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Bo Levi Mitchell: NEW AND IMPROVED

PostPosted: Wed Jul 15, 2009 12:56 am
by PonyPride
After being thrown into the fire as the Ponies' starting quarterback as a true freshman in 2008, Bo Levi Mitchell did a lot of good things: he threw for nearly 3,000 yards, cracked the 300-yard barrier in four games and fell two short of tying the SMU record for touchdown passes in a season. But he was far from perfect. As he and his teammates worked to pick up SMU head coach June Jones' new Run-and-Shoot offense, Mitchell also tied the school record for interceptions in a single season.

Mitchell didn't have the benefit of spring workouts before the 2008 season, and admitted that at times last summer, he was "lost" as he tried to absorb Jones' playbook. Named the starter during preseason workouts, Mitchell had to learn on the fly as he adjusted to the college game.

Now, with a season and his first spring workouts on his résumé, Mitchell is leading the Ponies in their summer workouts and seven-on-seven drills. Thanks to his improved confidence and comfort level in the Run-and-Shoot, as well as the improvement he expects from some key teammates, Mitchell said the SMU offense could be far more dangerous in 2009.

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PostPosted: Wed Jul 15, 2009 1:16 am
by kull
nice job! as usual

PostPosted: Wed Jul 15, 2009 5:45 am
by indianmustang
good read

PostPosted: Wed Jul 15, 2009 9:11 am
by SMUFan
Once again, quality over quantity.
Greatness.

PostPosted: Wed Jul 15, 2009 12:14 pm
by Butts in the Stands
Reading that gets me pumped for football season!

PostPosted: Wed Jul 15, 2009 12:19 pm
by StallionsModelT
Great story as always. I fully expect us to be very stout on offense next year.

PostPosted: Wed Jul 15, 2009 12:33 pm
by Corso
Your stories are like Ferraris in a parking lot full of Yugos.

Bo Levi sounds like he's maturing a lot. Can't wait for the season.

PostPosted: Wed Jul 15, 2009 8:18 pm
by EP Pony Fan
Excellent story.

PostPosted: Thu Jul 16, 2009 2:28 pm
by Lefty
Corso wrote:.... Bo Levi sounds like he's maturing a lot. Can't wait for the season.
Exactly what I was thinking — on both counts.

PostPosted: Thu Jul 16, 2009 10:23 pm
by Top 25
None other than Chuck Hixson speaks very highly of Bo...says he has a really live arm.

So, take it from someone who knows.

PostPosted: Sat Jul 18, 2009 1:00 am
by Ikus
Terrific story

PostPosted: Sat Jul 18, 2009 8:31 am
by Cadillac
I like that Bo talks up the Sophomore receivers. We know that we've still got Sanders and Robinson for the coming season, and we've got Franklin, the Truth and Jobert coming in. But it's really nice to see that Haynes and Wilkerson may well fill the void as the younger guys come up.

-CoS

Re: Bo Levi Mitchell: NEW AND IMPROVED

PostPosted: Sun Aug 02, 2009 4:21 pm
by Blvd.Fan
Bo also talked up Padron...I think he really likes him and thinks he has potential running this offense.

Re: Bo Levi Mitchell: NEW AND IMPROVED

PostPosted: Sun Aug 09, 2009 4:25 pm
by mr.froggiewoggie
very interesting. I'm curious to see how much BLM and SMU improve against TCU's d. Granted, we're not going to be quite as stout as we were last year. I don't think it'll be a good game, but it won't be as one-sided as last year's.