Tulane, SMU to display 'old-school' offenses

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http://blog.nola.com/tulanebeat/2008/09 ... schoo.html

""We're not trendy," Tulane Coach Bob Toledo said of himself and SMU Coach June Jones, who took over the Mustangs this year after guiding BCS-busting Hawaii to the Sugar Bowl last season. "I'm still going to wear the bell-bottom pants and stripes and all that stuff."
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"The news is not as good for SMU (1-3, 0-1), which is understandable because Jones is taking over a program that was 1-11 last season and is going with a freshman quarterback who had committed to Hawaii before Jones took the SMU job.

After decent showings in his first two games against Rice and Texas State, Bo Levi Mitchell has been harassed into seven interceptions and six sacks by ranked foes Texas Tech and Texas Christian, leading to decisive 43-7 and 48-7 defeats.

It hasn't helped that the Mustangs have three other freshman offensive starters and that they're ranked last nationally in total defense, allowing 530.5 yards per game.

"I see some foundation starting to get built, but we're not making the plays," Jones said. "You wish your young quarterback was making better plays, but that's life when you go with a freshman. We've just got to keep plugging along until we get rolling.""