Mexmustang wrote: June benched his upperclassman because the other players refused to play with a player they felt cost their prior coach his job when he had a fight and couldn't travel to UTEP, a win that would have given Bennett another year. And in particular because he had a catfight with his male lover.
After a quick stat checck I felt I needed to point out a few minor discrepencies. Phil Bennett's last year as head coach was the 2007 season when SMU went 1-11. June Jones replaced Bennett in 2008. Justin Willis started all 12 games in 2007, including the HOME game against UTEP on Sept 29th, in Ford Stadium. Willis set several school records for passing touchdowns, and also lead the team in rushing yardage (699). The previous year Willis had been named the CUSA Freshman of The Year, and I will include some of his bio from SMU's website, so you can see his stats. When Jones took over Willis was benched, moved to wide receiver, and eventually quit the team.
http://smumustangs.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=1819Sophomore (2007): Started all 12 games... An honorable mention All-C-USA selection by the league[apos]s coaches... Co-winner of the team[apos]s Wild Horse Club Award along with Emmanuel Sanders... Threw for 2,944 yards and 25 TDs on 242-of-414 passing... His 25 TD passes rank second all-time at SMU in a season to his 26-TD effort in 2006... Had four of the all-time top 15 single-game total offense efforts in school history - Memphis (489), UNT (435), Houston (402) and Tulane (369)... Set a new single-season total offense record with 3,643 yards... His 2,944 yards passing is third-best ever in a season at SMU... Became the first SMU player since 1994 to pass for over 100 yards and run for 100 yards with a 375/114 performance at Memphis in the season finale... Had four-passing TD games against Arkansas State, Rice and Memphis... Had a career-long 48-yard TD run against the Tigers as well; Freshman (2006): Picked as the Conference USA Freshman of the Year by the league[apos]s coaches and media and the C-USA Offensive Freshman of the Year by the Houston Chronicle... Named a third-team Freshman All-American by The Sporting News... Was an All-Freshman Conference USA pick by the coaches, the media and the Houston Chronicle... Co-winner of the James Bradley 'New Mustang' award for consistent play along with Bryan McCann and Emmanuel Sanders... Named SMU[apos]s Offensive MVP... Completed 182 of 270 pass attempts on the year for 2,047 yards with 26 TDs and just six interceptions... Had a breakout game against Sam Houston, throwing scoring tosses to five different receivers and adding a two-yard touchdown run... Started the SHSU game by completing 13 consecutive passes, tying the second-longest streak in school history... Finished with a 94.7 percent completion percentage (18-of-19) to set a new school mark and tie the C-USA record... His six TDs accounted-for also tied a school record... Followed up the SHSU win with a four-TD performance against Arkansas State to total nine TD passes in two games, setting an SMU record for TD passes in consecutive games... Had three 4-plus-TD-pass games (SHSU 5, ASU 4, Marshall 4), setting new SMU season and career records... Threw 26 TD passes on the season, setting a new SMU record for TD passes in a season... Compiled a 158.4 passing efficiency rating to rank second in Conference USA and 10th in the entire NCAA... His 67.4% completion rate set a new school record... Just missed his first career 300-yard game, throwing for 299 yards against Houston... Ranked second on the team in rushing with 354 yards... Accounted for 29 TDs (26 pass, 3 run) in 2006 - the most in SMU history - and his 2,401 yards of total offense rank as fourth-most ever in a season at SMU... Was responsible for 16.4 ppg, sixth-best in the entire NCAA; 2005: Redshirted;
Perhaps it's just me, but that resume doesnt sound like the rest of the team refused to play with him. In 2008 his touchdown catch against Southern Miss tied him with Ramon Flanigan for the most touchdowns in school history.
