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SMU needs to recruit more overall team speed
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Sat Sep 19, 2015 8:53 pmby Rebel10
We have the system just need more speed and athleticism at every position. I do like how hard our guys are playing.
Re: SMU needs to recruit more overall team speed
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Sat Sep 19, 2015 8:54 pmby Digetydog
Rebel10 wrote:We have the system just need more speed and athleticism at every position. I do like how hard our guys are playing.
Speed is dangerous. Slow and weak is the way to go!
Re: SMU needs to recruit more overall team speed
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Sat Sep 19, 2015 8:57 pmby Rebel10
Digetydog wrote:Rebel10 wrote:We have the system just need more speed and athleticism at every position. I do like how hard our guys are playing.
Speed is dangerous. Slow and weak is the way to go!
It is definitely the safe way to go.
Re: SMU needs to recruit more overall team speed
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Sat Sep 19, 2015 9:03 pmby CoxMustangFan
Much much much more speed. Game has been good though. A lot to keep heads up about.
Re: SMU needs to recruit more overall team speed
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Sat Sep 19, 2015 9:12 pmby Comet
Give it time. TCU has been recruiting this level of talent and speed after a decade-worth of success. We're still a year removed from June Jones recruiting..
Re: SMU needs to recruit more overall team speed
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Sat Sep 19, 2015 9:22 pmby horsemanx
We will definitely see more speed each and every year going forward.
Re: SMU needs to recruit more overall team speed
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Sat Sep 19, 2015 9:27 pmby Digetydog
On the bright side, the offense is much better than I expected.
Secondary playing like last year's OL.
Re: SMU needs to recruit more overall team speed
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Sat Sep 19, 2015 9:55 pmby fifty
tcu and baylor have track. if you want bob hayes or listenbee, it helps. how about take 100k/yr out of the fabled $100mil ipf fund and make it happen
Re: SMU needs to recruit more overall team speed
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Sat Sep 19, 2015 10:40 pmby SMULaxer
More speed, or some cover corners.
Re: SMU needs to recruit more overall team speed
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Sat Sep 19, 2015 10:52 pmby Rebel10
SMULaxer wrote:More speed, or some cover corners.
Don't know if you have seen CB Eric Sutton from Cedar Hill play but he's a lockdown corner that hits hard. Glad he is committed to SMU.
Re: SMU needs to recruit more overall team speed
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Sat Sep 19, 2015 10:55 pmby ojaipony
You think?
Yes, there's some in HCCM's first class (more than JJ ever recruited) and much more in his second class. It's coming, but it's an obvious need and I trust HCCM to go get it.
Re: SMU needs to recruit more overall team speed
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Sat Sep 19, 2015 10:56 pmby CalallenStang
fifty wrote:tcu and baylor have track. if you want bob hayes or listenbee, it helps. how about take 100k/yr out of the fabled $100mil ipf fund and make it happen
Takes much more than 100k/year, but yes we should make it happen
Re: SMU needs to recruit more overall team speed
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Sat Sep 19, 2015 10:57 pmby Pony_Law
fifty wrote:tcu and baylor have track. if you want bob hayes or listenbee, it helps. how about take 100k/yr out of the fabled $100mil ipf fund and make it happen
It's not a money issue its a title ix issue.
Re: SMU needs to recruit more overall team speed
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Sat Sep 19, 2015 10:58 pmby JasonB
What I love is that we are still playing a lot of tight coverage even against the best teams. Testing our guys, giving them a chance to grow. And playing a lot of players.
I think our speed will be OK at receiver once Thomas gets going. He showed some signs tonight. Castillo will be more involved as the season goes along as well. Those guys just need some time to click, not think too much, and earn the trust of the QB.
Defensively, I think 29 has been solid, and 6 has been the best corner. I think H Richardson has ok speed, but he and all of the other corners don't have any hips at all, they can't turn and run. You can see on the slant, the WR will cut it sharp and 9 and the others really have to round it off and there is huge separation. Wyatt took a poor angle on their first TD.
So, I think in the secondary what we are going to see the rest of the year is that the speed is kind of okay, not spectacular, but they really don't have the athleticism to succeed in these coverage schemes against upper tear athletes. I won't be surprised to see the secondary actually play decent outside of Houston and Tulsa, just like they did against UNT.
Re: SMU needs to recruit more overall team speed
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Sat Sep 19, 2015 11:05 pmby fifty
Pony_Law wrote:fifty wrote:tcu and baylor have track. if you want bob hayes or listenbee, it helps. how about take 100k/yr out of the fabled $100mil ipf fund and make it happen
It's not a money issue its a title ix issue.
Add rugby, field hockey, or lax then. Now is it a money issue?