GAME THREAD: SMU at North Texas

[SMU Pom Mom]

As long as my kid is out there cheering I will keep watching.

[PonySnob]

Didn’t Sonny say we are going to run the ball?

[redpony]

for over 65 years I have been a rabid, die hard mustang fan. I kept hoping, year after year that I would see us return to our prior glory. guess it is time to finally realize that will never happen and need to move on and continue to support my home state team, a team who can win and whose admin realizes sports are also important to a university.. SMU is becoming just what RGT wants- a failure, so he can drop sports.

[mtrout]

Silver linings: Stadium tv announcers are way better than espn3.

[TidePony]

Just checked in from Florida!
Dear Lawd!!!!

[PonySnob]

Our punting is pretty solid

[SMU89]

Punter going to need to hit the tub

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[82Pony]

Our punting is pretty solid

That's why we're not trying for first downs....to show off our great punting game!

[mtrout]

Seriously. Where are our running backs other than b west?

[Arkpony]

Same old story: our receivers have to struggle to get open while our opponents receivers are running free.

[Mustangs35SMU]

Defense is going to look really bad in this. But can't do anything when you've literally been on the field the entire game, plus had a guy ejected in the first five minutes of the game.

[redpony]

Seriously. Where are our running backs other than b west?

they took the night off along with our qb.

[Charleston Pony]

Nobody is saying Chad made a mistake going to Arkansas...my point is that beginning with his flirting with Baylor, he was anxious to get out of here and if Arkansas hadn't offered but another P5 in this region had, I still think he would have bailed. Chad has managed his career masterfully and I don't think coaching this year's team to a 5-7 finish after going 7-5 the year before would have been good for his career trajectory.

Baylor was going to double his salary too. Again, it makes no sense to act like he was trying to run away when he was essentially being promoted in the CFB world.

Again...you are missing the point. It's not that he was "running away" but I think he knew timing was right to take the promotion he had been working towards. I doubt he saw another 7 win season this year and it wasn't like another 7-5 season would have helped his career trajectory. The simple FACT of the matter is that his year's schedule is much more difficult than last year's and I don't know how Chad would have felt about possibly following that 7-5 finish with a losing record. Could have taken some of the shine off his star. I've always like the guy and was glad we had him, if only for 3 years. I loved his work at Clemson and was glad he waited on SMU when he had other opportunities to become a HC. I hope he does well at Arkansas and I have never been critical of his decision to leave when he did. My entire point was meant as a compliment to the guy. His timing was good and he's coaching in what is probably the toughest division in college football.

[PonySnob]

Worst game post death penalty?

[Arkpony]

Plus missed tackle after missed tackle