Lay off Bo Levi

by **The PonyGrad** » Wed Sep 17, 2008 9:09 am

Billy Joe wrote:I cannot wait until the winning starts.

At this point it looks as though you will have to wait. But I hope not.

by **PlanoStang** » Wed Sep 17, 2008 9:23 am

PoconoPony wrote:We brought in a big time coach who is getting paid big bucks to make decisions. Our job is to let him make those decisions based on his experience and judgment. Our job is to quit second guessing everything, be supportive and be patient. Yes, we were all hoping for a duplication of his initial success at Hawaii; however, it is not going to happen in this program at this time. It may take as many as 4 years before we are truly competitive. We finally have the support of the President, administration, AD plus a goal and vision/game plan and only time will afford us the opportunity to gain the strength, maturity, experience, leadership and recruiting necessary to make the strides we all seek. Relax and be patient it will happen.

That's no fun :!:

We wouldn't have this board if armchair coaching
wasn't part of the game. Maybe our next coach should be a puppet
controlled by polls on this board. :idea:

BTW, why wasn't BLM redshirted this year? Use Willis or your next
most talented experienced QB this year. Let BLM learn a little, and
become adjusted to college life, and football. Then you have him for
4 great years, and there's less risk you'll destroy his athletic
confidence, or lose him academically.

"Relax and be patient it will happen." This is what you probably said
with Gregg/Rossley, Cavan, and Bennett. This is getting way too
repetitious to me with the completely starting over every 5 years.
Kicking older experienced players to the curb, and saying you're a
young rebuilding team hasn't worked for the past 20 years here.

by **ponyboy** » Wed Sep 17, 2008 9:24 am

jtstang wrote:Look, the folks preaching patience on this board have a great point, and are probably right. Of course, the message would be much easier to heed if we'd had a little better record over the last 20 years....

Very true. Not easy changing a culture of losing, a culture which of course includes the fans.

No one even slightly reasonable could have expected more or different from the team at this point. Let's look for improvement on our way to a 5-7 season this year and a winning season next year.

by **Stallion** » Wed Sep 17, 2008 9:30 am

50% of the people polled on this board thought we would have a winning record.

by **PlanoStang** » Wed Sep 17, 2008 9:32 am

"Very true. Not easy changing a culture of losing, a culture which of course includes the fans.

No one even slightly reasonable could have expected more or different from the team at this point. Let's look for improvement on our way to a 5-7 season this year and a winning season next year."

5-7 :?:

This year. :lol:

You forgot to set the alarm last night. You're
still dreaming.

I'm looking at a 5-7 in JJ's 4th year, and a 6-6 without a bowl game in
his 5th which get's him not renewed.

by **ponyboy** » Wed Sep 17, 2008 10:13 am

Stallion wrote:50% of the people polled on this board thought we would have a winning record.

Then half of us weren't very reasonable. You, being the pessimist, predicted four wins and I, being the sunshiner, predicted five.

by **ponyboy** » Wed Sep 17, 2008 10:14 am

PlanoStang wrote: I'm looking at a 5-7 in JJ's 4th year, and a 6-6 without a bowl game in his 5th which get's him not renewed.

Then you need to give up being a Mustangs fan and choose another team. If June Jones cannot get it done, we need to shut it down.

by **PlanoStang** » Wed Sep 17, 2008 10:20 am

I can't. I'm addicted. :cry:

I've been a Pony fan since 1962 when I was a small kid watching SMU
beat Rice on TV 15 - 7 with my SMU 50 Dad in Hayden Fry's first year.

by **jtstang** » Wed Sep 17, 2008 11:29 am

ponyboy wrote:No one even slightly reasonable could have expected more or different from the team at this point.

I certainly didn't.

by **BUS** » Wed Sep 17, 2008 11:49 am

BLM looks like a young - Brett Farve!

Talk that up!

by **couch 'em** » Wed Sep 17, 2008 12:21 pm

BUS wrote:BLM looks like a young - Brett Farve!

Talk that up!

He's going to be way overrated?

by **J.T.supporta** » Wed Sep 17, 2008 12:46 pm

couch 'em wrote:
BUS wrote:BLM looks like a young - Brett Farve!

Talk that up!

He's going to be way overrated?

no, hes going to throw A LOT of INTs!!!

haha

by **chillinfool** » Wed Sep 17, 2008 1:50 pm

BUS, if BLM was comparable to a young Farve, JJ would have already said he wouldn't amount to much and push to trade him!

by **PlanoStang** » Wed Sep 17, 2008 8:57 pm

jtstang wrote:
ponyboy wrote:No one even slightly reasonable could have expected more or different from the team at this point.

I certainly didn't.

Maybe we could've got STUFFED on 4th down going for a victory.

Maybe an experienced QB could've kept us in the game with a lot fewer
turnovers.

Still a loss, but I would feel a lot better about trying hard for a good
season this year. Don't feel PRACTICE years are good for
anybody. :roll:

by **westexSMU** » Wed Sep 17, 2008 10:56 pm

Hey, we all hope the young man throws 3, 4 or 5 TD passes Saturday night and if he does, I'll be glad to say JJ's an unquestionable genius and BLM is an awesome QB freshman or not.

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