Jones is famous for rebuilding teams. Just look at Hawaii. Jones took over an awful Hawaii team who had lost 18 games in a row. The very next season Jones led them to a 9-4 season and their first bowl appearance in a very long time. Now I know what you are thinking. Why can't he do that here? We won one game last year and we have only won one game this year. Well, SMU is playing much tougher opponents than Hawaii. Yes we were blown out by Texas Tech and TCU, but both of those schools have nationally ranked football teams. Texas Tech is in the top 10. Let's give him some time before we judge him as a coach.
Also, many people have complained about the change in quarterback. They are saying that we should play Justin Willis, the former freshman of the year in C-USA. Well according to Jones, he doesn't fit the system. Now don't get me wrong, I would love to hame a more experienced QB back there, but the truth is, we would only have that experience for one year with a quarterback who the coach doesn't really want under center. Going with Mitchell lets him get to know the offense and plant the seeds for years to come. Also, Mitchell is not doing a bad job. He has a 124.72 QB rating. This is actually very high for the amount of interceptions he has thrown. So before you judge, know that the team will get better. They will get better even this year. It is a work in progress, but let's all remember, we are rebuilding.
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I am feeling the exact same way. A lot of my friends back home are calling me and telling me how much of a let down SMU has been this year, especially since one of my friends goes to ECU and they opened up the year quite well. But I always tell them the exact same thing, we're rebuilding. June has been here for less than a year. Over time he will recruit better players and with better players and an exceptional coach I'm pretty sure some wins will follow. As a final note, let me remind you that June lost his first game at Hawaii 62-7, we only lost 56-27.
Keep the faith my friends. The team is going to be good. Things just take some time. There is a new offese being installed and the football team is just waiting for the light to come on so to speak. All we can do is be patient and SMU will be a force to be rekoned with.
I feel exactly the same way! Given up, he's gunna make our team phenomenal again.
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