Just take a deep breath

[ThadFilms]

I was freaking hacked off about this game. But let's just take a step back for moment. I would like to bring to your attention a few things:

- Sanders went up to six straight games with a touchdown (and boy howdy was his second touchdown awesome).

- Willis went up to 19 touchdowns on the season (and he didn't throw a pick... fumbled, yes).

- We have three of our final 4 at home (where we are undefeated this season).

- At four and four we still have the best record an SMU team has had at this point in the season since many of these players were even born.

.....


My point is simply... not being a sunshiner in the midst of a downpour.... but, c'mon! It's not over yet. Honestly, that loss sucked. Winning that game would have been huge, esp. with UTEP losing.

But right now, the task at hand is UAB. This game is over. But unlike any season since '97 (and before that '86) we still have something to play for.

Personally - while I'll still get upset when thinking about this game - I'm not going to let it get me down. This season ain't over.

If were ever going to play for a National Championship again, we have to be good first. This season is/can be a step in that direction.

Bowl game or bust. And heck, somehow last year we would have gone to the conference championship had we beaten Tulsa.

Let's just focus on staying unbeaten at home.



... and if this season goes down the toilet we can cry and moan in the off season. But this team has shown tremendous resilience. I think we can and will play in the post season this year. And I'm not going to let today's debacle turn me into a basket case.





EDIT:

My memory tells me we were 4-4 in '97 ... but that doesn't change the thrust of my argument.

[mustangfan01]

No way we got 5-7. Sorry to all you doubters... this year we bowl. Sorry.

[Sam I Am]

Our wins over Tulane, Marshall, and SHSU were over losing teams. Arkansas State is leading the Sun Belt, so that win might mean something. Then again, we lost to UNT that has a weak losing record. UAB and Rice have losing records and might be beatable. Tulsa will kill us. Houston might too wtih their passing attack. I orignially predicted a 7-5 season, but that was based on beating UNT. That loss might cost PB his job if we finish 6-6. The irony is that SMU finally has a scoring offense and it is the defensive secondary that is to blame for our record. Yet PB was supposed to be a defensive specialist. Go figure.

[PonyFan]

Houston is the only team that scares me. Tulsa might well beat us -- they all of the teams remaining on our schedule COULD beat us -- but I look at Tulsa and I just can't see them killing us. We hung with them last year, on their field and when they were better and our offense was worse. Could they beat us? Sure. Will they? Maybe. But kill us? Just don't see it.

Beat the Blazers!

[jtstang]

No way we got 5-7. Sorry to all you doubters... this year we bowl. Sorry.

Sunshiner.

I hope you are right, but have no expectations of it.

[mustangfan01]

Honestly, that is the way to look at it. You don't have to believe me, but just rest assured that I have enough confidence in 7-5 6-6 to pull your slack, too.

[KnuckleStang]

Tulsa and Houston will destroy us. UAB wants revenge, and we haven't beaten Rice on the road in a couple decades. We could very well go 5-7, or worse.

[ThadFilms]

Tulsa and Houston will destroy us. UAB wants revenge, and we haven't beaten Rice on the road in a couple decades. We could very well go 5-7, or worse.

We very well could. But I am going to remain positive. I lost all hope for about 48 hours after the UNT game....but I'm not going to let that happen to me again now.

[FordtoTolbert]

Attended the Tulsa / Memphis game last night....Tulsa is solid EVERYWHERE and appears to be well coached. We better to ready to stop the pass v. them, as well as putting a hurt on #20, the ex OU back / Peterson back-up....Tulsa is strong....last nights ECU game was a heart breaker from a bowl perspective in my opinion...not sure 6-6 gets us in a bowl game...8-4 YES!..7-5, maybe...6-6, see ya next year (again!!).

[J.T.supporta]

BOWL GAME OR BUST...