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Who is happy with 6 or 7 regular season wins?

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Who is happy with a mediocre 6 or 7 win regular season?

Postby Rebel10 » Mon Sep 02, 2013 11:54 am

Just curious as to who all is happy with mediocre 6 or 7 regular season win seasons?
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Re: Who is happy with mediocre 6 or 7 regular season wins?

Postby GiddyUp » Mon Sep 02, 2013 12:01 pm

I'm not but it sure as hell better than 1-2 wins. As newshound put it I do think we're getting robbed
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Re: Who is happy with mediocre 6 or 7 regular season wins?

Postby ebrooks11 » Mon Sep 02, 2013 12:53 pm

great poll
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Re: Who is happy with mediocre 6 or 7 regular season wins?

Postby ojaipony » Mon Sep 02, 2013 4:30 pm

If I were still a student there I'd be happy (when I was there, ANY win was pretty exciting). So, again, we are worlds away from where we've been believe me but we have a long way to go to get to where we want to be. I feel we are close but need to get it done in the next 1-2 years -- all about the coach. Will we get an energetic, competitive coach who brings in some young stud recruiters and who understands that sports is entertainment? Need new swagger, new uniforms, new attitude PLUS the Xs and Os. A tall order indeed, but we can get it done.

I got flamed on another thread about Chad Morris. Throw $3M/yr at him with major incentive clauses and a good budget for recruiters and see what he says. He can take over a program primed for the next level and truly make it his legacy. Heck, maybe he can parlay it into a Cowboys HC gig if he turns us into a national powerhouse with major Dallas based fan support over the next 5-10 years. (Myers CAME from the Cowboys after all).
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Re: Who is happy with mediocre 6 or 7 regular season wins?

Postby SMU 86 » Mon Sep 02, 2013 6:55 pm

We will challenge for the conference title.
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Re: Who is happy with mediocre 6 or 7 regular season wins?

Postby RGV Pony » Mon Sep 02, 2013 6:56 pm

ojaipony wrote:If I were still a student there I'd be happy (when I was there, ANY win was pretty exciting). So, again, we are worlds away from where we've been believe me but we have a long way to go to get to where we want to be. I feel we are close but need to get it done in the next 1-2 years -- all about the coach. Will we get an energetic, competitive coach who brings in some young stud recruiters and who understands that sports is entertainment? Need new swagger, new uniforms, new attitude PLUS the Xs and Os. A tall order indeed, but we can get it done.

I got flamed on another thread about Chad Morris. Throw $3M/yr at him with major incentive clauses and a good budget for recruiters and see what he says. He can take over a program primed for the next level and truly make it his legacy. Heck, maybe he can parlay it into a Cowboys HC gig if he turns us into a national powerhouse with major Dallas based fan support over the next 5-10 years. (Myers CAME from the Cowboys after all).


Hey, same approach worked for Buzz Williams. Well, almost anyway.
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Re: Who is happy with mediocre 6 or 7 regular season wins?

Postby redpony » Mon Sep 02, 2013 6:57 pm

86- would you like to share some of that funny stuff you are smokin'. Cheech and Chong would be proud of you. :lol:
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Re: Who is happy with mediocre 6 or 7 regular season wins?

Postby Rebel10 » Mon Sep 02, 2013 7:01 pm

RGV Pony wrote:
ojaipony wrote:If I were still a student there I'd be happy (when I was there, ANY win was pretty exciting). So, again, we are worlds away from where we've been believe me but we have a long way to go to get to where we want to be. I feel we are close but need to get it done in the next 1-2 years -- all about the coach. Will we get an energetic, competitive coach who brings in some young stud recruiters and who understands that sports is entertainment? Need new swagger, new uniforms, new attitude PLUS the Xs and Os. A tall order indeed, but we can get it done.

I got flamed on another thread about Chad Morris. Throw $3M/yr at him with major incentive clauses and a good budget for recruiters and see what he says. He can take over a program primed for the next level and truly make it his legacy. Heck, maybe he can parlay it into a Cowboys HC gig if he turns us into a national powerhouse with major Dallas based fan support over the next 5-10 years. (Myers CAME from the Cowboys after all).


Hey, same approach worked for Buzz Williams. Well, almost anyway.


Buzz was a head coach and Marquette matched the offer. Clemson will not pay 2 or 3 million for an assistant coach and Chad Morris would probably want to be a head coach instead of an assistant coach. It could work.
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Re: Who is happy with mediocre 6 or 7 regular season wins?

Postby redpony » Mon Sep 02, 2013 7:07 pm

I don't know about Chat Morris but I am sure there are other good asst. coaches that are good and would also bring in 'high energy Texas connected' asst. coaches who would be willing to recruit...
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Re: Who is happy with mediocre 6 or 7 regular season wins?

