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Silver lining

PostPosted: Tue Sep 04, 2007 1:13 pm
by Mustangsabu
We gave up 7 TDs. Not good but I think we need to believe in our boys.

The D slowed Tech down in the first half. ESPN said that Harrell was given the freedom to choose his receivers and this is true but they did not get much after the catch. The drives were longer than Tech is used to and even though we struggled to stop them I take my hat off to Harrell who really was deadly.

Our kickoff returns look good, even if the lads did get in each others way. That should take 5 seconds of blasting by a coach to fix.

Morestead is a stud.

Our running game was not given much of a chince but I suspect it will be potent when Phil gives it a chance.

Willis will be great again this year. He had very little to throw at yesterday and our receivers can only get better after what I assume will be a week of intensive how-to-catch-a-ball drills.

We need our offense on Saturday. Big time.

PostPosted: Tue Sep 04, 2007 3:19 pm
by ponyfan84
Well if we lose to UNT, then we're screwed. I expected to lose this, but with everything going on (hype, national TV, PBs best team yet, home opener, etc.) i thought the game would be competitive. At least it's only a few more days til we can tailgate again and beat UNT!

PostPosted: Tue Sep 04, 2007 3:42 pm
by J.T.supporta
If we lose to UNT, i will right a petition to the president of SMU to get rid of SMU Football forever!!!

no way we lose to unt...again

PostPosted: Tue Sep 04, 2007 4:14 pm
by jtstang
J.T.supporta wrote:If we lose to UNT, i will right a petition to the president of SMU to get rid of SMU Football forever!!!

Any body willing to left this petition?

PostPosted: Tue Sep 04, 2007 4:39 pm
by PK
C-

Re: Silver lining

PostPosted: Tue Sep 04, 2007 4:40 pm
by Mustang98
I just got off the phone with a buddy from UT and he said that the greatest indicator of a team is how they improve from Game 1 to Game 2. He said you have to treat Game 1 like your first "real" game with pads. More simply put, Game 1 is your first all out scrimmage. There are a lot of kinks in the system that are discovered in the first game. The second game a lot of those things are smoothed out. Having said this, it still doesn't explain what happend to us last year in Game 2 against North Texas, but we have more continuity coming into this year than last year between Game 1 and Game 2. I am hoping for the best.

Re: Silver lining

PostPosted: Tue Sep 04, 2007 4:43 pm
by PonySnob
Mustang98 wrote:I just got off the phone with a buddy from UT and he said that the greatest indicator of a team is how they improve from Game 1 to Game 2.


Both Mike "Cave-in" Cavan and Phil Bennett have said that as well............. :roll:

Re: Silver lining

PostPosted: Tue Sep 04, 2007 4:51 pm
by Mustang98
PonySnob wrote:
Mustang98 wrote:I just got off the phone with a buddy from UT and he said that the greatest indicator of a team is how they improve from Game 1 to Game 2.


Both Mike "Cave-in" Cavan and Phil Bennett have said that as well............. :roll:


Oh well....at least I felt good for five minutes. If Cavan and Bennett have said that before, then cow chips are about to hit the windmill come next week.

PostPosted: Tue Sep 04, 2007 7:54 pm
by Mexmustang
Lose to North Texas and Turner needs to go!

PostPosted: Tue Sep 04, 2007 8:17 pm
by Ponymon
Mexmustang wrote:Lose to North Texas and Turner needs to go!


Not with the MONEY that he has raised for the University!

PostPosted: Tue Sep 04, 2007 8:30 pm
by jtstang
PK wrote:C-

Et tu, PK?

PostPosted: Tue Sep 04, 2007 8:30 pm
by jtstang
PK wrote:C-

Et tu, PK?

Re: Silver lining

PostPosted: Tue Sep 04, 2007 8:31 pm
by emmitt01
PonySnob wrote:
Mustang98 wrote:I just got off the phone with a buddy from UT and he said that the greatest indicator of a team is how they improve from Game 1 to Game 2.


Both Mike "Cave-in" Cavan and Phil Bennett have said that as well............. :roll:


Todd Dodge says it too. Should we all be worried?

PostPosted: Tue Sep 04, 2007 8:33 pm
by PK
jtstang wrote:
PK wrote:C-

Et tu, PK?
You've done better my friend.

PostPosted: Tue Sep 04, 2007 8:35 pm
by jtstang
You'll never know the joy of being easily amused, will you?