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  1. Names like Josh Heupel, Chad Morris and even Mack Brown have been thrown around as possible candidates to replace June Jones at SMU. Related And now, Major Applewhite is apparently in the mix. According to Kirk Bohls of the Austin-American Statesman, the former Texas co-offensive coordinator has applied to become the Ponies’ next coach. Bohls went on to say that Applewhite could not be reached for comment. This would be a very interesting hire to say the least. Read more: http://collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com/2014/09/report-former-texas-offensive-coordinator-major-applewhite-applies-for-smu-head-coaching-job.html/
  2. If they like old guys, hiring Mack should be a no-brainer. Mack picked UT up off the ground and made it a national contender every year. He can do the same at SMU, which has money, resources, and — as the only school of note in Dallas — has a tremendous recruiting advantage. In fact, it’s a crime that SMU doesn’t own Dallas-area recruiting. It should be able to lock that city down. (Editor’s note: See North Texas’ 43-6 win as an example that SMU doesn’t own it.) This advice comes with a caveat. Mack isn’t your long-term coach. Mack is your Big Splash, Resuscitate The Program hire. After his first 10-win season, fire him and bring in a much younger guy. Read more: http://blog.mysanantonio.com/roy-bragg/2014/09/mack-brown-to-smu-it-could-work/
  3. Two games removed from signing a contract extension, June Jones resigned as SMU’s football coach on Monday, citing personal issues. Jones, 61, resurrected football on the Hilltop, breaking a 25-year bowl drought with four straight bowl appearances. After a 1-11 first year in 2008, Jones guided the Mustangs to a 35-32 record over the last five years, including three bowl victories. Defensive coordinator Tom Mason will serve as head coach for the rest of the season. SMU officials will organize a search committee to find a successor. Blowout losses to Baylor and North Texas, on the heels of last year’s 5-7 finish, ignited a social media firestorm of criticism. Many fans, embarrassed by being outscored 88-6 in the first two games, were calling for his dismissal. Read more: http://www.dallasnews.com/sports/college-sports/smu-mustangs/20140908-smu-football-coach-june-jones-to-resign.ece
  4. http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/2014/09/08/smu-football-june-jones-resigns/15301473/ Boom.
  5. As before, I will continue to bring on the levity. This week's edition, SMU BEATDOWN STYLE! Who knew SMU grads made the best garbage engineers? One of the best Hit-Interception combos we'll see this year I imagine. What even is happening here? JIMMMERSON! No! Now is not the time for that! Beer lines... The McConnell Tower lighting is sooooooo much better. Self explanatory. ^All credit to laxtonto BONUS! Old school Booger Sack-ForcedFumble-FumbleRecovery-GymnastTumble Gif!
  6. 2. Greer connection- SMU has had trouble landing quarterbacks from its own backyard. But did you know Greer was almost a Mustang? Here is what he had to say about SMU during the recruiting process: “SMU is a great school, and they run the exact same offense we run at Arlington. I’d fit in well at SMU. Coach (June) Jones and Coach (Dan) Morrison have a great resume when it comes to teaching quarterbacks. SMU has an up and coming program.” After landing Neal Burcham, SMU decided not to offer Greer. 5. Rivalry- SMU’s big rival is obviously TCU. But North Texas apparently considers SMU its biggest rival. In case you missed it, you should really check out George Dunham’s epic rant on the subject. But the fact of the matter is SMU has dominated the all-time series, 28-4-1. To be considered a rivalry game, both sides must be competitive. The “Safeway Bowl” has been anything but. EJ Holland is the Associate Editor at Dave Campbell’s Texas Football. You can follow him on Twitter @EJSports4.
  7. SMU is out to prove that last year was simply a bump in the road and not a sign of things to come. In 2013, the Mustangs stumbled out of the gates, finished with a 5-7 record and missed a bowl game for the first time since 2008, when June Jones finished 1-11 in his first year with the program. SMU still has plenty of question marks including who will be the starting quarterback in the opener at Baylor, but Jones, who is 36-41 in six years on the Hilltop is optimistic about his team, which has some young talent and five starters returning on both sides of the ball. read more: http://www.dallasnews.com/sports/college-sports/headlines/20140821-college-football-preview-smu-football-tries-to-get-back-on-track.ece
  8. "We are as talented as we have been since I have been at SMU." Coach June Jones at the @american_conf football media day.
