Spring Break
Is losing in the past for SMU?
Fans wonder if Jones can rescue the football program from losing
Chris Dell, Staff Writer, cdell@smu.edu
Issue date: 4/8/08 Section: Sports
The 11-on-11 scrimmage featured high-percentage screens, shovel passes and short patterns, rather than long bombs. Turner and fellow redshirt freshman Daniel Miller completed 15 of 20 passes combined, but there were no receptions of more than 25 yards.
After the scrimmage, Jones told fans to expect more home-run passes when the season starts in late August.
"It's a very complicated offense," said Hajdu. "It'll be very tough to run out there on the field. It's something that will require a lot of repetition, but the more repetition they do, the better they'll get."
"The offense was somewhat suspect," said Fleury. "The offensive line didn't really perform its best, but the defense played great."
Junior Bryan McCann had a pair of interceptions in seven-on-seven drills, and the defense was impressive in its form tackling in the 11-on-11 scrimmage.
The Mustangs opened Saturday with a special teams situational drill. The ball was placed deep in the punting team's territory, and a coach announced over the loudspeaker: "It's fourth down. We're up by two, and there's 1:10 remaining."
A fan sitting in the upper level cracked to his friends, "Up by two? When has that ever happened?"
Wisecracks are nothing new at SMU football games, but fans hope the 2008 edition of the Mustangs will put the pessimism to bed.
"[The last few seasons] have been pretty frustrating," said Fleury. "They needed to make a few changes, and they made a huge one getting June."
After the scrimmage, Jones told fans to expect more home-run passes when the season starts in late August.
"It's a very complicated offense," said Hajdu. "It'll be very tough to run out there on the field. It's something that will require a lot of repetition, but the more repetition they do, the better they'll get."
"The offense was somewhat suspect," said Fleury. "The offensive line didn't really perform its best, but the defense played great."
Junior Bryan McCann had a pair of interceptions in seven-on-seven drills, and the defense was impressive in its form tackling in the 11-on-11 scrimmage.
The Mustangs opened Saturday with a special teams situational drill. The ball was placed deep in the punting team's territory, and a coach announced over the loudspeaker: "It's fourth down. We're up by two, and there's 1:10 remaining."
A fan sitting in the upper level cracked to his friends, "Up by two? When has that ever happened?"
Wisecracks are nothing new at SMU football games, but fans hope the 2008 edition of the Mustangs will put the pessimism to bed.
"[The last few seasons] have been pretty frustrating," said Fleury. "They needed to make a few changes, and they made a huge one getting June."
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Struan
posted 4/22/08 @ 2:50 PM CST
As a big fan of Hawaii, you guys have a whole lotta offense to look forward to! Good Luck Mustangs!
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