How SMU plans to prevent repeat of 'embarrassment' vs. UNT

Harry · September 9, 2015

UNIVERSITY PARK — Not long after making his debut as SMU’s football coach, Chad Morris discovered a motivational tool in the archives: North Texas 43, SMU 6.
Although Morris was busy with his gig as Clemson’s offensive coordinator last year, he watched the video of that humiliation while devising plans for Saturday’s rematch against North Texas at Ford Stadium.
“I didn’t live it, but I watched it and it was not good,” Morris said Tuesday.
Spoiler alert: North Texas dominated the Mustangs in every phase. SMU surrendered five turnovers, lost its starting quarterback for the season and coach June Jones forever.

Wide receiver Courtland Sutton, who redshirted last season, was struck by his team’s passionless performance.
“I was on the sideline and watching the energy that they [North Texas] had, the drive they had to want to beat us so bad and to see some of my teammates not have that killer instinct that I saw in North Texas,” said Sutton, who caught two touchdown passes last week. “They beat us pretty good. I really think we need to bring the energy that they brought last year so we can match it.”

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Edited September 9, 2015 by Harry

greenit · September 9, 2015

MeanGreenTexan · September 9, 2015

Read the article. Sounds like SMU/Morris has a great plan.

drex · September 9, 2015

So, SMU, it might be a good idea to take North Texas seriously...not treat us as a FCS fill in game. Our program is just as good as yours at this point.

Ben Gooding · September 9, 2015

So, SMU, it might be a good idea to take North Texas seriously...not treat us as a FCS fill in game. Our program is just as good as yours.

fify.

malonish · September 9, 2015

So, SMU, it might be a good idea to take North Texas seriously...not treat us as a FCS fill in game. Our program is just as good as yours at this point.

It's not being treated as such.