Postby PlanoStang » Mon Sep 02, 2013 7:23 pm

Rebel10 wrote:Just curious as to who all is happy with mediocre 6 or 7 regular season win seasons?


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Re: Who is happy with mediocre 6 or 7 regular season wins?

Postby mr. pony » Mon Sep 02, 2013 9:04 pm

Rebel10 wrote:Just curious as to who all is happy with mediocre 6 or 7 regular season win seasons?

JJ is! 8)
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Re: Who is happy with mediocre 6 or 7 regular season wins?

Postby Statler » Mon Sep 02, 2013 9:14 pm

SMU 86 wrote:We will challenge for the conference title.


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Re: Who is happy with mediocre 6 or 7 regular season wins?

Postby mrydel » Mon Sep 02, 2013 9:19 pm

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Re: Who is happy with mediocre 6 or 7 regular season wins?

Postby SMU21TCU10 » Mon Sep 02, 2013 9:40 pm

Put me in the camp of loving the current staff and hope they stay. June was my favorite coach when he was at Hawaii, and I am stil glad we have him.

Like I have said a thousand times, my dad has been taking me to SMU games since '89. The only years that were any fun have been the 09-present. We also get a lot of national exposure compared to what we used to get. In the past everyone made comments to me that we looked like a high school team, whereas i Have had two people since tech say it looked like we have good athletes.

Also, put me in the camp that thinks SMU is a very hard school to recruit to. Do not give the the Larry Brown thing, basketball is different. Can't they go pro after a year? There is only a handful of guys on a team. One guy can make a bigger difference. We are in a good bball conference. Small schools all around the country get good bball recruits and can compete compared to football.

I ran into several SMU players (all current starters) at a restaurant recently. When I recognized them they were shocked and said nobody had ever recognized them. I said "ha sorry yall probably think I am creepy for recognizing yall" and they said "no man this is great, we didnt know anyone cared!" At most BCS schools those guys would be able to sleep with any girl they wanted and have all sorts of perks. I knew a guy that went to LSU and could not believe the perks he said the teams gets (not just talking about women).

Thats the state of our program, and how recruits see it. Don't say well if JJ would just win we would have people interested. I see more people interested than ever before as it is. It will take a long long time to get any interest. We have a student body that probably 40-50% are from areas where football doesn't matter. Another 25% are snobs and have no desire to go to a football game. But even our student section actually fills for half the game now.

Seems like JJ has had so many good players not make it in school such as Keivon Gamble. Seems June has not had the help from the administration he was promised, though I could be wrong.

I love watching this team play and look forward to every game. No, we have no chance to compete with the BCS teams, and we really are not in a BCS conference ourselves. I cant believe how well we hung with Tech, or beat TCU in 2010 given our limitations.

Don't be one of the losers in the stands hating on our players and coaches. I heard plenty of people on Friday that I immediately knew sucked at life when I heard them open their mouths after we had hung 3 quarters with Tech.

Support the team and coaches .
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Re: Who is happy with mediocre 6 or 7 regular season wins?

Postby sbsmith » Mon Sep 02, 2013 9:43 pm

SMU21TCU10 wrote:Put me in the camp of loving the current staff and hope they stay. June was my favorite coach when he was at Hawaii, and I am stil glad we have him.

Like I have said a thousand times, my dad has been taking me to SMU games since '89. The only years that were any fun have been the 09-present. We also get a lot of national exposure compared to what we used to get. In the past everyone made comments to me that we looked like a high school team, whereas i Have had two people since tech say it looked like we have good athletes.

Also, put me in the camp that thinks SMU is a very hard school to recruit to. Do not give the the Larry Brown thing, basketball is different. Can't they go pro after a year? There is only a handful of guys on a team. One guy can make a bigger difference. We are in a good bball conference. Small schools all around the country get good bball recruits and can compete compared to football.

I ran into several SMU players (all current starters) at a restaurant recently. When I recognized them they were shocked and said nobody had ever recognized them. I said "ha sorry yall probably think I am creepy for recognizing yall" and they said "no man this is great, we didnt know anyone cared!"

Thats the state of our program, and how recruits see it. Don't say well if JJ would just win we would have people interested. I see more people interested than ever before as it is. It will take a long long time to get any interest. We have a student body that probably 40-50% are from areas where football doesn't matter. Another 25% are snobs and have no desire to go to a football game. But even our student section actually fills for half the game now.

Seems like JJ has had so many good players not make it in school such as Keivon Gamble. Seems June has not had the help from the administration he was promised, though I could be wrong.

I love watching this team play and look forward to every game. No, we have no chance to compete with the BCS teams, and we really are not in a BCS conference ourselves. I cant believe how well we hung with Tech, or beat TCU in 2010 given our limitations.

Don't be one of the losers in the stands hating on our players and coaches. I heard plenty of people on Friday that I immediately knew sucked at life when I heard them open their mouths after we had hung 3 quarters with Tech.

Support the team and coaches .




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