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This is like a scrimmage to Dykes I think. Getting to see what this team needs and lacks first hand and it is a lot.

The playcalling didn't seem bad to me. Other than the Sprint out on 3rd and short in the red zone and running it up the middle a third time in a row

Most teams, if not all, can pull scholarships if players don't perform. If I remember correctly, SMU coaches could not do this in years past. Can they pull them now?

This isn't Dykes. Pretty clear Tech has coaches that studied film and put together a great game plan. Offense looks like kids drawing plays in the sand. Totoally unprepared. Not faulting the GAs that had the sad job of putting together an offensive plan. They just don't have the knowleged and skills yet.

Coaching makes a difference putting a plan together and preparing a team to execute. It is painful to watch these kids suffer because there wasn't a single offensive coach that stayed to coach them.

We saw the same thing when we played Pitt in Birmingham. They only had 4 coaches and they simpley couldn't put together a complete plan.

Yep

ponyte wrote:This isn't Dykes. Pretty clear Tech has coaches that studied film and put together a great game plan. Offense looks like kids drawing plays in the sand. Totoally unprepared. Not faulting the GAs that had the sad job of putting together an offensive plan. They just don't have the knowleged and skills yet.

Coaching makes a difference putting a plan together and preparing a team to execute. It is painful to watch these kids suffer because there wasn't a single offensive coach that stayed to coach them.

We saw the same thing when we played Pitt in Birmingham. They only had 4 coaches and they simpley couldn't put together a complete plan.

agreed and I did not expect this team to win this game, but I expected them to compete. Too many are just going through the motions and it started after the 1st pick 6

ponyte wrote:This isn't Dykes. Pretty clear Tech has coaches that studied film and put together a great game plan. Offense looks like kids drawing plays in the sand. Totoally unprepared. Not faulting the GAs that had the sad job of putting together an offensive plan. They just don't have the knowleged and skills yet.

Coaching makes a difference putting a plan together and preparing a team to execute. It is painful to watch these kids suffer because there wasn't a single offensive coach that stayed to coach them.

We saw the same thing when we played Pitt in Birmingham. They only had 4 coaches and they simpley couldn't put together a complete plan.

BINGO - We have a winner!

Enough said!!!

The guy here for 10 days isn’t to blame for this Hicks dumpster fire. Pretty sure the plays called didn’t include the ΓÇÿol throw it to the other guys play.

GeorgiaMustang wrote:Am I missing something? This is pathetic. OL is getting their butts kicked and Hicks looks like a middle schooler.

I said the other day that the QB battle will be interesting this year, and some of y’all acted like I was crazy for not assuming Hicks will start. You don’t think Sonny noticed his constant negative body language and terrible accuracy tonight? Peavy beats him out IMO. We would be 1-11 next year with Hicks running the air raid without the best WR duo in the country to throw to.

At least he got a good look at all his options at QB

WTF is with playing Ben Hicks down 40 with backups?

SMU21TCU10 wrote:I said the other day that the QB battle will be interesting this year, and some of y’all acted like I was crazy for not assuming Hicks will start. You don’t think Sonny noticed his constant negative body language and terrible accuracy tonight? Peavy beats him out IMO. We would be 1-11 next year with Hicks running the air raid without the best WR duo in the country to throw to.

I do expect an open competition in the spring. Hicks played his worst game at SMU, including some ugly games his FR year, but this wasn't all on him. That OL looked as bad as any we've seen in the post death penalty era. La Tech just manhandled them but after he was hit that 1st time, Hicks played with happy feet the rest of the game

Charleston Pony wrote:

SMU21TCU10 wrote:I said the other day that the QB battle will be interesting this year, and some of y’all acted like I was crazy for not assuming Hicks will start. You don’t think Sonny noticed his constant negative body language and terrible accuracy tonight? Peavy beats him out IMO. We would be 1-11 next year with Hicks running the air raid without the best WR duo in the country to throw to.

I do expect an open competition in the spring. Hicks played his worst game at SMU, including some ugly games his FR year, but this wasn't all on him. That OL looked as bad as any we've seen in the post death penalty era. La Tech just manhandled them but after he was hit that 1st time, Hicks played with happy feet the rest of the game

Well at least we have two good JUCO OL coming in!

SMU21TCU10 wrote:

Charleston Pony wrote:

SMU21TCU10 wrote:I said the other day that the QB battle will be interesting this year, and some of y’all acted like I was crazy for not assuming Hicks will start. You don’t think Sonny noticed his constant negative body language and terrible accuracy tonight? Peavy beats him out IMO. We would be 1-11 next year with Hicks running the air raid without the best WR duo in the country to throw to.

I do expect an open competition in the spring. Hicks played his worst game at SMU, including some ugly games his FR year, but this wasn't all on him. That OL looked as bad as any we've seen in the post death penalty era. La Tech just manhandled them but after he was hit that 1st time, Hicks played with happy feet the rest of the game

Well at least we have two good JUCO OL coming in!

and to Chad's credit, some good young OL to help next year

Dykes will recruit to his system.