I often wonder the same thing. I think some of them have very little real knowledge about the game of football. I understand that anything can happen on any given week, but making blind and completely irrational predictions makes no sense to me.Lebanese4Life wrote:dont u get sick of continuously picking the ponies to win and then always end up getting blown out? and even in the slightest chance that we do win, there's no way we beat them 38-17.. it would be a squeakerMustangsabu wrote:This is the win we need. I can't think of a bigger game in the last few years. With how the season has started, with this being our 1 BCS conference year, we have to have this win. We are at home where We have been great the last few years, the kids will be hungry and should have a chip on their shoulder and I think we can make a statement, and a positive one.
38-17 Ponies.
SMU Offense - 21 ppg
SMU Defense - 40.3 ppg
RU Offesne - 36.3 ppg
RU Defense - 21.5 ppg
If we want to delve into this further for FBS opponents
Tech Offense - 38.8 ppg, Scored 41 against SMU
Tech Defense - 13.3 ppg, SMU scored 23
A&M Offense - 49.2 ppg, Scored 42 against SMU (While not even playing starters into the 4th)
A&M Defense - 30.8 ppg, SMU scored 13
TCU Offense - 30.8 ppg, Scored 48 against SMU
TCU Defense - 22.8 ppg, SMU scored 17
There is only one instance of SMU doing better against an opponent on either side of the ball than their average (Scored more on Tech D). I won't count the A&M offense since we all know they would have put 70 up if Sumlin left the Money Badger in. In other words, we are making everyone's stats better and we have looked horrible doing it.
Even if you want to live on the sun, saying SMU will win 38-17 is complete horse [deleted]. At least be like the sun shiners that are more reasonable and say SMU 28-27 or something. But, do as you see fit. I think the numbers, more or less, speak for themselves.
