Official SMU - Memphis Game Thread

by **PoconoPony** » Sat Nov 08, 2008 5:12 pm

I noticed at the Navy game that the D tends to try all tackles up around the shoulder pads. Tacklers get over powered and give up significant extra yards with this style of tackling. On this drive, our D continues to attempt shoulder pad tackles allowing runners to break the tackles and over power tacklers with strength. What ever happened to waist and lower tackling and using the shoulder instead of flailing arms?

by **ponyte** » Sat Nov 08, 2008 5:15 pm

PoconoPony wrote:I noticed at the Navy game that the D tends to try all tackles up around the shoulder pads. Tacklers get over powered and give up significant extra yards with this style of tackling. On this drive, our D continues to attempt shoulder pad tackles allowing runners to break the tackles and over power tacklers with strength. What ever happened to waist and lower tackling and using the shoulder instead of flailing arms?

I believe that is a Bennett left over.

by **SoCal_Pony** » Sat Nov 08, 2008 5:16 pm

Biggest frustration with me is I don't think there are 5 players on this team that I think...give'em a couple of years of development and they could be all-conference

by **ponyte** » Sat Nov 08, 2008 5:17 pm

Do we go for two?

by **expony18** » Sat Nov 08, 2008 5:18 pm

ponyte wrote:
PoconoPony wrote:I noticed at the Navy game that the D tends to try all tackles up around the shoulder pads. Tacklers get over powered and give up significant extra yards with this style of tackling. On this drive, our D continues to attempt shoulder pad tackles allowing runners to break the tackles and over power tacklers with strength. What ever happened to waist and lower tackling and using the shoulder instead of flailing arms?

I believe that is a Bennett left over.

so bennett's excuse was cavan left over?

by **Charleston Pony** » Sat Nov 08, 2008 5:18 pm

Turner is making those who have been calling for him to get more playing time look good

by **ponyte** » Sat Nov 08, 2008 5:19 pm

expony18 wrote:
ponyte wrote:
PoconoPony wrote:I noticed at the Navy game that the D tends to try all tackles up around the shoulder pads. Tacklers get over powered and give up significant extra yards with this style of tackling. On this drive, our D continues to attempt shoulder pad tackles allowing runners to break the tackles and over power tacklers with strength. What ever happened to waist and lower tackling and using the shoulder instead of flailing arms?

I believe that is a Bennett left over.
so bennett's excuse was cavan left over?

It appears that it is actually one of our famous traditions now.

by **ozfan** » Sat Nov 08, 2008 5:19 pm

Learned something standing at the coaches shoulder.

by **PoconoPony** » Sat Nov 08, 2008 5:21 pm

ponyte wrote:Do we go for two?

I'm with you. Go for 2. Field goal can still give you a win being down either 1 o 2. Do not know what the big cheat sheet calls for; however, we are well into the 3d quarter.

by **indianmustang** » Sat Nov 08, 2008 5:22 pm

decent game so far ,we need to hold down memphis

by **ponyte** » Sat Nov 08, 2008 5:23 pm

Too small and no depth so we keep getting Defensive players hurt. We need so big time defensive help from recruiting.

by **EmeraldCityPony** » Sat Nov 08, 2008 5:23 pm

expony18 wrote:
EmeraldCityPony wrote:
expony18 wrote:
EmeraldCityPony wrote:Alright... down by 1 at the half. Not too bad...
not too bad... i wish that was true... but the the truth is we are playing MEMPHIS and their 3RD STRING QB.... we are terrible

Not too bad considering we have one win this season against a FCS team. Perspective.
true but put this in perspective

1 Bob Stoops Oklahoma $6,500,000
2 Charlie Weis Notre Dame $4,200,000
3 Pete Carroll USC $4,000,000
4 Les Miles LSU $3,751,000
5 Nick Saban Alabama $3,750,000
6 Jim Tressel Ohio State $3,500,000
7 Urban Meyer Florida $3,400,000
8 Kirk Ferentz Iowa $3,030,000
9 Mack Brown Texas $2,910,000
10 Bobby Petrino Arkansas $2,850,000
11 Tommy Tuberville Auburn $2,825,000
12 Mark Richt Georgia $2,800,000
13 Rich Rodriguez Michigan $2,500,000
14 Bobby Bowden Florida State $2,500,000
15 Philip Fulmer Tennessee $2,400,000
16 Mark Mangino Kansas $2,300,000
17 Greg Schiano Rutgers $2,250,000
18 Mike Bellotti Oregon $2,100,000
19 Frank Beamer Virginia Tech $2,100,000
20 Butch Davis North Carolina $2.100,000
21 June Jones SMU $2,000,000
22 Al Groh Virginia $1,875,000
23 Gary Pinkel Missouri $1,875,000
24 Tommy Bowden Clemson $1,850,000
25 Jeff Tedford California $1,850,000
26 Mike Sherman Texas A&M $1,800,000
27 Art Briles Baylor $1,800,000
28 Joe Tiller Purdue $1,800,000
29 Steve Spurrier South Carolina $1,800,000
30 Ralph Friedgen Maryland $1,750,000
31 Mike Leach Texas Tech $1,750,000
32 Houston Nutt Ole Miss $1,700,000

Doesn't mean anything to me in this first season.

by **PoconoPony** » Sat Nov 08, 2008 5:25 pm

ponyte wrote:Too small and no depth so we keep getting Defensive players hurt. We need so big time defensive help from recruiting.

You are absolutely right. Even today we have had several frosh corners in the game that I thought were red shirts.

by **ponyte** » Sat Nov 08, 2008 5:26 pm

What a stroke of good fortune. Now the O needs to really come through.

by **ponyte** » Sat Nov 08, 2008 5:28 pm

Running out of receivers as well. So many injured. Kinda makes one think we have no depth.

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