  9. Read more: http://www.sbnation.com/college-football/2014/7/30/5951147/american-aac-football-conference-power-playoff
  10. Southern Methodist University sold nearly $350,000 of beer and wine at basketball arena concession stands, according to the state comptroller’s office. The sales figure indicates how much money the university stands to make when it starts to sell alcoholic beverages at football games this fall. SMU plans to kick off beer sales in Ford Stadium concourses at the first home game on Sept. 20 against Texas A&M. Alcoholic beverages are already available in stadium suites. SMU began offering alcoholic beverages to the general public in January when its newly renovated Moody Coliseum reopened. They sold beer and wine at 13 men’s basketball games. Concession stands sold beer for $6 or $8 apiece and wine for $6 apiece. read more: http://parkcitiesblog.dallasnews.com/2014/07/smu-beer-wine-sales-brought-in-350k-at-campus-basketball-games.html/
  11. 3. Non-conference slate- SMU has one of the toughest non-conference schedules in the country. With the season right around the corner, you can bet this will be a hot topic at media days. SMU opens the year at Baylor in brand new McLane Stadium, hosts TCU and Texas A&M and hits the road for what should be a dandy of a game against North Texas, which is coming off a sensational 2013 season. The Mustangs could easily be 0-4 heading into conference play, making a bowl game appearance nearly impossible. Read more: http://collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com/2014/07/three-smu-media-day-storylines-to-follow-what-will-june-jones-say-next-qb-controversy-brewing.html/
  12. Up until this year, we had lesser recruited players graduating and higher recruited players replacing them. This is the first year that isn't necessarily the case. QB - Replace GG with either Burcham or Davis. Either way, with the loss of the experience of Gilbert this is probably a downgrade, especially at the start of the season. RB - Pope, Line, Grecham, and Nlemchi is a pretty solid group. Should see improved performance, especially with how well Pope ran towards the end of the year. WR: My guess would be Thompson, Gaines on the outside and Joseph and Lancaster on the inside. We saw significant improvements from Holman and JJ in their senior year, and we could see that from DT and DJ this season. Gaines and Lancaster may have more upside than the players they replace, but historically young receivers don't consistently perform well in this offense, so you would have to consider this a downgrade. OL: Briggs, Myers, Lasecki, McCarty, Weeks. Briggs, Lasecki and Weeks should improve with more experience, the latter two significantly. LG will suffer compared to last year with inexperience, and McCarty's skill should be a break even with the experience of Hughes. As a whole we should see a better OL as well as better depth as the talented youth get a bit older. DL: The starters, Wood, Wright, and Barnes all return and should be better with experience. The backups, Minor, Nabushosi and Hollie should be much better with experience. Noth of the ends will push for starting spots and if they are good enough might push Barnes out to OLB, especially on passing downs to create a virtual 4 man front. This unit should be significantly better than last year, even though there are no changes in personnel. LB: Sanders, Nqosu, Tuiasosopo, Yenga. Yenga moves inside if the JUCO or Horton aren't ready and Seals shows everyone that he can play to his potential after a horrible last year. Ngosu was very good at Rice and probably an even swap for Rambo. Sanders played through an ankle injury and really bad turf toe last year, he should be significantly better. As for the other spots, Yenga ended the season as a starter and was solid. If Seals shows up and Yenga moves inside, the unit could actually be significantly better than last year with improvements at both OLB and the Pope spot. If Seals doesn't show up, Yenga isn't in his best position and the Pope replacement is a downgrade. The depth is rail thin after transfers and movement within the team. I would consider this group upgraded significantly if Seals shows up. If he doesn't, then the group is a downgrade or even to a group that underperformed last year. CB: Ho Richardson, JR Richardson, Montes. Time for the kids to step up and start playing. Lots of potential here and lots of depth. The young players behind the starters also looked really good in the spring. Ho Richardson and JR looked like they took a major step forward. Going into the Fall though, you would have to consider JR a step down from Acker and HR a step down from Parks since he couldn't pass him last year. Montes was a very