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by Statler » Sat Aug 31, 2013 7:54 am
gostangs wrote:Its a sequence for building the program
weaker schedule gets us some wins wins get us better recruits better recruits get us bigger conference wins recruits get even better then we put big 12 back on schedule
starting every season 1-3 takes the air out of the ball before we get started, with both fans and recruits. It is a very well proven failed recipe
Yea that's Larry Brown's plan!?! 
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by sbsmith » Sat Aug 31, 2013 9:29 am
gostangs wrote:Its a sequence for building the program
weaker schedule gets us some wins wins get us better recruits better recruits get us bigger conference wins recruits get even better then we put big 12 back on schedule
starting every season 1-3 takes the air out of the ball before we get started, with both fans and recruits. It is a very well proven failed recipe
Or Actually starting to recruit gets us better recruits (see Larry Brown, or James Franklin at Vanderbilt, plenty others out there who were able to recruit with less-than-stellar attendance/win pct) better recruits gets us bigger conference wins recruits get even better then we start beating the Big 12 teams on the schedule and get them afraid to play us.
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by SMUer » Sat Aug 31, 2013 9:40 am
1. Get up off you [deleted] and act like being at SMU is the best place in the world and that you want to want to be here forever 2. Hi-jack a Circle of Champion member's jet and fly to the best recruits in the country and see SMU 3. Give your staff AMEX cards and have them drive rent-a-cars to every single major HS in Texas to meet with coaches and players 4. Lie, lie and lie some more
Basically, channel Ron Meyer
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by Ponymon » Sat Aug 31, 2013 10:16 am
Improve recruiting? We have already filled next year's class with 2 star recruits. Because we only have 16 seniors the class is already full as we have 16 recruits when you count Barnes, who greyshirted. Hope they play better than their current rankings but that is a fact!
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by sbsmith » Sat Aug 31, 2013 10:36 am
Yep, should have taken all necessary steps to get a SWAC team on the schedule. No point in playing the top FCS teams.
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by Ponymon » Sat Aug 31, 2013 10:43 am
We get no credit if we win this game, but will confirm our laughing stock status if we lose it.
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by CenTXpony » Sat Aug 31, 2013 10:53 am
malonish wrote:We would 100% crap the bed again vs Baylor. Get your diapers ready for the 2 games after MT State.
Don't write off MT state....
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by Stallion » Sat Aug 31, 2013 11:37 am
No 5 Division 1-AA teams!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
"With a quarter of a tank of gas, we can get everything we need right here in DFW." -SMU Head Coach Chad Morris
When momentum starts rolling downhill in recruiting-WATCH OUT.
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by Cougar King » Sat Aug 31, 2013 12:17 pm
Montana State isn't a gimme win. They're almost on par with NDSU who beat K-State last night and stopped the nation's #1 JUCO qb in Waters.
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by Pony81 » Sat Aug 31, 2013 12:25 pm
Put me down as glad we aren't playing BU.
We would be embarrassed in front of our home crowd and that does nothing to help build a fan base.
If we are going to get killed, lets do it on the road, for a big pay day, against a name brand team that will pay well and people won't be disappointed that we got slaughtered.
BU is still seen as somewhat in SMU's league when in reality they are way above us.
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by PonySnob » Sat Aug 31, 2013 12:37 pm
We need to quit playing our first game of the year on ESPN......has there been one yet that we didn't crap our pants during the JJ era?
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by sbsmith » Sat Aug 31, 2013 12:44 pm
PonySnob wrote:We need to quit playing our first game of the year on ESPN......has there been one yet that we didn't crap our pants during the JJ era?
Keep the showcase games, ditch the coach.
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by PK » Sat Aug 31, 2013 12:56 pm
malonish wrote:We'd win more if we didn't have an OOC that compares to running the Iron Man.
We would win more if we recruited better too. Wins against nobodies proves nothing and certainly would not make me feel any better. Right now all we are proving is that we still are not up to the level of our old conference mates and it is hell come the next day at work when alums from those schools remind you of it. Would beating up on Sun Belt teams make you proud? I want us to beat up on teams other people think are good teams...not on spares.
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