Objectively, SMU didn’t play good football, they looked like a practice squad most of the day. We literally coached and played our way into a loss.
Bingo. That’s y I scoff at the ref notion. We played extremely conservative, & the defense held up as long as it could. All of the pre snap penalties on both sides putting us off schedule & them on schedule didn’t help. We gave them all the momentum on a dropped pass int. We didn’t take advantage of their porous pass defense.
Yes there were calls that weren’t in our favor, & we still could’ve/should’ve won the game.
•This play that’s posted is an indictment on Beck
•Going for it on 4th down running the same unproductive play is an indictment on the coaching staff.
•Getting away from Baby Jesus is an indictment on both Beck & the staff.
•The defense quitting in OT is what has me most concerned.
SMU bullied us on the L.O.S in OT, & it didn’t feel like it was hat on hat v. deflated efforts. Back in 2018, iirc, we had a top 5 Defense that was top 5 against the pass & top 20 in points allowed. The offense continued to put the defense in precarious positions & eventually….well, we know. That lack of effort in OT was eye opening. Hoping nothing else transpires from this, but ooof.
I’m not worried about Syracuse, but I’ll be lying if I told u I’m not worried about ending the season.