solid nickel corner last year and should improve. Overall you have to consider the unit a downgrade but there is a lot of potential here. S: Four players in the mix: Greenbauer, Randolph, Justice, and Richardson. Randolph and Richardson have shown flashes and really looked good in the spring. Justice took a massive step forward in the spring. Getting Greenbauer back really helps out and should see the unit as a whole take a step forward from the way they played last season. K: Probably worse after the graduation of Hover. P: Could it get worse? Overall I think improvements at RB, OL, DL, and S can be expected. I think we can expect worse performance at QB, WR, CB, and LB. That is why I have us beating UNT, Memphis, Tulsa, USF, and UCONN to finish 5-7. That said, IF Seals plays to his potential the LB could be improved. IF the corners continue to look good, we could see a much better secondary and a pretty good defense. But the real key is at QB. If the QB is able to make the offense move consistently and the defense is solid, TCU, ECU, Cincy, UCF, and Houston are all winnable games and it could be a very good season. Of course, if the young corners get roasted against Baylor and lose confidence, we have any injuries at LB, and QB doesn't pan out, this could be an awful season. So I will keep things at 5-7 unless I see something really special in Fall practice. Read more: http://ponyfans.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=73168&sid=a6e5e265589c9996a6196bc47e3e7d61
  13. Days on the Hilltop werent very bright not too long ago. After SMU received the notorious Death Penalty, the Mustangs failed to experience the same success they did in the late 70s and early 80s. In fact, SMU had just one winning season over the next 20 years. Quarterback Richard Bartel, who went on to play for the Dallas Cowboys, was part of those dark and dreary days. Bartel suited up for the Ponies in 2003 but left the program after one season to give professional baseball a try he eventually ended his college football career with Tarleton State. Read more: http://collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com/2014/07/ex-smu-qb-richard-bartel-june-jones-deserves-more-money.html/
  14. Jones didnt stop there. He even went as far as to say that if his radical idea isnt considered, Group of Five schools will simply start dropping football. Now, Group of Five commissioners, who vehemently disagree with Jones concept, are firing back. We have no interest in doing that and have no plans to discuss or look into it, American Athletic commissioner Mike Aresco told ESPN.com. Our position is clear. We are an integral part of the fabric of FBS college football. Our conference is and will be extremely competitive and our goal is to play at the highest level, compete for playoff and host bowl spots and challenge the Power Five. We want to be in the power conference conversation and, sooner than later, be regarded as the sixth power conference. Read more: http://collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com/2014/07/commissioners-of-have-not-conferences-fire-back-at-smus-june-jones.html/
  15. "I like that we scheduled the UNT series. They will bring a good crowd to Ford and there's no reason we shouldn't beat them by at least two TDs every year." "Welcome to the board. Hope you continue to contribute leading up to and after the UNT game." "As an SMU fan I guess it is kind of neat that we are at least one school's nemesis. The vitriolic garbage spewed by a lot of UNT people towards SMU is crazy. Hey at least someone cares enough to hate us!" "Done Deal. Next Week." http://ponyfans.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=73128
  16. 9/6 – at North Texas: WIN North Texas took a significant step forward under Dan McCarney with nine wins in 2013, but lose a ton of experience and production. The Mean Green won’t be a pushover, but SMU should be able to come away with the win. Read more: http://www.faniq.com/blog/SMU-Football-GameByGame-Predictions-for-the-Mustangs-2014-Season-Blog-76907
  17. Traylon Shead declares for the supplemental draft. He was most likely going to be their starter. http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/draft/nfl-draft-scout/24612828/four-players-eligible-for-nfls-supplemental-draft
  18. Offensive Line It was somewhat of a mix and match game along the offensive line last year, but the unit is shaping up to be better in 2014. Three starters return including both tackles and an anchor at center. Here’s a look at the projected SMU offensive line starters ahead of fall camp: Contenders: Chauncey Briggs (So.); Seaver Myers (So.); Travis Firster (RS-Fr.); Taylor Lasecki (Jr.); William Barns (Fr., Highland Park); Daniel McCarty (So.); Christian Chamagua (So.); Kris Weeks (Jr.); Taylor Reich (Jr.) Projected starters: LT Briggs, LG Myers, C Lasecki, RG McCarty, RT Weeks Read more: http://collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com/2014/07/smu-projected-starters-not-too-many-question-marks-along-ol-but-unit-must-improve.html/
