OFFICIAL GAME 9 THREAD: MEMPHIS vs. SMU

[Junior]

Today was embarrassing. Again.

[Charleston Pony]

chalk it up as lopsided defeat # 4 this season. We should be immune to this after 28 years of witnessing these kind of games. It is much tougher to swallow when these blowouts come against mediocre teams

[lollaperuna]

You can blame all of this on Houston. They waltzed into Ford ranked #11 and laid a massive egg which made everyone think we had somehow turned the corner with the exact same players that have been struggling all year.

I went to Ford expecting a close game that we would hopefully come out of as victors, but it was all fools gold. We need talent help in every position, and when good teams play a must win game against us (see Temple & Memphis) and give it their all we are toast.

It's back to reality, and the best we can hope for is a win against ECU because we don't stand a chance against either Navy or South Florida. If we beat ECU we will have 5 wins which EVERYONE would have been thrilled with at the start of the season.

If you have been attending SMU games for as long as I have then you know that things are on track to turn the corner for real. CM is the real deal and we will all be much happier next year.

[Charleston Pony]

You can blame all of this on Houston. They waltzed into Ford ranked #11 and laid a massive egg which made everyone think we had somehow turned the corner with the exact same players that have been struggling all year.

I went to Ford expecting a close game that we would hopefully come out of as victors, but it was all fools gold. We need talent help in every position, and when good teams play a must win game against us (see Temple & Memphis) and give it their all we are toast.

It's back to reality, and the best we can hope for is a win against ECU because we don't stand a chance against either Navy or South Florida. If we beat ECU we will have 5 wins which EVERYONE would have been thrilled with at the start of the season.

If you have been attending SMU games for as long as I have then you know that things are on track to turn the corner for real. CM is the real deal and we will all be much happier next year.

I agree but would add: "did anyone look at this year's schedule and think we could beat ECU at their place?" We should all be pleased with the 4 wins these guys have produced, but brace ourselves for what might become a November we won't want to remember. Chad's slogan of making this a November to remember might become more of a motivational tool for hard work this off-season because we still have a really tough road game and finish against 2 of the best teams in the AAC