CNNSI's Stewart Mandel's 7/9 Mailbag

[Nacho]

UT accusing SMU is the pot calling the kettle black

The DP proved that SMU can win and win BIG. All you need are great players and good coaching. Hopefully JJ can prove this again except that in his case he is a great coach. I'm not sure that Meyer (as much as I like him) and Collins could be called great.

[SmooBoy]

So sick of hearing about the freakin DP.

Please June. Save us from it.

I get tired of hearing about it too. But it will never go away, and JJ cannot fix it. Even if Jones takes us undefeated to the Sugar Bowl one of these years, we will hear about the DP even more, not less. * We are stuck with this stigma for life, whether we like it or not, so we'd might as well just come to terms with that.

*Edit: Only difference is...we won't care, cause we're in the Sugar Bowl.

If we EVER play in the Sugar Bowl, I will personally throw a "Death to the Death Penalty Party"** in Stallion's front lawn.

**Margarita machines and Dickey's bbq included.