down for too long. It should be back to the basics of tackling...head up and wrap up. Players are too infatuated with the big hit.