That was just a fun college football game to watch

[George S. Patton]

glad you enjoyed the loss.

i was there freezing through the whole sorry mess. just another typical smu meltdown in the second half. seen it before. nothing new.

i did like mmm and wildfire. that's right i said it. il like that song. deal.

glad they didn't have hot chocolate so i didn't have to pay 4 bucks to pour some hot water on the mix.

Well, I'm sorry you feel that way. Your apparent ugliness, hatred and bitterness caused you to miss a pretty good football game.

[Nacho]

there is not one smu player or coach who thought that was a good game.

[George S. Patton]

there is not one smu player or coach who thought that was a good game.

You're right. They were ticked off that the defense scored a touchdown. They were ticked off the running game looked the best it has ever been. They were ticked off that they scored 35 points. There was absolutely nothing on the film that they came away with and said this is bad, that's bad, everything's bad.

People call me negative. Heck, you make me look like Zig Zigler.

BTW, did you talk to every player and coach and get a uniform opinion about that game so you could make that statement hold up? You absolutely know for a fact that nothing good came out of it?

[Nacho]

i know we lost.

in the immortal words of your big 10 hero, show me a good loser...

[Samurai Stang]

What sort of general appreciates losing?

Answer: an American general forbidden from confronting the might of the Japanese army. His superiors were right to deny him access to men willing to fight and die as he finds victory in losing ground.

[ponywhupp9202]

I'm with you on this one GSP!

Besides the SMU win over TCU a few years ago, this was one of the more entertaining and enjoyable games in a long time. Although the end result was frustrating, the game itself was great. There are still lots of things to work on execution wise plus some questionable play calling in OT, but you can tell the players are leaving it all out on the field and it was nice to see the home side filled with a decent bunch of fans that were finally starting to get into the game.

I hate to live in the world of ifs and buts, BUT, the bogus pass interference call on a ball that was overthrown by 20 yards (thus causing the SMU defender to slow down thus causing the Navy player to run into him) and the dropped interception that looked like it would have gone for 6 are still haunting me. If one or both of those went our way I think Navy goes down.

On the plus side, the Navy Sky Dive Team was totally cool and that was the lowest, fastest, and loudest flyover I have ever witnessed! I had just turned to my son to say "here come the good guys!" and next thing you know my insides were shaking from the sound and the F-18s were long gone to the north; very cool.

[George S. Patton]

i know we lost.

in the immortal words of your big 10 hero, show me a good loser...

Basically, you can't answer that because you know you're trapped. If you're going to make statements like that, you better have the means to back it up.

I have no idea where you think that I was OK with losing. But again, your ugliness, hatred and bitterness are driving these responses.

In my judgment this is the caliber of play that should lead to more Ws than Ls. There are some things that have to be tweaked, but it's not going to hell in handbasket either.

Question: Do you believe this team is playing a better brand of football now than what you saw Sept. 5? And if you can't answer that honestly, then you're not being honest with yourself.

[Samurai Stang]

In my judgment this is the caliber of play that should lead to more Ws than Ls. There are some things that have to be tweaked, but it's not going to hell in handbasket either.

Question: Do you believe this team is playing a better brand of football now than what you saw Sept. 5? And if you can't answer that honestly, then you're not being honest with yourself.

Whether or not the team is improving does not change that losing does not satisfy one's desire for victory. If you only care about seeing the team improve you should only attend practice. On the field of battle, that is where one should expect success.

[George S. Patton]

Well, if I remember correctly, the United States didn't exactly get off to a great start in the North African theatre either. The U.S.A and Great Britain were pretty much getting it handed to them by Rommel.

When the namesake showed up, he recognized that there needed to be a culture change. He had a vision that would bring success. But it also wasn't going to happen overnight either.

So he cleans out the dead weight, they still take some lumps, gets the thing organized and gets everybody focused on winning the North African theatre. As that turns, the campaign drives through Sicily and into Italy and then into the Battle of the Bulge where he inflicted more German casualties than I believe any other field commader.