  19. SMU football coach June Jones, Dallas Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle and Texas Rangers manager Ron Washington teamed up to support the Positive Coaching Alliance for North Texas in the Coffee with the Coaches at the American Airlines Center on Wednesday. The program also included PCA founder and CEO Jim Thompson and Mavericks radio play-by-play announcer Chuck Cooperstein. Since its founding in 1998, PCA has provided impact workshops for youth and high school coaches, parents and youth sports organization leaders and high school student-athletes. Jones, 61, is starting his seventh season with the Mustangs. Do you see yourself finishing your career with SMU? I dont know how to answer that. Im probably going to coach three to five more years somewhere. I get really attached to my kids, so its hard to move, its very difficult for me. Most of the kids come because youre the coach. So they made the commitment, and I always talk about commitment. So its very hard to move. What are your thoughts on the new College Football Playoff, a four-team, seeded playoff? I see the [old] BCS probably going into four conferences, like they wanted originally. Were at five [power conferences] now, but I think theres still one more movement coming. Read more here: http://www.star-telegram.com/2014/06/25/5928923/qa-smus-june-jones-says-hell-coach.html#storylink=cpy
  20. SMU netted six-figures from beer sales at Moody Coliseum and will start beer sales at football games at Ford Stadium this fall, according to the school’s athletic director. Rick Hart told USATODAY the school experienced no issues with beer sales at Moody and will begin sales at football games when SMU hosts Texas A&M on Sept. 20. The six-figure net from beer sales is notable because SMU played only 12 games at Moody Coliseum last season. The historic venue was being renovated and SMU had to play the first half of its schedule at a venue in Garland. Beer sales were part of the new Moody Coliseum that reopened in January with a win over eventual national champion UCONN. Read more: http://www.myfoxdfw.com/story/25849197/smu-to-expand-beer-sales-to-ford-stadium-in-fall
  21. This is going to be a big weekend in recruiting, for UNT and a whole lot of other schools. UNT’s satellite camps start on Sunday at Apogee Stadium. I have a big package looking some larger issues heading into the key recruiting months of the summer that will run on Sunday. UNT isn’t the only school that will be out this weekend. A host of other schools have camps as well. We will see some movement one way or another, whether it is UNT picking up a few commitments or players UNT is after heading elsewhere. TCU, Rice and Baylor are among the other schools with camps today. Read more: http://meangreenblog.dentonrc.com/2014/06/saturday-morning-notes-looking-at-a-big-weekend-in-recruiting.html/
  22. Here the complete look at the AAC East-West divisions: East Division UCF Cincinnati UConn East Carolina USF Temple West Division Houston Memphis Navy SMU Tulane Tulsa In addition to the divisional alignment, the AAC also announced the tiebreak procedure for the 2014 season — a conference championship game will be held in 2015 as the league moves to 12 teams. Read more: http://collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com/2014/05/aac-announces-divisional-alignments-smu-lands-in-west-division-with-houston-navy-tulsa-others.html/
  23. Big win for the SMU program landing a home and home with Michigan: http://meangreenblog.dentonrc.com/2014/05/thoughts-on-dt-to-broncos-other-football-notes.html/
  24. LSU forward Jordan Mickey, who played alongside Mudiay last season, hails from the suburb of Arlington and calmly laid out what the city’s best thought of SMU before Brown’s hiring . “A lot of people wasn’t looking to go there,” Mickey said Friday. Under different circumstances, maybe Mickey would under Brown’s tutelage instead of Jones, who still mines the Dallas area heavily after spending 12 seasons at North Texas. Yet the Tigers’ coach didn’t elaborate on the challenges of trying carve out a foothold at SMU, which has to contend with UNT and TCU inside its metro area and other in-state competitors from Texas, Baylor, Texas A&M and Texas Tech. “I only know about building at UNT,” Jones said. Read more: http://theadvocate.com/sports/8712660-128/lsu-on-the-road-for
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