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Re: Garrett Gilbert Says Goodbye
Posted: Fri Nov 18, 2011 12:55 pm
by maize'n'blue
Diamond Girl wrote:It'll be a shock for him to go from playing before 70k plus fans to ~ 20k.
If he can be fixed, if there was really anything wrong with him in the first place, it'll be a shock the way the gate jumps from 20 thousand to capacity.... Because you can't teach somebody to have Natural talent.
Re: Garrett Gilbert Says Goodbye
Posted: Fri Nov 18, 2011 12:59 pm
by SMU_Alumni11
I dont know, I think after playing in front of 70k fans and half of them or more hate you, I think he will prefer the smaller and more friendly crowds. I mean we all know that the bar is pretty low to pass here for this year. As long as he doesnt go exactly 1 for 1 (TD:Int) then he will do great.
Re: Garrett Gilbert Says Goodbye
Posted: Fri Nov 18, 2011 1:26 pm
by smupony
SMU_Alumni11 wrote:Im glad hes leaving them, they have treated him like crap. Im hoping that he gets a shot to play in the BE and use his AQ experience play to benefit our team. Im hoping he can show everyone that he is a respectable QB. I dont think its a big deal how his season went, terrible situation as a freshman, not much experience to lead the team as a sophmore, gets injured and expected to play amazing with no help from coaches and teammates, and especially fans. As much as I dont like McDermott, I would never boo him off the field or just in general because there is no purpose.
We treat our own QBs like crap. Have you read some of the threads on this site?
Garrett Gilbert Says Goodbye
Posted: Fri Nov 18, 2011 1:30 pm
by Treadway21
As bad as many of SMU's QBs have been post DP, I recall any of them getting booed.
We can only hope he regains his form. We have a good record with transfers- re: McNeal.
Re: Garrett Gilbert Says Goodbye
Posted: Fri Nov 18, 2011 2:09 pm
by smupony
Treadway21 wrote:As bad as many of SMU's QBs have been post DP, I recall any of them getting booed.
We can only hope he regains his form. We have a good record with transfers- re: McNeal.
McD is a transfer. What does everyone think about him right now?
We all need to sit back and let the players play and coaches coach. We don't know what is going on behind the scenes.
I'm sure Gilbert will benefit from a change of scenery and a little less institutional pressure.
Hope he gets that medical redshirt too. Be nice to have him one year sitting and learning, then two years playing.
Re: Garrett Gilbert Says Goodbye
Posted: Fri Nov 18, 2011 3:19 pm
by ClickClack
SMU_Alumni11 wrote:Im glad hes leaving them, they have treated him like crap. Im hoping that he gets a shot to play in the BE and use his AQ experience play to benefit our team. Im hoping he can show everyone that he is a respectable QB. I dont think its a big deal how his season went, terrible situation as a freshman, not much experience to lead the team as a sophmore, gets injured and expected to play amazing with no help from coaches and teammates, and especially fans. As much as I dont like McDermott, I would never boo him off the field or just in general because there is no purpose.
yeah, you would never boo him off the field, that would be awful and show no respect or loyalty to your team...instead, you come on the message board, bash McD and give him clever little nick names like McDermott
Re: Garrett Gilbert Says Goodbye
Posted: Fri Nov 18, 2011 3:25 pm
by cutter
I thought this thread title meant Gilbert was saying goodbye to smu (!).
Re: Garrett Gilbert Says Goodbye
Posted: Fri Nov 18, 2011 9:30 pm
by lwjr
Mitch McConnell wrote:Junior wrote:i think we're fortunate to have him here. GG still has a ton of talent. and i think JJ will give him a lot of opportunities to succeed.
welcome, GG!
June will do a good job with him
Absolutely, but it will take at least a year to undue the damage Greg Davis did on him. Thank goodness he has a year to sit out and learn
Re: Garrett Gilbert Says Goodbye
Posted: Fri Nov 18, 2011 9:51 pm
by mrydel
ClickClack wrote:SMU_Alumni11 wrote:Im glad hes leaving them, they have treated him like crap. Im hoping that he gets a shot to play in the BE and use his AQ experience play to benefit our team. Im hoping he can show everyone that he is a respectable QB. I dont think its a big deal how his season went, terrible situation as a freshman, not much experience to lead the team as a sophmore, gets injured and expected to play amazing with no help from coaches and teammates, and especially fans. As much as I dont like McDermott, I would never boo him off the field or just in general because there is no purpose.
yeah, you would never boo him off the field, that would be awful and show no respect or loyalty to your team...instead, you come on the message board, bash McD and give him clever little nick names like McDermott
Thank you ClickClack.
Re: Garrett Gilbert Says Goodbye
Posted: Fri Nov 18, 2011 10:17 pm
by Hoop Fan
message board smack does not in any way equal booing your player off the field. big, big difference.
Re: Garrett Gilbert Says Goodbye
Posted: Fri Nov 18, 2011 10:33 pm
by GoRedGoBlue
Gilbert was the Top QB in the land. He played under a crappy UT team and an OC who got fired, then this year he got a new OC.
Hard to play well in these conditions.
If he can sit out and run scout / learn the offense, he has 2 years to play. This could be an excellent coup especially if KP can't play 2