It's official. Bennett fired today.

[gostangs]

Do we give up onvthe season?? Seriously man have you noticed the record? How could you tell the difference if they give up on the season??

Makes no sense to defect - they will wait to see whats next. I would be more concnered about defections if no action were taken. This could only help.

[mrydel]

Uh.....not sure what you mean. Are you afraid they might lose games two at a time?

How many players defect (if any)? Do we give up on the season? What happens now that we have a lame duck coach coaching the team for the last 4 games?

The players had better be showcasing themselves for the new coach. It is audition time, and hopefully many will get the opportunity to show their stuff. I doubt many want to leave and sit out a year to play or give up a great education for a lower division school.

[ALEX LIFESON]

BIGHORSE said would you like to keep any assistant coach or just clean house?


Mabey Eric Roark.

[Pony Soup]

We need to make sure that who ever we hire is on board with the Swinging Gate formation. This has really been our bread and butter over the past 6 years and, while we do need a new coach, we should keep this part of "the model" in tact. No question.

[gostangs]

Keeping the swinging gate should be non-negotiable.

[mavsrage311]

would you like to keep any assistant coach or just clean house?

any new head coach will want his own assistants in place, most will be gone, thats just the way it is

[Stallion]

Question No. 1: What's your favorite Color?

[PK]

Question No. 1: What's your favorite Color?

Please don't go there.

[Pony Soup]

please, go there

[Pony Fan]

Have to keep Eric Roark.

[ponyfan84]

good choice. good they're keeping him on til the end but hes just not a good coach. maybe he can go coach D2 or something and i wish him the best of luck in his future.

as for the remander of the season, why not go balls out? run some trick plays, play around with the offense and just have fun. this season is over may as well enjoy what's left.

[Stallion]

Bennett will have a BCS Defensive Coordinator job within 3 weeks of the end of the season. That's what he is-a Defensive Coordinator.

[Dutch]

no more punting or kicking fg's. just go for it. same for PATs - go for 2 (assuming we get in the end zone)

[KnuckleStang]

At Texas Tech? Where did I hear that rumor

[OR-See-Nee]

All my best to PB. He will land on his feet. He is still highly regarded in coaching circles (he tried to get the Tulsa coach to be his D coordinator at SMU, but West Virginia made a better offer). He can easily tell future employers that SMU is a shambles, which everyone outside of the university will believe. He'll say his D was decimated by injuries this year, which was true. He'll be okay.