Tip of the hat, wag of the finger

[Nacho]

Tip of the hat:

To SMU for playing the best football game I have seen in a long time. It actually looked like they cared.

To SMU for realizing that we are not hiring a coach we are naming a new pope. No sinners allowed on the hallowed turf of Ford Stadium.

Wag of the finger:

To the ref who called the FG by Morstead no good in the 2nd quarter. The ball clearly went through the uprights. PB was really giving it to the refs the entire first half. I hate to think that this was payback. That call had a strong impact on the game.

To UpfH fans who think they are as good as us. Now go back and clean my room.

[Stallion]

I know Phil is emotional but I thought he was kinda whiny last Nite. I felt like he totally lost his composure all nite long-and so did his QB. Otherwise, thought Bennett had his team ready to play, had a great gameplan both offensively and defensively and could have won the game if he hadn't Coached Willis to fumble. (like all the experts have pointed out.). Its too bad SMU doesn't have a 2nd string QB(Bennett's recruiting failure) because last nite cried out for a head Coach to sit his "smarter than everyone else QB "on his [deleted] on the bench last Nite.

[mustangxc]

Stallion, I agree! Those fumbles were really devastating! I couldn't believe the play where he fumbled recovered and then fumbled again which led to a UH TD!

[SMUer]

Bennett has never really had a very good track record when questioning calls...I don't think refs take him very seriously anymore...it's more of something they suffer through. I didn't notice that miss call on the FG...I'll have to go back and take a look at it...that's a pivitol missed call in retrospect!

[MustangStealth]

I like Morstead and all, but it sure looked like a miss to me.

[EastStang]

The TV angle wasn't very good, but it sure looked like it went in between the uprights, but was so high that there was no clear frame of reference. I think the calls that had Bennett apoplectic were the first Willis fumble where it looked like his knee hit a nanosecond before the ball squirted out. The Givens touchdown reversal (looked like a good call), and the 15 yards for roughing when the Houston guy was holding the ball out trying to get the first down as he fell out of bounds. There also was a pretty bad spot when the Houston QB got forward progress when he reversed field. And Stallion, in Willis' defense, the last fumble was really a ball slipping backward out of his hands as he was passing (which at Marshall would have been an incomplete pass). And there were some bad calls on the Houston side of things. All in all, the refs pretty much stunk.

[Nacho]

I'm a big JW fan but last night especially in the 2nd quarter was kind of crazy. I hear Logan is a good QB from a friend of mine who sees a ton of HS games and loves the guy. Could be some good competition next year. That said JW has all the tools. He need to play more within himself. One of the problems is that the O-line is constantly collapsing around him. No excuse for the way he handles the ball but that is a facor if not in his perforrmance then certainly in our O. Wag of the finger to the o-line.

[KnuckleStang]

The field goal by Morstead was actually no good. IMHO.

[bigdaddy08091]

I know Phil is emotional but I thought he was kinda whiny last Nite. I felt like he totally lost his composure all nite long-and so did his QB. Otherwise, thought Bennett had his team ready to play, had a great gameplan both offensively and defensively and could have won the game if he hadn't Coached Willis to fumble. (like all the experts have pointed out.). Its too bad SMU doesn't have a 2nd string QB(Bennett's recruiting failure) because last nite cried out for a head Coach to sit his "smarter than everyone else QB "on his [deleted] on the bench last Nite.

Stallion, if you don't like the kid, just say you don't like him. Stop crying about fumbles and move on. JWill is the only reason we were in the game from the beginning and late. Did he cost us the game, maybe? He plays QB, not the other 21 positions on the field. This is displaced anger DUDE! This is the second post I have read with references towards how smart JWill thinks he is. Where is this coming from? Are you talking to players? Are you a player? Or is it something that you just came up with yourself by watching and disecting (spelling) this kid? But I can tell you this. There are two different types of QB's. One that an OC can turn his playbook over to and the QB can run the offense and one that the OC has to come up with plays for the QB to run. The two freshman kids are the latter, not ready. JWill can run your offense. He was taught well. Needs to hang on to the ball. Gives people that have nothing to do something to talk about, but he is smiling, because he has a game to play Saturday.

[Stallion]

I do like him-that's why I said we couldn't replace him because he has inferior substitutes. What I don't like is that the kid thinks he's too smart to be Coached. There is no other explanation how a kid can fumble 10 times for the same damn reason-3 times in one Quarter-AND YET he still is carrying the football around like a purse without the slightest effort to change his technique. YEAH I DON"T LIKE KIDS THAT CAN'T BE COACHED. And He has been told a thousand times. Doesn't make the slightest effort to change. BECAUSE HE'S SMARTER THAN EVERYONE ELSE. Gee I wonder where he got that trait? If we had any body behind him and I was Coach he would be sitting on his [deleted] on the Bench for at least a couple of series.

[LonghornFan68]

The field goal by Morstead was actually no good. IMHO.

I missed that since I was in a bar watching that and the Cowboy game. Isn't that a call that's reviewable?? If not, well, it should be.

[PK]

Morstead had the best vantage point for watching the flight of the ball and he could not believe the call. On the replay, they showed his reaction which was him saying in disbelief..."What????".

[Balogna Pony]

"Willis said if SMU didn't keep Bennett, he would transfer." I heard Guy Grenouille has one more year of eligibility left.

[PK]

"Willis said if SMU didn't keep Bennett, he would transfer."

He said that last year prior to Bennetts review by Orsini...but not this time.

[bigdaddy08091]

I do like him-that's why I said we couldn't replace him because he has inferior substitutes. What I don't like is that the kid thinks he's too smart to be Coached. There is no other explanation how a kid can fumble 10 times for the same damn reason-3 times in one Quarter-AND YET he still is carrying the football around like a purse without the slightest effort to change his technique. YEAH I DON"T LIKE KIDS THAT CAN'T BE COACHED. And He has been told a thousand times. Doesn't make the slightest effort to change. BECAUSE HE'S SMARTER THAN EVERYONE ELSE. Gee I wonder where he got that trait? If we had any body behind him and I was Coach he would be sitting on his [deleted] on the Bench for at least a couple of series.

Where are you getting the "he thinks he's too smart to be coached" thing? Are you one of the coaches (Oh, you said if I was coach), are you talking to players, or is it just your opinion? I would hate to see what you would say if you didn't like someone. The explanation on the fumbles THIS YEAR, 1. His broken hand (throwing hand) is not fully recovered (forgot which bone behind little finger). 2. He damn near broke the bone behind the index finger against Arkansas, which has not yet fully healed. His hand is a mess, but he is not making excuses, because he has to play the game for his teammates and the fans. Talk to anybody that has coached JWill, including myself and I will tell you he is a joy to coach and the most coachable player around. The problem is, other than the fact that his hand is a mess, he does not have a position coach because SMU doesn't really care about football, and telling someone to stop fumbling is like telling you to stop posting [deleted]! There has to be some work put into it. They should have him workout with the RB's coach, since he is our leading rusher. That may help. I am frustrated with the fumbles as well, but bashing a kid that consistently bust his butt is chicken [deleted]!