Thinking back to Lubbock...

by **peruna81** » Tue Sep 05, 2006 11:41 pm

were any of you surprised by anything on the field ? From all the comments pre/post-game on this board, I was actually heartened that SMU did not fold in the first quarter as has been the case in past years. Mental toughness continuing to develop, or Tech's ineptness for a few minutes ?

Giving the BCS/non-BCS talent gap argument a breather, do you see the offense opening up a bit more against a more evenly matched opponent this week, or is this going to be the norm for 2006 ? Say it isn't so...

long live Tweety Hunt...

by **smu diamond m** » Wed Sep 06, 2006 1:50 pm

that call when the ball bounced off the ground into the recievers lap.

by **mr. pony** » Wed Sep 06, 2006 4:06 pm

Actually, SMU didn't fold in the first quarter at Dallas two years ago. I think it was 6-3 Tech in the third. But that WAS a home game/

Compared to '03 at Lubbock, this game definitely was an improvement.
You're right they didn't fold. The defense seemed to get better as the game progressed.

by **regis** » Wed Sep 06, 2006 4:12 pm

I only listened to the game, so I didn't get the nuances of actually being there. But I like the fact that we led the game and only held them to 35.. There are not going to be many teams who can say the same.

by **SMU Football Blog** » Wed Sep 06, 2006 4:51 pm

I was thinking about that 35 points. I am not sure that is going to turn out to be that great. I think you are going to see Tech's scoring average drop significantly this year, possibly by as much as a touchdown per game. I think the rule changes cost Tech around offensive fifteen plays a game, which is a possible TD drive. We will find out as the season goes on, but I am not convinced that giving up 35 points to Tech is going to be something to crow about.

by **mr. pony** » Wed Sep 06, 2006 5:15 pm

Oh, come on -

COCK-A-DOODLE-DO!!!!!!!

by **mr. pony** » Wed Sep 06, 2006 5:17 pm

Pretty bad when a rooster call is deemed profane.

Let me try this:
"Don't [deleted] that gun, mister."

by **Stallion** » Wed Sep 06, 2006 5:41 pm

I saw a preliminary report that said offensive plays per game dropped 14.5 per game.

by **SMU Football Blog** » Wed Sep 06, 2006 6:03 pm

Stallion wrote:I saw a preliminary report that said offensive plays per game dropped 14.5 per game.

But we are talking about Tech, so it is probably closer to 20 per game for them.

by **GoRedGoBlue** » Wed Sep 06, 2006 10:51 pm

Let's see how Tech does in a few more games.

They might be the 2nd best team in the Big12...

by **GoRedGoBlue** » Wed Sep 06, 2006 10:52 pm

Let's see how Tech does in a few more games.

They might be the 2nd best team in the Big12...

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