Did he show up on Day 1 and by Day 5, they were kicking butt? No. There was a process.

And that's what is happening here. There is a process of turning this loser program into a winning program. Sorry it's isn't fitting in with your timeframe. And if you can't see it, then you're either blind or just don't know much about football.

[Nacho]

change your name to private patton. you have been stripped of all medals due to your embrace of defeat.

[couch 'em]

Did he show up on Day 1 and by Day 5, they were kicking butt? No. There was a process.

Unless part of our team's rebuilding is bombing other team's practice fields into dust and cutting the fuel supply to their team busses I don't think your WWII analogy holds up...

[Samurai Stang]

Well, if I remember correctly, the United States didn't exactly get off to a great start in the North African theatre either. The U.S.A and Great Britain were pretty much getting it handed to them by Rommel.

When the namesake showed up, he recognized that there needed to be a culture change. He had a vision that would bring success. But it also wasn't going to happen overnight either.

So he cleans out the dead weight, they still take some lumps, gets the thing organized and gets everybody focused on winning the North African theatre. As that turns, the campaign drives through Sicily and into Italy and then into the Battle of the Bulge where he inflicted more German casualties than I believe any other field commader.

Did he show up on Day 1 and by Day 5, they were kicking butt? No.

Actually, it took four days after arriving in Africa for Patton to take Morocco. When he was made commander of US forces fighting against the Afrika Corp it took the real Patton about two months to almost entirely remove the German military from the North African region.

Patton's success came at an alarming rate. Of course, he was not fighting Japanese, so his success must be put in perspective.

[George S. Patton]

Again, you can't answer questions directly.

You're just an ugly person. You're filled with hate. You're filled with bitterness. If you get off on this kind of behavior, then I feel sorry for you.

KANSAS STATE 62
TEXAS A&M 14 --- how'd that game work out for you?

[George S. Patton]

Well, if I remember correctly, the United States didn't exactly get off to a great start in the North African theatre either. The U.S.A and Great Britain were pretty much getting it handed to them by Rommel.

When the namesake showed up, he recognized that there needed to be a culture change. He had a vision that would bring success. But it also wasn't going to happen overnight either.

So he cleans out the dead weight, they still take some lumps, gets the thing organized and gets everybody focused on winning the North African theatre. As that turns, the campaign drives through Sicily and into Italy and then into the Battle of the Bulge where he inflicted more German casualties than I believe any other field commader.

Did he show up on Day 1 and by Day 5, they were kicking butt? No.

Actually, it took four days after arriving in Africa for Patton to take Morocco. When he was made commander of US forces fighting against the Afrika Corp it took the real Patton about two months to almost entirely remove the German military from the North African region.

Patton's success came at an alarming rate. Of course, he was not fighting Japanese, so his success must be put in perspective.

But Japan still lost WW II

[Samurai Stang]

Well, if I remember correctly, the United States didn't exactly get off to a great start in the North African theatre either. The U.S.A and Great Britain were pretty much getting it handed to them by Rommel.

When the namesake showed up, he recognized that there needed to be a culture change. He had a vision that would bring success. But it also wasn't going to happen overnight either.

So he cleans out the dead weight, they still take some lumps, gets the thing organized and gets everybody focused on winning the North African theatre. As that turns, the campaign drives through Sicily and into Italy and then into the Battle of the Bulge where he inflicted more German casualties than I believe any other field commader.

Did he show up on Day 1 and by Day 5, they were kicking butt? No.

Actually, it took four days after arriving in Africa for Patton to take Morocco. When he was made commander of US forces fighting against the Afrika Corp it took the real Patton about two months to almost entirely remove the German military from the North African region.

Patton's success came at an alarming rate. Of course, he was not fighting Japanese, so his success must be put in perspective.

But Japan still lost WW II

And you still got hit by a truck. Nevertheless, I remain correct.