Ponies go bowling at 7-5, IF...

[ponyfan777]

We win at Ark St. 24-21
We beat North Texas at home 13-10
We beat Texas St at home 38-17
Lose a close one at tcu 21-24
Lose at USF 24-28
We beat Tulsa at home 30-24
We beat Temple at home 24-17
Lose at UH 24-34
Lose at Memphis 27-31
We beat East Carolina at home 20-17 in OT
Lose at Navy 38-13
We beat Tulane at home 35-21

Go Ponies!

[Roach]

A) Stay healthy
B) Buechele can get acclimated to working with Proché and Roberson Page and the rest
C) Some cornerbacks step up
D) Solidify linebackers around Moore

[dalpony]

If we are 6&4 after ECU, we will not lose to Navy and go bowling with an 8&4 record

[ojaipony]

My keys to bowling:

1. All about 3rd downs. Convert more on offense, get off field on defense.
2. Establish a running game. (helps with #1 above).
3. Get the Arky CB and Nebraska safety eligible!

If those 3 things happen, we bowl. 7-8 wins. Offense HAS to start fast against Arky State.

[Charleston Pony]

Prediction: this board will go into total meltdown if we lose at Arkansas State, which is a very real possibility. I do agree that finding 7 wins is probably going to require beating both Arky State and UNT unless this is the year SMU becomes the surprise team in AAC play. With road games at Houston, Memphis, USF & Navy it's going to be really tough to do better than .500 in conference play.

[peruna81]

I see 6-6, then a bowl game win at the end... a surprise win, and a frustrating loss mixed in.

[Nacho]

buechele

[ALEX LIFESON]

If we can pull out wins in those 1st two games, we could win 8. A lot easier said, than done though.

[mustangxc]

If Buechele performs anywhere close to the way Garrett Gilbert did for us we will win 7-8 games because this time we have nice players to surround our QB.

[DanFreibergerForHeisman]

We win at Ark St. 24-21
We beat North Texas at home 13-10
We beat Texas St at home 38-17
Lose a close one at tcu 21-24
Lose at USF 24-28
We beat Tulsa at home 30-24
We beat Temple at home 24-17
Lose at UH 24-34
Lose at Memphis 27-31
We beat East Carolina at home 20-17 in OT
Lose at Navy 38-13
We beat Tulane at home 35-21

Go Ponies!

It's going to be a hazy fall if the games are all that close

[SMU89]

If Buechele performs anywhere close to the way Garrett Gilbert did for us we will win 7-8 games because this time we have nice players to surround our QB.

https://youtu.be/5KVBtHB7D2g

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[One Trick Pony]

The Eternal flame of hope. Nice!

[redpony]

and as old #17 used to say- if 'ifs and buts' were candy and nuts we'd all have a merry christmas.

hope for the best but expect much less.

[PonySnob]

Can anybody imagine what it would be like to go into a football season.”expecting” to win x number of games or expecting to win a conference championship instead of “hoping” for a 6 or 7 win season?

[redpony]

Can anybody imagine what it would be like to go into a football season.”expecting” to win x number of games or expecting to win a conference championship instead of “hoping” for a 6 or 7 win season?

yes, I am sure fans at Bama, Ohio St. and a couple of other majors enter expecting to win.