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Silver linings
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Thu Dec 07, 2017 10:49 amby mustangxc
1. We did not lose our coach to Baylor.
2. We made it to a bowl game and locked in a winning season.
3. Aside from Oregon we are the premiere opening in the country and many of the top targets are still available.
4. We're not where we want to be but thank goodness we're not where we were.
Re: Silver linings
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Thu Dec 07, 2017 10:56 amby Digetydog
mustangxc wrote:1. We did not lose our coach to Baylor.
2. We made it to a bowl game and locked in a winning season.
3. Aside from Oregon we are the premiere opening in the country and many of the top targets are still available.
4. We're not where we want to be but thank goodness we're not where we were.
Baylor only won 1 game (they got to play Kansas).
Re: Silver linings
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Thu Dec 07, 2017 12:37 pmby longbuzzer
Another silver lining item
We have a short drive to Frisco for the bowl to vent our frustration.
Good restaurants, bars and tailgating there.
BE THERE OR BE SQUARE.
(wouldn't hurt recruiting to party hard in Frisco)
Re: Silver linings
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Thu Dec 07, 2017 12:39 pmby SMU_Alum11
You've already eluded in your comments but we actually have a talented player pool comparatively to when Chad came on for the new coach. The right hire will take us to the next step and hopefully the third coach will feel more cemented if we are playing at the top of the AAC.
Re: Silver linings
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Thu Dec 07, 2017 12:54 pmby geno
mustangxc wrote:1. We did not lose our coach to Baylor.
2. We made it to a bowl game and locked in a winning season.
3. Aside from Oregon we are the premiere opening in the country and many of the top targets are still available.
4. We're not where we want to be but thank goodness we're not where we were.
Well put. Much better than the crepe hangers.
Re: Silver linings
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Thu Dec 07, 2017 3:42 pmby Bergermeister
What's th' deal with all this positivity? Somebody reel in this thread. Very uncharacteristic.
Re: Silver linings
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Thu Dec 07, 2017 5:00 pmby MV pony
There hasn't been a silver lining with the football program in 30 years.
Re: Silver linings
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Thu Dec 07, 2017 5:06 pmby Stallion
The namesake city for the Bowl SMU is in didn't exist 30 years ago
Seriously think back to 1987 and what would you have thought if someone had told you SMU was going to the Frisco Bowl in Frisco Texas
Re: Silver linings
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Thu Dec 07, 2017 5:38 pmby Digetydog
Stallion wrote:The namesake city for the Bowl SMU is in didn't exist 30 years ago
Seriously think back to 1987 and what would you have thought if someone had told you SMU was going to the Frisco Bowl in Frisco Texas
30 years ago, there were brothels in trailers lining 121.
Re: Silver linings
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Fri Dec 08, 2017 12:36 pmby mustangxc
mustangxc wrote:1. We did not lose our coach to Baylor.
2. We made it to a bowl game and locked in a winning season.
3. We are the premiere opening in the country and many of the top targets are still available.
4. We're not where we want to be but thank goodness we're not where we were.
http://www.espn.com/college-football/st ... head-coach
Re: Silver linings
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Fri Dec 08, 2017 12:46 pmby Donnell88
We lost a head coach whose defence surrendered 66 points, including 32 first downs and 664 yards total offence, to the University of Memphis. They also beat SMU 51-7 in our homecoming game in 2016.
Re: Silver linings
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Fri Dec 08, 2017 12:46 pmby jimhagle
May be finally time for us to elevate an assistant like Oregon did. Been a long time since we did so. I'll take Traylor any day especially since the players really like him and he just might stay here for a long time too.
Re: Silver linings
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Fri Dec 08, 2017 1:24 pmby HubbaHubba
Digetydog wrote:Stallion wrote:The namesake city for the Bowl SMU is in didn't exist 30 years ago
Seriously think back to 1987 and what would you have thought if someone had told you SMU was going to the Frisco Bowl in Frisco Texas
30 years ago, there were brothels in trailers lining 121.
I probably would have made the trip to the game then!
Re: Silver linings
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Fri Dec 08, 2017 1:37 pmby SMU_Alum11
Unless we hire a big time coordinator, we aren't going to get an ESPN article about promoting through the ranks.
Re: Silver linings
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Sun Dec 10, 2017 1:31 pmby MV pony
One silver lining. We are not Tulane which, as I recall, voluntarily left the SEC!